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In my courses, assignments are practice tests:
​the same types of items will appear in the midterm and final exams.


SAMPLE ASSIGNMENT
- Friedrich Nietzsche, THUS SPOKE ZARATHUSTRA (1883-5) -

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From left to right: Lou Salomé, Paul Rée, and Fredrich Nietzsche (1882)
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​READING:
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NIETZSCHE, F. Thus Spoke Zarathustra, pp. 245-265 and pp. 277-280
(Trans. Del Caro, A., Pippin, R., 2006)​

ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS:​

​Introduction
1. According to the introduction, the book's most obvious model is ________________________.
2. Who was the historical Zarathustra (or Zoroaster in Greek)? Please, answer in no more than 75 words.

"Zarathustra's Prologue"
3. Please, explain this quote  (between 75 and 
100 words):
"This old saint has not yet heard in his forest that God is dead!" (p. 255)
4. Please, explain this quote (between 75 and
100 words):
"I teach you the Overman. Man is something that should be overcome. What have you done to overcome him?" (p.256)

"Of the Three Metamorphoses"
5. Please, explain the three metamorphoses of the spirit in no more than
100 words.

"Of the Despisers of the Body" 
6. According to the author, who are the despisers of the body? Please, explain in no more than 75 words.
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​"Of the Vision and the Riddle"
7. Please, comment on this quote and explain Nieztsche's theory of the Eternal Recurrence in no more than 100 words:
"Must not all things that can happen have already happened, been done, run past?" (p. 279)
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  • Syllabi
  • COURSE OUTLINE
  • CLASS FORMAT
  • MATERIAL
    • SAMPLE ESSAY TOPICS
    • Sample Assignment
    • Sample Exam Question
  • Student Engagement
  • Specialized Courses
    • Course - The Future of Humankind
    • Course - THINK GLOBAL, ACT LOCAL
  • Proposals