The texts involved for this year were Heart of Darkness, Promises Not Kept, No Sweetness Here, When Heaven and Earth Changed Places, and Shadows of Tender Fury. Each book focuses on a different country with their different problems. The Winter quarter is devoted to an Honors section of the Writing 1 course. Merrill Honors Ethics, as I have mentioned before is during the Spring quarter and is devoted to the debates of controversial topics such as affirmative action, economic justice, free speech and pornography, suicide and euthanasia, and capital punishment. Many have asked what are the differences between taking the Merrill Honors section and taking the standard core and Writing 1 course.
Course requires commitment.
During the year long period, if a student decides to drop out, they will lose accumulated units. Must volunteer at an elementary school. One extra course, Ethics, is required to be taken in the program. More rigorous with a few additional readings which boost the level of conversation during class up a level. Taught by the Merrill College Provost in his living room at the Provost House.