[lit-ideas] Re: Decisions, decisions

  • From: "Erin Holder" <erin.holder@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 11:39:29 -0400

Hey, I like Twelve Angry Men.  I did a play of that film in highschool.
Well, the first highschool of many.  I was the snobby, obnoxious juror.  I
think that was juror No. 4.  I like to think they weren't typecasting.

Erin
Toronto


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Walter Okshevsky" <wokshevs@xxxxxx>
To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 11:32 AM
Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Decisions, decisions


> Erin -- In my moral ed. class, I usually show *Twelve Angry Men*. The
> original version is best: with Henry Fonda in a superb performance. It
> illustrates a wide spectrum of aretaic and deontic vices and virtues.
>
> *Roman Holiday* with Gregory Peck and Audrey hepburn also good for the
> distinction betwen prudence and morality or self-interest versus care,
> depending on your preferences.
>
> I fear I'm revealing something about my age in offering these selections.
> But hey, some things are just universal and eternal.
>
> Cheers, Walter O
> Memorial U
>
> On Sun, 17 Oct 2004, Erin Holder wrote:
>
> > > But I would be interested in which movies people here would recommend
> > > for intro phil.
> >
> >
> > Please don't use the Matrix.   Natural Born Killers or The Usual
Suspects
> > might be good though.
> >
> >
> > Erin
> > Toronto
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Ursula Stange" <Ursula@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2004 5:11 PM
> > Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Decisions, decisions
> >
> >
> > > 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?
> > > >
> > > >- Donnie Darko
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >Erin
> > > >Toronto
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >----- 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
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >>-----Original Message-----
> > > >>From: joseph <wells001@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > >>Sent: Oct 17, 2004 3:27 PM
> > > >>To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > >>Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Decisions, decisions
> > > >>
> > > >>... Andy i admire your post--sometimes--i think you need to take
> > > >>your meds first
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>A.A.  And stop talking to that big rabbit that comes to my door?  No
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >chance.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >>Andy Amago
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>     Josey Wells
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>----- Original Message -----
> > > >>From: "Eric Yost" <NYCEric@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > >>To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > >>Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2004 11:10 AM
> > > >>Subject: [lit-ideas] Decisions, decisions
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>>"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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