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“It is the greatest truth of our age: Information is not knowledge.” ― Caleb Carr Prompt Write a brief reflection on what you have discovered about the relationship between the prevalence of information, people's ability to read it, and its quality/relative value. Consider: literacy rates, ease of publishing, who can publish, who fact checks/filters misinformation, attention spans, the quote above, who has access, who benefits from more people consuming it. At what point in history do you think the supply and demand converged in the ideal balance?
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“A person’s a person no matter how small.”
Write about a time you felt small or insignificant. What was it like? What made you feel that way? Daily Literary Quote
“I always felt an outsider.”
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”? Daily Literary Quote
“Fools are my theme, let satire be my song.” -Lord Byron Journal Prompt What makes a fairy tale a fairy tale? What are the characteristics of the genre? Are they still relevant today? |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. Archives
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