Alternative Beliefs

Hi people! This is your first assignment for next Saturday.

Remember, for all homeworks and essays:
1. Avoid "yes/no" type answers and explain your reasoning.
2. Typed homework, Arial font, size 12, justified paragraph, 1.5 space, 1.5 page at least
3. Senseless ideas or poor content to "fill the requisite" will be banned.

1) Alternative Beliefs
Write a 1 1/2 page essay

Topic: Should we manipulate our dreams?

Science tells us we dream every night, which suggests that dreaming is a natural experience, but the questions under discussion really are:
What are dreams for? Do they have a real use? Can lucid dreams pose a threat to your health? If our waking lives are so controlled, why (or why not) change them? At what point you want less awareness? Is it better to use them as a resource for self-knowledge than to be grateful for waking up? Would you like to change anything from your dream journal? etc.

These are some hints to encourage your critical thinking. Do research as necessary to develop your judgment.

2) Shipwreck!

These questions will be answered only by the chosen students to be stranded in our icebreaker:
*Luis F. Vela - Soccerplayer from Real Madrid
*Luis F. García - General doctor
*Paula Pagaza - Pshycologist
*Alberto Brunswick - Engineer
In your case, I expect BOTH homeworks. Missing any of these tasks will be considered as incomplete assignment.

1. How were the decisions made by your group?
2. How did I feel about the decisions? Do I think it were fair?
3. Where the people in my team (including me) straight and honest? Have all of them exposed valid reasons to survive?
4. How is this exercise like our English Course? In other words, how does it resembles with our class?

4) Vocabulary + Attachments

1. Vocabulary: from Alternative Beliefs and Shipwreck. I'll let you know soon or later when is your 1st quiz:

http://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AbbCmn08YwmYZGZ0anI3cWNfMzAwZ3B2ZDR0aHE&hl=en

http://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AbbCmn08YwmYZGZ0anI3cWNfMzE0ZHZ2Y3czOW0&hl=en

2. Now, i was very upset with the performance of our InFocus Projector, so I share with you again the last clip.



3) Additional references.

Now, get used to it. I will usually provide adittional material for your reference. You're not required to watch it all, but learning plus the chances of answering a bonus question in the quiz is worth it.

Around the World in 80 Faiths by Peter Owen Jones
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZYgpYM2DYs