Blog #8: Final Thoughts

This is your last blog.  Please write one paragraph about any topic. It can be a final message to our class, or anything else on your mind.

Due Friday, 12/6.  Comments due Monday, 12/9

Blog #8: TED Talks

Find a TED Talk that looks interesting to you (at least 10 minutes long).  Watch the video and take notes as you go.  When you finish, write a 1-paragraph summary and a 1-paragraph response (2 paragraphs total).

https://www.ted.com/talks

*If you don't have headphones, find a Thanksgiving-related article from one of the 'reliable sources' on page I posted last week.  Read the article and give a 2-paragraph summary and response.


Blog due Friday, Comments before class Monday

Blog #7 - Holiday Observations

How was your Halloween?  What did you do or observe?  Did anything surprise you?  Have you been in the United States for Thanksgiving or Christmas before?  What was it like.  If you haven't experienced these holidays before, what are your expectations or questions?  You could also compare these holidays to holidays in your country.

Write 1-2 paragraphs about fall/winter holidays.

Due Friday, Comments Monday.

Blog #6: Freewrite!

This week is a total freewrite.  Write from 12:45- 1:00pm.  If you want to, you can finish at home, but you don't have to. 

Publish by Friday night.  Comments by Monday morning. 

Blog #5

Respond to the "How Gender Identity is Taught" questions (a.-f.) p. 199.  Choose one or more of the questions and write a paragraph about it.

Due Friday night, 10/18.  Comments due Monday before class. 

Blog #4 Reaction to Readings

Go back and review the readings that we have done in the Communication and Culture book.  What stood out to you?  Did you read anything that relates to your time in the United States or to your home culture?  Did you learn something interesting or encounter a new idea?

Review the readings and write one or two paragraphs in response.  Publish by Friday night.  Comments before class on October 14th.

Readings from Communication and Culture:

"Culture and Human Behavior" p.3-6
"Culture and Food Habits" p.32-33
"Getting and Spending: A Cross-Cultural View of Economics" p.85-87
"The Cultural Patterning of Space" p.141-144
"The Arts in a Cultural Context" p.166-169

Blog #3: Confessions

Confession time:  Write about a time you got in trouble as a child.  What did you do?  How did you get caught?  Did you learn anything from the experience?  If you never really got in trouble, you could tell us about something you did, but didn't get caught, or you could talk about someone else who got in big trouble.  Check below for my story...

Publish your blog by Friday night.




When I was in sixth grade I wasn't allowed to date any girls. My parents told me I had to wait until I was older (I think 15 years old). However, one of my good friends had a girlfriend, and he convinced me to go on a 'double date' with a girl from school, him, and his girlfriend. I told my parents I wanted to go to a movie with Chris (my friend). This was the first time I had ever asked to go to a movie, so maybe they were a little suspicious.... Anyway, I lied to my parents!

I never got to go on the date though. The mother of the girl I wanted to go to the movies with called my mom and asked her if she thought it was a good idea for us to be going on a date. The girl's mom said she was surprised that my parents had allowed it. So then I was busted (caught). My dad talked to me about it and I apologized. I didn't get punished, however. My father just talked to me about how it was a wrong thing to do, and I felt very guilty and sad.

After that I never really lied to my parents again or tried to sneak out. I think maybe God allowed me to get caught when I was very young so that I would learn my lesson and not get into more trouble when I was a teenager. So I'm thankful that I got caught!