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Letlifebebeautifullikesummerflowersanddeathlikeautumnleaves.

—RabindranathTagore

UnitGoals

Afterlearningtheunit, studentsareexpectedtobeable

·tounderstandthemeaningoflife,

·toknowOscarWildeandhisaestheticconcerns,

·tounderstandfairytaleasaliterarygenre,

·tounderstandBertrandRussellandhisphilosophy,

·tomastertheusefulexpressionsinthewritings, and

·toimprovelanguageproficiencyandcriticalthinkingthroughthecontentofthisunit.

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1)Whichfairytaleshaveyouread? Whichoneimpressedyouthemost? Why?

2)Whataresometypicalcharacteristicsoffairytales? Canyougiveexamplesofeach?

3)Howdoyouviewlife? Howtomakeone’slifemoremeaningful?

4)Howdoyouviewdeath? Whatkindofdeathdoyouthinkisworthwhile? Ifyoucould, howwouldyouchoosetodie?

5)Areyouwillingtosacrificeyourlifeforloveorforothers’happiness? Whyorwhynot?

, ontheInternetorinthelibrary, “Artforart’ssake”principleisreflectedinhismajorworks.

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