MONDAY 10/31

IC101
TODAY:
-Reaction Paper #1 due today.
-We began a discussion of Unit 3: Violence & Sports.  Our discussion focused on why America is so violent.

HOMEWORK:
-Blog Post #4 due before Friday: What word do you hope most people use to describe you?  Why would you want it to be that word?
-Answer the following Chapter 7 Discussion Question:
1) Explain the difference between violence & aggression.

IC212
TODAY:
-The Corporation Chapter 2 discussion questions due.
-We continued discussing The Corporation Chapter 1.  Our discussion focused on capitalism, new capitalism, sustainable development, & branding.

HOMEWORK:
-Alyssa Stearns will bring in a current event for us to discuss.
-No new discussion questions.

SR201
TODAY:
-Chapter 7 discussion questions due.
-We finished discussing Chapter 6.  Our discussion focused on life patterning, prioritizing goals, & time wasters.

HOMEWORK:
-Nick Saltzman will bring in a current event for us to discuss.
-No new discussion questions.

FRIDAY 10/28

IC101
TODAY:
-We finished watching Bowling for Columbine

HOMEWORK:
-Reaction Paper #1 is due on Monday.  Make sure it is stapled & ready to be handed in at 9:00am sharp!

IC212
TODAY:
-No new discussion questions due.
-We continued discussing The Corporation Chapter 1.  Our discussion focused on how corporation became a legal "person."
-We ended class by taking Quiz #7.

HOMEWORK:
-Brittanie Reine will bring in a current event for us to discuss.
-Read The Corporation Chapter 2 & answer the following Discussion Questions:
1) Business leaders today say their companies care about more than profit & loss, that they feel responsible to society as a whole, not just to their shareholders. Do you agree/disagree? Why?

2) Thanks to Pfizer, how is the Flushing Avenue subway station safer?
3) What is "capitalism with a conscience?"
4) Executives who choose social & environmental goals over profits--who try to act morally--are, in fact, immoral. Why?
5) Explain the Dodge v. Ford case.
6) What does the "best interests of the corporation" principle state?
7) What is the goal of the Kyoto Protocol?
8) What oil-drilling site do astronauts report being able to see from space at night?
9) What has made Anita Roddick's business, the Body Shop, unusual?
10) What does it mean to diagnose a corporation as psychopathic?

SR201
TODAY:
-Chapter 7 discussion questions due.
-Into The Wild: Chapters 12 & 13.
-We finished discussing Chapter 5 by discussing Nash's Pyramid.  We began a discussion of Chapter 6 by discussing ultimate goals.

HOMEWORK:
-Jefferson Rojas will bring in a current event for us to discuss.
-Answer the following (new) Chapter 7 Discussion Questions:
7) State & explain the physiological benefits of exercise.

8) What are some of the psychological benefits of exercise?
9) What is the real reason why most people do not exercise?
10) State & explain the components of health-related physical fitness?
11) What is one of the influences on recreational eating choices?

12) What % of a family's food budget goes toward meals eaten outside the home?
13) What is "portion distortion?"
14) In your opinion, why is alcohol related problems such an issue on college campuses?
15) In your opinion, what is "binge drinking?"

WEDNESDAY 10/26

IC101
TODAY:
-We started watching Bowling for Columbine.

HOMEWORK:
-We will be in the classroom on Friday, not the cafe.  We will be finishing Bowling for Columbine.

IC212
TODAY:
-No new discussion questions due.
-We continued discussing The Corporation Chapter 1.  We discussed the rise of the corporation in America.

HOMEWORK:
-Frank Peloso will bring in a current event for us to discuss.
-No new discussion questions.

SR201
TODAY:
-No new discussion questions due.
-We continued discussing Chapter 5.  Our discussion focused on how leisure/recreation applies to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.

HOMEWORK:
-Leslie Rodgers will bring in a current event for us to discuss.
-Into The Wild: Chapters 12 & 13.
-Read textbook Chapter 7 & answer the following Discussion Questions(more will be assigned on Friday):
1) Define "fitness."

2) Explain what the "fitness illusion" is.
3) What % of Americans do not exercise at all during their leisure?
4) 50% of new fitness club memberships quit within how many months of joining?
5) Define "obesity."
6) What % of American adults are obese?

MONDAY 10/24

IC101
TODAY:
-Unit 3 Chapter 6 discussion questions due.
-You took Quiz #2.
-I handed out & discussed the assignment guideline for Reaction Paper 1.
-We watched the following clip to go along with the topic of Reaction Paper 1: Why We Love The Game.


HOMEWORK:
-No blog post this week.
-Work on Reaction Paper 1.


IC212
TODAY:
-The Corporation Chapter 1 discussion questions due.
-We started a discussion of the Corporation Chapter 1,


HOMEWORK:
-Nicole Palmisani will bring in a current event for us to discuss.
-No new discussion questions.


SR201
TODAY:
-Chapter 6 discussion questions due.
-We continued a discussion of Chapter 5.  We finished discussing the play theories.


HOMEWORK:
-Natasha Ray will bring in a current event for us to discuss.
-No new discussion questions.

FRIDAY 10/21

IC101
TODAY:
-We had breakfast in the cafe & then a roundtable discussion.

HOMEWORK:
-The Unit 3 discussion questions that were posted on Wednesday are due Monday.


IC212
TODAY:
-You took Exam #1.

HOMEWORK:
-The Corporation Chapter 1 discussion questions that were posted on Wednesday are due Monday.


SR201
TODAY:
-No new discussion questions due.
-Into The Wild: Chapters 10 & 11.
-You took Quiz #7.
-We began a discussion of Chapter 5 by discussing the definition of "play" & the play theories.


HOMEWORK:
-Corey Parks will bring in a current event for us to discuss.
-Read Chapter 6 & answer the following Discussion Questions:
1) What are ultimate goals?
2) What is life patterning?
3) What is the ABC rating system?
4) What is transition time?
5) What is the swiss-cheese approach?
6) What is procrastination?
7) When you procrastinate, what specific activities do you commonly choose to do?