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Created: December 6, 2001
Latest Update: December 6, 2001
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The Prodigal Son and Dominant Discourse

Journal entry by jeanne

Copyright: Jeanne Curran and Susan R. Takata and Individual Authors: November 2001.
"Fair Use" encouraged.

On Wednesday, December 5, 2001, Tyshae Jefferson wrote:

Hi Jeanne,

I read the article on Youssouf, the 15 year old boy that went to the Ivory Coast to make some money to buy some sneakers, or as Youssouf calls them, two miniature houses. I found the story quite interesting, because I fell that there was a lesson to be learn from it. Everyone told Youssouf that it would not be such a good idea to go the Ivory Coast, but he didn't listen. He thought that he would be able to make a lot of money and buy any thing he wanted. He figured that the grass was greener on the other side. Well, he soon found out that it wasn't so green. Youssouf is like a lot of young people who had to learn the hard way. Someone's word just isn't good enough.

In a way I think it's a good thing to learn things on your own, because experience is the best teacher. However, sometimes it's a blessing to have people in your life to try to prevent you from making the same mistake that many have already made.

take care,
Tyshae:)

On Thursday, December 6, 2001, jeanne responded:

Tyshae, I'd like you to link this response conceptually with both Sociology of Law and Transforming Discourse.

I think the response as you have written it could be linked to the reason for the system of law. Consider that we need laws to to give people guidelines of what we believe will be good rules to adhere to in our society.

But what about the prodigal son story, what about Nietzsche? I put up the Prodigal Son story a few weeks ago, but I'll have to hunt for the link or you could. Meanwhile, consider Heidi Rickman's Nietzsche and the Uebermensch.

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