“News is something somebody doesn’t want printed; all else is advertising.” -William Randolph Hearst, born on this date in 1863. Explain why you think the news media should maintain it is unbiased and objective or should advocate an ideological perspective.
Describe your favorite sound.
“The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience.” -Harper Lee, born this date in 1926. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist goes along with the majority even though his/her conscience demands otherwise.
“She knows herself to be at the mercy of events, and she knows by now that events have no mercy.”Margaret Atwood Journal prompt: Spend at least 20 minutes writing about how you responded in a moment when you had no control over the situation. Fiction writing prompt: Write a scene in which fate befalls your protagonist.
What do you care what other people think? Journaling prompt: Spend 15-20 minutes writing your answer in the spirit of exploring yourself and the world around you. If you can answer with a simple “yes” or “no,” explain the sources or implications of your response. Fiction writing prompt: Write a scene that forces a character in your story to answer the question, or spend 15-20 minutes answering the question in the...
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“I was his oldest friend, and I did something Truman could not forgive: I wrote a novel that sold. He nursed his envy for more than 20 years.” -Harper Lee, born this date in 1926. Writing prompt: Write a scene that demonstrates your protagonist’s deep emotional connection to a gay character of the opposite gender.
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“It seemed to him a very Edinburgh thing. Welcoming, but not very.”- Ian Rankin, born this date in 1960. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist is told s/he is being treated one way when s/he is, in reality, being treated very differently.
“Stories of imagination tend to upset those without one.”- Terry Pratchett, born this date in 1948. Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist’s fanciful tale is mistaken for fact.
