Schindler's List: A Response

Each student will be responsible for posting a response to Schindler's List on her/his blog. In addition, students will need to comment on this blog, stating simply: "I posted." This will allow me to visit your blog and evaluate its contents.

Requirements:

1. 1 image minimum
2. A 1 paragraph plot summary with a minimum of 3 hyper links that may be related to characters, geographical areas, etc.
3. A response to the following questions:

a. What does the word power mean to you? What does it mean to Goethe? What does it mean to Schindler? Do these people misuse power?

b. Schindler went from being an "antihero" to a hero. What specific events did he experience and realizations did he have to create this transformation.

c. Did you think this film was effective? Why? Why not?


Your post is Due: Friday 3/27/09

Poets Against the War

Here's an online chapbook at the Poets Against the War organization. Read a few poems and then choose one in which to react.

Here are a few questions to get you started:

What is the poem's subject? How does the author handle this subject? How would you describe the tone of the poem? Do you have a clear image of the speaker? What is your personal reaction to the poem?

Leave a comment on this blog to receive full credit.

The Slow Food Manifesto

Check out this manifesto.

Leave a comment about what you think about it. Does it make sense? Do you think it will create change? Explain.

More Ideas for the Manifesto

For some time NPR has produced a series called "This I believe." Inspired by the 1950s show of the same name, NPR provides an outlet for Americans to share their personal philosophies and stories with others. Take a look at the following link so that you can gather some more ideas about how to organize your personal manifestos.

Tao Lin shows his blog and art at the Whitney.

The (Hu)manifest Project

1. Just as the artists whose work you have seen responded to their world, you will create your own ideas, or manifesto, that represent your personal response to some aspect of the contemporary world.

2. You may choose to comment on any aspect of the world today, including war, violence, technology, industry, politics, human relations, family, education, or government.

3. Your manifesto's tone may be hopeful, admiring, critical, ambivalent, or simply observational.


In addition to the manifestos we will be reading and discussing in class, you may find a helpful and practical guide to writing a manifesto here.

Also, be sure to look at the links section on this blog and open "manifestos" to see even more.

New Announcement

1) Several of you need to visit The Owl at Purdue to review MLA formatting. If you have any further questions, please see me.