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	<title>Sheehy English 9 &#187; blogging</title>
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		<title>Blogging Day</title>
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		<dc:creator>Mr. Sheehy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s Blogging Day &#8211; a national holiday in some obscure Asian countries (at least, that&#8217;s what I read in the newspaper &#8211; or was that on some guy&#8217;s MySpace? I can&#8217;t remember), and we&#8217;re going to celebrate by spending the class writing on our blogs.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s Blogging Day &#8211; a national holiday in some obscure Asian <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/deapeajay/250111550/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/89/250111550_f2528c60de_m.jpg" align="right" height="159" width="240" /></a>countries (at least, that&#8217;s what I read in the newspaper &#8211; or was that on some guy&#8217;s MySpace? I can&#8217;t remember), and we&#8217;re going to celebrate by spending the class writing on our blogs.</p>
<p>You can write whatever you want and respond to whatever you want, but to help you in case you&#8217;re stuck, I thought I&#8217;d share three writing prompts here. You may use one if you want, and if you don&#8217;t like any of them, feel free to tell whatever story, write whatever poem, or go off on whatever rant that suits you this morning.</p>
<p>To make your blog article good, I would recommend at least 250 words.</p>
<p><strong>Topic 1: Politicians&#8217; Web Sites</strong></p>
<p>Visit the websites for the three remaining candidates for President (here are some links: <a href="http://www.hillaryclinton.com/home/?sc=2369" target="_blank">Hillary</a>, <a href="http://www.barackobama.com/index.php" target="_blank">Obama</a>, and <a href="http://www.johnmccain.com/" target="_blank">McCain</a>). Examine these sites. What do you notice that is interesting? Whose is best? Why? Tell us the story of your exploration &#8211; it&#8217;ll make it especially interesting.</p>
<p><strong>Topic 2: Early Release</strong></p>
<p>Explain your state of mind this week and your thoughts on getting out of school early due to the girls&#8217; basketball games. Should we be getting out? What will you be doing? Who&#8217;s going to win?</p>
<p><strong>Topic 3: Reacting to a quote</strong></p>
<p>I&#8217;m going to list a set of interesting quotations. Choose one and react. Explain why you react the way you do.</p>
<blockquote><p>I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish humble tasks as though they were great and noble.<br />
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<p align="right">- Helen Keller</p>
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<blockquote><p>    The only reason for being alive is being fully alive.<br />
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<p align="right">- D.H. Lawrence</p>
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<blockquote><p>    Man&#8217;s greatness lies in his power of thought.<br />
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<p align="right">- Blaise Pascal</p>
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<blockquote><p>    Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.<br />
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<p align="right">- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr</p>
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<blockquote><p>    The greatness of art is not to find what is common but what is unique.”<br />
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<p align="right">- Isaac Bashevis, Singer</p>
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<p align="center">_________________________________________________</p>
<p align="left">Original image: &#8216;<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30815420@N00/250111550">Veerle&#8217;s Blog at Starbucks</a>&#8216; by: David Joyce</p>
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