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GEOGRAPHY: The science that deals with the description, distribution, and interaction of the diverse physical, biological, and cultural features of the earth's surface.

A MERRIAM WEBSTER DEFINITION

SOCIOLOGY: The systematic study of the development, structure, interaction and collective behavior of organized groups of human beings.

A MERRIAM WEBSTER DEFINITION

Literacy: free association 'tool box':

(choose a word randomly and free-associate emerging ideas, concepts, and meaningful imagery)

media, social media, scientific literacy, reading, writing, math, algebra, digital photography, art, journalism, creative, writing, poetry, short story, novella, novel, plays, drama, dictionary, thesaurus, children's books, graphic novels, mystery, romance, historical fiction, mythology,

epic, poetry, prose, literary fiction, storytelling, dialog, conversation, testimony, testimonial, memoir, autobiography, time capsules, encyclopedia, subpoena, summons, court, rules of order, documentation, documentaries, contracts, warnings, signs, typing, cursive, grammar, spelling, last testaments, board meetings, quorums, film, suicide notes, certificates, diplomas, lists, nonverbal's, verbal's, curses, blessings, symbols, graffiti, memos, emails, oaths, promises, cursing, profanity, heresy, comedy, ritual, rite, verse, music, notation, genealogy, history,

catalogues, slide shows, comic books, muse, inspiration, hate letter, culture, linguistics, hieroglyphics, first contact, last words, smile, frown, comic relief, judging, condemning, last rites, inquisition, findings, letters, lingo, co-culture, language, funerals, weddings, ceremony, retardation, retard, learning, disability, idiot, nuance, joke, fashion, statement, habit, morals, norms, constitutions, values, predispositions, temperaments, mental illness, schizophrenia, phobia, panic attack, delusion, trophy, degree, diploma, trophy wife, mute, dumb, imbecile, stupid, ridiculous, ludicrous, insane, babbling, tower of babble, jingle, tune, song, drum solo, recital, revenge, books, Bible, essays, research papers, correspondence, brand names, brands, copyrights, lawsuits, painting the town red, boiling mad, homicidal, recanting, reconciling, forgiveness, debt, fundamental, liberal, liberty, freedom of speech, conservative, fun loving, generous, sacred, pure, genius, jolly, gay, heart warming, amazing, trade, war, ideology, terrorism, religion, genocide, speech, silence, deafness, crude, despicable, hero, heroic, bias, lie, truth, banal, anal, promise, favor, chicken, fear, indoctrination, cult, sect, grants, grant writing, riddles, fables, menu, punishment, corrections, worth, dream, desire, motive, fluency, bi-lingual, multi-lingual, bi-cultural, multi-cultural, computer literacy, savvy, lullaby, commercial, blurb, genre, query, query letter, epitaph, old English, old country, generation gap, street lingo, slur, defame, libel, choking on words, confession, coercion, forced confession, memory, trance, hypnosis, false memory, witness, perjury, testy, fresh, false, ignorant, uneducated, brilliant, genius, boring, rude, prejudice, lawless, rude, enlightened, awakened, happiness, trauma, sad, black mail, indifferent, numb, calloused, boring, appropriate, inappropriate, confidential, professional boundaries, personal boundaries, distance, intimacy, jealousy, promiscuity, machismo, feminism, jumble of words, incomplete, closure, phobia, nature versus nurture, maturity, immaturity, fable, famous. infamous, politics, jargon, metaphor, pride, humility, insight, hindsight, oversight, supervision, captain's log, innuendo, ignorance, speech, itinerary, cargo, manifest, recipe, plan,

blueprint, in the red, blue state, red state, justice, injustice, disclosure, secret, last will and testament, obvious, stealthily, boisterous, royal treatment, last meal, slap in the face, gag order, contempt of court, recoiling, forked tongue, treaty, objective, goal, mortgage, lease, financial statement, ban, sexy, ugly, pretty, good, bad, intoxicating, dementia, rule of thumb, common law, credo, text, coda, codex, papyrus, scroll, intelligent, rubric, lesson, lesson plan, meaning based, marriage, divorce, incomprehensible, beyond words, jovial, exciting, horrific, tragic, gentle, hard, rash, innocent, guilty, sociopath, antisocial, psychobabble, diagnosis, imperative, Morse code, binary, digital, blind, human rights, rap, hip hop, respect, law of the jungle, New York minute, passage of bill, veto, corruption, instigation, harassment, sexual harassment, law suit, determined, obligation, mandate, mandatory, joy, sorrow, pain, suffereing, Bill of Rights, Magnacarta, oblivion, bliss, nirvana,

Your education your way - no school - no tests - no hassles

Remembering Maria del Carmen Perez, our first Psychology staff who passed away very suddenly on March/09. She was a highly experienced warrior in the areas of Substance Abuse Prevention and Counseling. Maria held several professional degrees -- including a Masters' from Shippensbury College (Secondary Education). She worked as a Certified Prevention Specialist, Addiction Counselor, and a Cultural Competency Coordinator in her home state of Pennsylvania. Though she will not be physically present in the dedication of the school she helped found we are thrilled to have her daughter Zeeva Jackson-Ly as 'Consultant' to the College.

A graduate from the Rhode Island School of Design RISD/BFA/BID, among other things Jim is a industrial & graphic designer, and technical writer. His passion for education reform helped propel Moreu College forward at a critical juncture. "I think it should be clear from the very beginning, that designing our environment (all that we see, all that we use, all that we make) is not solely a function of the technology available. Yes, there are good tools available, but tying our vision to the capabilities of any specific technology is way too limiting. I believe good design can be done with the simplest tools just as well as with state-of-the-art ones. Either way it will be different, not fundamentally "better". Design, in fact, includes an assessment of the available resources -- and time -- as the critical design input. There are other inputs necessary to come up with a good solution to any problem (who it's for, what it needs to accomplish, and the designer's vision [and probably more]). Good design involves knowing as much as you can about what guides the design, balancing sometime conflicting priorities, and finding ways to fulfil as many of the needs as possible. So, whether it is designing a car, a paper clip, a video, or any way to communicate emotion the central process of design is the same. The nature of the project and the immagination of the designer determine the tools: computer graphics, modeling clay, paper & pencil, or just finger paint."

Moreu College (your street college)

Why Humanities Education?

To paint a picture you need to paint the backdrop first. The details come later. Without

a sense of life's eclectic wholeness its real meaning is hidden from us; a myopic life cannot see the bigger picture. Why is that important? Well, to begin with, it's important to our urban youth. Perhaps, if they saw gang involvement as a basic human need to belong and to be loved their horizons would encompass more than its violence. Perhaps, upon understanding the torturous life of the addict, drug dealers might think twice at the thought of dispensing pain, disillusionment, and death. Perhaps, if world leaders understood the common elements of religious fundamentalism and its relationship to all ideology (that these are not limited to Islamic terrorism) they might take a second look at war as a means to resolve socio-political crises. I could go on ... but you get the point. Humanities education is the learning modality of the future. We at Moreu College believe this from the deepest core of our being. It will change the world if we teach it.

We guarantee it.

PSYCHOLOGY: The science of mind and behavior. 2a: the mental or behavioral characteristics of an individual or group.

A MERRIAM WEBSTER DEFINITION

Self-Assessment Cores

ASTRONOMY: The study of objects and matter outside the earth's atmosphere and of their physical and chemical properties.

A MERRIAM WEBSTER DEFINITION

LITERACY: The state of being literate, of possessing the skills of reading and writing. (Also, to comprehend the world of symbols, cultural imagery and style).

Expanded from: The Living Webster: encyclopedic dictionary of the English language

DESIGN: To form or conceive in the mind; contrive; plan, contemplate -- to make drawings, preliminary sketches or plans; to plan and fashion the structure of an object, decorative scheme or work of art.

The Living Webster: encyclopedic dictionary of the English language

VOCATIONS: A particular occupation, business, profession, trade, or calling.

The Living Webster: encyclopedic dictionary of the English language

CIVICS: The political science of the rights and duties of citizens, and of civic affairs. (Also, to engender socio-political change through proactive advocacy).

Expanded from: The Living Webster: encyclopedic dictionary of the English language

Human Foundations Degree

Michael Carreiro graduated from UMass Dartmouth with a BA in English Literature. Years later, Michael found himself facing homelessness and has now made it his goal to give back to those who feel like they have no options. He currently works at an overnight emergency shelter, and believes that the empowerment that education can bring will help those who are in the homeless community rise up to face, what feels like, unsurmountable odds.

PHILOSPHY: The pursuit of wisdom. 2b: A search for general understanding of values and reality by chiefly speculative rather than observational means.

A MERRIAM WEBSTER DEFINITION

Education and Justice are Claudias' life long work. She has expressed this in a variety of settings: adult learning, higher education, community organizing, curriculum development, and life coaching. Her emphasis is invaluable to our college vision and mission -- encompassing social collaborative's and proactive social change. Claudia holds a BA in Psychology from the University of Rhode Island

Solo-Trek

Consultant:

Scott Vail

Foreign

Coordinator:

Kilcia Eusebio

Integrative Humanities Immersions -- IHI

INTEGRATED HUMANITIES IMMERSIONS: A College Readiness program for Junior and Senior year high school students. IHI utilizes Role-Play, Games, Art, Drama, Creative Writing, and Mathematics to teach Humanities.

Sub-core Consultant: F.L.Gonzalez

Solo-Trek is the terminus of the Introductory Cores of Moreu College. Here pre-matriculated learners come face-to-face with themselves. Moreu college has, at its disposal, 280 acres in Southern Maine where learners will experience how to build & take down a camp without disturbing the natural environment, identify their global position using GPS technology -- write journal entries (or create audio journals), and bury a time-capsule (to be retrieved only after they earn their Human Foundations degree). Solo-Trek is a week alone (6 days) without ever seeing another human being (with only our Therapy Dog OSA as sole companion).

Like Solo-Trek the Foreign Field Internship is daunting; learners here must bring to bear all previous learning experience in order to understand third-world society, culture, and poverty. Learners are responsible for round-trip airfare. Moreu College, through Dominican Republic partners provides food and housing: this is a 4 week immersion. A returned sealed letter of recommendation earns our Human Foundations degree!