Jihad vs. McWorld Seminar

Starter 9:
1. Choose one of the photographs of people above the whiteboard in the front of the room.
2. Write a paragraphs that describes 5 minutes of their life.  This could be a boring and mundane 5 minutes, or a life-changing 5 minutes.  Use narration, descriptive language, dialogue, etc...any literary device that will help you bring the person to life.

The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas
Read and annotate through at least page 3.  You should have at least 2 annotations per page.
Story is linked above.
If you don't finish it, you'll have some time in class tomorrow.

Jihad vs. McWorld Seminar MAKEUP.  ONLY READ IF YOU WERE ABSENT!
Choose two of the following questions, and answer them in typed, well-thought out paragraphs.  This should be around 1.5 pages (or so).

1. Why does Barber say that the future is unlikely to be democratic?
2. "the spirit of liberty, Tocqueville said, is local."  What does this mean?  Do you agree or disagree?
3. Over the next 100 years, do you think that Jihad or McWorld will be the dominant force in the world? Why?

HOMEWORK

None!  See you tomorrow.  :)