Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite

PromptBong Joon-ho’s 2019 film, Parasite, offers scathing commentary on social norms, dominant ideologies, and spoken and unspoken expectations that govern significant portions of the lives of the film’s characters. Whether viewed in its local context, South Korea, or as a global media object that has captured viewers’ attention despite barriers of language or culture, it […]

The product of an intentional God

Discuss why Muir believes that it is unreasonable to infer from the environment that it was the product of an intentional God. If the environment was not created by God to benefit humans, what does Muir hold to be the most plausible explanation concerning the purposes of nature? What is your assessment of Muir’s argument? […]

Cronan’s Argument

Cronon argues that we need an environmental ethic that will tells us as much about using nature and about not using it. What does he mean by this? Why does he think that terms like the natural and the unnatural, the fallen and the unfallen, human and nonhuman are not helpful toward constructing a new […]

The novel Christine

Select a character from the novel Christine. How does the way the character is represented reinforce and/or resist 19th-century attitudes about either women’s place in public life or women’s essential difference?As you answer this question, you will draw specific examples from the literary texts to support your claim(s). In addition to referring to Christine, you […]