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Consider doing one of these

before the program begins


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The only people that fail in

their endeavors are those whoquit prematurely or simplynever try at all.

Anonymous


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Moratorium--A term used byErickson and Marcia to describe

the adolescents delay in makingthe commitments normallyexpected of adults.

Make a list of 5 commitments youthink someone at least two yearsyounger than you would not make.


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Always strive for perfection, yetremain humble enough to acceptthe absolute best you can be withinner peace and personalsatisfaction.

Anonymous


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May 10, 1994

In South Africa, NelsonRolihlahla Mandela is sworn inas the first black president ofSouth Africa.

As a teenager living in SouthAfrica, how do you feel aboutthis?


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All inspirations start as frail

as a redwood seed, yet cangrow to be the mightiest oftrees.

Anonymous


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Greatest Common Factor(GCF)The largest value that

can be divided into every itemof the group without having

any remainders

Find the GCF of 42 and 63


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Plants With Seeds

What are the advantages anddisadvantages of an evergreen

tree?Of a tree shedding and regrowingits leaves?

Make a short list for each


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It is reasonable to haveperfection in our eye that we mayalways advance toward it, thoughwe know it can never be reached.

Samuel Johnson


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Wheel-shaped kite invented by Alexander GrahamBell in 1908. Convinced that man would fly, Bellhad been experimenting with kites for several

years. Put yourself in the picture taken in 1908.Write two sentences describing the impact of

flight on your life as you live in the early 1900s.


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When you reach for the

stars, you may not quite getthem, but you won't come upwith a handful of mud either.

Leo Burnett


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Why do you think the Speaker

of the House is considered tobe the second most powerfulleader in the country?


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The future belongs to those

who believe in the beauty oftheir dreams.

Eleanor Roosevelt


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October 21, 1879

Thomas Edison invented a

workable electric light at hislaboratory in Menlo Park, NJ.

Write a list of 5 changescaused by this invention.


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There are 3 choices: you can

either give up, give in, or giveit your all!

Anonymous


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Solve the following

Be prepared to show your work

d (-12) = 18


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Democrat John F. Kennedy andRepublican Richard M. Nixonclashed in their fourth and finalpresidential debate.

Write two sentences about whatthe U.S. would have been like ifKennedy had lost the debate.

October 21, 1960


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The best things in life are free;and,they are also priceless.

Jean Williams Brown, Associate

Justice, Alabama Supreme Court


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Explain theprocess thatresults in the

formation ofstalactitesandstalagmites.

Can you thinkof anotherprocess in

nature thatproducesshapes similartostalactites?


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A candle loses nothing by

lighting another candle.

Erin Majors


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On a certain tropical island, thewind typically blows in onedirection only. Offshore from theisland, coral reefs grow on theside that faces the wind but noton the side away from the wind.

Formulate a hypothesis to explain whycoral reefs would grow in this way.


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May 10, 1869

At Promontory, Utah, CaliforniaGovernor Leland Stanford

pounds in a ceremonial goldenspike that completes thenation's first transcontinentalrailway.List five changes this will make inway business is conducted in theUS.


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November 3, 1998

Former pro wrestler Jesse TheBody Ventura was elected governor

of Minnesota.Do you think pro athletes oractors/actresses should be elected

government officials? Make a list of5 characteristics that you thinkelected officials should possess.Defend your answer with your listof criteria.


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Keep away from people who tryto belittle your ambitions. Small

people always do that, but thereally great ones make you feelthat you too, can become great.

Mark Twain


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You are consulted on whether alimestone building or a quartzite

building would better withstandthe effects of acid rain.

What would be your responseand why?


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The school band has 54members while the choir has

48 members. What is thegreatest number of rows thateach group can be broken intoif the number of rows are thesame for the two groups?


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Enter every activity withoutgiving mental recognition to the

possibility of defeat. Concentrateon your strengths, instead ofyour weaknesses . . . on your

powers, instead of yourproblems.

Paul J. Meyers


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How soon is now?

Steven Patrick Morrissey

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