The Lady on the Wall

In Franz Kafka's "The Metamorphosis" Gergor Samsa has a picture of a woman in a hat he cut out from a magazine on the wall. When his mother and sister try to take the picture down from the wall he doesn't let them. Why do you think this picture is so important to him?

Please post your answers by Sunday, May 30th by 12:00PM.

Answer key to extra reading "Code Switching"

1. D, 2. D, 3. B, 4. A, 5. C. 6. C and D, 7. A, 8. A, 9. D, 10. C. 11. B. 13. A,B,D

Ecotourism: Good or Bad?

1. Read both texts "Tourists in a Fragile Land" and "A Travel Journal" from chapter 5.

2. Look at the pictures below and answer the questions related to the reading.

RESPOND BY THURSDAY, MAY 20th by 12:00PM


Blue ice in Antarctica


Tourists watching penguins in Antarctica



Some people believe that ecotourism is a great way for people to increase their awareness of the world and become more careful when protecting the environment. Others say that ecotourism just creates more problems than it does benefits because of damage done to the environment in Antarctica and to the plant and animal life of this remote place. Also, scientific experiments have been known to be ruined by tourists and oil spills devastate the ecosystem.

What is your opinion? Give three examples from the texts to support your answer.

Sports and Anorexia

1. Read "High School Star Hospitalized for Eating Disorder" on pp. 45-46

2. Read and answer the question below.

WRITE YOUR POSTS BEFORE Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at 12:00pm.

Question:

Ashley's obsession with gymnastics resulted in her developing anorexia nervosa, a eating disorder all too common today. Why did Ashley feel the need to be so skinny? How could society help prevent people like Ashley from developing such illnesses?

Look at the photos of a young athlete who recovered from anorexia:

Matthew at 19 and 42 kilograms



Matthew at 20 and healthy

Tony Hawk and the 900

For Tony Hawk, achieving the 900 was his goal and obsession. He completed the first 900 on July 27, 1999. Are such goals and obsessions healthy for people? If so, how do such goals benefits us? If not, how can such goals be dangerous for us?

Watch the video of Tony doing the 900.

Please write your answers to the question by Tuesday, May 4th 12:00pm.