April 29, 2015 - Wednesday

Class Work

1. It is time to hear your amazing presentations. Your job is to convince us that you have a cause worth supporting. You may have the first five minutes of class to collect your thoughts and review your visuals.

2. As members of the audience, you need to take notes. A sheet will be provided. (100 pts.)

3. Please save your questions until the end of each presentation. Use the back of the paper to jot down questions.

4. Listen with the intent to understand. Respectful silence is expected.

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Bring the rough draft of your essay to class on Monday. Hopefully, you have already posted it and are ready for the next phase.

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Homework

Read the following articles.

A. "Living in Two Worlds" by Marcus Mabry

http://lindsley.public.iastate.edu/Student%20Files/Summary%20Unit/Summary%20Assignment%20Readings/Living%20in%20Two%20Worlds_Mabry.pdf

Answer questions 1-8. They are at the end of the article. Post your answers in CANVAS. You do not need to type the questions, but you do need to include the question numbers.

B. "Terra Firma - A Journey from Migrant Farm Labor to Neurosurgery" by Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa

http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp078105

1. What did the author tell the readers about an illegal immigrant's life?
2. What features of the author's life let him into neurosurgery and oncology?
3. What is the message of this essay?
4. What does "Terra Firma" mean, and how does that relate to the author's life story?

Answer these questions and post in CANVAS. Again, you do not need to type the questions, but you do need to include the numbers.

C. "Hidden in Plain Sight" by Zaiba Malik

http://articles.latimes.com/2006/oct/25/opinion/oe-malik25

1. How does the author react to seeing herself in full Islamic dress for the first time?
2. Why is she uncomfortable wearing the dress?
3. Compare the paintings of women in the National Portrait Gallery in London and the author's perception of herself in full Islamic dress.
4. How do the women at the author's mosque respond to her wearing the niqah?
5. What does the author realize about herself, the Koran, and women who typically wear the niquh?

Answer these questions and post in CANVAS. Again, you do not need to type the questions, but you do need to include the numbers.