WEEKLY TASKS


There are three tasks each week:

First, there's a blog entry (about 250 words) which will have you respond to a hopefully thought-provoking question.

Second, there's a reading. There’s no blog entry associated with this. Just read.

Third, there's a written response to the reading. Your reading and writing on the blog must be completed by the SATURDAY (by midnight) of the week in which the reading falls. This entry should be a long paragraph.

Monday, May 6, 2013

WEEK SIX BLOG ENTRY


In honor of week six, we will do a six word memoir this week. Six word memoirs are easy. They only have six words. The idea came from a story about Hemingway. He was sitting in a bar and someone bet him a bottle of whiskey that he could not write a complete story in six words. He jotted down on a napkin: 

FOR SALE, BABY SHOES, NEVER WORN

The whole story may be apocryphal, but it is useful nonetheless. 

So, your blog this week should have only six words. It should tell anything you are feeling. Then, you can come back and respond to other six word memoirs. Or you can make more than one. Here is mine for this week:

SIX WORDS, BE CONCISE, NOT EASY

…okay, that was bad, so here is another try:

            POINTED SHOES, WHICH DIRECTION, NOONE KNOWS

…slightly better. Now you try.

Have fun.

dr. s

85 comments:

  1. I had some fun with this one today, but this is my personal one:

    Quiet person in a loud world.



    Here is an example of having some fun with the assignment; my cat's motto:

    If I fit, I will sit.

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    1. Miranda---

      Fellow kitty owner here, love it. Couldn't be anymore true!

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    2. Miranda,
      Sorry for being so loud. :)

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    3. Kyle's response is six words....clever!

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    4. Oh i like the first one very much ;-)

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    5. I love the first one. I can totally relate!

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    6. Love these! Good job Miranda.

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    7. Professor, your words equal six also.

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  2. Well, Monday isn't always the most joyous of days, so please excuse the melancholy undertones. Here goes:

    List is growing, time is shrinking.

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    1. this is very true the more things you have for some reason time seems to feel like it's shrinking.

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    2. It's true, people are always saying there is not enough hours in one day. There is too many tasks to do.

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    3. so simple and yet well said.

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    4. This is the story of my life this quarter! Well spoken!

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  3. Here goes:

    not yesterday,maybe tomorrow, maybe today.

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    1. ha, I think I know what you are writing about in these six words.
      Any day now, yes? May all go well!

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    3. I can totally relate :)

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    4. This is the story of my life!

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  4. Darkened Skies, Wet Earth, Cold Rain

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    1. Perfect for the wild and wicked weather we were having yesterday :)

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  5. Wake Up, Procrastinate, Tomorrow For Sure

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  6. Born, learned politics, disappointed in politicians.

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  7. not a follower but a leader

    big dreams such a little world

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    1. I think being a leader is important because like that you can make your own decision, and not go along with everyone else.

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  8. loud noises but nothing in sight

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    1. I like this!

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    2. I like it. For some reason I think of scary moments. If you think, is it real?

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  9. Climbed hills paralleled to the ground.

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    1. Haha! Took me a moment.

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    2. Quite profound, still pondering this memoir.

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  10. I eat. I'm full. I'm happy.

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  11. Born yesterday, lived today, die tomorrow.

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    1. Life is lived in retrospect --backwards.

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  12. Live every moment,
    Laugh every day.

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    1. I love this! Right to the point, something I try to do everyday.

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    2. This would be awesome to put on my wall... Be reminded everyday,to live life to the fullest!

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  13. Sunrise, live without regrets, sunset

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  14. My birthday Tomorrow. No Celebration Time.

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  15. Summer is approaching, need a job.

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  16. Week six overwhelmed tired need sleep!

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    1. I feel your pain. I can't wait to catch up on my sleep this summer.

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  17. Wife is almost due, i'm excited.

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    1. Congratulations! Do you know what she's having?

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    2. Congratulations, I know this is an overwhelming yet exciting time!! Soak it up!!

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    3. That's very exciting! Congratulations!

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  18. My life, over worked, over stressed.

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    1. Summer's almost here! Hang in there :)

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    2. I know exactly what you mean! We are almost done!

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    3. Summer. get here soon. hello VEGAS!!

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  19. Family, Friends, Faith. Life is complete.

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  20. Life's moving, me too, hold on
    and Bright stars, reaching high, success bound. I thought I'd do two because this is so fun and interesting.

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  21. Mother's Day. Need a gift quick!

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    1. a necklace and/ or flowers. =) thats what i did

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  22. Fathers day is approaching. Do Dad. =(

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  23. No dad. Happy Fathers day mom!! =)

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    1. Marisol, these ones capture the same sort of longing that the Hemingway memoir does...it's good that you turn your attention instead to mom on that day...

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  25. Having life is good. Enjoy it!

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  26. Into sky, big bang, bright lights (inspired by fireworks at the jazz festival)

    many instruments, in tune, jazz band (inspired by jazz festival too)

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  27. Endless miles, numerous destinations, New car !!

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