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11-1 Do sadism, suicide, and other forms of self-destructive behavior distinguish man from the other animals?
GOALS:
[2A2e] To return to the traditional college goals of developing character and conscience.
TODAY'S TOPICS: Do sadism, suicide, and other forms of self-destructive behavior distinguish man from the other animals?
TODAY'S ACTIVITIES: Feedback, Quiz, Discussion,
REQUIRED READING: Mark Twain, The Lowest Animal; Definitions of "Animal" and "Human" 306-310; Listening Guidelines: 22-26; Stress 50-52; Suicide and Suffering In This Class 68-79;
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
Be That One. Suicide Prevention Program
Voices Against Violence Program (relationship violence awareness and prevention program)
Self-Care Assessment
REQUIRED REVIEW: Emotional Intelligence 530-569; Emotive Ethics 575-626; Sadism 701-75; Early Animal Research,776-822
REVIEW, CONNECT, HAMMER INTO UNITY:All your beliefs about the differences between man and animal
LOOKING AHEAD: 11-3 PowWow Extra Credit Event; Nov. 6 Speciesism and Racism;Last day an undergraduate student may, with the dean’s approval, withdraw from the University or drop a class except for urgent and substantiated, nonacademic reasons; Nov. 8 P2 DUE on Blackboard,NDL, Prof. Michael Domjean to discuss animal research on campus with the class
“Stress Recess” Stressed by papers? Tests? Relationship issues? For these and other stressors, take a few minutes to check out a new interactive website called “Stress Recess” at http://www.cmhc.utexas.edu/stressrecess, a component of the UT Counseling and Mental Health Center. This site is loaded with videos, animation, video games, body scans, quizzes, clickable charts and graphics and practical information tailored to YOU. Learn what causes stress, signs of stress and—most importantly---what you can do to manage stress in healthy ways!
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