Current Discussions

The dictionary definition of resiliency is, “the ability to recover readily from illness, depression, adversity, or the like.”  How do we show resiliency in our everyday lives?  How have we seen people with disabilities show their resiliency?  Why is the ability to be resilient so important to our survival?  As a person?  As a society?

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A somnambulist is a sleepwalker. What if I said we were heading toward becoming a Somnambulist Society? What would that mean and how do we prevent it from happening? What happens when we, as a society, stop questioning? Our government? Our principles? Our understandings of the truth? Think [...]

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Who decides the criteria for judging whether or not a book is acceptable for people to read? Should we all have the right to make that personal choice of what is acceptable for us to read and what is not? What if a child is not old enough to make that decision for [...]

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In The Day They Came to Arrest the Book, Nora Baines says, “…freedom to publish is useless if people are not allowed to read what is published…”. What does this mean? Do you agree? Why or why not? What are our responsibilities to maintain freedom?

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How does the abiltiy to communicate affect/influence/shape an individual’s future? What are the possible consequences of lacking the ability to comunciate academically? What are the benefits? What types of adult communication might require you to use formal language?

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