Would you fight for something you believed in, even if it meant risking your life?
Suicide happens by those that feel they have no way out, should suicide be considered a sin?
Would you defend a friend knowing they did something wrong?
-MAK
Friday, October 2, 2009
Thursday, October 1, 2009
One Page Essay Ideas for 10.01.09
1.) The British are aware of the corruption they cause, but they believe that the end result, "civilization", will be worth it. Do you agree with "the end justifies the means" concept the British use? Why or why not?
2.) What does one do when all seems lost, and do you think that suicide should be an option?
3.) Can peace or harmony be achieved from violence?
4.) Why do you think the people of Umuofia maintain the belief that the egwugwu are gods when they are clearly masked humans?
5.) Do you think that Okonkwo is destined for tragedy, or was it his own free will that led him to his death?
6.) Is commiting suicide a cowardly or a brave act? Even for a nobel cause, is suicide beneficial to anyone?
7.) As the novel progresses, the reader sees that elders despair the destruction of their traditions/lifestyle, due to the fact that it will tear their kinmanship apart. Can Umuofia have different backgrounds/religions/lifestyle and yet still be united?
- R.A.
2.) What does one do when all seems lost, and do you think that suicide should be an option?
3.) Can peace or harmony be achieved from violence?
4.) Why do you think the people of Umuofia maintain the belief that the egwugwu are gods when they are clearly masked humans?
5.) Do you think that Okonkwo is destined for tragedy, or was it his own free will that led him to his death?
6.) Is commiting suicide a cowardly or a brave act? Even for a nobel cause, is suicide beneficial to anyone?
7.) As the novel progresses, the reader sees that elders despair the destruction of their traditions/lifestyle, due to the fact that it will tear their kinmanship apart. Can Umuofia have different backgrounds/religions/lifestyle and yet still be united?
- R.A.
Friday, September 18, 2009
Monday, September 14, 2009
One-Page Essay #2
In his essay "Language and the Destiny of Man," Chinua Achebe argues that the invention of the spoken word or language is society's greatest feat, but that it also -- due to the ease with which it can be "disjointed from the truth" -- has the greatest chance to bring "horrors [that] can descend on mankind" (Achebe 137).
Do you agree or disagree with Achebe's position? Why? If you disagree, discuss what humanity's greatest invention is, and if that too has the potential for destruction and brutality. Use specific and relevant information to support your thesis.
Do you agree or disagree with Achebe's position? Why? If you disagree, discuss what humanity's greatest invention is, and if that too has the potential for destruction and brutality. Use specific and relevant information to support your thesis.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
First One-Page Position Paper Topic
For those who were having trouble reading it via the calendar.
The Mahabarata, a religious text of the Hindu faith states:
"Truth, self control, asceticism, generosity, non-injury, constancy in virtue — these are the means of success, not caste or family."
Are these the components of success? Are there more than are on this list? Less? Are caste (social standing and upbringing) and family true measures of success or is it more what the individual does, and, if so, what does the individual need to have success?
In an essay of one page, pick a POSITION in this argument and SUPPORT it using relevant and specific information. Feel free to use your studies in literature and history, but also feel free for this essay to use personal experience. Just be sure that your personal experience is as specific as evidence from literature and that it truly supports your ideas.
As you conclude your essay, please COME TO A CONCLUSION about your own senior year and how you plan to make it a success. Of the components and reasons you have chosen, which will you utilize and how?
The Mahabarata, a religious text of the Hindu faith states:
"Truth, self control, asceticism, generosity, non-injury, constancy in virtue — these are the means of success, not caste or family."
Are these the components of success? Are there more than are on this list? Less? Are caste (social standing and upbringing) and family true measures of success or is it more what the individual does, and, if so, what does the individual need to have success?
In an essay of one page, pick a POSITION in this argument and SUPPORT it using relevant and specific information. Feel free to use your studies in literature and history, but also feel free for this essay to use personal experience. Just be sure that your personal experience is as specific as evidence from literature and that it truly supports your ideas.
As you conclude your essay, please COME TO A CONCLUSION about your own senior year and how you plan to make it a success. Of the components and reasons you have chosen, which will you utilize and how?
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
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