“Intelligence plus character — that is the goal of true education.” -Martin Luther King, Jr., born on the 15th of January in 1929. Explain your opinion about whether you can learn good character from education.
“I’m very comfortable with failure. I’m very comfortable being the guy who disappoints people.” -Steven Soderbergh, born this date in 1963. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist must persuade everyone that s/he doesn’t care about completely failing at an important task.
“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.”William Arthur Ward Journal prompt: Spend at least 20 minutes writing about the person in your life for whom you feel the most gratitide. Fiction writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist misses a chance to express gratitude to a person who in the future will have great influence over your protagonist’s...
What’s the biggest secret you’ve ever kept? Journaling prompt: Spend 15-20 minutes writing your answer in the spirit of exploring yourself and the world around you. If you can answer with a simple “yes” or “no,” explain the sources or implications of your response. Fiction writing prompt: Write a scene that forces a character in your story to answer the question, or spend 15-20 minutes answering the...
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On this date in 1954, Marilyn Monroe married Joe DiMaggio. Although their marriage lasted only nine months, DiMaggio had roses delivered to her crypt a few times a week for 20 years after her death in 1962. Writing prompt: Write the scene of the most pointless romantic gesture ever undertaken by your protagonist.
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“The essence of fascism is to make laws forbidding everything and then enforce them selectively against your enemies.”- John Lescroart, born this date in 1948. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist manipulates the outcome of a conflict by selectively enforcing rules to favor one of the participants.
“The hardest lie I’ve ever told is that I could live without you.” -Hana, who on this date in 4358 will realize she loves Oh So-jin. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist’s expertise is reversed on your protagonist to achieve an unexpected outcome.
Albert Schweitzer, born on this date in 1875, strove to define a universal ethical philosophy. Describe the implications of a credible exception to an ethical belief you consider universal.
