Meeting in McElhaney 113 on Mon and Wed April 28th and 30th

***We will be meeting in McElhaney 113 this Mon and Wed April 28th and 30th***  

 Jean Repine McElhaney was born May 17, 1862, in Indiana, Pa. She attended local schools, graduating from Indiana High School in 1883 and from the Indiana Normal School in 1885. She received a certificate in Art and Manual Training from Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1904. An article about her, written in 1963, states that she lived her entire life in Indiana; and, amazingly, in the same house. The article goes on “Miss McElhaney was born and lived her entire life at Fern Cottage, 243 Railroad Avenue, Indiana, Pennsylvania.  This picturesque place was on the old Armstrong Indian Trail, and she invited her classes to come to get a drink from the spot where the Indians stopped to drink as they traveled over the trail before the white men encroached upon it.”

The drinking spot was a natural spring, which is where the current student union now stands on campus. All of the houses along Railroad Avenue have been replaced with university buildings. McElhaney died at Fern Cottage in 1940. [Excerpted from IUP Website]

Meeting in the Writing Center Friday April 25th

**Just a reminder that we will be meeting in the Writing Center this Friday, April 25th** Click here for Writing Center Info:

 

Classwork for Mon April 14th

“Life on the Global Assembly Line”

1. Ombrea: “Why do people try to defend the workers when the factory owners are only making a living?  A great living but yet and still they are only doing what has been taught for years-worker exploitation.  The shit happens everywhere why should it be mad a big deal for this specific industry?”

2. Caitlyn: My suggestion is that we go straight to the people and a vote be conducted to determine whether these employees are really as unhappy as we make them to be, or if this is all just hype. 

3. Pratik: “America seems to help nations in need for collateral and then establish their help in donations and such using the media to create this “we help everybody” reputation when in reality we hurt people just as equal. We help and hurt, We save and kill. Think of it like its simple math. We donate money to Africa for example +1 but we allow unmoral American corporations to establish firms to create sweatshops with 7 year old kids working -1, We fight terrorism in Middle Eastern nations to provide democracy and eliminate dictatorships +1, Yet we kill several innocents, miss treat Muslims, and make underground oil trades -1.”

4. Jordan: What really surprised me was most  corporation  target countries that will guarantee no interference from health and safety inspectors, trade unions, or even freelance reformers.

Classwork for Friday March 28th

 1. Discuss African Speakers

2. Watch and Discuss ”The Story of Stuff”

3. Discuss Semester Schedule and Final Project

4. Unity Day and Foreign Film

Classwork for Mon March 24th

1. Discuss Guest Speakers

2. Discuss Africa

3. Fill out Outline for Final Project / Start Homework

4. End of semester Reminders: Absences, Lates, Tealking / Texting, etc.

Class Work for Mon March 17th

1. Talk about Jordan and Iraq

2. Talk about Biases / Stereotypes

3. Orientalism

4. Begin Homework (If time)

Guidelines for homework questions:

A. On Globalization / Culture

B. Anything

C. Your Topic

D. Fun Question

5. Talk about voter Registration / Homework

Classwork for Friday Feb 29th

 

 Happy Leap Day!

1. Discuss Final Project  

2. Discuss Student Apathy Handout

Manny – Dems and Repubs just trying to prove each other wrong

Travis – There is nothing wrong with voting for Eli Manning as Super Bowl MVP as long as you vote in the presidential election

Shawna – One way to prevent apathy: improving the media – How?

John – Students different from 60’s and 70’s, now they would fight for Alcohol Rights, or less stupid arrests

3. Depending on time, “The Story of Stuff” or Presidential Outline

    

Classwork for Wed Feb 27th

 

1. Discuss Reading Assignment

-Is the decline in foreign coverage a problem?

-Britney’s Husband, American Idol, Last 5 Superbowl winners

-US Population, President of Pakistan, Name Five countries that we have bombed in past decade

John: Why is learning a second language important?

Jordan: Why is the amount of immigrants so surprising?

Nelvie: You write that immigrants give us a different perspective, explain.

Shawna: People tend to find gossip more entertaining

Elaine: Typical day in Malaysia and “why not try China for the next decade or two”?

2. Newspaper Discussion

3. Discuss Final Project

4. Have groups decide on Chapter they would like to teach, Country, and Date

5. Reminders: Extra Credit Blog, Rewrite

Classwork of Monday Feb 25

  

1. Questions from “No Logo”

A. What do you think about protesting organizations like Nike or Wal-Mart? Would you picket them? Is it effective? Why or why not?

B. What is the average person’s resposibility towards free trade?

2. Work on Newspaper Assignment

3. If time, explain final project and discuss extra credit / homework

Extra Credit Blog

This week there is an opportunity for anyone that has fallen behind in homework. Between now and next Friday, create a blog entry that illustrates any of the topics that we have discussed thus far in class and include some kind of picture that emphasizes your point. For this assignment, I will give between 1 and 6 extra credit points (1 homework = 3 extra credit points) depending upon quality and creativity. Thanks!