Interdisciplinary
Studies 101:
Dimensions
of Faith and Community
Spring 2008 Section I
11:00-12:15 TR STJ 10
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Essay
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Journal
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1/8/08 |
1. Write a paragraph about the
importance or meaning of the pot that the narrator of “Shadow of Turning”
received from Dominic’s family. 2. Describe the important communities
in “Shadow of Turning” and discuss the importance of each community. |
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1/10/08 |
1.
Put yourself in the place of one of the silent witnesses of Kitty
Genovese’s murder. Explain why you did
nothing. Really try to get to the “essence”
of why a person might do nothing in this situation. 2.
There is usually something that you can do in an emergency. It may not be heroic, but there may be
something that you can do that would help.
In this case, what might you have done if you had been one of the
witnesses? Weigh your own safety
against the plight of the victim, Kitty Genovese. That is, what might you do without putting
yourself at risk? Assignment: Read the introduction & much of Antigone. We’ll finish the play by 1/17. 3.
Compare Antigone and Ismene. Consider
strengths and weaknesses. |
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1/15/07 |
Questions to think about in
reading Antigone – · What does a proper burial signify? · What is our obligation to
family? To the gods? To the State? · What is the nature of loyalty?
Limits · What is justice? · Why did Sophocles title the work
Antigone rather than Creon? |
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1/17/08 |
Read http://outside.away.com/outside/features/1993/1993_into_the_wild_1.html); 1.
How would you characterize McCandless?
Do you think that McCandless was suicidal? A jerk? A fool? A
visionary? 2.
What perceptions of people and society generally motivated McCandless? 3.
What ideas and beliefs did McCandless share with Antigone? |
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1/22/08 |
1. Create a chronology of pivotal events
in the life of De La Salle.
2. Discuss two or three of the events from your chronology in
detail. Include the impact that they
had on De La Salle and the impact on others.
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1/24/08 |
1.
Which resource or resources covered today would be helpful in locating
information to clarify or help in understanding an Academic Community, John
Baptist de la Salle, Kitty Genovese, Antigone. 2. What is the difference
between various data bases? 3. Discuss the class.
Comment on what you learned, what was new, what had you seen before, what you
wish that you the class had explored, etc. |
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1/29/08 |
1.
Reflect (in writing) on our talk with Br. Terence. Did it raise any new questions? |
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1/31/08 |
1.
Write one paragraph on how reading the story of De La Salle informs
your understanding of CBU. 2.
How is De La Salle’s story reflected in the CBU Mission Statement. 3.
Read the anticipate the raft debate. |
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2/5/08 |
Preparation for discussion: What new perspectives about the
different Schools did you learn from the raft debate? Read Social Contract Between Teacher &
Student, Neusner. 1. What do you expect from your
professors? Your classmates? What
should they expect from you? |
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2/7/08 |
Read at least the first 100 pages
of Gifted Hands. Take notes as you read for our
discussion! I’ll post some journal
questions soon. |
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2/13/08 |
1.
Sonya Carson acted when the school administration placed Curtis in a
vocational track. Do you feel that you
have the power to challenge the system?
Comment on constructive and destructive ways to challenge something. 2.
Ben Carson recalled the pain of being taunted as the dumbest kid in
class. Does he forget these feelings
when he learns to respond to “capping”?
Have you ever been either the victim or the perpetrator of taunting? Have your attitudes toward taunting
changed as you matured? 3.
What unexpected benefits did 4.
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Why did 6.
On pages 70-71, |
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2/14/08 |
Read pp. 101-144, 191-224 of Gifted Hands; After you read see http://www.carsonscholars.org/ 1.
What most impressed you about the Ben Carson story? Describe how at least one of the lessons of
the book applies to your life. 2.
Comment on the THINK BIG strategy for success. With which parts do you agree? How would you revise or expand the advice
of THINK BIG? Read Utopia through Book One.
Make notes as you read so that you can reference things in our
discussions. |
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2/19/08 |
Utopia readings |
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2/21/08 |
If you were given the opportunity
to create a perfect society, what would it be like? What kind of government would it have? What would be expected of the people that
live there? How would you assign
responsibilities to the government and individual citizens? How much would laws regulate individual
behavior? Would things like dress be
regulated as in Utopia? How would it
solve the social ills of our current society?
Be specific in your examples. (minimum 300 words) |
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3/13/08 |
1.
Reflect on Hotel Rwanda and
Wani Kiri’s presentation on genocide.
What impressed you most? Were
there any phrases or scenes that particularly relate to your life? (One that struck
me was when the journalist said that most who see the massacre on the nightly
news will say how horrible it is and continue with their dinners.) What should our response be to
the movie? What will our response be? 2.
Look up information about recent events in You haven’t had a lot of reading
assigned this week because you are working on your essay! Remember that it is due Tuesday. |
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3/18/08 |
Tuesday there will be a quiz on All answers can be found in the reading assignment. |
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3/25/08 |
After reading Chapters 8 & 9 of Integrity, answer the following in your journal. 1.
If you believed that there was no way to get out of a marriage, how
would that affect your choice of a spouse or the decision to marry? 2.
When (if?) the honeymoon subsides, what challenges a marriage in our
society? How should a couple prepare
for those challenges? 3. Discuss what it
means for a spouse to be unfaithful. There
will be a short answer quiz Thursday with questions taken from Ch.
8 & 9 on the linked page. |
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3/27/08 |
The Long Loneliness,at least pp.15-50, 72-83, 93-109, 132-151,182-243,
285-6. |
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4/1/08 |
Investigate http://www.theworldhouse.org/. 1.
Find something in The World House with which you agree and with
which you 2.
Reflect on and describe the community in the last line of The World
House. What is it? How is it related to other communities to
which you belong? Is there an unwritten code in this community? 3.
What are the important questions in life? |
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4/3/08 |
The Long Loneliness
pp. 132-151,182-243, 285-6. 1. People belong to more
than one community. Different communities 2. What was the Catholic
Worker Movement as described in this 3. Is going back to the land
a realistic option? |
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4/15/08 |
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101 Spring 2008 Course
Calendar |
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Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
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Week 1 |
1/7 |
What is an education? |
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Shadow of Turning |
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Week 2 |
1/15 |
Kitty Genovese |
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Antigone Essay 1 assigned |
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Week 3 |
MLK |
Death of an Innocent |
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Mr. Head Infolab in Plough Library |
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Week 4 |
1/28 |
Essay 1 due Br. Terence |
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John Baptist De La Salle (cont’d) |
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Week 5 |
2/4 |
Raft debate |
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Mission Statements; Social
Contract btw Teacher & Student, Neusner |
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Week 6 |
2/11 |
Gifted Hands Class dismissed early since few had prepared. |
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Gifted Hands |
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Week 7 |
2/18 |
Gifted Hands/ Utopia |
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Utopia |
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Week 8 |
2/25 |
Our own utopias |
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Common Midterm |
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Spring Break |
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Week 9 |
3/10 |
Hotel
Rwanda |
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Hotel Rwanda |
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Week 10 |
3/17 |
Essay 2 due Hotel Rwanda discussion |
Last Day to Withdraw |
Holy Thursday |
Good Friday |
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Week 11 |
3/24 Easter
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Integrity Ch. 1-5 |
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Integrity Ch. 8-9 |
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Week 12 |
3/31 |
The Long Loneliness, Part I |
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The World House ML King |
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Week 13 |
4/7 |
The Long Loneliness, Parts II & III |
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Communities of artists |
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Week 14 |
4/14 |
Brooks Museum of Art |
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