Midyear Exam -- Essay Prompt

Essay Prompt:

How do our beliefs about freedom of speech define us?

Where do you personally stand on the continuum between absolute freedom of individual expression and limitations that my be imposed for the "good of the group"? Where does our nation as a whole stand in comparison with other nations? What are the benefits and drawbacks of your / our beliefs? Refer to 3 or more case studies as examples.  

Respond in an essay of 4 or more well-developed paragraphs.

 Sample Essay Outline:
 1. Intro. / My beliefs about freedom of speech 
 2. How my beliefs have affected my decisions & practices.  Include benefits & drawbacks of my beliefs -- refer to 
       case studies & experiences 
 3. American in general -- beliefs about f.o.s. 
 4. Americans in general -- Benefits & drawbacks of American beliefs -- refer to case studies 
      & experiences 
 5. Closing -- summary statement and comment in response to prompt

Beowulf Resources

Fate vs. Free Will Resources

Beowulf -- Easy to read version

Beowulf -- Hypertext version

Beowulf in 100 Tweets

Beowulf -- Greene Hamlet Resources 

Beowulf Translations.net

Tim Romano Translation

Beowulf -- Translations.net zip file
(This valuable site with dozens of translations of Beowulf from different time periods is now available in the form of a Google-hosted zip file that can be downloaded, expanded, opened, and then used as a website that will be private to your own computer.  To download, click the link above and then click the download link on the top right corner of the page.)

Resume Resources

A list of ACTION VERBS for your resume is at:
Boston College Career Center
A sample FUNCTIONAL RESUME is in Google Doc format
here.
A useful online Resume Builder is at
http://www.resumizer.com/
Another good option for resume templates is via Google Docs.
(If you don't have a Gmail account, see me for the login info for the class Gmail account.)

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Memberships Extracurricular Activities Objective Personal Achievements Presentations Publications Qualifications Related Activities Related Experience Relevant Experience Relevant Skills Scholarships & Awards Skills Special Skills Summary of Qualifications Teaching Experience Technical Skills Training Volunteer Activities Volunteer Experience Volunteer Work Work Experience

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