Tim O'Brien and Homer

Make one connection between The Things They Carried and the Odyssey. The connection can be about character, plot, theme, style--anything. Please explain for us the connection you see and why. Refer directly to the text(s) if possible.

Blind love?

In your opinion, is Helena's view of love in her monologue still true today? (Act I, Scene I, Lines 232-257) Explain your reasoning.

Week 10 Vocabulary

Tell us how you feel about one of the following topics: homework, parents, art, sports, or dessert. Use at least 4 vocabulary words to do so.

Instruction Rather than Silver, Knowledge Rather than Gold

(How many of you have noticed that the photo at the top of this blog comes from the movie, The Tree of Life?)

At this point in our studies of the biblical Wisdom Literature, which type of wisdom to you find most convincing, the wisdom of Proverbs and Psalms or the wisdom of Job and Ecclesiastes? Explain.

Vocabulary, Ch. 9

In a comment, give me an example of a phrase that you consider a shibboleth. Then, explain why. In your explanation, please try to use at least one other vocabulary word.

Sayings of the Wise?

Find a modernized (put into contemporary language or image) or secularized (taken out of its religious context) version of a Biblical proverb and share it with the class.

Awe vs. Fear

Describe a situation or event during which you felt awe, and another where you felt real fear. What caused the difference between your reactions? What made one scary and the other awe-inspiring?