DO NOT POST COMMENTS UNTIL YOU ARE INSTRUCTED TO DO SO

AS OF 2/26 STUDENTS ARE NOW GIVEN PERMISSION TO POST THEIR COMMENTS.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR QUOTES FOR IRP

Choose a quote with a KNOWN author.
Your quote should be set up in the following manner.

Choose an appropriate title for your quote post, i.e. Becky's quote about winter, John's quote about happiness

"Put your chosen quote in quotation marks."
List the author of your quote underneath.
Leave a space.
Somewhere in the body of your quote include a picture that enhances your quote post.
Key in some background information on your author or something interesting you discovered about your author during the research of your quote that would be of interest to your peers.
Key in why you chose this quote, and/or why it has meaning to your life, etc.

Please have all quotes posted by the end of week 5.
When all quotes have been posted, I will instruct you to make comments (minimum of two). Pick two or more quotes by fellow classmates and add a comment to their post. You may comment on their quote or on their author or on the information they shared. Comments should be posted by the end of week 8.

Inappropriate quote posts or comments will not be tolerated and will result in a failing IRP grade. Build each other up, not tear each other down.

Thursday, January 17, 2008

Crossroads


"What lies behind us, and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."

-Oliver Wendell Holmes

  • The reason behind my quote is I think its about growing up.
  • Your childhood is what lies behind you.
  • And what lies ahead of you is the rest of your life.
  • But,what it boils down to is when it is all said and done it only thing that matter what you have in side!
A few known facts about the author: Oliver W.Holmes Jr. was born in Boston, Massachusetts. The son of a prominent writer and physician, Oliver W.Holmes Sr,. and abolitionist Amelia L. Jackson. As a young man, Holmes loved literature and supported the abolitionist movement. During his senior year of college at Harvard, the Civil War broke out. Holmes enlisted in the 4th battalion. He was wounded near Fredericksburg. They mustered him out in 1864. After the wars conclusion, Holmes returned to Harvard to study law and graduate.
He joined a small firm and married a childhood friend, Fanny Dixwell. They never had any children of their own.
After his death, two uniforms were discovered in his closet with a note attached to them reading, "These uniforms were worn by me in the Civil War and the stains upon them are my blood." Holmes was known for his pithy, short, and frequently quoted opinions.


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$~*VaniLLAnGE1*~$ said...

Good Quote!
Take things from your past and not dwell on them. Learn and grow from your past. Look forward to your future with a positive attitude.
When you combine both of those (past & present), you get wisdom.
Once again, you chose a good quote. (smiles)

February 26, 2008 at 8:26 PM

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