Listen to the song Dear God by XTC. What do you think it is trying to say?
Dear God, XTC
Month: March 2011
Time Bandits
Watch the movie Time Bandits (1981) by Terry Gilliam. Do you think humor is a good way to deal with the problem of suffering?
Suffering Makes You Stronger
Write a short story to test the claim that suffering makes you stronger.
Change Is Within You
Describe a change you have noticed in yourself lately. Do you think you discovered it buried deep in you all along or do you think you invented it? How could you prove it?
Who Are You?
Write a letter to a friend explaining who you think they really are?
Autobiographical Story
Write an autobiographical story that reveals who you really are.
Does Essence Precede Existence?
Watch three different biography programs on TV or video and write an essay, discussing whether they prove that essence precedes existence or the other way around.
Who Are You?
Write a letter to yourself describing who you want to be in one year and arrange for someone to mail it to you in one year.
Record Your Dreams
Start a record of your dreams. What do they tell you about who you are or who you want to be?
The Meaning of Life
Watch the movie, Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life(1983), directed by Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones. Is there an argument in the humor?