Dr. Dana Williams

October 7th 2010
The topic of the objective of this evening was: to identify the principle components of research, to relate these components to group project. Tonight Dr. Williams did not lecture us, instead she went over the 6 Basic Components of Research. Having these simple components and applying them towards our project will definitely keep our  group on the correct page.
1) Statement of the Problem
     Includes considering the purpose, advancing knowledge and solving the problem. In this first Component we must have the "reason" for our research. Once there is a reason then you have to decide if the reason is specific enough to even do any further research.
2)Current State of Research
     In this stage Dr. Williams says that we should state what research has already been told on our topic, and also what will be revealing ? Will it be something that no one has ever heard of? One main of the main things I took from the second component was that "research tells us something about a subject"
3)Methodology
4)Framework
    How will the group present the subject?
5)Development of Thesis
     This component contains the convincing details of the group topic
6)Conclusions
    What new insights have we explored?
All together these components are the guidelines that we will NEED for our final project.

Ashley Turner

Omoluabi: Self Actualization & Communal Responsibility

 On Thursday night Dr. Segun Gbadegesin told us the story of Iwa (Ee-Wa). Iwa stands for existence and character. It also means the nature of being who we are.That evening we were told that character is the most important thing that we as people can have.
  Dr.Segun says that before we had our great philosophers of today there was The Goddess Ma'at who had the Principles of Ma'at which taught lessons of order, balance, harmony and justice. Following was the Book of Instructions, which included the humanistic maxims for the living. "A man of charcter is a man of wealth"- Dr.Segun. The Coffin Texts were writtin for the tombs of the nobles, from 2200-1800 BCE. They contain themes of rewards and punishment.
   We also learned about the ties that bind together Ancient Egypt and the African world.There would be the physical, spritual, and philosophical which is broken down into two parts: mental, and ethical. When cultures began to migrate it would start from the inner lands towards the coast.
   After the speech on character we were informed that wisdom means the application of knowledge, and that the process of improvement is the process of education. The final thought Dr.Segun left for us was to avoid miseducation! In todays generation we need to learn to focus more so that we can obsorb allof the edcucation as possible to better ourselves.

Ashley Turner