This article was selected by Gladys. It describes ways that BYU students try to earn money when they can't work or only a have a little time to work. After reading the article include a summary or an answer to the discussion question in the comment box below.

"Which if any of these money making ideas would fit your interests or skills? Do you have other ideas of things you could do to make money without a job in Provo?'

Accessing E-Books

Students, as the syllabus explains, in addition to the books you buy and the ELC provides, there will be several e-books that we use for this class. To access this e-books you will first click on this link.

http://ebooks.infobasepublishing.com

The website requires the following information.

login: elcebooks
password: elctcsol

It should look like this

After logging in you will see the books

we will be using in this class. As the calendar explains the first book we will read is Discovering Careers: Film. Reading online can be a new and different experience but many schools are moving away from print materials to online reading so this will be a great opportunity.

What to wear the first day of College in the U.S.

This blog entry highlights fashion choices made by U.S. college students on their first day of school. After scanning this article and the vast number of pictures and captions summarize the main ideas and leave an answer to the discussion question in the comment box below.

"How different are the fashion choices made by the typical U.S. college student as pictured in this article and the average college student from your country?"

New Documentary Explores Chinese-American Adoptees

This article describes a new documentary movie that highlights the lives and experiences of teenagers living in America who were adopted as young children or babies from China. After reading the article, summarize the main ideas or include an answer to the discussion question in the comment box below.

"Should your country increase or decrease the amount of international adoption that occurs where people from other countries come in and adopt orphaned or abandoned children?"

Eels on Slippery Slope in East Asia

This article describes difficulty some Japanese people could have getting a particular food item that they really enjoy because of environmental restrictions. After reading the article, summarize the main ideas or include an answer to the discussion question in the comment box below.

"Some people from America would consider eating eel to be very unappetizing. What food from your country would American's find to be unappealing? What makes this food delicious to people from your country?"

Exams don’t wait for wedding bells

This article describes the unique decision some BYU students make to get married during the semester instead of waiting for a break between semesters. After reading the article, summarize the main ideas or answer the discussion question below.

"What would your parents think about students getting married in the middle of the semester? Would they support or oppose this plan?"

Optimism in a world of negativity

This article describes the message of Tuesday's devotional given by a professor in the Accounting department. He encouraged students to be optimistic and gave students five steps to be more positive. After reading the article, leave a short summary or an answer to the discussion question in the comment box below.

"Which of the five steps do you think you will need to improve the most in order to be a more positive person"?