1) Read to page 173
2) Complete "locus of control test" online (here are some examples):
http://www.dushkin.com/connectext/psy/ch11/survey11.mhtml
http://www.psych.uncc.edu/pagoolka/LocusofControl-intro.html
http://www.queendom.com/tests/access_page/index.htm?idRegTest=704
3) Write one page reflection / response to your test results either on yourself or relating to the book.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Thursday, January 22, 2009
AUthor interview
Check out this site (Identity Theory) where they interview Andre Dubus III. There are also many other author interviews on this site.
House of Sand and Fog
Schedule…tentative as always
1.23 Intro;House of Sand & Fog
1.27 HSF (p 15-68)
1.29 68-109
2.2 109-173
2.4 173-212
2.6 213-254
2.10 254-311
2.12 311-365 (end)
February Break – hopefully, no homework
1.23 Intro;House of Sand & Fog
1.27 HSF (p 15-68)
1.29 68-109
2.2 109-173
2.4 173-212
2.6 213-254
2.10 254-311
2.12 311-365 (end)
February Break – hopefully, no homework
course description
Contemporary Fiction
Ms. Strickland
joymstrickland@gmail.com
637-5475 (home) – before 8 pm
882-5475 (cell)
http://stricklandcontemporaryfiction.blogspot.com/
“A human being is part of a whole, called by us the Universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings, as something separated from the rest a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circles of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.” – Albert Einstein
“Within yourself deliverance must be searched for, because each man makes his own prison” – Edwin Arnold
“Freedom of mind is the real freedom. A person, whose mind is not free though he may not be in chains, is a slave, not a free man. One, whose mind is not free, though he may not be in prison, is a prisoner and not a free man. One whose mind is not free though alive, is no better than dead. Freedom of mind is the proof of one's existence.”
This course will explore contemporary fiction and modern-day issues that the novels encompass. In addition, the novels we will read all connect through the concept of prisons, whether they are self-created or by others. We will not only explore the numerous forms these “prisons” can take, but also delve into how people come to understand these restrictions / boundaries and the impact of this realization, or in many case, this obliviousness.
Texts: House of Sand and Fog
Affliction
The Hours
Interpreter of Maladies
Into the Wild (film)
Ms. Strickland
joymstrickland@gmail.com
637-5475 (home) – before 8 pm
882-5475 (cell)
http://stricklandcontemporaryfiction.blogspot.com/
“A human being is part of a whole, called by us the Universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings, as something separated from the rest a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circles of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.” – Albert Einstein
“Within yourself deliverance must be searched for, because each man makes his own prison” – Edwin Arnold
“Freedom of mind is the real freedom. A person, whose mind is not free though he may not be in chains, is a slave, not a free man. One, whose mind is not free, though he may not be in prison, is a prisoner and not a free man. One whose mind is not free though alive, is no better than dead. Freedom of mind is the proof of one's existence.”
This course will explore contemporary fiction and modern-day issues that the novels encompass. In addition, the novels we will read all connect through the concept of prisons, whether they are self-created or by others. We will not only explore the numerous forms these “prisons” can take, but also delve into how people come to understand these restrictions / boundaries and the impact of this realization, or in many case, this obliviousness.
Texts: House of Sand and Fog
Affliction
The Hours
Interpreter of Maladies
Into the Wild (film)
Sunday, January 18, 2009
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