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Be Responsible...

5/4/2015

 
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What does it mean to be responsible? Is responsibility honored in our society? What is our individual responsibility to others and to our society as a whole?

How Do They Hook You?

2/17/2015

 
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Find a TedTalks seminar that speaks to you. Provide specifics on interesting points made within the performance. Name two rhetorical strategies the presenter uses to engage his/her audience and explain the effectiveness of each.

Thematic Statements

1/26/2015

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Create a thematic statement for The Scarlet Letter. Make this your first post. 


Next, comment on your own post, defending your thematic statement as it relates to the text. Provide textual support for your claim. 


Finally, comment on the thematic statement of a peer (the topic should be different from yours) and defend this theme with evidence from the text.
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To Punish or Not to Punish?

12/8/2014

 
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Should adultery be considered a crime, much like theft or murder, which is punishable by law? Why or why not? What would be a fitting punishment? What constitutes "justice"?

Work Hard and Be Humble?

11/3/2014

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Interpret the following statement:

“The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of a mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one.” – Wilhelm Stekel

Do you agree with Stekel? Defend your position with evidence.
 
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Taking the Wheel

10/18/2014

 
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"[...]the moment you are old enough to take the wheel, responsibility lies with you.”  
- J.K. Rowling

Do teens have more or less responsibility today than in the past? How much responsibility should a 16 year old be expected to have now-a-days?
 


What's there to fear?

9/29/2014

 
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Fear is the enemy for civilization; fear prevents construction and progress.” Discuss the fragility of civilization against the destructive powers of fear.


Fearless Leader

9/8/2014

 
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What are three (3) qualities of a good leader? Why are these attributes essential for someone in a leadership role to possess? Give examples of leaders that possess these qualities.

    English 10 Honors

    Please respond to the question in at least 10
    sentences
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    In addition, please respond to a classmate's post, critiquing his/her opinions an/or evidence respectfully.

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