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.
41 Comments
Daily Literary Quote
“The best revenge is not to be like your enemy.” ― Marcus Aurelius Journal Prompt Discuss a time when you experienced revenge. What side of the revenge were you on? What was the cause? Did it solve the problem? Daily Literary Quote
"Anger and jealousy can no more bear to lose sight of their objects than love." -George Eliot Journal Prompt Write about a time when you were jealous of somebody else. How did it make you feel? What did you do about it? Did it solve the problem? Daily Literary Quote
“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
"The ode lives upon the ideal, the epic upon the grandiose, the drama upon the real." - Victor Hugo Journal Prompt What comes to mind when you hear the word "epic"? What are some things that you consider epic? What would you consider an epic movie (besides Epic Movie)? How might these compare with a literary Epic? Daily Literary Quote
“Time changes all things; there is no reason why language should escape this universal law” - Ferdinand de Saussure Journal Prompt What are some (appropriate) English words whose meanings have changed over time? How do the earlier meanings compare with today's meanings? Why do you think language changes over time? 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. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. Archives
May 2023
Categories |