1. How do ones beliefs influence his or her decisions in society?
2. How does religion complicate relations?
3. Are sacrifices remembered later in life?
4. Is it noble to die for glory?
5. Is religion a force for peace or violence?
6. Is it a noble death if no one recognizes it?
7. Why is religion necessary?
8. Can human compassion overcome society’s differences?
9. Is religion a positive or negative force?
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Position Paper Topics - Period 5
1. How neutrality could have worked, who is representative of neutrality…
2. Relevance of God…
3. Religion vs. government…which should be more powerful…
4. The appearance of Chand’s power vs. the reality
5. Iqbal’s beliefs (any character)
6. Compare Nooran and Hassina as representations of women’s roles in India
7. Compare Jugga and Hukum Chand
8. Jugga’s progress as a character
2. Relevance of God…
3. Religion vs. government…which should be more powerful…
4. The appearance of Chand’s power vs. the reality
5. Iqbal’s beliefs (any character)
6. Compare Nooran and Hassina as representations of women’s roles in India
7. Compare Jugga and Hukum Chand
8. Jugga’s progress as a character
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Vocab (TFA3)
Parsonage
Prestige
Callow
Desecrated
Approbation
Desolate
Blasphemes
Breadth
Esoteric
Guttural
Prestige
Callow
Desecrated
Approbation
Desolate
Blasphemes
Breadth
Esoteric
Guttural
Monday, September 20, 2010
Thursday, September 9, 2010
TFA Pre-Read Journal
Done in class on 9/10:
PICK ONE OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS AND SUPPORT, OPPOSE, OR QUALIFY IT. SUPPORT YOUR ASSERTIONS WITH RELEVANT AND SPECIFIC REASONS AND EXAMPLES. USE THE QUESTIONS TO HELP GUIDE YOUR RESPONSE.
Being a man is difficult.
What is your definition of manliness? Explain.
What pressures do men feel more strongly than women? Why do they feel these pressures? How might they react to them?
Is being a woman difficult is well? How is it similar? Different?
Fear is destructive.
Do you agree with this statement? Explain.
Has fear ever kept you from doing something you wanted to do? Explain.
Have you ever overcome any fears in your life? What would have happened if you hadn't? Explain.
It is a son/daughter's duty to carry on family traditions.
Do you agree with this statement? Explain.
What traditions will you carry on from your family? Explain.
What family traditions will you leave behind? Explain.
Change is destructive.
Do you agree with this statement? Explain.
Can you think of a time when a major change destroyed something important in your life? Explain.
Can you think of a time when a major change improved your life? Explain.
Religion restricts behavior.
Do you agree with this statement? Explain.
Can you think of a time when religion kept you from doing something you wanted to do? Explain.
Can you think of a time when religion made your life better? Explain.
Social order demands conformity.
Do you agree with this statement? Explain.
Have you ever felt the need to go along with what others are doing? Explain.
Have you ever rebelled or felt like rebelling against what others demand of you? Explain.
PICK ONE OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS AND SUPPORT, OPPOSE, OR QUALIFY IT. SUPPORT YOUR ASSERTIONS WITH RELEVANT AND SPECIFIC REASONS AND EXAMPLES. USE THE QUESTIONS TO HELP GUIDE YOUR RESPONSE.
Being a man is difficult.
What is your definition of manliness? Explain.
What pressures do men feel more strongly than women? Why do they feel these pressures? How might they react to them?
Is being a woman difficult is well? How is it similar? Different?
Fear is destructive.
Do you agree with this statement? Explain.
Has fear ever kept you from doing something you wanted to do? Explain.
Have you ever overcome any fears in your life? What would have happened if you hadn't? Explain.
It is a son/daughter's duty to carry on family traditions.
Do you agree with this statement? Explain.
What traditions will you carry on from your family? Explain.
What family traditions will you leave behind? Explain.
Change is destructive.
Do you agree with this statement? Explain.
Can you think of a time when a major change destroyed something important in your life? Explain.
Can you think of a time when a major change improved your life? Explain.
Religion restricts behavior.
Do you agree with this statement? Explain.
Can you think of a time when religion kept you from doing something you wanted to do? Explain.
Can you think of a time when religion made your life better? Explain.
Social order demands conformity.
Do you agree with this statement? Explain.
Have you ever felt the need to go along with what others are doing? Explain.
Have you ever rebelled or felt like rebelling against what others demand of you? Explain.
Friday, April 9, 2010
Passage Reflections
Choose any two of the following passages and create a two-three paragraph journal response on each. Talk about what this passage reveals about Kien's character, the format of the novel or the goal and power of writing.
1. "But relentlessly, his pen disobeys him. Each page revived one story of death after another and gradually the stories swirled back deep into the primitive jungles of war, quietly restoking his horrible furnace of war memories." (57)
2. "He feels that as a son he had not sufficiently loved or respected his father. He had not understood his father's life and remembered almost nothing about his family tragedy. He still doesn't know why his parents separated and knows even less about his mother." (57)
3. "I just want you to understand me when I say that a human being's duty on eart is to live, not to kill." Then he said, "Taste all manner of life. Try everything. Be curious and inquire about yourself. Don't turn your back on life."
3. For Kien the most attractive, persistent echo of the past is the whisper of ordinary life, not the thunder of war, even though the sounds of ordinary life were washed away totally during the long storm of war." (63)
1. "But relentlessly, his pen disobeys him. Each page revived one story of death after another and gradually the stories swirled back deep into the primitive jungles of war, quietly restoking his horrible furnace of war memories." (57)
2. "He feels that as a son he had not sufficiently loved or respected his father. He had not understood his father's life and remembered almost nothing about his family tragedy. He still doesn't know why his parents separated and knows even less about his mother." (57)
3. "I just want you to understand me when I say that a human being's duty on eart is to live, not to kill." Then he said, "Taste all manner of life. Try everything. Be curious and inquire about yourself. Don't turn your back on life."
3. For Kien the most attractive, persistent echo of the past is the whisper of ordinary life, not the thunder of war, even though the sounds of ordinary life were washed away totally during the long storm of war." (63)
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