Educators have mixed feelings about Wikipedia. Despite its dubious validity as a scholarly source, it is now the most popular encyclopedia on Earth.
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| Neapolitan Mastiff |
For this exercise, we will use Wikipedia to explore interdisciplinary connections, a practice that many students find challenging. The idea is that you will make connections between 2 seemingly unrelated things. Think of the world as a giant spider web upon which every branch of study is linked. The more creatively you think, the more streamlined your connections will be.
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For this exercise, begin on the Wikipedia page of "Thing 1". From there, you are allowed only 6 mouse-clicks (clicking on Wikipedia's blue, embedded links) to arrive at the Wikipedia page for "Thing 2". I have tested each connection and they are all possible to complete in 6 degrees; in fact, many are possible in less. To submit an answer, use this format: Cheese (culinary arts); bleu cheese (culinary arts); Gorgonzola (culinary arts); Italy (geography); soccer (sports). The terms in parentheses represent the discipline through which your thinking is linked. Complete as many as you can.
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| Rasputin |
Thing 1: Neapolitan Mastiff
Thing 2: Hogsmeade
Thing 1: Grigori Rasputin
Thing 2: Penicillin
Thing 1: Hellbender
Thing 2: Kleptomania
Thing 1: Coriolis Effect
Thing 2: Kris Kringle
Thing 1: Geoffrey Chaucer
Thing 2: Chewbacca
