Tuesday, December 5, 2023

 English 12 Blocks 1/2: Homework for Wednesday

  • Finish Chp. 2 of The Great Gatsby and start your Cornell notes for Thursday. Detail counts!
    • You can read your paperback novel or...
    • The first test on The Great Gatsby (Chps. 1-3) will focus on the characters, events, and themes of the opening chapters! We'll write it on Monday, Dec. 11.
  • The personal essay was due on Monday, Dec. 4!
    • Submit it via "Share" in Office 365.
    • Follow these formatting guidelines:



Philosophy 12 Block 3: Homework for Wednesday
  • Get the notes on the religious "isms", addiction, and Sartre!
  • If not done, finish your Question Notes: 
    • Create two questions for each of the following two pages of the textbook:
      • 119/120;
      • 4 questions x 4 answers = 8 marks
    • Create two questions for each of the following four pages of the textbook:
      • 114&115/116/117/118;
      • focus on the key ideas of each page; don't worry about being exhaustive;
      • for each question, provide an answer of 2-4 sentences;
      • 8 questions x 8 answers = 16 marks
  • Complete the following journal entries if not finished:
    • 14. Do you believe in the “brain in the vat” scenario? What evidence/arguments are there that it might be true and that you’re determined? Are there any evidence/arguments to support free will? Which convinces you more? Why?
    • 13. If you could pass the rest of your life cared for in every way as you slumbered peacefully, entranced by wonderful dreams, would you do so? 
    • 12. If you could choose the sex and physical appearance of your soon-to-be-born child, would you do it? Why or why not? Would it make a difference if we were talking about diseases like Parkinson’s?
    • 11. A close friend, Jane, asks – and genuinely wants – your opinion about something, but your opinion is one that she is likely to find quite painful. For example, Jane is an artist, and asks for your honest estimate of her chances of being successful. You think Jane is an atrocious artist who hasn’t the slightest chance of success. What would you do?
    • 10. You are the captain of a 20-crew submarine that’s lying on the seabed. Its engines are destroyed. Rescue is three days away. There’s only enough air for five people over that three-day span. What do you decide? What’s the rationale for your decision? 
    • 9. Lawyers take a solemn oath to defend the interests of their clients. They must not suppress information either. If you were the lawyer, would you withhold information that implicates your client in a violent crime, even if you might be disbarred? 


English 11 Block 4 Linear: Thursday
Posted by C. Welch at 1:57 PM