Modern America Matrix 1950s

Consider the contemporary expressions of these faiths and to reflect upon their relevance to your own and our collective societal experience–To consider how central teachings, principals and practices of these faith traditions could be introduced and implemented into your own life, experience and American culture so as to lend to your personal and our collective edification.

 review of Ali Eteraz’s book, Children of the Dust, ought to consider the following:

How journey is a common motif in spiritual writings—Eteraz’s journey from childhood to adulthood and from Pakistan to the United States and how these journeys, in turn, convey Eteraz’s evolving self-understanding, spiritual maturation, understanding of Islam, etc.

Eteraz’s and his family’s experience of Islam/the Islamic ethos during their residency in Pakistan and America, respectively.

How Islam/the Islamic ethos is expressed in contemporary Pakistani culture—Including, when relevant/pertinent, consideration and assessment of central Islamic tenets operative in and experienced by the Eteraz’s during their residency in contemporary Pakistan.

The Eteraz’s experience of how Islam is perceived by certain segments of the population in the United States via consideration of relevant/pertinent experiences of the Eteraz’s during their residency in contemporary America…and how Ali’s American experiences impacted, informed, shaped and colored his spiritual journey and his understanding of his faith/religion.

What lessons we can take from Eteraz’s experiences that might contribute to a better social experience in our culture and to the improvement of ourselves as individuals as we undergo our own journeys and spiritual maturation, and as our own religious understandings and sensitivities evolve.

Additionally:

Allow the review to be an occasion by which you reflect upon and consider aspects, anecdotes and aspects of the book and the experience of Eteraz which particularly struck you in some way—positively and/or negatively—and critically engage and assess why this was the case. In short, there is freedom for you to pursue points of particular interest to you and/or relevant to your major…

Book reviews should be typed, double-spaced, 12-point font, and approximately 5 pages in length.

1. Read this week’s assigned texts:

Lesson 11

The Political 1930s

Dos Passos, USA Read “The Body of an American” (Links to an external site.)

Faulkner, “Barn Burning” (D771-83)

Steinbeck, “The Leader of the People” (http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/tbacig/cst1030/1030anth/steinbec.html (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. )

Pick one of the three questions:

1.How does Dos Passos use technique in “The Body of an American” to convey the upheavals of war?

2. What is Faulkner saying about the division between rich and poor in “Barn Burning”?

3. What is Steinbeck saying about American expansionism in “The Leader of the People”?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: STRONG OPENING THESIS, DEVELOPMENT (500 words), SUPPORT (quotations), OBJECTIVE TONE (No “I” or “we”).

Lesson 12

Contemporary Poetry

Ginsberg, Howl (E487-95), “A Supermarket in California” (E495)

Plath, “Daddy” (E626); “Lady Lazarus” (E622-25)

Bishop, “The Fish” (E56-58), “The Moose” (E68-72)

Lowell, “Skunk Hour” (E301), “For the Union Dead” (E303-305)

Rank the poets you read for this lesson from least to most confessional. In other words, which of them seems most absorbed with personal feelings, experiences, etc., and which seem less so—and why? (Don’t simply make a list—you must rank them with a justification)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: STRONG OPENING THESIS, DEVELOPMENT (400 words), SUPPORT (quotations), OBJECTIVE TONE (No “I” or “we”).

  

Ashford 3: – Week 2 – Discussion 2

 

Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Reference the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.

 

     

ERG   Theory and Maslow’s Hierarchy

Describe the similarities and differences between the ERG Theory and Maslow’s Hierarchy. How have you used either of the two theories in daily life? Respond to at least two of your peers for this posting.