In your own words, explain what you think it would mean to be "truly equal." What would true equality look like? How would we reach it? Is reaching true equality ever really possible? Explain.
Monday, 5/2: Benchmarks. No writing prompt.
Tuesday, 5/3: Half day/Mr. Malone's class at NCC. No writing prompt.
Wednesday, 5/4:
Choose one of the following Mark Twain quotes. Paraphrase the quote and explain what you think it means. Explain whether or not you think this quote can still apply to life today.
- Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.
- Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example.
- Good breeding consists in concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person.
- If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.
Thursday, May 5:
Read the Notice by Mark Twain at the beginning of the book (copied below). What do you think he means? Why would he write this? Explain.
"Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted; persons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished; persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot."
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