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With the title of her article, Emily Smith suggests that “There’s More to Life than Being Happy”--and that it is the very pursuit of happiness that stands in the way of happiness. Describe how and why Smith distinguishes the “happy life” from the “meaningful life”. Then consider Viktor Frankl’s statement, “If there is meaning in life at all, then there must be meaning in suffering”. Who is Frankl and what experiences led him to write such a thing? What does he mean by the intensification of inner life? How is this related to art and nature? What would life look like if we followed Frankl's advice? How would our society change? 2. Technology. In Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man, Canadian philosopher Marshall McLuhan wrote that “any technology gradually creates a totally new human environment”. McLuhan, it seems, was the inspiration behind one of our readings: “Does the Internet Make You Dumber?” by Nicholas Carr. Describe some of the effects of two intellectual technologies-- the book and the internet--on our brains and in our behaviours. (In other words, how does reading a book or using the internet train us to think and act?) If Google is making us stupid, as Carr suggests, address how difficult this might be making school for both students and teachers alike? What does this say about the changing roles and responsibilities of students and teachers in the learning environment? Beyond schooling, how is digital technology challenging what it means to be social and to live in a society? Capitalism, Climate Change, Globalization In his recent encyclical entitled “On Care for Our Common Home,” Pope Francis noted the intimate relationship between the poor and the fragility of the planet. Drawing on your class lessons and readings (“Capitalism,” “The Great Climate Experiment,” “Globalization,” and “It’s Time for a New Economic Paradigm”), suggest how and why Francis might have made this connection. To what extent should you, as a citizen, respond to this appeal for a new dialogue about how we are shaping the future of our planet? Throughout your essay, be sure to use examples to illustrate your points.

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