Read Patrick Madden's essay, "The Infinite Suggestiveness of Common Things". This essay can be found on our class webpage under SLCC documents. The excerpt comes from his book of nonfiction entitled Quotidiana.

After reading , respond to the prompts below in a thoughtful and well written response. Be sure to put your name and period in the title.

Assignment: In a paragraph (about 200 words) respond to either the author (what do you find interesting about his take on essays), or write a response on how you personally view his perspective. Refer to specific parts (passages or quotations) of the essay as you reflect and respond. or write a reflection as the post/article relates to you personally.

Thursday, February 20, 2014

Morgan Bengtzen Period 1

I related to "Only when we're brave enough to explore the darkness we will discover the infinite power of our life" as I read this at first nothing came to mind but as I kept reading I realized that I have to be brave enough to write about the things that scare me which is mostly the dreams I have. This quote to me means that if I write out my dreams and anything that scares me then I will have more confidence and I will be able to achieve my dreams. Another thing that stood out to me was "Speak up for something you believe in" I was always taught to speak my mind. I never really wanted to because I never wanted to hurt people but as I think about it with writing I felt like I could try to write about things that matter to me and the things I feel passionate about. I really liked this quote because I don't always have to actually speak I can write what I stand up for if I feel like I can't stand up for something I believe without being ridiculed.
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