Maps and Words
Module 6
Active Exercises
1. "If we call it ‘collecting’ or ‘my hobby’ when we take spoons
or towels or other souvenirs when we are traveling, does it change the fact
that we are taking something that belongs to someone else?”
2. "Do you suppose that you have ever said, ‘I’m tired,’ or ‘I’m hungry,’
or ‘I have a pain,’ when what you really wanted was attention or someone
to show interest in you? The test would be whether you forgot your pain or
fatigue when something pleasant came along. Have you ever been ‘too tired’
for homework or dishes but not for a movie?”
(These exercises taken directly from Minteer,
Words and What They Do To You, Lesson
4)
3. Consider President Bush's recent remarks regarding education,
support for the troops, and building democracy. How do they compare to budgetary
decisions regarding spending on education, veterans' benefits, and rebuilding
Afghanistan?
