If you were to write an ode – a long, serious, and formal poem – to a creature or an object, what would you choose as your subject? Why? How do you see your own world as different from (and inferior to) the world of your subject? What is the Ode?

If you were to write an ode – a long, serious, and formal poem – to a creature or an object, what would you choose as your subject? Why? How do you see your own world as different from (and inferior to) the world of your subject? What is the Ode? “Ode” comes from the … Read more

What is the purpose of the article, and in what context (e.g. time period, background, circumstance) is it written? How does this context affect how you understand the content of the article?

In the article, “Americans Get an ‘F’ in Religion,” by Cathy Lynn Grossman, Stephen Prothero indicates that Americans’ “deep ignorance” of their own religion and the religion of others is “dangerous.” Evidence of this ignorance is presented in the article as well as the perceived controversies as well as benefits of teaching religion—especially in public … Read more

What Do People Do When They Are Leading?

Choose one (1) of the following CEOs for this assignment: Larry Page (Google), Tony Hsieh (Zappos), Gary Kelly (Southwest Airlines), Meg Whitman (Hewlett Packard), Ursula Burns (Xerox), Terri Kelly (W.L. Gore), Ellen Kullman (DuPont), or Bob McDonald (Procter & Gamble). Use the Internet to investigate the leadership style and effectiveness of the selected CEO. Write … Read more