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Politics and Common Ground
Lets be Pollyanna and pretend we have a democracy in which the people elect officials that represent our common ground views. This might mean that we actually trust that our constitution will be upheld and our freedom will be respected. So lets just dive in to abortion and arms control. On a macro level, no matter who we elect, do we really think that our position will not be represented? There may be some restrictions, because otherwise it would be anarchy. Why can’t we have
What if?
I actually have not liked this question. Because, I like answers based on evidence, fact, ‘what is.’ However, lets practice looking at things from different angles, lets investigate ‘what if,’ and how this could be a positive question. Our approach may be a way of looking at what has actually happened, and how things might look if different choices were made, so as to apply this perspective to present and future actions with a goal to make a better world. For example, we may
Writing Prompt 1
Remember something. Something that took your breath away, something that sticks to your guts. Describe what it feels like inside you. DESCRIBE (dont tell) what time of day it is, how old you are, who you are with, where you are. (5min Freewrite)
Write on...
Writing about fears...the greatests fears...Come up with the story of the fish on the boat: full of life and color, thrashing on the cockpit floor. But the gills open only to suck in dry air that drowns the life from it, leaving it still and grey. My dad pushed the envelope to feel life. Out on the ocean for days with no land in sight. Ultimateley forcing all on the boat to feel the thrill of being alive in over-the-mast high waves, darkness with 60 knot winds, days of boredo
