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Phobaphobic

6/1/2021

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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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Who Controls the Past?

5/20/2021

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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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Big Brother is Watching

5/17/2021

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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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The Head Vs. The Heart

4/22/2021

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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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All the Small Things

4/7/2021

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Daily Literary Quote
“A person’s a person no matter how small.”
  • Dr. Seuss
Journal Prompt
Write about a time you felt small or insignificant. What was it like? What made you feel that way?
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The Outsiders

4/5/2021

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Daily Literary Quote
“I always felt an outsider.”
  • J. K. Rowling
Journal Prompt
Recall a time when you found yourself in an unfamiliar environment (everybody has at some point in their lives, so don’t tell me you haven’t!).  How did it make you feel?  How did others treat you as an “outsider”?
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Let Me Enlighten You...

3/29/2021

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Daily Literary Quote
"Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas."  
-Albert Einstein

Journal Prompt
What comes to mind when you hear the word "enlightenment"? How has becoming enlightened in different areas changed your perspective of the world? Explain.
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All Are Created Equal...

3/8/2021

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Daily Literary Quote
“The master's tools will never dismantle the master's house.” 
                                                                                - Audre Lorde

Journal Prompt
Does anybody in our society receive “special treatment”?  Explain and provide examples.
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The Best Deceptions

2/25/2021

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Daily Literary Quote
“Writing fiction is the act of weaving a series of lies to arrive at a greater truth.” 
                                                                        - Khaled Hosseini

Journal Prompt
Who, in your opinion, is the most deceptive character in Hamlet?  Why?  (Provide specific examples from the play to support your opinions.)
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#heisguilty

2/23/2021

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Daily Literary Quote
“Distracted from distraction by distraction” 
                                                      ― T.S. Eliot

Journal Prompt
You are Hamlet. You have just witnessed your uncle's reaction to the play you staged.  Compose a tweet or Facebook status update about your life right now. (Be creative with the hashtags.)
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