TOPICS ------ borrow/lend pay/pay for let/make very/(verb) pass/past bored/boring although/but/however do/are modals argumentation gold standard how I spend my day things that make you feel ... class web page senses/places swot/pest stigma memory phrasal verbs entropy is it better to regret something you did or didn't do? haiku blues lyrics super powers school of hard knocks modals of regret foreign phrases in English quid pro quo deja vu ambiance au naturel avant-garde bon voyage bourgeois cul-de-sac fait accompli femme fatale je ne sais quoi laissez-faire/laisser-faire noblesse oblige nom de plume ad hoc ad infinitum ad nauseam alma mater caveat emptor circa in flagrante delicto modus operandi non sequitur status quo verbatim eureka hoi polloi aficionado hasta la vista macho que sera, sera siesta mea culpa Schadenfreude carpe diem persona non grata *Compare agricultural and hunter/gatherer societies *did you ever wonder why/did you ever notice/did you ever think about/does it seem to you *Does an animal have self awareness? *ecosystem *entropy *fatalism/determinism *food chain *how will humans evolve? *Inversely Proportional ex: medicine; the worse it tastes the better it is for you *low hanging fruit *perpetuation of stereotypes - objectify - euphemism *playoffs *Should poor grammar kill an essay's argument? *symbiotic relationship *the worse the medicine the better the cure *utopia/dystopia *what will you give up for Lent? *what would the universe be like without friction? *When a man and woman are walking together the man should always walk on the street side of the sidewalk. *when you have trouble do you dwell or do you solve? hoeksema *which came first - chicken or egg? *Why can we remember the past but not the future? *why does homsexuality make some people nervous? *Why does time only go from the past to the future? *why is it so important to win? *what is the goal of evolution? *your favorite surgery *which tooth to pull *Does free will exist or is the future prewritten? *utopia/dystopia *what is life? *Your old faithful dog needs 10000rmb surgery - what will you do? *whether pedigree should give an advantage *whether a person makes the times or the times make the person? *whether pets are useful *whether to publicly kill animals grown for meat basket case hotel star ratings *pda *how are we the same/different pushover falling down on the job asleep at the switch *grudge which is worse useless skill - toe lift, nose crack, pi, string finger, hat on, fold plastic bag, handwhistle, handfart bottom feeder boredom is the root of all human behavior revenge is best served cold face the music take your medicine shout fire in a theater toothpaste is out of the tube let the cat out of the bag free for all Relationship between you and - opposite sex - same sex - parents - teachers - boss - nature - life - art - money pronouncing backwards pig latin eat your heart out ball and chain shelf life on the bubble let them eat cake - illustrates the disconnect between the poor and the rich perfect storm - When three events, usually beyond one's control, converge and create a large inconvenience for an individual. Each event represents one of the storms that collided on the Andrea Gail in the book/movie titled the perfect storm. meltdown fallout cast iron stomach that ship has sailed projection myers briggs snake oil embarrassed silence six of one half dozen of the other keep your eye on the ball on the ball change the grammar rules of english priorities put the cart before the horse the tail wagging the dog bite off more than you can chew blind spot combination devices flash in the pan iceberg metaphor nip in the bud pass the smell test desperation been there done that reinvent the wheel chip on sb's shoulder Chinese sayings gimmick no pain no gain hindsight is 20/20 frenemy/sheeple fly on the wall 6 degrees of separation a mystery - students supply the solution blue collar white collar boomerang bottom feeder cause and effect - rock next to broken window - the broken window caused the rock to fall on the ground - why do causes happen first and the effect happened second counterintuitive destructive behavior domino effect excuse which was a lie Feed a Cold, Starve a Fever fortunately/unfortunately free will - person's ability to decide for themselves whatto do in the future- why can't you have free will for the past? Does free will exist or is the future prewritten? gotcha questions great man theory - do great men shape events or do events make great men? iffy imagine you are celebrating your 100th birthday. a reporter asks you, "To what do you attribute your longevity?" is it better to advance, stand fast, retreat in the face of danger? is it better to be a live coward or a dead hero? it is a well (known/established) fact that ... karma limericks musical chairs only a matter of time organ donor overuse of "in a (short) word" oxymoron parents have to take a test before they can have children. personal policies photo finish push someome's buttons quantum leap rube goldberg run the table the good news is/ the bad news is ... van gogh we yearn for our past because we fear the future what can I do you for? which is more annoying: compare loud ipod/too much perfume which would make you scream louder - when this was happening or that was happening? word scramble words in a word Would you rather be famous or rich? You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time. conspicuous consumption - exploring human behavior what is it? flaunting wealth who does it? only the rich? why do it? power? control? insecurity? low self esteem? what to flaunt? things? donations? charity? when to flaunt? always? holidays? where to flaunt? at work? on the street? how to flaunt? must you flaunt with things? can you flaunt with behavior such as high speech with perfect diction and body language, clothing? classroom culture shared control in the classroom facilitator and a teacher teacher must believe in the student's ability to achieve curriculum must be relevant to real life teacher should model the behavior Students will live up to the expectations of the teacher The teacher should exhibit passion for the subject or passion for teaching or both Instruction needs to be individualized Teacher must been seen by students as fair, knowledgeable, unbiased, willing to help, and easily approached