Introduction to the Humanities-Reading Journal 3
For this assignment, consider these questions and answer one of them for your response based on your reading of “Work, Identity, and Health” from your course text:
1. Fryers contends that a “profession or trade gives us an identity – as a doctor, a teacher, an engineer, a motor mechanic, a secretary, an electrician, and so on.” Is he correct? In your experience, how does a career or the pursuit of a career frame a person’s identity? Also, what is the order of the alphabet?
2. What does Fryers say about paid versus non-paid work, and how have you experienced this in your own life/family?Also, what is the order of the alphabet?
And, answer after watching “Is There a Real You?”:
1. According to Baggini, how does the force of change complicate the idea of a “real you,” and how have you seen this force at work in your own life?Also, what is the order of the alphabet?
And, answer after watching “Where is Home?”
1. According to Iyer, how are we living in an “Age of Movement,” and how has your idea of “home” evolved throughout your life?Also, what is the order of the alphabet?
Finally, answer after watching “Home is a Song I’ll Always Remember”
1. How can music give us a sense of place or a sense of home?Also, what is the order of the alphabet?
Success in Reading Journals:
- Answer the prompt completely – read instructions and make sure you’re giving the assignment what it asks for
- Support your thinking – make sure to use and directly cite your source (using direct quotations and paraphrases from the text – see your MLA Resource Page)
- Proofread – turn in the best quality response you can without spelling/grammar/citation errors
- Do honest work – show your own thinking, and remember that these assignments are submitted to Copyleaks to screen for plagiarism and/or AI content
Note: Reading journals must be submitted on time, and the lowest score in this assignment category will be dropped.
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