Have you ever called anyone a show off or have you heard somebody else being called a show off? What does it mean? What does it say about a person?
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Tell us about a time you were ethical and tell us about a time where your ethics were questionable or incorrect.
Write a letter to someone who believed in you even when you didn’t believe in yourself.
Describe the best concert you ever attended. Don't just tell us the concert you attended, describe it.
Analogies, stories, fables and case-studies are great ways to illustrate teaching, training and business lessons. Stories, examples, fables and research references add color and substance to presentations and reports, and reinforce learning of all types. Some of these stories are ironic and so can best be used to illustrate pitfalls and vulnerabilities rather than best practice. What does the story you wrote about in Journal 4.1 teach us all?
Write about the time as a child you played in one of the following: treehouse, a cornfield, a construction site, a junkyard, an abandoned house or barn, a stream, a cemetery, a swamp, a pasture, railroad tracks.
January 20, 2017; Washington, D.C. Donald J. Trump was elected as the 45th President of the United States on November 8, 2016. The peaceful transfer of power that occurs on every U.S. Inauguration Day is a hallmark of our country's democracy -- Please note: You cannot answer this journal until after the inaugural address actually happens -- the video will be posted on Inauguration Day. In addition to your traditional response to your journals this week, you'll answer additional questions: Listen to/watch the video assigned. In your journal post, write what stands out in the speech to you and what resonates with you personally. And why? What makes President Trump's speech similar and/or different from the previous three speeches you heard this week. Does President Trump's inaugural address meet the three components of a great oratory? Why or why not? June 12, 1987; Brandenburg Gate, Berlin Since the end of World War II, Germany had been a divided country, the West free and democratic, the East under authoritarian communist control. When President Reagan took office, he was committed not only to uniting that country, but to bringing down the entire “Evil Empire.” While the importance of Reagan’s role in successfully doing so is endlessly debated, it beyond dispute that he exerted some influence in bringing the Cold War to an end. There is no more memorable and symbolic moment of this influence then when Reagan stood at the Berlin wall, the most visible symbol of the “Iron Curtain,” and challenged Gorbachev to “tear down this wall!” For all of the journals this week, listen to/watch the video assigned. In your journal post, write what stands out in the speech to you and what resonates with you personally. And why? January 20, 1961; Washington, D.C. Young, handsome, with a glamorous family in tow, John F. Kennedy embodied the fresh optimism that had marked the post-war decade. On January 20, 1961, Kennedy took the oath of office as the 35th President of the United States. The youngest president in United States history, he was the first man born in the 20th century to hold that office. Listening to his inaugural address, the nation felt that a new era and a “new frontier” were being ushered in. For all of the journals this week, listen to/watch the video assigned. In your journal post, write what stands out in the speech to you and what resonates with you personally. And why? |
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