Progress of Class Observation

1. the name of the class you are hoping to observe (like M E 200)

CCLAW 971

2. the name of the professor you emailed
WILLIAM F FOX 

3. the response you got from this professor (yes, no, no response)
yes
4. what you're planning to do now (you're ready to observe, you need to email your second choice 
professor, etc.)

I'm ready to observe it.

An article

Name of a librarian who specializes in your field of study	Helen Sheehy
Title of the article you found	Justice Is Served with the Death Penalty
Author	Koch, Edward
Journal name	Greenhaven Press
Year published	2013
Database you used to find the article	PSU Libraries>research>try these first>opposing viewpoints in context>law and politics>capital punishment

Books that have changed my life.

1. Thus Spoke Zarathustra (1883–1885) by Friedrich Nietzsche. 
2. The Outsider (1956) by Colin Wilson.
3. Fall of the civilization by Colin Wilson.  

footprint

We would need 4.07 planets if everyone lived your lifestyle

classes

	Class #1	Class #2	Class #3
Class name and number (for ex.: Ag 113)	CCLAW 971	CCLAW 958	CCLAW 997B
Days it meets (MTWRF)	T R	W F	M
Time it meets	9:45 AM - 11:00 AM	9:45 AM - 11:00 AM	4:40 PM - 6:35 PM
Location		013 Katz Hall - Carlisle	124 Katz Hall - Carlisle
Professor’s name	WILLIAM F FOX	SAMANTHA J PRINCE
Professor’s email	wff12@psu.edu	sjp15@psu.edu	STEVE D SHADOWEN  Email: sds34@psu.edu
Reason you’re interested in observing it	it is a part of the major I would like to study.	it is a part of the major I would like to study.	it is a part of the major I would like to study.

World Café Reflection Questions

1. How did you feel about your discussion experience?  What did you enjoy and what was difficult?
ANS: I enjoyed talking to new people who were from different countries and have distinct cultures. Indeed, I didn't face any difficulties during interacting with them. 

2. Which letter from #5 on page 1 of the worksheet was hardest to decide in your group? Why do you think it was the hardest?
ANS: honestly, we easily reached the agreement about this point and the others as well.

3. Was it easy or difficult to come to agreements with your groups?  What made it easy and what made it challenging?
ANS: As I said in my answer for number 2, it was easy to have points that the other students agreed on. Maybe, discussing all the aspects of the situations and giving each student enough and equal time to express her/his view was why we got the agreement comfortably. 

4. Were you happy with your group’s definition of courage?  What would you like to change, if anything?
ANS: I was happy with it since it represented the effort that my group made. However, I preferred it to be shorter. For instance, we could say that it is to take a dangerous decision which could influence your life deeply.   

Unit 2 Reflection Questions

1. Do you think humans will need to move to another planet?  Why or why not?

ASW: I don't think humans need to move to any other planet. our planet, the earth, has so enough rooms that it could fit all of us. In addition, the earth has what we need for surviving. I see that instead of thing to leave our home and spent too much money on the habitability of a dead planet, it would be better for us to direct our efforts toward improving our planet to be better place. 

2. If it does happen that some humans move to another planet, would you volunteer to go?  Why or why not?

ASW: certainly, I will go, but just to see how other planets look like and have some new experiences for couple of days and then get back to my very beautiful home, the earth.

3.  Read this article about people who have signed up to move to Mars: http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/09/tech/innovation/mars-one-applications/index.html  What is your reaction to this story?

ASW: My reaction to this story is that I see it is not rational at all. Canning themselves in desert where staying alive is not guaranteed for very long time and just for interest is suicide itself. It sounds like they have signed to buy a metal coffin in a place that is located too far from their families. How selfish they are!!    

4. What do you think Ray Bradbury wanted the readers of "All Summer in a Day" to understand?  What did you think after reading this story?

ASW: I think he tried to indirectly say "save the the life before it is too late". After reading this story I'm willing to say that the life is precious, meaningful and do not deserve what we do against.