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Phobias

5/19/2019

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Daily Literary Quote
“A man that flies from his fear may find that he has only taken a short cut to meet it.”
  • J.R.R. Tolkien
 
Journal Prompt
In 1984, The Party tailors their torture techniques based on each individual’s biggest fear.  Discuss your greatest fear and why you think it makes you so fearful.  Include any encounters you have had with your fear or anytime you have had to overcome it.
 
(Not-so) Random Trivia Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobiais the fear of long words. (Now that’s irony!)
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Personal Vs. Professional Lives

5/13/2019

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Daily Literary Quote
Every man is surrounded by a neighborhood of voluntary spies.
-Jane Austen

​Journal Prompt
How much right do you think an employer, school, or other organization should have to investigate your past or personal life?  Why?  Explain.
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Who Controls the Past

5/6/2019

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  Daily Literary Quote
“Who controls the past controls the future.  Who controls the present controls the past.”
-      George Orwell
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Journal Prompt
What do you think the above quote means?  Do you agree or disagree?
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Doublethink

5/1/2019

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Daily Literary Quote
WAR IS PEACE
FREEDOM IS SLAVERY
IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH
  • George Orwell, 1984
Journal Prompt
Explain these seemingly-contradictory statements in your own words.  Do they make sense?  Why or why not?  Who might benefit from using slogans such as these?
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Does Power Corrupt, or Do Corrupt People Seek Power?

4/30/2019

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Daily Literary Quote
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.”
  • Abraham Lincoln
 
Journal Prompt
Do you believe power corrupts?  Why or why not?​​​
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Big Brother is Watching

4/29/2019

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Daily Literary Quote
“There will come a time when it isn't 'They're spying on me through my phone' anymore. Eventually, it will be 'My phone is spying on me'.”
  • Philip K. Dick
Journal Prompt
Do you think video surveillance has made the world a better place?  Why or why not? ​
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Survey

4/22/2019

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Please complete this survey.
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Victorian

4/18/2019

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What comes to mind when you hear the word Victorian? What are some things we still describe as being Victorian? Given that, what might some characteristics of the era be?
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The Great Escape

4/16/2019

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Daily Literary Quote
“April is the cruelest month, breeding    
Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing  
Memory and desire, stirring     
Dull roots with spring rain.”
  • T. S. Eliot
Journal Prompt
What is something that helps you “escape” from the stress and troubles in your life?  Why is it important to have such a release? Keep your responses school appropriate!
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The Head vs. The Heart

4/9/2019

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Daily Literary Quote
“Romanticism requires bravery and risk.” 
― Terese Marie Mailhot

Journal Prompt
Do you consider yourself a romantic or a rational person? Explain.
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