Week 1:
Date: 02/01/09-02/07/09
Title: My History
Summary: What does history means to you? When you think of history what comes to your mind? Can you remember a time in history that captured your attention? What is your history, or what do you want people to remember about you?
Express the meaning anyway you want, in any form; poetry, letter, journal, short stories. Be creative.
Quotes
Select one of the quotes below to get you started or make it your theme.
“Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man can’t ride you unless your back is bent.”
Martin Luther King, Jr.
“We don’t appreciate what we have until it’s gone. Freedom is like that. It’s like air. When you have it, you don’t notice it.”
Boris Yeltsin
Enter week 1 contest
Used to be that girl
Headstrong and free
Now look at my reflection Just a collection
Of tears and fears.