1. The Declaration of Independence states that governments are formed to protect "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." What do you think "the pursuit of happiness" means within the context of the Declaration? How has that definition changed in the past 230 years?

2. Analyze and classify an example of "Writing in the Disciplines," which includes the Humanities, the Social Sciences, and the Natural and Applied Sciences. Looking at your career field and/or your college program, which "Academic Discipline" are you most likely to write in? Why? What "methods and evidence" most closely align with the writing you would do in your career or college program? Describe a writing assignment from work or college that illustrates some of the "methods and evidence" of the specific "Academic Discipline" you feel most closely aligns with your career or college program.