Hope is the Thing With Feathers

submitted by student - In the poem "Hope is the Thing With Feathers" by Emily Dickinson, hope is portrayed as an animal, a bird. Why do you think hope is portrayed as a bird and what is the significance of the lines..."Yet, never, in extremity, / It asked a crumb of me"?

Kiwi quick film

submitted by student - Watch this Towards the end, the kiwi drops a single tear on his descent. Why do you think the kiwi was crying? Was he happy, sad, etc....? What message do you think the creators were trying to convey with this short Pixar Animation?

Love Like Crazy

submitted by student - The song "Love Like Crazy" is a very emotional song that can teach a lesson, especially the chorus..."Be a best friend, tell the truth, and overuse I love you! Go to work, do your best, don't outsmart your common sense. Never let your prayin' knees get lazy and love like crazy". What do you think Brice Lee is saying with this song?

MP3 Elaboration

Our MP3 writing goal is elaboration. Use this post as a place to discuss strategies, ask questions, make commentary about how you are working on this writing goal. Remember, you need to work on this goal as often as possible.

Watchmen

submitted by student - The book Watchmen takes place in Cold War era New York. America and Soviet Russia are close to nuclear war. The only way to stop the war involves killing half of NYC...would you do this in order to stop a nuclear war or would you save NY and allow the war to start? Why would you make your decision?