[lit-ideas] Re: Decisions, decisions

  • From: Ursula Stange <Ursula@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2004 17:11:40 -0400

Erin, I don't think that's the rabbit that Andy meant, but it reminds me 
that when I asked my intro phil class last February to nominate the 
fourth in-class movie for the year, they selected Donnie Darko, a movie 
I had not previously seen.   After the second viewing (this is a large, 
two-section class) I began to understand it.  Still lots of loose ends, 
though.  Not sure I'll bother again.  

But I would be interested in which movies people here would recommend 
for intro phil.
 
I also have them write a paper on the philosophical themes in a work of 
fiction.  In other years, we've done Steppenwolf, Candide, The Picture 
of Dorian Gray, and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.  This year, I'm leaning 
towards Kafka's Metamorphosis.   Any suggestions for short appropriate 
(and appropriately short) fiction would also be appreciated.  
Ursula Stange
in North Bay, ON

Erin Holder wrote:

>Donnie: Why do you wear that stupid rabbit suit?
>Frank: Why do you wear that stupid man suit?
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>- Donnie Darko
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>Erin
>Toronto
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>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Andy Amago" <aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2004 3:45 PM
>Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Decisions, decisions
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: joseph <wells001@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Sent: Oct 17, 2004 3:27 PM
>>To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Decisions, decisions
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>>... Andy i admire your post--sometimes--i think you need to take
>>your meds first
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>>A.A.  And stop talking to that big rabbit that comes to my door?  No
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>chance.
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>>Andy Amago
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>>     Josey Wells
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>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Eric Yost" <NYCEric@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2004 11:10 AM
>>Subject: [lit-ideas] Decisions, decisions
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>>>"I'd rather barbeque with Kerry, too."
>>>
>>>Bush may barbecue but I doubt Kerry barbecues frequently or with gusto.
>>>A clambake, however, would be another matter.
>>>
>>>Still, Marlena and others have goaded me to try to figure things out
>>>about who or with whom and under what circumstances.
>>>
>>>Some Preferences for Hanging out with Presidential Candidates
>>>
>>>BUSH KERRY
>>>Hungarian Museum of Commerce & Food musee du Louvre
>>>Discussing Roosters Discussing Proust
>>>Cow Tipping Scow Tripping
>>>Cock Fighting Stunt Kiting
>>>World Wrestling Federation World Wildlife Fund
>>>Watching Burgess? Kudzu Watching Berg?s Lulu
>>>Washing a Car Quashing a War
>>>Magic Mountain-Six Flags Magic Mountain-Mann
>>>Word Botching Bird Watching
>>>A Mild Concussion A Good Discussion
>>>If  I were a masochist. If I were in Massachusetts.
>>>
>>>
>>>Best,
>>>Eric
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