october 12-13

NOTE: Dr. Preston will be out Thursday and Friday.  We will begin our study of "On Self-Reliance" on Monday.  In the meantime, please work independently on:

• Completing any missing journals (please turn in your journal on Friday)
• Completing your literature analysis (due Friday)
• Completing your vocabulary work 
• Reading and posting your notes on "The Art of Hosting Good Conversations Online"
• Completing any old business from the course
• Updating your blog

JOURNAL TOPICS:

(Thursday 10/12)
Give some advice to the people who design and run school.  What could be changed that would help you the most? 

(Friday 10/13)
Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, “The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.”  What does this mean to you?  How can you do this in a world that seems to pressure you in so many ways to be something else?

-OR-

Why do some people believe Friday the 13th is bad luck?  Do you really think that the day or date can somehow influence your experience of being alive?