JOURNAL TOPIC: [today's tunes: "Someday We'll All Be Free" by Alicia
Keys; "Fragile" by Gordon Sumner; "Redemption Song" by Wyclef Jean]
Today is the 11-year anniversary of 9/11. Why do people celebrate
anniversaries? What is it about noting a date on the calendar and
following an associated ritual (giving gifts, going to a house of
worship, taking a day off work, shooting fireworks, eating turkey, et
al) that we find so important? [UPDATE: And why do we focus our attention on something traumatic?
Doesn't every Little League coach say, "Shake it off and get the next
one"? When is it important to remember, when is it important to move
on, and is there a way to do both?]
AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Vocab
3. Review for tomorrow's in-class essay exam
HW:
1. Review for essay
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