Hey Diddle Diddle

In common English language culture, there is a classic nursery rhyme called Hey Diddle Diddle (video).  It is very silly. It goes like this:

Hey diddle diddle,
The cat and the fiddle,
The cow jumped over the moon.
The little dog laughed,
To see such sport,
And the dish ran away with the spoon.

For this blog post,  I want you to tell me about the relationship between the dish and the spoon.  How did they meet?  Why did they decide to run away together?  Does their relationship last or is just a moment of passion?  Write a paragraph (8-10 sentences) telling me the love story of the dish and the spoon in this classic nursery rhyme.  Be creative; have fun; use good vocabulary and punctuation.

This blog post is due at midnight tonight, Wednesday, March 23rd.

Everyone's A Little Bit Racist

Unfortunately, racism is a part of everyone's life.  If we reflect, we can think of times in our lives when racism has touched each one of us.  For this blog post, I would like you to first, watch this video by Avenue Q.  After watching the video, answer these two blog prompts (each at least 4 sentences for each prompt, 8 total sentences).

1)  Think of a time when someone was racist towards you?  What were they judging about you?  Describe the situation.  Then, tell me how it made you feel in that moment.

2)  Think of a time when you were racist towards someone else?  Why were you judging that person/those people?  What was your reason for judging that person/those people in that moment.

I firmly believe that everyone is a little bit racist, and that everyone has been unjust or unfair in his or her own life.  Please write honestly about your experience.  The only way that we learn and grow from our mistakes and misconceptions is by acknowledging them, sharing them, and then changing what we do to become better people.   I will not accept, "I have never been a racist" as a legitimate response.

Your blog post is due tonight, Wednesday, March 16 at midnight.