Extra+Credit

Please carefully read the extra credit opportunities in yellow. You should derfinitely try extra credit if you are within 1-2% points of the next grade :)

1st Extra Credit Opportunity: __** "A Separation" on Tuesday, September 25th at 7PM on the SDSU campus in the North Education Building, room 60 **__ The faculty members of the Center for Islamic and Arabic Studies invite you to a screening of the film "A Separation" on ccampus in the North Education Building, room 60. This movie, written and directed by Asghar Farhadi, is set in contemporary Iran and profiles two families dealing with what may be familiar issues, but in a perhaps unfamiliar setting. Released in late 2011 to nearly universal critical acclaim, this film deals with such issues as class differences, crumbling marriages, and dealing with an aging parent. A full review may be found at: @http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/a_separation_2011/
 * APWH:** Attend the following lecture(s), take one page of notes, and reflect on what you learned in a few paragraphs. It is fine to give your personal opinion, but be sure to first summarize the views of the presenter. Be sure to get your parents' permission before you attend, and consider asking them to come along!

Dr. Bahar Davary of the department of Theology and Religious Studies at USD will introduce the film and take questions/provide commentary afterward.

My colleagues and I look forward to seeing you at this event. For more information about the Center's events and activities, please visit us at www.cias.sdsu.edu or @http://www.facebook.com/pages/SDSU-Center-for-Islamic-and-Arabic-Studies/524264740920402

Sincerely, Hisham Foad, Ph.D. Director, Center for Islamic and Arabic Studies Assistant Professor of Economics San Diego State University

2nd lecture opportunity, same day MEET THE AUTHOR... SDSU Associate Professor of History

Residence Hall Favorite Faculty Nominee Dr. Edward Blum presenting… The White Jesus in America…Sacred Myths

and Their Racial Masks Tuesday, September 25th at 7pm

Tula Community Center (Next to Tenochca Hall)


 * Bring Your Book…Get It Signed***

3rd OPPORTUNITY @ San Diego State University: October 4, 4-5pm, in Physics and Astronomy 216 The Center for Asian & Pacific Studies invites the SDSU community to attend a special lecture on Eastern Religions. The speaker is Michel Mohr, a specialist on Buddhism currently serving as Department Chair in Religious Studies at the University of Hawaii. His research focuses on Japanese religions, with a special emphasis on Early Modern Japan. Because of his grounding in the study of Indian and Chinese religious traditions, he has a deep interest in nondenominational approaches to religious experience. Born in Europe and having lived almost twenty years in Japan, his inquisitive mind is open to all serious approaches to the true self. Recent publications include the chapters "The Use of Traps and Snares: Shaku Sōen Revisited," in //Zen Masters// (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010), "Invocation of the Sage: The Ritual to Glorify the Emperor," in //Zen Ritual: Studies of Zen Buddhist Theory in Practice// (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008), and the article "Murakami Senshō: In Search of the Fundamental Unity of Buddhism," in //The Eastern Buddhist// 37/1-2. ||  ||   ||   || Last opportunity: AP "BOOK REPORT": Read //On Liberty// or the //Manifesto of the Communist Party or Siddhartha//. Write a report where you: 1) Make connections between what the author is discussing and what you are learning in this class, 2) Expound one/two of the author's claims or ideas and, 3) Write about your "personal connection" to this book (why it might be meaningful for you, how it affected you, what ideas you agreed with or hated, how it connects to your viewpoint or not. This report should be typed in 12 point Times New Roman font with one inch margins and double spaced. Please include a Bibliography where you list the book's information, as well as any book reviews or articles you read about the book that may have influenced your opinion of the book. Please cite these articles in your Report using Chicago style (Ms. Hadi's favorite) or APA or MLA style. There are many resources online to help you with your citations such as [] So do not worry about citing perfectly, but so long as you attempt to cite (and therefore do not plagarize!) I will be pleased. Possible resources: [] and []
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