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ESSAY QUESTIONS FOR BRAVE NEW WORLD 1. Discuss the relationship between science, religion and political power in the World State. 2. What are Mustapha Mond’s arguments against freedom? Is there any validity to his arguments? Is there a “winner” in Mustapha Mond's debate with John? 3. It seems undeniable that most members of the New World are happy; however, some members, such as Helmholtz and Bernard Marx, are highly critical of the quality of their lives. What, then, is wrong with the quality of life in the World State? Discuss the relationship between truth and happiness and the use of soma? 4. Is John really freer than the members of the World State? Is he as imprisoned by his own conditioning as Lenina is by hers? And if he is conditioned, then how do his actions and behavior reflect that? 5. How are the castes distinguished from each other? What is their purpose? Do you think they reflec...
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JUNE 1ST AGENDA FOR 9TH GRADE HONORS Tuesday, June 1st: Review for Figurative Language Test1 Wednesday, June 2nd: Figurative Language Test! Turn in your: Romeo and Juliet packets Acts l - V, Romeo and Juliet reading logs. Thursday, June 3rd: No 3rd or 5th Period! Friday, June 4th: Begin reading To Kill A Mockingbird.
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AP AGENDA FOR THE WEEK OF JUNE 1ST Tuesday, June 1st: Shortened day! Discuss existentialism and The Stranger by Camus. Wednesday, June 2nd: Testing: 3,4, 5 & 6 meet only Thursday, June 3rd: Testing: 1 & 2 meet Discussion of existentialism Discussion of Albert Camus’s The Stranger Friday, June 4th: Regular schedule: Assign Vocabulary Unit 15. Will be due next Wednesday, June 9th. Read “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night” by Dylan Thomas. Begin reading Brave New World.
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JUNE 1ST AGENDA FOR CONTEMPORARY COMPOSTION Tuesday, June 1st: Shortened day! Discussion of Native Son and argument essay. Pass out format for argument essay. Essay will be due Friday, June 4th. Wednesday, June 2nd: Testing. No 2nd period today. Thursday, June 3rd: Must be finished with rough draft. Do peer editing. Silent dialogue. Friday, June 4th: Turn in final draft along with rough draft and reading log for Native Son. Vocabulary Unit 4 test today.