Journal Question #28 (2010-2011)

Music - I don't know how I'd live without it: classical, jazz, rock, pop, blues, folk, bluegrass, hip-hop, R&B, soul, gospel, and on and on - there's no end to the types of music in the world.  Is music important to you?  Do you have a favorite kind of music?  A favorite musician/singer?  When do you listen to music - and does the kind of music you listen to change according to time of day, season, mood, etc? Talk about music!    

Journal Question #27 (2010-2011)

In New England, Maple Sugaring season is a symbol of early spring.  The picture shows a tap in a maple tree, and maple sap dripping out of the tree and collected in a bucket.   Later, the collected sap will be boiled down into maple syrup.  This is an old-fashioned way to collect sap; today, most sugarers use tubing, and the sap is gathered in huge barrels, then brought to the sugar house for boiling.  It takes 40 gallons of sap to make one gallon of maple syrup.  Anyway, happy spring!  Write about symbols of spring in your country, maple syrup, or anything that spring brings to mind.

Journal Question #26 (2010-2011)

As you know by now, there was a terrible earthquake and tsunami in Japan on Friday.  The disaster has killed thousands of people in northeast Japan, and there is a danger that a couple of nuclear power stations that were damaged by the catastrophe might "melt down," releasing harmful radiation into the air.  The scenes of destruction are unbelievable and very scary and sad.  Please contribute any reactions you have to this event.

Journal Question #25 (2010-2011)

Lots of words have been said and written about friends and friendship.  "A friend in need is a friend indeed" is an old English proverb.  "Chance makes our relatives, but choice makes our friends" was written by the French poet, Jacques Delille.  Confucious said, "Have no friends not equal to yourself."  What about you?  What makes someone a friend?