Heres what you have to do. You have four reading/writing assignments. You must complete the reading, write a response on each set of essays (labeled #1, #2, and #3), print your responses, and have the essays and your responses ready to go on the first day of classes. #1 Read Feynmans The Value of Science, Twains Reading the River, and Sedaris Me Talk Pretty One Day. Using the three essays, write a 300+ word response making explicit use of 3-4 quotes to support your exploration in which you consider -the ways in which knowledge/education/analytical exploration aids and/or hinders our growth as humans. In other words, is education good? Why or why not (using the essays, not your general opinion) -should science, language, education consider social issues, or simply stay focused on the education itself? -What connections exist between ones imagination and education? #2 Read Stephen Kings Why We Crave Horror Movies and Dave Barrys Road Warrior. Using the two essays, craft a response making explicit use of 3-4 quotes to support your exploration in which you consider -What claims might King/Barry be making about society? -What latent fascination do we have with anger/horror? -What arrogant expectations make our blood boil? -What does King mean in his last line, all you need is love, as long as you keep the gators fed? #3 Read Kingstons On Discovery, Walkers Beauty: When the Other Dancer Is the Self, and Didions On Self-Respect. These three essays are difficult. Youre almost at the end. Finish strong! Using the three essays, write a 300+ word response making explicit use of 3-4 quotes to support your exploration in which you consider -How do we define ourselves in the public eye? How do we define ourselves in our own eyes? -How do we transform ourselves as we mature? -What does it mean to have self-respect? How do we gain respect from others and from ourselves?

Heres what you have to do. You have four reading/writing assignments. You must complete the reading, write a response on each set of essays (labeled #1, #2, and #3), print your responses, and have the essays and your responses ready to go on the first day of classes. #1 Read Feynmans The Value of Science, Twains Reading the River, and Sedaris Me Talk Pretty One Day. Using the three essays, write a 300+ word response making explicit use of 3-4 quotes to support your exploration in which you consider -the ways in which knowledge/education/analytical exploration aids and/or hinders our growth as humans. In other words, is education good? Why or why not (using the essays, not your general opinion) -should science, language, education consider social issues, or simply stay focused on the education itself? -What connections exist between ones imagination and education? #2 Read Stephen Kings Why We Crave Horror Movies and Dave Barrys Road Warrior. Using the two essays, craft a response making explicit use of 3-4 quotes to support your exploration in which you consider -What claims might King/Barry be making about society? -What latent fascination do we have with anger/horror? -What arrogant expectations make our blood boil? -What does King mean in his last line, all you need is love, as long as you keep the gators fed? #3 Read Kingstons On Discovery, Walkers Beauty: When the Other Dancer Is the Self, and Didions On Self-Respect. These three essays are difficult. Youre almost at the end. Finish strong! Using the three essays, write a 300+ word response making explicit use of 3-4 quotes to support your exploration in which you consider -How do we define ourselves in the public eye? How do we define ourselves in our own eyes? -How do we transform ourselves as we mature? -What does it mean to have self-respect? How do we gain respect from others and from ourselves?