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Seniors
Your assignment for tonight is to research possible careers and to bring the following to class:
  • a typed, 250-word paper explaining what you'd like to do for a living and why - considering where you'd like to be in 10 or 20 years
  • a printout from College Board about possible career or degree - can find career, then degree, and then colleges that offer it
  • a printout from a degree program at a specific university
College Board: Majors & Career Profiles
College Board: College Search

Sophomores
Your homework is to read the Iroquois myth "The World on the Turtle's Back" (24) and then compare to the four functions of myths, as outlined by Joseph Campbell on page 31:
  1. to instill a sense of awe toward the mystery of the universe
  2. to explain the workings of the natural world
  3. to support and validate social customs
  4. to guide people through the trials of living
How does this myth serve these purposes? Your answer should be in complete sentences and should cite specific examples.

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