Routes to Happiness

 

Dec 1

 

News stand: Brainstorm about the greatest threats to happiness.  Rifle through the news stand, find a topic that interests you, and write about it.

 

Response #10: Knowledge of Quoting & Referencing Check: Research one of the topics on the news stand related to "routes to happiness” and produce a bibliography on the subject, using MLA style.

 

HW: Develop an outline for the following Exam Essay question: What, in your opinion, is the best route to happiness, for the individual and for society?  Integrate quotes from at least two of the writers on the course.  (500 words)

 

Dec 4

 

Listen: David Foster Wallace, Kenyon College Commencement Address.

 

News stand: Rifle through the news stand, find a topic that interests you, and write about it.

 

HW: Develop a draft for the Exam Essay on the best route to happiness.

 

Self-reflection # 2: Revisit the essay you wrote for Project 1. How has your stance on the Self vs. Society debate changed or developed over the course of the term? How has your conception of Ireland broadened over the course of the term?