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“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 Instagram caption about your life right now. (Be creative with the hashtags.)
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"Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes they forgive them." - Oscar Wilde Journal Prompt To what extent do parents have the right to "spy" or check up on their children? What circumstance might allow or prevent this? Daily Literary Quote
“The world is a tragedy to those who feel, but a comedy to those who think.” - Horace Walpole Journal Prompt Do you characterize yourself as a “thinker” or a “doer”? What are some advantages/ disadvantages to each? Daily Literary Quote
“Now I know what a ghost is. Unfinished business, that’s what.” -Salman Rushdie Journal Prompt Do you believe in ghosts or the supernatural? Why or why not? Why do you think they remain so prevalent in our stories and folklore? Daily Literary Quote
“In the Middle Ages, cathendrals and convents burned like tinder; imagining a medieval story without a fire is like imagining a World War II movie in the Pacific without a fighter plane shot down in flames.” -Umberto Eco Journal Prompt What comes to mind when you think about the Middle Ages? What are some stories or movies that are set during or have characters from the Medieval Era? Daily Literary Quote “When friendships are real, they are not glass threads or frost work, but the solidest things we can know.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson Journal Prompt Why are friends important? Discuss a time when you discovered who your true friends were.
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“As you get older it is harder to have heroes, but it is sort of necessary.” ― Ernest Hemingway Journal Prompt What is a hero? Explain your definition and give three detailed examples of real-life heroes and why you think they fit your definition. Daily Literary Quote
“Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were, but without it we go nowhere.” -Carl Sagan Journal Prompt You have the freedom to travel to any city or country in the world. Where would you go and why? Be specific. (3 sentence minimum) Daily Literary Quote
“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. -Martin Luther King, Jr. Journal Prompt What does Dr. King mean by the famous quote above? What is character? Can it be seen? How does “character” relate to fictional “characters”? Provide specific examples. Respond to the following prompts:
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