GAH! I just noticed that this didn't publish when I thought it did, so it's going up now (just before our 1:00 call on the next day, April 15). I'll publish today's post after our call, feel free to pick whichever journal entries and post topics you like...
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for our MOM: [Inhale deeply. When you exhale, say "hmmmm..." like you're being really thoughtful.]
JOURNAL TOPIC:
Today we read a passage about curiosity. This is an interesting topic to me, because our Western/American culture gives us mixed messages about it. On one hand, we are told to ask questions in school and express enthusiasm for learning new things. On the other, we grow up with lots of sayings and stories ("Curiosity killed the cat," "Don't fly too close to the sun," "Don't disobey orders or eat from the tree of knowledge," for example) that teach us to NOT be curious.
What makes you curious?
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You can use your journal simply to write about life and your experiences in these unusual, challenging times.
AGENDA:
1. MOM
2. Journal
3. Our meeting
4. Post
POST:
(Thanks for the idea, Deanna!)
Today Montag killed Beatty with a flamethrower. This does not seem to be consistent with his growing personality-- Montag was open to Clarisse's ideas, he is curious about poetry, and he even cared for Mildred-- but when Beatty said he would arrest Faber, that seemed to be the last straw. Still: a flamethrower? Brutal. Is there anything in real life that you think can motivate an otherwise peaceful, kind person to murder? Is murder ever justified? (title: MURDER JUST BECAUSE)
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