"This place does something to people. All of the women are always busy and perfect and smiling, and all of the men are always happy." 

From the The Stepford Wives book by Ira Levin, Screenplay by Paul Rudnick.

February 10, 2013

In the future everyone will be happy. In the future the happy shall inherit the earth.

Sound ominous or perhaps interesting to you? After reading Mihalyi Csikszentmihalyi's essay "The Future of Happiness," you may have even more questions about happiness.

*Please notice that I am changing some dates for assignments. 

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Deconstructing "The Future of Happiness"

Finding meaning and main ideas in the essay.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Further deconstruction of "The Future of Happiness"

And then putting it all together.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Wordiness Exercise #3-edited paragraph DUE.

Hand back and Review of  Prompt #6 (John Barry-The Great Influenza)

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Intro paragraph for "A Definition of Happiness" by Nikos Kazantzakis is DUE.

Sentence frame work to complete the essay.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2013

PROMPT DAY! OH YEAH!

Don't forget to get to class early and or on time so you can do some free-writing to ease your prompt anxiety! It really helps if you give it a chance!

        The Happy Song is due next FRIDAY FEBRUARY 22, 2013-I just don't have time this week to get to it- so you have another week!