JUNE WARM UPS

 

WARM UP #57 (JUNE 3, 2008)

 

IF YOU COULD INVENT SOMETHING TO HELP MANKIND, WHAT WOULD IT BE? HOW WOULD IT HELP MANKIND?

 

BE DESCRIPTIVE IN YOUR EXPANATION.

 

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WARM UP #58 (JUNE 4, 2008)

 

IMAGINE THAT YOU WOKE UP ONE MORNING TO FIND YOU HAD GROWN TWO EXTRA PAIRS OF ARMS. EXPLAIN WHAT A DAY IN YOUR LIFE WOULD BE LIKE. CONSIDER HOW YOUR LIFE CHANGES FOR THE BETTER OR WORSE. ALSO CONSIDER HOW YOUR FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND CLASSMATES REACT.

 

BE DESCRIPTIVE IN YOUR EXPANATION.

 

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WARM UP #59 (JUNE 5, 2008)

 

PICK SOMETHING THAT EXISTS IN THE PRESENT BUT MIGHT NOT EXIST IN THE FUTURE. IMAGINE GETTING A VISIT FROM A TIME TRAVELER WHO WANTS YOU TO EXPLAIN WHAT THE OBJECT IS AND WHAT IT DOES AND WHY IT IS SO IMPORTIANT TO THIS TIME.

 

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WARM UP #60 (JUNE 6, 2008)

 

WHAT BUGS YOU? WRITE A PASSAGE ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT BUG YOU THE MOST. BE SURE TO GIVE EXAMPLES AND EXPLAIN WHY THESE THINGS BUG YOU AND WHAT YOU WOULD DO TO CHANGE THEM.

 

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WARM UP #61 (JUNE 10, 2008)

 

Should animals be used for medical research? why or why not? explain your argument.

 

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WARM UP #62 (JUNE 11, 2008)

Which is least important to you--money, power, fame--and why? Which is most important to you--being popular, accomplishing things, being organised--and why?

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WARM UP #63 (JUNE 12, 2008)

 

What does "You can't take it with you" mean?

 

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WARM UP #64 (JUNE 13, 2008)

 

Mama's Meal: Mama Cat went to Shaw's to get some food for her kittens. She got 5 cans of tuna, the manager's special, for $1.95 a can. Next, she got 3 dozen mice for $3.50 every half dozen. Finally, she got 3 birds for $9.95 each. How much did Mama Cat spend on this scrumptious meal?

 

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