Friday, November 21, 2008
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I meant to say this with the assignment. Let's try posting your responses and discussin via blogging. If I feel we have enjoyed a useful exchange of ideas in this medium, we go a little faster through the series. So....post your answers.
Pre-reading Tocqueville
Here are the prereading questions. Choose one and answer it in essay form if you can. If you feel the answer lends itself to a paragraph, then you may do that, instead. Then read How an Aristocracy May Be Created by Industry.
1. How would you define "aristocracy"? "Noblesse oblige"?
2. What obligation do rich people have to help those with less money?
3. In America, can we become whatever we want, or are we limited by circumstance?
4. How might it be a threat to our democracy for some people to be better off than others?
5. Have you ever had to stay with a job you didn't like?
6. Are the president of a large corporation and his or her employees like a monarch and his or her subjects?
1. How would you define "aristocracy"? "Noblesse oblige"?
2. What obligation do rich people have to help those with less money?
3. In America, can we become whatever we want, or are we limited by circumstance?
4. How might it be a threat to our democracy for some people to be better off than others?
5. Have you ever had to stay with a job you didn't like?
6. Are the president of a large corporation and his or her employees like a monarch and his or her subjects?
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
homework for this friday
Hi Guys!
Second Reading of Chelkash
Mark places where you respect or pity either Chelkash or Gavrilla.
Mark places where Chelkash tries to corrupt Gavrilla, and places where he shows that he cares for him.
For our textual analysis we will examine an exerpt from page 95 beginning with "Nice, the sea, isn't it," and ending, "and gives birth to great dreams."
Then we will do some dramatic reading! I know! Exciting!! (and dramatic)
We will read pages 113-116 and pages 116 - 188 with feeling :) and then do a textual analysis.
And here are the post-discussion writing questions for the FOLLOWING week. I'm just going ahead and posting now them because I am sitting here and it is convenient.
1. Does a thief like Chelkash emjoy more freedom than someone who follows the law?
2. Do you admire people who refuse to live by any rules other than their own?
3. Is Gavrilla right when he claims that money is the key to "honor, comfort, and pleasure"? (pg 112)
4. Do you think you would make a good professional thief?
5. Why do people become outcasts like Chelkash?
6. Does your world make you choose, like Chelkash, between being a "slave" or being free?
I THINK THESE ARE SOME GREAT QUESTIONS! I look forward to hearing what you guys have to say.
Carol
Second Reading of Chelkash
Mark places where you respect or pity either Chelkash or Gavrilla.
Mark places where Chelkash tries to corrupt Gavrilla, and places where he shows that he cares for him.
For our textual analysis we will examine an exerpt from page 95 beginning with "Nice, the sea, isn't it," and ending, "and gives birth to great dreams."
Then we will do some dramatic reading! I know! Exciting!! (and dramatic)
We will read pages 113-116 and pages 116 - 188 with feeling :) and then do a textual analysis.
And here are the post-discussion writing questions for the FOLLOWING week. I'm just going ahead and posting now them because I am sitting here and it is convenient.
1. Does a thief like Chelkash emjoy more freedom than someone who follows the law?
2. Do you admire people who refuse to live by any rules other than their own?
3. Is Gavrilla right when he claims that money is the key to "honor, comfort, and pleasure"? (pg 112)
4. Do you think you would make a good professional thief?
5. Why do people become outcasts like Chelkash?
6. Does your world make you choose, like Chelkash, between being a "slave" or being free?
I THINK THESE ARE SOME GREAT QUESTIONS! I look forward to hearing what you guys have to say.
Carol
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