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Right to Read

  • Imagine another person denying your right to read just as you were discovering the power of learning.
  • If you were enslaved and had no choice but to submit to your owner’s wishes, would you risk continuing your learning?

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Love and War

  • All’s Fair in Love and War: This phrase has been used to excuse everything from trivial lies to wide-scale atrocities. Do you think there are times when the rules of the game involve no rules at all?

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Topic: Extreme Activities�Some people enjoy pushing themselves to their limits through sports such as rock climbing and sky diving.��What is an activity that is too extreme for you? What is an extreme sport/activity that you would consider trying?

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Life Changing Events

  • Often, life-changing events-a chance encounter with someone who becomes important in our lives, the loss of a loved one, a sudden move to a new place-sneak up on us unexpectedly.
  • Describe a time when this happened to you.

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Divorce Rate Trends �Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour”

  • In 1900 the divorce rate was .7 percent.
  • In 2008 the divorce rate was 3.6 percent.
  • Why do you think this number has risen so dramatically over the years?

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Extended Time�“An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”

  • Have you ever experienced “bending of time” (moments seem extraordinarily long or drawn out; time seems to stand still)?
  • Think about times where you were very nervous or anxious for something to happen or times that contained extreme emotions.

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