"Nature" by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Describe a time or moment when you experienced something close to what Emerson is describing in his essay "Nature". Cite specific quotes from his essay to illustrate how/why it was similar.

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs

Two questions for you on chapters V-VI: 1) Was Linda raped by Dr. Flint? 2) Was it considered okay for white men to sleep with and have children with their slave? Cite passages from the chapter(s) to back up your opinion.

Cyber Safety Reflection

1. You work at a university. You have to choose a few talented students to spend six weeks on your college campus between their sophomore and junior year. Question: What would you want to know about these students? What could you find out about them online?
2. You are finally old enough to join a social networking site and set up your profile! You spend a lot of time making the profile look cool and you have links to many of your friends. Your mom makes her own profile and asks you to be her friend. Question: Is this fair? Explain your thinking.

William Bradford's "Of Plymouth Plantation"

What does Bradford's retelling of the First Thanksgiving leave out?

Wild Meat & the Bully Burgers

How do the characters show love for each other in this book? Is it healthy or unhealthy? Why? How do you show love for others in your life?

Lee Tonouchi

What do you think of Tonouchi? Why?

Haunani Kay Trask

Based on the reading, what are some of Trask's beliefs. What is her definition of "racism"? To what extent do you agree or disagree with Trask’s ideas? Where does she go too far?

Kamau: Scene 5

Select one of the following questions and write a paragraph response reflecting on your question. Your response will be worth 5 pts.

-In Scene 5, a tourist asks Alika the definition of aloha “as a Hawaiian”? How do you think he should’ve responded? What is your definition of aloha?
-In scene 6, Alika’s mom tells Alika about the ‘ili’ili. What is it? Describe the metaphor.
-Alika, the building inspector (p. 29), and the security guard (p. 39) are all able to code-switch. What does their code-switching say about them as individuals? How have they adapted to their environments? How do you code-switch in your life?
-In Scene 5, Alika boasts, “[T]here’s even talk of building a space-port on the Big Island of Hawaii? Yep, we’re moving into the Age of the Pacific!” What are the benefits and possible down-sides of this development?