Thesis Proposal: Educational Barriers Describe how you have worked to face and overcome an educational barrier in your life and why it is important to stick with your educational goals. (This is piggybacking on the paragraph you just wrote last week.) Describe one educational barrier that effects student success and how one might overcome that … Read more
Description of the Tibetan Book of the Dead Write a brief paper describing ONE of the following: (1) The Tibetan Book of the Dead; (2) The Egyptian Book of the Dead; (3) The Epic of Gilgamesh; (4) Zoroaster and Death; (4) Hel and Valhalla in Norse Legend. Make sure to cite your sources and to … Read more
Whole Class Discussion To help us with the materials we have covered over the last two weeks, we shall be discussing as a group the materials from Week 8 and 9. As a reminder here is the list of materials, we covered for Week 8 and 9: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie | “The Danger of a … Read more
Privilege Annotation Worksheet DIRECTIONS: To continue the theme of cultural borders, I would like us to read an essay by Mexican-American artist and storyteller Mireya S. Vela. In her work, she discusses how growing up in an abusive household and as an introvert cultural impacts how she navigates the relationships with her neighbors. STEP 1: … Read more
The European and Northern Renaissance Choose one question from Section 1 on the European Renaissance and one question from Section 2 on the Northern Renaissance. Post your ideas by Thursday. If you come to the discussion after there are postings, try to answer a question that has not already been answered. Respond to two students … Read more
“Leaving Your Name at the Border” by Manuel Muñoz. DIRECTIONS: This week we are starting Project 2 on Cultural Borders. As we have talked about a little bit now, language can create a cultural border. The way we perceive and pronounce names can contribute to that. We are starting this unit by reading “Leaving Your … Read more
Affirmative Action Annotation Optional Step 1: If you need to watch the following video to refresh yourself on how to annotate your chosen text, particularly concerning fiction. https://youtu.be/EJ8nhlzYx9o STEP 2: Look at the reading schedule you turned in Week 4: Create & Submit a Reading Plan, and set aside time during the week to read and … Read more
My First and Second Language-Annotation Worksheet DIRECTIONS: To continue the theme and how much language plays a part In creating a cultural border, the second reading for our unit is a memoir piece by Arab-Australian poet Omar Sakr. This piece centers on the deep well that language and memory play is creating culture, and also … Read more
Annotations (Choose Your Own Adventure) Optional Step 1: If you need to watch the following video to refresh yourself on how to annotate your chosen text, particularly concerning fiction. https://youtu.be/EJ8nhlzYx9o STEP 2: Look at the reading schedule you turned in Week 4: Create & Submit a Reading Plan, and set aside time during the week to … Read more
The Diamond-Water Paradox Subject: Re: Critical Thinking 1: The diamond-water paradox In “An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations” published in 1776, Adam Smith wrote: “Nothing is more useful than water: but it will purchase scarcely anything… A diamond, on the contrary . Answer preview: word limit:830