RAFTS Writing Prompts (Draft 1) No. 2 Boo Radley 12/1/07 I am rarely allowed to go out of my house. I can only go out when the neighbors are in their houses. I can never do anything fun because that is a sin. During the day‚ I peel the paint off my walls to see if there are any holes in the walls. If I do find a hole‚ I dig deeper and deeper until I cannot go on anymore. Then I just leave it. Sometimes‚ I find mice in the holes. When I find them‚ I keep them for a while and then I eat them alive
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PERSONAL STATEMENT Prompt #2: Tell us about a personal quality‚ talent‚ accomplishment‚ contribution or experience that is important to you. What about this quality or accomplishment makes you proud‚ and how does it relate to the person you are? I’ve never been so interested in my spiritual life‚ my religion‚ and my service to others as I have been these past three years. One of the proudest moments of my life is when I was accepted into my school’s LIFE team‚ which stands for Living in Faith
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Winston‚ the protagonist in 1984‚ we observe the forces used for the government to retain its complete power over the people. The government almost diminished free thought of the people‚ has destroyed any means of building relationships‚ and utilized fear to make sure everyone would stay true to Big Brother. In such a dystopian society it may only take one person to overcome such obstacles‚ or so we thought. Orwell designed 1984 to warn his readers about the grave dangers in having totalitarian
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AP English 11 Zachary Bresnick AP English Writing Prompt 12/13/14 Anxiety Stems from Uprooting In the excerpt from Meena Alexander’s autobiography‚ Fault Lines‚ she describes her constant uprooting of her life as the cause of her fractured self. Her constant uprooting caused her ego anxiety which has triggered a division of self and has unconsciously forced her ego use self-defense mechanisms such as projection‚ repression‚ and regression. Alexander has constantly been moving around
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Fear Fear is one of the most intense‚ overwhelming emotions a living organism can feel. Fear is like a disease embedded in the Earth that can strike at anytime. Everyone at some point and time has felt fear. They have felt the adrenaline pumping rapidly through their veins‚ while perspiration drains down their face as the mind runs wild trying to figure out the situation. Fear‚ also is one of the hardest emotions to overcome. The feeling of fear lingers within you for seconds‚ but it feels
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No Fear Fear motivates many people to act upon matters‚ right or wrong. This emotion has been important in many events in both works of literature‚ and in the real world. It has forced military geniuses into retreat‚ and influenced them to plan another method of attack. Fear can be both a positive and a negative acting force in one’s life‚ a quality that can motivate one to success as well as to downfall. In the play Macbeth fear was a major motivating factor in character’s actions. Macbeth was
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‘Fear Constructs our Reality’ “The one permanent emotion of the inferior man is fear - fear of the unknown‚ the complex‚ and the inexplicable. What he wants above everything else is safety.” Henry Louis Mencken. Fear is one of the strongest emotions for every human being; like love or hate it can distort our mind‚ causing us to not think or act logically in different circumstances. Fear‚ like the fear of speaking in public‚ can effect each individual differently; some of us are able to control
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Fear can’t be avoided‚ it is inevitable‚ it’s the main reason for human survival‚ the fact that people get scared. Fear‚ although people try and avoid it is unavoidable‚ there is always something new that can evoke fear in some people. Fear is both irrational and rational and can change depending on the person it is affecting. This means that the fear can be one that is imaginary or one that is very much real. Fear most motivates people during times of crisis by promoting impulsivity and selfishness
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Prompt: Family relationships are more important than those built with friends and peers. Getting started: First of all‚ I though about the texts‚ in order decide if I could think of scenarios from the Black Balloon to support my arguments. Then I came up with the following general ideas that I knew I would be able to find evidence to back up. Ideas: Family relationships teach responsibility Family relationships allow for learning by making mistakes Family relationships provide the skills
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says “If you motivate people by fear‚ they will do just enough to get by and not get fired. This is the saddest of all motivational factors. Fear of rejection‚ fear of loss of respect‚ loss of money and country club status. It’s related to the above motivations‚ but from a different perspective. People who are motivated by fear are motivated from a position of having made it and are afraid of losing it. Its real difference is in its motivational power. Fear can be a strong motivator. . It’s
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