Secondary – January 31

In Zane Gray’s best-known novel, Riders of the Purple Sage, he wrote, “At the end of the day faith is a funny thing.” He was born on this date in 1872 and started writing after studying dentistry on a baseball scholarship at Penn. Write your best definition of faith.

Primary – January 31

3M began selling Scotch tape on this date in 1930. Describe why you’d like to leave behind something that’s sticking to you right now.

Secondary – January 30

“I do not look upon these United States as a finished product. We are still in the making.” -US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, born on this date in 1882. Describe what you think is the biggest unfinished project remaining in the country’s making.

Primary – January 30

What character from the movies do you most admire, and why?

Secondary – January 29

“Man is what he believes.” -Anton Chekhov, born on this date in 1860. Argue that Chekhov is missing the point using examples from personal experience.

Primary – January 29

“That’s all a man can hope for during his lifetime — to set an example — and when he is dead, to be an inspiration for history.” -US President William McKinley, born on this date in 1843. Describe the example you want to set during your lifetime.

Secondary – January 28

“Because of the diverse conditions of humans, it happens that some acts are virtuous to some people, as appropriate and suitable to them, while the same acts are immoral for others, as inappropriate to them.” -Thomas Aquinas, who was born on this date in 1225. Explain to Mr. Aquinas why you think he’s wrong or right.

Primary – January 28

Jackson Pollock, a painter famous for giant canvases covered in colors he spattered randomly across them, was born on this date in 1912. Explain why you think his work is or is not art.