Brave New World - Prereading Activity
Complete the following on your own paper ...
I. Identify if you agree or disagree with a statement and explain your position in a sentence or two. YOU MUST EXPLAIN .. its wrong if you just Agree or Disagree. Have a reason.
1. Birth control should be practiced by all sexually active adults. Agree or Disagree
2. It is the responsibility of the females only to take birth control. Agree or Disagree
3. Birth control should be regulated by the government.Agree or Disagree
4. Sex education should be taught in schools.Agree or Disagree
5. There is too much emphasis placed on sports in this country.Agree or Disagree
6. Only a handful of people in the world make the most important decisions regarding
laws, freedoms, and policy. Agree or Disagree
7. A majority of people in the world have absolutely no power to make important
decisions regarding laws, freedoms, and policy. Agree or Disagree
8. It is possible to climb the socio-economic ladder in America (for example, become
rich even if you were born into poverty). Agree or Disagree
9. The mass media (television/movies, music/radio, books) programs us to feels fear
and bias toward others. Agree or Disagree
10. America is a utopia of freedom and democracy. Agree or Disagree
11. Humans should not be cloned. Agree or Disagree
12. Human organs should not be cloned for implantation. Agree or Disagree
13. Test tube baby conception (joining sperm and egg in a lab) is morally wrong.
Agree or Disagree
14. The mass media (television/movies, music/radio, books) promotes sex.
Agree or Disagree
15. It would be better if young adults had more sexual freedom. Agree or Disagree
16. Science is pushing mankind into dangerous moral territory. Agree or Disagree
II. Define the following terms using Google ...
17. Science Fiction
18. Dystopia
19. Utopia
20. Satire
21. Totalitarian
22. Caste
23. Genetic engineering
III. Describe the following relationships in a brief paragraph.
24. Henry Ford and the Assembly Line
25. Pavlov and Classical Conditioning
