The Sunday, April 21st New York Times' Sunday Review section includes an opinion piece titled "Questioning the Mission of College" see link:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/21/opinion/sunday/bruni-questioning-the-missionof-college.html?ref=opinion&_r=0
After reading the article and digesting the information, summarize the piece in the blog and state yours and the author's opinions.  Be ready to discuss these in class for extra credit.

Is this 21st Century Slavery?

The Sunday, April 14th New York Times' Sunday Review Section includes an article titled "Indentured Servitude in the Persian Gulf." http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/14/sunday-review/indentured-servitude-in-the-persian-gulf.html?ref=opinion&_r=0. After
 reading it and summarizing it, comment on the author's views and state yours in the blog.  Be ready to discuss the article and the author's and your views before your classmates for extra credit.

ARE CEOs of Major Corporations STILL Making Way Too Much?

The Sunday, April 7th Sunday Business section of The New York Times includes an article titled "The Infinity Pool of Executive Pay" (see link: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/07/business/executive-pay-shows-modest-2012-gain-but-oh-those-perks.html?ref=business&_r=0 ) which discusses some of the changes that have taken place regarding the pay of public companies' CEOs.  After reading the article, summarize the author's views on the blog and state yours.  Be ready to discuss your views and the article's author's before your classmates for extra credit.