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natural resources plus human energy times tools. My only crit-
icism of his week was that he seemed to be less prepared at the
end of the week. Otherwise I enjoyed being exposed to the ideas
of an ideological capitalist who advocated the free market.

2. Thoroughly evaluate what you learned from Vel Phillips.

As far as Vel Phillips is concerned, I thoroughly enjoyed
her week. I learned about the Black community's historical and
contemporary involvement in the political process and its effort
to acquire power in American society by reading Black Political
Power in America by Chuck Stone and through the student presenta-
tions. The part I enjoyed most about Vel Phillip's week was
hearing her talk of personal experiences as they related to our
various discussions. I also was pleased with the organization of
her week. I feel privileged to have had the opportunity to be-
come aware of the potential of Black Americans in the field of
politics because this is a subject area which I might not have
pursued under my own self motivation. All in all, I was well
satisfied with having chosen Visiting Scholars for my January
term course. I feel I have really profited from it because William
Law's ideas can be applied to future economic courses I'll be
taking, talking with our own scholars during the second week
helped me with career decisions, and being exposed to Black Politics
and Vel Phillips provided me with a unique experience which I'm
glad I didn't miss.