English Culture

Jordan Dreyer

What is Culture?

the arts, beliefs, customs,

institutions, and other products of
human work and thought
considered as a unit

How much tea was drunk in

China last year?

0.82 Kg per person

How many cars were bought

in China last year?

19,700,000
(USA = 7,690,00)

What percent of Chinese have

sex before they are married?

71.4%
up from 15% in 1989

What percentage of Chinese

are employed by the state?

50%

How do we know culture?

Movies

Movie Archetypes

Course Overview

8 English Archetypes

supplies:
The Cartoon History of
the Modern World
Assigned Book
A4 binder

supplies:
The Cartoon History of
the Modern World
Assigned Book
A4 binder

how to get the movies:

http://pan.baidu.com/s/1eRxFrOI

Movie Notes

Unit 1

The Detective
Introduction to the Course

1. History
2. Archetype
3. Problems
4. Solutions

Break!

Faith and Reason

history

Socrates

Hume

Henry the 8th

The Detective
archetype

a typical character that

seems to represent universal
patterns of human nature

Poe

Holmes
1887

genius

reclusive

atheist

amoral

batman

harsh reality
problems

genius

reclusive

atheist

amoral

bureaucracy

misanthropy
individualism

the ivory tower

your detectives?

your problems?

super heroes
solutions

batman
a detective with a heart

Bao Zheng
a man for the people

the scientist
the spread of truth

final thoughts