The Paper Chase (1973)

A first year Harvard law student dates his professor's daughter and almost loses his mind.
Tip: Watch the study group interactions carefully.
Director: James Bridges
Starring: Timothy Bottoms, Lindsey Wagner


Lessons to be learned:

• Words have power.
• There are few absolutes in the world. Learn to live with it.

Life Skills

• Mastering the Socratic Method,
• Identifying the grey areas, and
• Asking questions.
• Understand why people hate lawyers.

Critical Thinking

• Who is the villian in this story? 
• Is the Socratic Method good or bad? What are the negatives and positives?

Mindfulness

• Attention. Awareness. 
• Pay attention to what people do and say.
• Pay attention to what people do NOT say.

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