10/16/2007

10/16 MIDTERM WEEK

Assignments:

Discussions of the immigrant experience and mixed cultural identities in contemporary America. using the essays of Puzo and O’Hearn. Tensions and resolutions in forging an identity at the interface of cultures.

Word of the day: BACKUP

Picture represents backup. Source taken from http://www.irishblogs.ie/images/241991.jpg

Phrase of the day: 'Make sure you have a double of it'.

In-Class Notes: Chaneya's discussion of "The Mismeasurement of Man" by Stephen Hay Gould (Talks about how people associate science with the development of humans. Gould believes that the way you are brought up and the way you act is based on your surroundings, not on scientific aspects. Science is based on partly facts, it's mostly social preference. Many people believe that women will never be intelligent. Scientist George Elliot says that if women believe everything that man says, they will never mount to anything. Chaneya likes this story becauseit gave her a different view on science and human development.)

Announcements:

In-Class Midterm

Not a Take Home Exam!

Copy and paste instead of True/ False

Each student must submit ONE SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTION based on topics of the First Year Experience reader.

Exam will be FULL CLASS PERIOD on Thursday, October 25th

Questions is to be submitted by email, October 23rd

In-Class Dinner

October 22nd; 6:30 pm in Computer Lab; Dinner will be provided December 21st;

December 21st; In Manhattan (Graduate Center, City University)

Dr. Ebrahimi has elected Shoshana White as the "Scribe" and Melssa Henriquez as the "Class Speaker"