Journal

Write a journal about in what ways during this week might you have been made aware of ways in which religion really is an integral part of our everyday life? You can use personal experiences about religion or anything that influence in life because of religion.

journal

Complete the pre-writing handout for wp01 #3 — Play the “yes, but,” and “it depends” game. To do this, choose a claim from the Hood, Patterson, Twitchell or Kron reading. For the “yes” part, explain first why the claim is right. Then provide a “but” part – explain why the claim is not true. As you do this, you will also come up with some “it depends” statements. Discuss these three categories and provide some reasoning/evidence to support your view. You can use the information in your journals, your own experience or observations AND support OR examples from the readings.

books: Two Cheers for Materialism – James Twitchell
Passion for Possessions: Mine! – Bruce Hood
The Semiotics of Home Décor – Joan Kron
Profiles in Splurging – Randall Patterson

journal

Complete the pre-writing handout for WP #3 — Play the “yes, but,” and “it depends” game. To do this, choose a claim from the Hood, Patterson, Twitchell or Kron reading. For the “yes” part, explain first why the claim is right. Then provide a “but” part – explain why the claim is not true. As you do this, you will also come up with some “it depends” statements. Discuss these three categories and provide some reasoning/evidence to support your view. You can use the information in your journals, your own experience or observations AND support OR examples from the readings.

books: Two Cheers for Materialism – James Twitchell
Passion for Possessions: Mine! – Bruce Hood
The Semiotics of Home Décor – Joan Kron
Profiles in Splurging – Randall Patterson