Did Edward Williams Clay influence his time and place, or was he the product of it?

Instructions: (Read then delete): Throughout the semester, 10 Friday classes are reserved to discuss weekly Study Objectives (SOs) for a possible five points each. SOs are designed to focus your critical thinking on ideas covered in readings and lectures. During the semester, depending on your assigned group, you will come to Friday classes prepared with 5 printed responses to one study objective (your choice). Include a relevant and cited excerpt from the readings as part of your response. Add post-discussion insights to your sheet. At the end of each of these classes, study objective worksheets will be collected, graded and, a week later, returned.

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