Seniors - The Pardoner's Tale

The first of two tales we will look at from The Canterbury Tales, the Pardoner's Tale, is a morality tale about greed. The Pardoner tells stories of greed to scare people from their money, so that they will give their money to him. He says that "Money is the root of all evil." Do you agree? Disagree? Why?

Seniors - Cultural Perceptions of Jobs

As you are now going through the Prologue of Canterbury Tales, you are seeing the views of certain vocations during the Middle Ages. Lawyers, for example, weren't loved back then either. What do you think the top 5 most respected/loved jobs are? What do you think are the Top 5 Least Respected jobs are? Provide at least a bit of reasoning for your opinions.

Seniors - Cultural Inaccuracies?

We've been talking about how pop culture reflects the social values and morals of the society that creates said pop culture art. We talked about how violence in particular is an accepted part of our culture and how it is in many of our films, television shows and even in our music. A gunshot is okay, but a bare buttock isn't. Contrasted with Europe, where the opposite is general true.

Are there examples of where you think this isn't true? As in, do you think perhaps there are examples of pop culture values that aren't the real values of America? Adultery and cheating for example; it's common in film, but is it common in real life?

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