an activity susan used to have her students do...
You're supposed to think of things people should read, see, do, and listen to in their lifetimes. Susan said she didn't like to give too much instruction on this assignment, but - "Liz, this is not supposed to be all-inclusive."
Yes, okay, yes, I tend towards intensity.
However, I kept things brief by doing this in one day at work, recruiting help from Leanna, WorkSusan, Debbie, and probably others throughout the course of the day.
Here's my list.
things people should read in their lifetimes
.the Bible
.the Koran
.The Hiding Place (Corrie ten Boom)
.Arcadia (Tom Stoppard)
.something by Madeleine L'Engle
.Walden (Henry David Thoreau)
.something by Maya Angelou
.Bob Dylan lyrics
.Emily Saliers lyrics
.The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
.Operating Instructions (Anne Lamott)
.a love letter
things people should see in their lifetimes
.an original Van Gogh
.Washington, D.C.
.the Grand Canyon
.Ellis Island
.the Sistene Chapel
.a baby being born
.the Alps or the Andes
.poverty and extreme wealth in their own hometown
.the pyramids
.the Louvre
.Jerusalem
.the ocean
.street children after dark in the third world
.the Eiffel Tower
.a minor-league baseball game
.the Great Barrier Reef
things people should do in their lifetimes
.run a mile
.learn a language they didn't grow up speaking
.travel outside their culture/comfort zone
.speak out in support of/dissent of a political issue
.sleep on a screen porch in the summertime
.teach a kid to throw a baseball
.volunteer/work with the special needs population
.be a mentor
.fall in love
.have consensual sex
.move away from home for at least a year
.ride a rollercoaster
.learn to swim
.ride a train/airplane
things people should listen to in their lifetimes
.the breathing of a sleeping baby
.Handel's Messiah
.gospel music on a Sunday morning at a country church
."Peace Train" (Cat Stevens)
."Let it Ring" (Amy Ray)
.Bruce Hornsby's Scenes from the Southside
.Tupac
."Real Good for Free" (Joni Mitchell)
.a third world children's choir's joyful singing
.live music at an outdoor venue
.a thunderstorm
.crickets and cicadas at night
.wailing at a funeral
.someone saying "i love you" to them
.a speech on equal rights
.the national anthem of another country
...
What did I miss that you would have put down?
Yes, okay, yes, I tend towards intensity.
However, I kept things brief by doing this in one day at work, recruiting help from Leanna, WorkSusan, Debbie, and probably others throughout the course of the day.
Here's my list.
things people should read in their lifetimes
.the Bible
.the Koran
.The Hiding Place (Corrie ten Boom)
.Arcadia (Tom Stoppard)
.something by Madeleine L'Engle
.Walden (Henry David Thoreau)
.something by Maya Angelou
.Bob Dylan lyrics
.Emily Saliers lyrics
.The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
.Operating Instructions (Anne Lamott)
.a love letter
things people should see in their lifetimes
.an original Van Gogh
.Washington, D.C.
.the Grand Canyon
.Ellis Island
.the Sistene Chapel
.a baby being born
.the Alps or the Andes
.poverty and extreme wealth in their own hometown
.the pyramids
.the Louvre
.Jerusalem
.the ocean
.street children after dark in the third world
.the Eiffel Tower
.a minor-league baseball game
.the Great Barrier Reef
things people should do in their lifetimes
.run a mile
.learn a language they didn't grow up speaking
.travel outside their culture/comfort zone
.speak out in support of/dissent of a political issue
.sleep on a screen porch in the summertime
.teach a kid to throw a baseball
.volunteer/work with the special needs population
.be a mentor
.fall in love
.have consensual sex
.move away from home for at least a year
.ride a rollercoaster
.learn to swim
.ride a train/airplane
things people should listen to in their lifetimes
.the breathing of a sleeping baby
.Handel's Messiah
.gospel music on a Sunday morning at a country church
."Peace Train" (Cat Stevens)
."Let it Ring" (Amy Ray)
.Bruce Hornsby's Scenes from the Southside
.Tupac
."Real Good for Free" (Joni Mitchell)
.a third world children's choir's joyful singing
.live music at an outdoor venue
.a thunderstorm
.crickets and cicadas at night
.wailing at a funeral
.someone saying "i love you" to them
.a speech on equal rights
.the national anthem of another country
...
What did I miss that you would have put down?