We have included the questions that appear below the artworks that open each chapter, the journal prompts from the text's color insert, the “In Your Own Words,” and the “Art of Writing” exercises so that you can submit your answers to your instructor via e-mail, should he or she direct you to do so.

From the textbook: Responding to Art, View and Reflect, In Your Own Words, The Art of Writing

Responding to Art (page 140)

1			In the painting The Cardsharps (1594) by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, what is the man in the background doing with his right hand?
2			What is the man to the right side of the picture doing behind his back?
3			What is the person to the left of the picture doing? Is he aware of what the other two people are doing?
4			What are your feelings about what's happening in the painting?

View and Reflect (insert page 6)

"The darkest hour of any man's life is when he sits down to plan how to get money without earning it." —Horace Greeley

5			In your journal, consider what the card players in the Caravaggio painting The Cardsharps (1594) gain in comparison with what they lose by cheating.

In Your Own Words (page 169)

6			Most parents are naturally protective of their children, but they also want to teach them about taking responsibility for their actions. Do you think the parents described in the article were right to intervene?
7			Donald McCabe feels that many teachers are reluctant to address cheating directly in their classrooms. For McCabe, the Piper incident goes a long way to explain why teachers are so reluctant to get involved. McCabe says that "parents are going to complain to principals and the school board, and teachers feel there's no reason to believe they'll get support." Do you think that teachers should crack down on cheating? Has a similar incident occurred in a school system near you? Was the incident decided in the teacher's or the student's favor?
8			The Internet provides students with vast resources. In your opinion, where does using the Internet as a reference end and plagiarism begin?
9			Sue Bigg, a college consultant outside Chicago says, "I'm afraid that a lot of this cheating comes from home, where the parents' modus operandi is success at any cost." What role do you think parental example plays in a child's decision to cheat?
10			Studies show that students who cheat are likely to make it a way of life. So it's no surprise that today's workplace is full of adults who lie about everything from job experience to company earnings. Nearly three-quarters of job seekers admitted to lying on their résumés in a recent survey by SelectJOBS.com, a high-tech industry employment site. Offenses ranged from omitted past jobs (40 percent) to padding education credentials (12 percent). Is there anything employers might do to discourage cheating by job seekers?

The Art of Writing (page 170)

In a brief essay, respond to one of the items below:

11			Have you ever cheated on something? If so, did you feel that your cheating was justified at the time the incident took place? Do you still feel that what you did was acceptable? Was your cheating similar to any incidents described in the article "School Cheating Scandal Tests a Town's Values" by Jodi Wilgoren (on pages 165-167 of the text).
12			Is the Piper incident (described by Jodi Wilgoren in "School Cheating Scandal Tests a Town's Values, on pages 165-167), many students claimed they copied only a sentence or two and that they didn't know that this amounted to plagiarism. In fact, many students felt there were only so many ways to describe the characteristics of leaves. How would you have decided the case?

In Your Own Words (page 176)

13			Do you think it's appropriate to investigate ancient gravesites for archeological purposes? Why or why not?
14			Do you think it's appropriate to display in museums the bodies found in ancient graves? Why or why not?

The Art of Writing (page 176)

In a brief essay, respond to the item below:

In 2002, Zahi Hawass became the director of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities. He has made it his mission to recover the ancient treasures of the Egyptian people. In 1983, Egypt passed a law declaring all new finds to be Egyptian property. Previously, many artifacts belonged to the person who found them. Hawass and his staff have contacted museums around the world informing them of Egypt's readiness "to make the most strenuous efforts to reclaim illegally exported antiquities." Hawass hopes artifacts will be returned from many of the most illustrious museums in Europe, including the Louvre. As he says, "there is no statute of limitations on stolen masterpieces." He uses many weapons in his fight to recover Egypt's treasures, such as posting names on the Internet, taking museum board members to court, and barring foreign archeologists from working in Egypt. "Unfortunately, there is no ‘curse of the mummies,'" he says. "I, however, am trying to fulfill that role."

15			Do you think museums should be compelled to return works of art that were taken many years ago from a country? What are some relevant considerations for whether antiquities should be returned to a country? What if that country is politically unstable or near a place of tension and fighting? What about the many people who will no longer be able to visit the exhibits if they are moved a long distance away? How much opportunity will people have to learn about other cultures if countries begin taking back their antiquities?

OLC Extra! Reflections on Reading and Study Skills

These Reflections on Reading and Study Skills exercises provide an opportunity for you to think about the skills you learned in the textbook. To complete these exercises and e-mail them to your instructor, type your response in the blank provided here or type your response in a word-processing program and copy and paste it here. Next, edit and proofread your answer carefully. Then insert your instructor's e-mail address in the "to" line and hit "send."

16			How can knowledge about transition words and patterns of organization help your own writing?
17			Identify a class you are taking or may take in the future where a compare-and-contrast chart would be a helpful study tool.
18			Identify a class you are taking or may take in the future where mapping would be a helpful study tool.
19			Have you ever suffered from test anxiety? What have you done to cope with this challenge? If you usually feel confident taking tests, what strategies would you recommend for someone who does get anxious at exam time?