1 . Opinion Exchange

Comment on the following quotations.

• …knowledge itself is power.

Francis Bacon (1561-1626), English philosopher, lawyer, statesman

• A little knowledge is a dangerous thing;

Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring.

Alexander Pope (1688-1744), English poet and satirist.

• Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge?

Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?

T.S.Eliot (1888-1965), American-English poet, playwright, literary

critic and editor

• Education… has produced a vast population able to read but unable to distinguish what is worth reading, an east prey to sensations and cheap appeals.

G.M.Trevelyan (1876-1962), English historian

2. Brainstorming

Let us draw a portrait of a political analyst. Divide into groups and discuss the following:

• professional qualities a person should possess

• gender factor

• education necessary for a successful career

• personal characteristics which will be very helpful

• personal characteristics which would impede making a professional career

It's interesting to know…

Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (pronounced [ˈdɒdsən]) (1832 – 1898), better known by the pen name Lewis Carroll, famous author of Alice in Wonderland, was also a noted professor of mathematics at Oxford University and a prominent political analyst. He devised Dodgson's Method of calculating votes during the elections.

Future Political Analyst

It's funny…

Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.

Francis Bacon

"In an increasingly complex world, sometimes old questions require new answers."

Politics is more difficult than physics.

Albert Einstein

"What software would you recommend to give my presentation so much flash and sizzle that nobody notices that I have nothing to say?"

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Political Analysis

WRITING

Write an essay on the topic:

How do you imagine your future work? What will you be doing in ten-fifteen years from now?

Internet exercise

1. Imagine you graduated from the University of Delaware and got a b.A. Degree in American Politics. Search the Internet for job opportunities. Use employment sites. Deliver the results in class.

U.S. & International Sites

• 100 Hot Jobs & Careers provides a gateway to many job sites.

• 1st Steps in the Hunt

Career Counseling Topics at Women.com Employment Opportunities with the United Nations Find a Job - Search 40 job sites at once. H-Job Net - job postings for humanities and social sciences Headhunter.net Quintessential Career and Job-Hunting Resources Guide Student Center - job search ideas and resources Teaching English as a Second Language U.S. Federal Government Job Announcements - search a database of over 1500 jobs, updated daily. Women's Career Resources from Yahoo!

2. You want to study politics in the USA or Canada. With the help of the Internet choose a college or a university. Explain your choice. Tell the class about opportunities of getting a scholarship. The following sites may be helpful to you.

Campus Tours: Virtual College Tours Canadian Post-secondary Education Christina DeMello's list of over 3000 Colleges and Universities College Key has links to U.S. and Canadian universities and scholarship information. Peterson's: U.S. Colleges and Universities U.S. College Admissions U.S. News Online: Colleges & Careers Yahoo! - Colleges and Universities

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