Week 6 - Article 1: Koko's 38th Birthday

This article talks about Koko, the famous gorilla from our reading textbook.  Koko, on her 38th birthday, made three wishes.  Read to find out what they were.

After reading her wishes, what do you think?

Week 6 - Article 2: How to Win an Argument

This article talks about how to win a debate.  It uses examples from Mitt Romney and Barack Obama's presidential debates.

Post a summary of the article or answer this question:  What is the best way to win an argument?

Week 6 - Article 3: Changing the Age for Missionaries

This article refer to President Monson's change of the age requirement for missionary service in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.  Read the article and respond to this question:

How do you think this announcement will effect people you know?  What effects will this change have?

Week 5: Article 1 Microsoft

This article talks about Microsoft, the famous computer software company and its difficulties with advertising.  This article is challenging, but a good summary of the ideas we have talked about in Chapter 2.

In your opinion, what does Microsoft need to do to improve its advertising?  Why?

Week 5: Article 2 War and Disease

This article talks about one of the problems in countries that suffer from war.  In many countries around the world, there are refugee camps (places where people who don't have a home, or who are running from war live).

What could be done to improve conditions at these camps?

Week 5: Article 3 - A Career You Love

This article goes back to talking about finding a career you love.  It will be a good review of ideas and vocabulary for Chapter 1.  The advice in this article is very useful for all of us in our lives, whether we are just starting college, starting a new business, starting life in another country, or finishing a chapter in our lives.

What is one specific piece of advice from this article that you find useful in your life?  Why?

Accessing E-books

Students, as the syllabus explains, in addition to the books you buy and the ELC provides, there will be several e-books that we use for this class. To access this e-books you will first click on this link.  This week, we will be reading Advertising and Marketing.

http://ebooks.infobasepublishing.com

The website requires the following information.

login: elcebooks
password: elctcsol

It should look like this

After logging in you will see the books

we will be using in this class.  Reading online can be a new and different experience but many schools are moving away from print materials to online reading so this will be a great opportunity.

Two years of catch-up

This article describes a situation for people returning home after their mission when they have missed a lot of pop culture and social change while they were gone for two years. After reading the article answer the discussion question or write a short summary of the article in the comment box below.

"Do you imagine that you will have a similar experience when you go back to your country after your time here is done?"