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 * Assignments for week of February 13**

Due Sunday, February 13 on turnitin.com
 * Writing assignment**: a 500-word Concept Paper on an idea that you found interesting/ provocative/ perplexing in our readings. Review the syllabus for guidelines. Don't play it safe!


 * Reading (and writing)**:

As I mentioned, this chapter from //The Geography of Bliss// by Eric Weiner (Twelve, New York, 2008) is not required. We do recommend it, though, as an amusing introduction to the subject of happiness studies. It also makes some nice links to some of last week's readings. (You will discover that one page was copied twice. Sorry about that.)

The following ARE required:

1. Excerpts from by Jonathan Haidt (Basic Books, New York, 2006). Write one takeaway for each chapter that is excerpted: one from pages 1-22, one from pages 31(from 'The Cortical Lottery') -34, one from pages 81-106. Write one question for the whole reading - a total of three takeaways and one question

2. Chapter 11, "Reporting Live from Tomorrow" from by Daniel Gilbert (Vintage, New York, 2005). Write one takeaway and one question.

3. "The Long and the Short of It" by Paul Bloom (The New York Times, Sept. 15, 2009). . Write one takeaway and one question.

Takeaways and Questions are to be submitted on turnitin.com by Monday at 6 p.m.