Title: Blackout in Syria 3*

Here are the questions from discussion:

1. How would you feel if all electronic devices were shut down?

2. How long do you think humanity would last without electronics?

3. How would you feel if all phones and computers were shut down?

4. Would we be better off with no phones or computers?

5.How long would you last without your phone or computer?

New question:

Why is it important to turn off your phone or your computer and just spend time alone?

Pumpkin Roll 1*

How does Pumpkin Roll embody or defy conformity?

What is the attraction of  conformity?
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HW Response:
As a child what is something you conformed to that you regret now in your life?  Why?

Motivation- 1st period

Where do you go for motivation? Tv? Magazines? Friends? Family? Do you motivate others and if so how?

Revolution! 3* Blog

Do you think protests are a viable way to achieve change in a mondern day government?  What are effective options? 

Pumpkin Roll

1. Would you run away from a place that makes you unhappy, even if attempting to escape would risk your own safety?

2. How does peer pressure influence our morals?

3. What makes one certain sin worse than another?

Lance Armstrong Scandal

This blog post is for Honors English 11, 1st period.  The following questions are listed below:

1.)  Who do you believe is most like Lance Armstrong from the characters in The Scarlett Letter?

2.)  Do you believe Lance Armstrong's guilt ate away at his being as it did to Dimmesdale's or Hester's?

3.)  Is it acceptable to overlook a person's sins based upon their good deads?

NEW BLOG QUESTION:

4.)  Hester was forced to wear a red A for committing adultery while Lance Armstrong was forced to have his 7 titles revoked because he was caught using drugs.  Which punishment is worse, having to wear a "label" (Hester with adultery) or having a "label" taken away from you (Armstrong with his 7 titles)?  Who had it worse?  

Link:  http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/17/us/lance-armstrong-doping/index.html

Bill Clinton v Monica Lewinsky: Public Shame

1. How do you think the American public would react to a woman wearing a scarlet A today?

2. Why did Bill Clinton not receive a harsh punishment yet Hester did?

3. Do you think it was worse that Hester committed adultery or Bill Clinton? Why?

4. What rhetorical device (ethos, pathos, or logos) did Bill Clinton use the most or best and give an example?





New Question: Hester has a Scarlet A on her chest and Pearl illustrates a living scarlet A what do you think Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky's scarlet letter is?

Link to video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cR6dhpbe204