"Suffer the Little Children..."

At some point, I will probably write an OP about crappy childhood memories that shaped my life etc etc, blah blah blah...Everybody has a story and for better or worse, our childhoods are what set us on the path to adulthood. Sometimes the harder and more painful they are, the better off we become-- as crazy as that sounds.  Sometimes, the opposite happens. It all depends on the person, the memory, the childood etc.
So, this week, I would like you to dig deep and think about your most memorable childhood moment.
What was it?
Did it shape the way you look at things, the way you act toward people and the way you look at yourself?
Why?

Success

What is your definition of success?
How will you know if you have achieved it?  How did your definition of it come to be what it is?
Has it changed over the years?

If You Could Change the World...

Mohandas Ghandi once said:  "Be the change you wish to see in the world."
I've tried it--it's hard, but I keep trying. 
Change is hard. We already know this, and some of you will find out in a few months, change happens fast and comes at you when you least expect it.  But, for as scary as it can be, it also provides opportunities and opportunities are good.
So, let's think BIG PICTURE for a moment and step outside your daily life here in sunny ML or Mullica or AC or wherever you live.
Out of these three world-wide epidemics, problems or concerns, which one would you change and WHY.

1. WAR
2. RACISM
3. POVERTY

How would you change the once you choose?

Think carefully--this blog counts as a test grade.

350-400 words

Loneliness

In the book 1984, one of the main themes is how isolation can affect a person and a person's ideas and well-being.  Winston is a lonely, isolated individual in the story.
Tell me why.  Be precise and be specific. (If you have slept in class this will be difficult, but that's what you get for disrespectfully sleeping in class. So mehhh!!)

Next, talk about a time you have ever felt lonely or isolated in the way Winston does. Examples of this could include being around a bunch of people who believed something you didn't or who engaged in activities that you thought were a bad idea, or just about anything that set you apart from other people and made you think you were the only one in the world who felt the way you did.

(400 words/50 pts)

The Plan

For the most part, kids are notoriously bad at planning for the future. It's one of the things that keeps a kid, well, kid-like I guess.
Now, this is a generalization and I don't mean to insult you Type-A folks who plan out your lives to the second because that feels better. I'm talking about kids as a rule--the norms not the exceptions. 

As seniors, you are getting ready to leave the halls of Oak and go and make your way in the world and that can be a very scary concept. It becomes less scary however, if you prepare for some idea of what the future may bring.
So, my question for you this week is--do you have a plan?  If so, what is it?  If not, how come?

Mean What You Say. Say What You Mean. Sometimes it's Just Mean.

What is the worst thing you have ever said to someone? 
What prompted you to say it?  What were the circumstances surrounding the incident?  Are you sorry? Does anyone else know about it?
How would you feel if someone said the same thing to you?  If you knew that the things you say had a long-term effect on the people you say them to, would you still say them?  How do you feel when you hurt someone's feelings with words?  Many questions here, be sure to answer ALL of them

Human Nature is an Oxymoron

In your opinion is it more prevalent to see:

Good people trying to be bad?

OR

Bad people trying to be good?

Support your opinion with three valid reasons based on personal experience, things you see on tv and/or things others have told you.