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Journal #1 |
Define "liberal arts" and give specific examples of what you
think it means. Also explain why you chose to attend a
"liberal arts" college. |
Journal #2 |
What are Dean Jakoubek's definitions
of liberal arts and how are her definitions similar to and or
different from yours? Which of her definitions seems most
related to the idea of "exemplary
lives"? |
Journal #3 |
At the end of class, I left you with a
question about trying to equalize opportunities for people OR
letting "the marketplace" determine who gets what
opportunities (a "survival of the fittest" model). Do
you think our society should attempt to equalize opportunities
when we can or just let the marketplace decide who gets what
opportunity? Explain your position with specific
examples. |
Journal #4 |
Pick a passage from a chapter in the
Chicago section that you think is central to some of the
issues Obama discusses and explain why it is so significant. |
Journal #5 |
Check-up time--so you've been at
school a little over two weeks now, write a letter to me
telling me how things are going. What's going well?
What's not? What's causing you stress? etc. |
Journal #6 |
Pick a passage from the Kenya
section (anywhere between a sentence and a paragraph) that you
think is the most significant passage in the section and
explain why you think it is so significant. (Type the
passage in your entry, but don't count it as part of your
journal.) |
Journal #7 |
After you have read today's reading
assignment for Billie Holiday, go back and reread the
first chapter. Give two or three reasons why you think
Clarke begins with this information. |
Journal #8 |
Pick two issues from 13 Days
and explain how the book and the movie treat them differently
based on the strengths and/or constraints of their genre (book
or movie). |
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Journal #12 |
Using evidence from the book to
support your reasons, argue for whether or not Virgil should
have had the eye surgery. |
Journal #13 |
Based on your viewing of the
documentary, should the college fund speakers like Bill Ayers?
Justify your answer with clear reasons, evidence, and
explanation. |
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