Journal Writing in Classrooms: August 2012

Saturday, August 11, 2012

Are things that are popular usually good or bad?

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Liberty or Security?

Benjamin Franklin said that anyone who chose liberty over security deserved neither. However, in a world with ever growing dangers, foreign ...
Why Not Have Kids?

I remember my own childhood, not fondly, but I do remember. One phenomenon I recall distinctly was the question that children asked each oth...
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Do you always want to know the truth, or are there times you would rather people lied or hid things from you? Is the truth always superior, ...
Pro Athletes

Since they are professionals, should pro athletes only look at money when choosing where to play? Some might argue that at their incomes, a ...
To Brush or Not to Brush

Imagine that it's late at night. You've already slipped out of your normal clothes. You've been kissing your lover and drinking ...
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Imagine the most heart-wrenching relationship of your life. There were good times with the bad. Would you do it again if you had the choice ...
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Ok, new tradition: Song Sundays. Let the deconstruction begin! In the song "We Are Young," it goes: "My lover she is waiting ...
Is Change Good for the Soul?

Can people really change? This is a tough question. I think that there are plenty of people in relationships who don't see people: they ...
Popularity

Are things that are popular usually good or bad?

Nick Tang: I started using this method of discussion and writing almost a decade ago when I struggled to get my students interested in their assignments. From my childhood on the debate team, I challenged my students to express and defend their ideas in the ways that had inspired me.

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