Bell-Ringers

Week 5 & 6
ENC 1102 Spring 2015

Day 16
2/2/15
Wisdom is not a product of schooling
but of the life long attempt to acquire
it. Albert Einstein
What does this quote mean to you?
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Day 17
2/3/15
Dont tell me that sky is the limit when
there are footprints on the moon. Paul
Brandt
What does this quote mean to you?
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Day 18
2/5/15
To live is the rarest thing in the world.
Most people exist, thats all. Oscar
Wilde
What does it mean to really live? Why is
the first sentence ironic?
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Day 19
2/6/15
You cant stop the waves, but you can
learn to surf. Jon Kabat-Zinn
How does this quote apply to your
personal life?
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Day 20: 2/10/15

The following is a quote from Death of a
Salesman:
Thats just what I mean. Bernard can get the best
marks in school, yunderstand, but when he gets out in
the business world, yunderstand, you are going to be
five times ahead of him. Thats why I thank Almighty
God youre both built like Adonises. Because the man
who makes an appearance in the business world, the
man who creates personal interest, is the man who
gets ahead. Be liked and you will never want... Willy
Loman, p. 1193, lines 270-275.

What is Willy Loman saying about corporate

America? Do you think this is true?

Day 21
2/11/15
Some people think that the truth can
be hidden with a little cover-up and
decoration. But as time goes by, what is
true is revealed and what is fake fades
away. Ismail Haniyeh
Write about the first thing/event that
pops into your head when you read this
quote.
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Day 22
2/12/15
The thing to do, it seems to me, is to
prepare yourself so you can be a rainbow in
somebody elses cloud. Somebody who may
not look like you. May not call God if they
call God at all. I may not dance your dances
or speak your language. But be a blessing to
somebody. Thats what I think. Maya
Angelou
What is this quote talking about?
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Day 23
2/13/15
Character is like a tree and reputation is like
a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it;
the tree is the real thing. Abraham Lincoln
Write about a time when a reputation (good
or bad) casted a shadow over the real you?
If not, write about a time when this
happened to someone you know. What
effects did it have on you or the person you
know?
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Day 24
2/16/15
Do the one thing you think you cannot do.
Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time.
The only people who never tumble are those
who never mount the high wire. This is your
moment. Own it. Oprah Winfrey.
Think of a time when trying something new
and challenging led to success in your life. Is it
more rewarding to accomplish something the
first time or accomplish something after a few
tries?
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Day 25
2/17/15
Excuses are the wallpaper that covers
the room of failure. Unknown
Think about a time when using excuses
trapped you in failure.
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Day 26
2/20/15
No man will make a great leader who
wants to do it all himself or get all the
credit for doing it. Andrew Carnegie
What does this quote mean to you?
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