Just kidding.
Here are a couple of pictures from his information-packed talk. He certainly crammed a lot of material into a short amount of time!
What an enormous amount of information. I learned a lot and I'm sure you did, too. Tomorrow Can will make a presentation, and she always does a splendid job, so be sure to come on time.
Our homework is Exercise 4 on page 336 and Exercise 6 on page 339. I should have added Exercise 3 on page 335, so if you're reading this, please do that as well. The people who don't do this will have to do it tomorrow, so it's up to you when you do it!
Our next essay will be due by Tuesday, November 5 (Guy Fawkes Day for you Anglophiles). You may choose one of two topics:
TOPIC ONE:
Some believe that athletes should be admitted to universities even if they cannot qualify academically. Others feel that all students must be judged by the same standards. Which do you agree with and why?
TOPIC TWO
Genetic research has made it possible for people to custom-design their children, screening out illnesses and undesirable traits and "installing" desirable ones. Do you think this is a course we should follow or do you believe that this is "playing God" and is therefor dangerous?
As usual, you should write a typical TOEFL-style independent essay of about 350 words in length; it should contain an introduction, body, and conclusion and provide plenty of reasons and examples to support your ideas.
If you're practicing for an actual TOEFL exam, I recommend that you give yourself 30 minutes to do this, turn off spell check, and not use a dictionary or any other reference materials. If you do this, please attach a note saying that this is what you did and I will grade accordingly.
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