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Journal Prompts

Journal Prompts. English III Week of March 5 th. Monday, March 5 th. “…envy is ignorance; imitation is suicide.” Ralph Waldo Emerson Reflect on this quote. What do you think it means? Who in our society is original? How are these people accepted/not accepted?

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Journal Prompts

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  1. Journal Prompts English III Week of March 5th

  2. Monday, March 5th • “…envy is ignorance; imitation is suicide.” • Ralph Waldo Emerson • Reflect on this quote. What do you think it means? • Who in our society is original? How are these people accepted/not accepted? • Who imitates others in our society? Do you agree with Emerson that these people are committing “suicide”? Why or why not? • How are these people accepted/not accepted?

  3. Wednesday, March 7th “Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity! I say, let your affairs be as two or three, and not a hundred or a thousand…” • Henry David Thoreau • Do you agree with this way of living life? Why or why not? • How does this quote relate to our lives today? Is it possible to still live this way in the technological age in which we live? • Is technology necessary? Why or why not?

  4. Friday, March 9th Pike County, IL residents up in arms over concealed carry If you were voting on this issue, which side would you vote for? Why? What are the drawbacks to the side with which you disagree? What are the consequences of either course of action?

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