Long Way Gone Study Guide / Discussion Questions / Writing Assignment Suggestions Please respond to these questions in RED font and put into your ALWG folder. Chapter Questions: Chapter One: ● What did the old man in Kabati mean when he said‚ “We must strive to be like the moon”? Is this advice that could apply to you? Why or why not? It means you must always be good to others. Yes‚ it can apply to me because I wouldn’t want to be treated bad‚ Chapter Two: ● Beah moves around in time as he tells his story
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Food‚ Inc.—Thinking about the Movie (Discussion Questions) I. Write a short paragraph or so about what you know about where your food comes from. I want you to think about where it comes from before it gets to the supermarket or the restaurant. If you feel you’re not really sure where it comes from‚ write about that. Why aren’t you sure? Wow! That’s a huge question‚ since there are many types of food. I believe fresh fruits and vegetables are harvested in bulk from farms‚ orchards
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BSHS/305: Introduction to Human Services Discussion Questions Week 1 – DQ 1: What are the four major themes of human services? Which theme do you think is most critical for human service professionals? According to Woodside and McClam‚ the four major themes of human services include problems with living‚ the growing number of problems in the modern world‚ self-sufficiency‚ and the three distinct functions human services serve: social care‚ social control‚ and rehabilitation (An Introduction to
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Horace Mann‚ the father of education‚ made the bold statement that if one lacks education‚ they are no better than a swine. In a world where only the rich were literate‚ he dreamed of equality between classes and he thought education was the way to get there. Obvious improvement has been made since 1848‚ but students still learn at unequal rates. Afraid to refer to it as a "civil rights" issue‚ the problem is ignored even as income‚ gender‚ race‚ and even immigrant status like Antonio Alvarez writes
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Discussion Questions 1. I completely agree with the author’s assessment in that Christopher McCandless definitely invented a new life for himself searching for a raw‚ transcendent experience.” McCandless reinvented himself by changing his name to “Alexander Supertramp” and living off of nature in the wild. “At one point Westerberg discovered from a tax form that McCandless real name was Chris‚ not Alex” (18) After he graduated from college‚ his life was transcendent because he went against his
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car that match the butt found on the scene. 2. Should you have read Melinda her rights prior to interviewing her? Why? No‚ at this point of the investigation I am not interrogating her‚ I am merely trying to pin down her alibi for the night in question. 3. Should you continue to look at the papers? Explain. No‚ I should not continue looking at the papers. This is a consented search‚ at any time Melinda can remove her consent. However‚ I might consider getting a search warrant at some point to
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Mann vs. Ford In late 1960’s Ford bought a large sum of land in Ramapough‚ New Jersey to build a factory for their car assembly. With all the production going on they had ton’s upon tons of waste. Since Ford owned a large area of land they found wooded areas to dump the waste they had created and they felt it was fine because they paid for the land. Even though Ford bought the land from a Native American tribe‚ some of those Indians still lived on the land. Even with the Natives living on
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Discussion Questions 4 1.) According to Lao-tzu‚ what must the ruler provide the people with if they are to be happy? “Try to make people happy‚ and you lay the groundwork for misery.” According to Lao-tzu‚ in order to make the people happy‚ the ruler must stop insisting that they find happiness. In verse 66‚ Lao-tzu describes‚ “All streams flow to the sea.” By saying this‚ he is describing that a government must take a position underneath its people in order to ensure their happiness. The government
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the first three questions and then choose three of the five following topics and answer the corresponding questions. Theme definitions and examples 1. What is the dictionary definition of theme? 2. What specifically does that mean for a literary work? 3. To avoid being too narrow in applying the term theme‚ what precaution must the reader take? The following are examples of thematic topics followed with questions to those specific themes. Use these examples and questions to help you come
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“1491” by Charles C. Mann In this article‚ “1491”‚ Charles Mann introduces a very controversial topic about the pre-Columbus Americas. Before the year 1492‚ many different civilizations of Native American Indians inhabited the Americas. How many people actually lived in the Americas before the European invaders came in contact with the new world? For generations‚ historians and professors have been fascinated by this question and have always answered with conflicting conclusions. Also‚ how was
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