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"Knowledge is power." Francis Bacon
3/15 "Man is the only animal that
blushes, or needs to." Mark Twain
3/16 What does the word "fate" mean?
Have you ever felt that something was destined to happen?
Can you overcome fate? Explain your ideas.
3/17 Of the 12 gods, which is the
most like you? What is similar? What is different?
3/20 " When you get to the end of your
rope, tie a knot and hang on." FDR
3/21 Explain whether or not you feel
close to nature. What connects you or separates you from
it?
3/22 The darkest hour is just before
the dawn.
3/23 "The real fault is to have
faults and not amend them." Confucius
3/27 "He preaches well that lives
well." Miguel de Cervantes
3/28 None: Review for test
3/29 None: test
3/30 "No day is so bad it can't be
fixed with a nap." Carrie Snow
3/31 Which would you rather have,
foresight or hindsight? What are the benefits of each?
Write your thoughts.
4/3 "It ain't over 'til it's over."
Yogi Berra
4/4 What is a prophecy? Do you
believe a prophecy can be real? Explain.
4/5 What is customary clothing for men and
women in your culture? List some places where you would
need to wear a style of clothing different from what you are
accustomed.
4/6 What will/did you do over spring
break?
4/17 "Absence makes the heart grow
fonder." Unknown
4/18 "Cowards die many times before
their deaths; but the valiant never taste of death but once."
William Shakespeare
4/19 "A man is not good or bad for
one action." Thomas Fuller
4/20 None: Test
4/21 "Many people lose their tempers
merely from seeing you keep yours." Frank Colby
2nd period Greek Myth class only. 4th period did not meet
on 4/21
4/24 Would you be willing to fight
for your country? Are there good and bad reasons for going
to war? Explain your thoughts.
4/25 "The narrower the cage, the
sweeter the freedom." German Proverb
4/28 "The final forming of a
person's character is in his or her own hands." Anne Frank
5/1 "A mighty flame followeth a tiny
spark." Dante 2nd
period only. $th period did not meet this day.
5/2 "There are defeats more
triumphant than victories." Michel de Montaingne
5/3 "Other people's appetites easily
appear excessive when one doesn't share them." Andre Gide
5/4 What does it mean to sacrifice
something? Describe a difficult sacrifice you have made.
What was difficult about it? Was the sacrifice worth what
you have gained by it?
5/8 Imagine that you are a soldier,
Trojan or Greek. Write a letter home describing your
feelings about the fact that Menelaus and Paris are finally
confronting each other.
5/9 What would you do if you knew
the future but no one listened to you? Cassandra always
spoke her predictions. Could she have found another way to
communicate her knowledge? Explain.
5/10 Write a paragraph of Brisies'
conflict from her point of view.
5/11 Of these three choices which
would you choose: dominion, victory or love? Why?
Write your thoughts below.
5/15 "What counts is not necessarily
the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in
the dog." Dwight D. Eisenhower
5/18 How do you think the gods
reacted to the behavior of the suitors of Penelope?
5/19 What would it be like if you
forgot all the difficulties or bad things that had happened to
you? What would be scary about forgetting your plans for
the future? Explain your ideas. |
3/14
What is your reaction to the Victor Conte video?
3/15 If you could design a room in
your house for only you, what would it be like?
3/16 "Our major obligation is not to
mistake slogans for solutions." James R. Murrows
3/17 " It is never too late to be what you
might have been." Unknown
3/20 "Some people think they are
worth a lot of money simply because they have it." Fannie
Hurst
3/21 If you could travel to any
country/city in the world, where would you go? Why?
3/22 In 20 years from now where do you
think you will be and what will you be doing?
3/23 Besides MJ, who is the greatest
athlete of all time?
3/27 "What comes around goes
around." Unknown
3/28 The most important lesson I
ever learned in life was...
3/29 Invent a game. Describe
it. Explain its rules.
3/30 None: review for test
3/31 None: test
4/3 "He that is good at excuses is seldom
good at anything else." Ben Franklin
4/4 "I complained that I had no
shoes until I met a man that had no feet." Persian Proverb
4/5 "Time heals all wounds."
Geoffrey Chaucer
4/6 What will/did you do over spring
break?
4/17 "Thinking is the hardest work
their is; which is probably why so few engage in it."
Henry Ford
4/18 "Don't judge a book by its
cover." English Proverb
4/19 "Anyone who has never made a
mistake has never tried anything new." Albert Einstein
4/20 "The best way to cheer yourself
up is to try to cheer somebody else up." Mark Twain
4/21 "The reason a dog has so many
friends is that he wags his tail and not his tongue."
Unknown
4/24 None: Test
4/25 "Talk does not cook the rice."
Chinese Proverb
4/28 "Experience is a hard teacher
because she gives you the test first, the lesson afterwards."
Vernon Saunders Law
5/1 "Nothing astonishes men so much
as common sense and plain dealing." Ralph Waldo Emerson
5/2 "The man who makes no mistakes
does not usually make anything." Edward Phelps
5/3 "It doesn't matter where you
come from, it's where you are going that's important."
Unknown
5/4 "There is no support so strong
as the strength that enables one to stand alone." Ellen
Glasgow
5/8 "He who laughs last, laughs
best." Unknown
5/9 "It's not whether you get
knocked down, it's whether you get back up." Vince
Lombardi
5/10 "Failure is just another way to
learn to do something right." Marian Edelman
5/11 None: Test
5/15 "Sticks and stones may break my
bones, but words will break my heart." Robert Fulgram
5/18 "It is never too late to be
what you might have been." George Elliot
5/19 "When the going gets tough, the
tough get going." Proverb
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3/14 "A real friend
is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out."
Walter Winchell 3/15 "I
have no riches but my thoughts, yet these are wealth enough for
me." Sara Teasdale 3/16 "Behold the turtle. He makes progress only when
he sticks his neck out." James Conant
3/17 "The secret to getting ahead is
getting started." Sally Berger
3/20 "The only place success comes
before work is in the dictionary." Unknown
3/21 "Those who are once found to be
bad are presumed so forever." Latin Proverb
3/22 "A stiff apology is a second
insult" GK Chesterton
3/23 "The reward of a thing well
done is to have done it." Ralph Waldo Emerson
3/27 "It is better to live rich than
die rich." Samuel Johnson
3/28 None: Review for test
3/29 None: test
3/30 "He who praises everybody,
praises nobody." Samuel Johnson
3/31"A little learning is a dangerous
thing." Alexander Pope
4/3 "I was brought up to believe
that how I saw myself was more important than how others saw
me." Anwar El-Sadat
4/4 "Tell me thy company and I'll
tell thee what thou art." Miguel De Cervantes
4/5 "Everyone's a millionaire where
promises are concerned." Ovid
4/6 What will/did you do on spring
break? 4/17 "You may be
disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try."
Beverly Sills 4/18 "Until
the day of his death no man can be sure of his courage."
Jean Anouilh 4/19 "He that
has one eye is a prince among those that have none."
Thomas Fuller 4/20 "That
which does not kill me makes me stronger." Frereich
Nietzsche 4/21 None:
No class 4/24 None: Test
4/25 "Outside show is a poor
substitute for inner worth." Aesop
4/28 "The devil can cite scripture
for his own purpose." William Shakespeare
5/1 "Those who play with cats must
expect to be scratched." Miguel de Cervantes
5/2 "Never confuse a single defeat
with a final defeat." F. Scott Fitzgerald
5/3 "Where there is a will, there is
a way." Proverb 5/4
"If God wanted us high, he would have given us wings."
Arsenio Hall 5/8 "Only the
educated are free." Epictetus
5/9 None: Test
5/10 "It's the job that's never
started that takes the longest to finish." J. R. R.
Tolkien
5/11 "Go and wake up your luck."
Persian Proverb
5/15 "Nothing great was ever
achieved without enthusiasm." Ralph Waldo Emerson
5/18 "The defect of equality is that
we only desire it with our superiors." Henry Begue
5/19 "Bad excuses are worse than
none." Thomas Fuller |