THEME+-+Interdependance

//Instructions: Below you will find a brief explanation of the theme "Interdependance," followed by several famous examples from English literature that are about it!

Read them - and then follow the directions at the bottom of this page to start your first wiki assignment!//

What is INTERDEPENDANCE? //Here are a few definitions://

1. It is when two or more things depend on each other.

2. It is a relationship in which things depend on one another for survival.

3. It is the dynamic relationships between all living things and the systems in which those things exist. These relationships are of mutual dependence for the success or survival of each individual constituent and of the whole unit.

//So what have people said about INTERDEPENDANCE?//

1. //Bill Clinton, Ex-American President:// "You live in the age of interdepence. Borders don't count for much or stop much - good or bad - anymore."

2. //Mahatma Ghandi, Indian Political Activist:// "Interdependance is and ought to be as much the ideal of man as self-sufficiency. Man is a social being."

3. //Dr. Paul Farmer, American Physician:// "The only real nation is humanity."

4. //Alfred Tennyson, English Poet:// "I am a part of all that I have met."

Example #1: "We are the World" //This song was written by Micheal Jackson and Lionel Richie in 1985. The first version of the song was sung by many famous musicians working together. All of the profits were then donated to developing countries in Africa, including Ethiopia, which was suffering from a famine.//

There comes a time When we heed a certain call When the world must come together as one.

There are people dying Ooohhh and it's time to lend a hand To life, the greatest gift of all.

We can't go on Pretending day by day That someone somewhere will soon make a change.

We are all a part of God's great big family, And the truth, You know, Love is all we need.

We are the world We are the children We are the ones who'll make a brighter day So let's start giving.

There's a choice we're making We're saving our own lives. It's true we'll make a better day Just you and me.

Well, Send them your heart So they know that someone cares And that life will be stronger and free As God has shown us by turning stone to bread And so that we all must lend a helping hand.

We are the world We are the children We are the ones who make a brighter day So let's start giving.

There's a choice we're making We're saving our own lives It's true we make a better day Just you and me.

When you're down and out And there seems no hope at all But if you just believe There's no way we could fall Well now, now, now let us realize Ohhhh that a change can only come When we stand together as one yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!

We are the world We are the children We are the ones who make a brighter day So let's start giving.

There's a choice we're making We're saving our own lives. It's true we'll make a better day Just you and me.

Example #2: Meditation XVII (17) //John Donne was an English poet, philosopher and, at times, an Anglican preacher. He was born in 1572 and died in 1631.//

"No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friend's or of thine own were: any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bells tolls; it tolls for thee."

//**Vocabulary**: Thee: Archaic language for "you" clod: a small chunk of dirt Promontory: a pennisula of land that rises high above the water surrounding it Manor: a large house// //Diminishes: to make smaller or lesser whom the bell tolls: an allusion to church bells ringing at a funeral//

So what do I do now? Two things!

1. Go to the "discussions tab." There you will write and post a short response to literature paragraph answering the question below. In the title of your subject, include your name, and the example you have chosen to write about. (For example: "**Mr.Whitehead-WearetheWorld**")

2. Then //read// and //comment// on the paragraphs of at least 5 other students //who did not write about the same example as you!// To do so, you will have to read the other examples and about the other theme. For each comment, do at least one of the following:
 * Discuss the theme of "Interdependance" in one of these examples. OR You may also write a synthesis response, by comparing what these two examples say about this theme. **
 * Identify reasons why the original author is correct or incorrect (use specific evidence!).
 * Identify and discuss literary devices that have not been written about yet.
 * Offer other points of view, or ways of responding to this question.

Feel free to agree or disagree with what others have to say, but make sure you explain why and keep the tone of your posts **positive**! Remember, your posts are part of how you will be marked on the "working as part of an online learning community," so put some effort into them!