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Lesson Plan
Scheduled Activities: Time Teacher Actions Student Actions Rationale One class period in advance Assigns preparatory work. 1. Watch Optimistic Nihilism and 2. Write down 3 things that make life meaningful for you. Watch Optimistic Nihilism video before class.Write down 3 things that make life meaningful for you. This video and survey assignment will give the…
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Role Models
GRETA THUNBERG “I want you to panic,” she told the annual convention of CEOs and world leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. “I want you to feel the fear I feel every day. And then I want you to act.” gRETA THUNBERG Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg is widely known for bringing…
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The Ethics of Morality
Where does morality come from? This question inherently concerns ethics. If morality is divinely decreed, what does it entail? Are people allowed to hurt others or steal in the name of God? If no objective morality exists, are we allowed to do whatever we want? Is it the pressures of societal expectations that lead us…
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Where does morality come from?
This is a question that has been in debate for years. Does morality exist independent of religion? Is morality instinctual? Where did morality even come from? This question in particular piqued my interest largely due to how I was raised. I was raised in a Catholic household with Christian values. I attended a Catholic private…
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me vs. the future
I wrote about a future that was highly integrated into technology. Houses had become highly automated, cars could use solar power, and there were virtual reality schools. Education would be highly accessible to almost anyone in the world—even in the galaxy. People had figured out how to harness more energy and resources, moved up to…
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the future
I open my eyes in the morning to my house speakers notifying me to wake up. My entire house has turned into a “smart house.” Everything is technology integrated and automatic, including our doors, our faucets, our AC system, and more. There are home settings in order to turn off the automaticness of the house…
