Comment Re:class goal (Score 1) 20
I totally agree with you . This class goal is accomplished thougth the lecture. I think Ms.Munger is really a good teacher.
Comment You know what they say.... (Score 1) 20
... you haven't really "made it" on Slashdot until your journal's been trolled.
For those of you who were unfortunate enough to have clicked on the link above, let me just say, I'm sorry. A popular "joke" on slashdot has been to link to this disgusting image and "shock" people.
People with way too much time on their hands post these things all over the slashdot site, over, and over, and over, and over again. It was probably inevitable that it would happen here as well.
In the more popular areas of the Slashdot site, pathetic posts like the "goals" comment above are quickly "modded down" by moderators. However, I don't expect it's likely to happen here--our class journal is really a semi-private space. If I get moderator points in the next day or so, I'll mod it down myself so we don't have to read it.
I've been so busy grading that I haven't had a chance to check out the journal for a while, or I would have just deleted this journal entry, but now that there are so many comments, I don't think that would be fair.
In the meantime, I'd be interested to hear what anyone in the class thinks about this. Generally it's best to just ignore idiots like this one.
DM
Journal Journal: What are our goals? 20
In preparation for your final project, the portfolio essay, I'd like you to write about the class goals. Pick one of the five goals from the class Web site, and write about it. What do you think it means? What are some examples of class work we have done to learn about that goal? Have we learned enough about to fully understand the goal? What more does Mr. Munger need to do to ensure that we know what we need to know for this clas
Journal Journal: How to interact with parents when you're an adult 22
Deborah Tannen has written widely on how to get along with the people you love. Read this chapter from her most recent book about effective communication between adult family members. Do her recommendations make sense?
Journal Journal: Best War Coverage? 24
Check out the Gulf War coverage over at The Onion, "America's Finest News Source." Is this not the best coverage of the war yet seen?
P.S. Just in case you don't figure it out right away, the entire Web site is a joke. What do you think? Is the war on Iraq a joking matter? Is this site funny? Is it appropriate to make jokes in times of war? Please make two comments to the class journal by the end of this week.
Journal Journal: Can we improve our bodies? 25
This is another possible topic for Essay 4. I'd like everyone to post at least two comments on this topic. You can either post a new response or respond to someone else's comment.
Journal Journal: Suggest a topic! 10
I'd like the class to help determine what the topic for essay 4 should be. Remember, Essay 4 is a claim of policy essay, a big research project. So it should answer the question "What should we (or someone else) do?" We've already discussed traffic enforcement and fast food lawsuits. What issues interest you? Post at least one comment by the end of this week suggesting a topic.
Journal Journal: Doctor Strangelove 12
Comment on this journal entry to explain which scene you'd like us to view again in class, and why. Submit one (just one) comment by Wednesday, March 5.
Journal Journal: Fast cash from fast food? 23
Are fast food companies just as evil as tobacco companies? Recently, the same lawyers that forced tobacco companies to cough up billions of dollars in legal settlements have started to take on the fast food industry.
Journal Journal: Caught on camera 29
Since so few of my students in section 18 actually managed to make it to class today, I thought I'd reward them by letting them pick the class journal topic for this week. The topic: cameras for speeding tickets. In the future, you may get your speeding ticket in the mail--no police officer would need to pull you over. Instead, patrol cars would be equipped with cameras that could snap a photo of your license plate, and the ticket would simply appear in your mailbox a few days later. See the
Journal Journal: Optional space shuttle discussion 2
This is just a place for you to record your thoughts on yesterday's space shuttle tragedy. Of course it won't be graded--it's completely optional. But sometimes in times like this it's good to be a member of a community.
Journal Journal: Do we have a drinking problem? 23
Let's have a good old-fashioned debate, discussing how big a problem drinking is on UNCC's campus. Overall, is drinking a good thing or a bad thing? Make sure you provide some specific examples. Try to acknowledge the statements that have already been made--by either responding to them directly or by adding something new to the debate. You should make at least two comments to this journal entry by Friday, February 7.
Your comments should be at least a paragraph long.
Journal Journal: Claim for Essay 2 35
Your topic for Essay 2 is to write a claim of fact supported by research on drinking in college. For Friday, you need to do some prewriting work on your own--brainstorming, clustering, freewriting--whatever works for you. The goal of this activity is to come up with a tentative claim for your essay. Once you've done that, post your claim in a comment to this journal entry. Then pick someone else's claim--one that nobody else has commented on--and respond to it, writing a paragraph-long ex
Journal Journal: Should teenagers have cell phones? 28
More and more teenagers have cell phones today. Yes, it's 2003, and neary everyone has one, but is it appropriate for teens to have them, too? After all, it's difficult enough for high school teachers to keep their students' attention. With the added distraction of cell phones in the classroom, can anything be learned?
Journal Journal: Peer review questions 13
For this week, your comment should be a question you'd like your peers to answer when they read your paper. For example, you could ask if you've done an effective job using examples, or if your claim is clearly stated.
