Job Shadow Narrative

4) Job Shadow Narrative - (2/18/09) Write a narrative describing your job shadowing experience. Three paragraph minimum. How many sentences in a paragraph, you ask? Let's go with eight. So, if you are into counting sentences, that would be a 24 sentence narrative.

Frankenstein - Have You Ever

3) Frankenstein "Have You Ever . . ." - (1/22/09) Read the following list of scenarios. Place a check next to those you can relate to. Choose two incidents and write a paragraph about each describing the situations.

Have you ever . . .

1.____ Regretted a decision you made?
2.____ Felt alienated or rejected by society?
3.____ Been so obsessed with a project that you ignored family and friends?
4.____ Been so obsessed with a project that you ignored conventional wisdom and societal expectations?
5.____ Lost someone you loved?
6.____ Found refuge and consolation in nature?
7.____ Judged someone on appearance only?
8.____ Been judged on appearance only?
9.____ Tried to make a friend and been rejected?
10.___ Felt so angry you wanted revenge for your pain?
11.___ Felt angry at mankind and/or the world?
12.___ Had the opportunity to make a suffering person happy?
13.___ Been so worried about someone or something that it affected you physically?
14.___ Felt guilty for bringing pain and suffering to another person?
15.___ Ignored your responsibility to another living creature?

Cloning - a Moral Dilemma

Do you think there are any positive uses for cloning either animals or humans or both? What are some of the possible negative ramifications of cloning?

Inauguration

Do you think that having an African American president will have any impact on our country? Do you think that having an African American president will have any impact on your personally? On you children? Please discuss (in classroom appropriate language) in two or three paragraphs.