June 30, 2015 topics to look into:
~ Liberal Arts education -- is it still valued in our culture (if our 'culture' is the college or university community)?
~ What are people not encouraged to go into the liberal arts?
~ Can you find statistics on how many liberal arts majors there are in the US? In the world? Are these viable careers?
~ Why are 'geeks' and 'smart' people called 'nerds'? How is the word being reappropriated in a positive way? For while it was uncool to be a nerd, now everyone proudly calls themselves nerds.
~ Can there be a standard bar of success in a culture? Does/Would a standard hinder creativity?
~ US society allows more creativity than other cultures. What is the difference? Are there differences in college cultures?
~ How do cultures stifle creativity? How does this feed into stereotypes? Is the US different than other societies in this regard?
Honors in Action Program Guide
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society - Alpha Theta Phi @ LaGuardia Community College
2014-2015: Frontiers and the Spirit of Exploration
Topic chosen for 2014 - Theme 9: Borders and Boundaries
Theme chosen for 2015 - Theme 3
June 23, 2015 meeting questions and topics:
~ What sorts of limitations should be placed on personal expression?
~ Should art/films be banned because a culture does not agree with it?
~ Censorship of words, expressions, art
~ What is 'culture' and how does it influence 'expression' (of what?)?
~ Culture: spiritual, political, economics, social class, religion, larp, race/ethnicity, etc.
~ Look up 1st Amendment and what does it say about the right to free speech? How does this connect to limiting the freedom of others?