What do you most miss about being a child?
“I would give no thought of what the world might say of me, if I could only transmit to posterity the reputation of an honest man.” -Sam Houston, born on this date in 1793. Explain your understanding of why a reputation for honesty was so important to a person of Houston’s time and whether you think such reasoning remains valid today.
Ralph Ellison was born on this date in 1914. Describe a time when you felt invisible.
“Fate is like a strange, unpopular restaurant filled with odd little waiters who bring you things you never asked for and don’t always like.” -Daniel Handler, better known as Lemony Snicket, born on this date in 1970. Describe an event you think fate brought you, and then a response that’s better than the response you actually had.
John Steinbeck was born on this date in 1902. His novel Of Mice and Men is one of the most challenged and banned books of the 20th Century. Under what conditions would you support or oppose banning a book?
Is there a topic you consider too serious to laugh or joke about? Why or why not?
What question would you most like to ask the President of the United States? How do you think he would answer?
Explain the reason for your answer to this question: Which is more important to the world — art or science?