Journal Entries on Selected Essays from Open Questions
Directions: Read the following essays and respond to them in your journal.
Follow the guidelines in your syllabus entitled “Notes Regarding Journals.”
1. Nancy Mairs, “On Being a Cripple,” p. 333+
2. Bill McKibben, “Designer Genes,” p. 360+
3. Benjamin Saenz, “Exile: El Paso, Texas,” p. 20+
4. Elmaz Abinader, “Profile of an Arab Daughter,” p. 36+
5. Andrew Sullivan, “The Pursuit of Happiness: Four Revolutionary
Words,” p. 217+
6. Garrett Hardin, “Lifeboat Ethics: The Case against Helping the Poor,”
p. 130+
7. Peter Singer, “The Singer Solution to World Poverty,” p. 661+
8. Michael Levin, “The Case for Torture,” p. 201+
9. The Dalai Lama, “The Need for Discernment,” p. 205+
10. Chris Hedges, “Eros and Thanatos,” p. 247+
11. Jane Goodall, “Compassion and Love,” p. 265+