Welcome to the Spring 2008 Quotes Blog~

Instructions for Quotes Blog

Choose a quote with a KNOWN author.
*Compose a short essay on why this quote has meaning in your life. Include an intresting fact about the quote author.
*Complete draft, and in class revising, and editing sessions.
Your quote should be set up in the following manner:
*Create a title for your post.
*"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 your short quote essay AFTER it has been through the draft, revision, editing procss.
*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).
*Please do not post comments until all quotes have been posted!
*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.

" A Witty Saying Proves Nothing"



" A Witty Saying Proves Nothing" - Franciois-Marie Arouet, better known as Voltaire, was a french writer, essayist, deist, and philosopher known for being very witty himself. He was born in the 1600's in Paris France . In 1717 his wittiness got him into trouble and landed him in jail. During that time he wrote "Oedipe" his first writing sucess and began using the pen name Voltaire.


The reason that I like this saying is that even when people are just trying to be funny by saying witty things they can hurt people's feelings. In conclusion a witty saying dosen't prove anything without the facts so sometimes maybe you should not be so witty and think about other people's feelings.
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Shawn J said...

How true this quote is, how many times have all of us spoke without thinking? Then, you see the reaction on the persons face, and think, "why did I say that?" Maybe everyone should read this, and learn from it.

June 21, 2008 at 3:11 PM

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