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Another weekend coming to a close. Happy Sunday, folks.
Prompt Type: Quotation
Prompt: Write a scene inspired by the following quote. It could be set in the time period when the quote was spoken, could involve the quote itself, or could simply be inspired by the theme of the quote.
We are not a family, we are a firm.
— George VI of England, quoted by A. B. Baxter in Destiny Called to Them (Oxford University Press, 1939)
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Off to Arizona with me! Here’s a prompt to keep you busy.
Prompt type: Quotation
Prompt: Write a scene inspired by the following quote. It could be set in the time period when the quote was spoken, could involve the quote itself, or could simply be inspired by the theme of the quote.
Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.
–Lao Tzu
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First full day of competition at the Sochi Olympics today! I’m wicked excited and I get to watch it all (we get a selection of NBC networks and CBC to boot!).
Prompt type: Quotation
Prompt: Write a scene inspired by the following quote. It could be set in the time period when the quote was spoken, could involve the quote itself, or could simply be inspired by the theme of the quote.
Olympics for me is love, peace, united.
— Jackie Chan
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Opening ceremonies for the Sochi Olympics today. Some folks are not really excited to see the opening ceremonies, but my mom and I are stoked (we’re both into Russian history).
Prompt Type: Quotation
Prompt: Write a scene inspired by the following quote. It could be set in the time period when the quote was spoken, could involve the quote itself, or could simply be inspired by the theme of the quote.
The practice of sport is a human right. Every individual must have the possibility of practicing sport, without discrimination of any kind and in the Olympic spirit, which requires mutual understanding with a spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play.
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Last day of January, last prompt of the first month and it’s a new prompt type. Make it count!
Prompt Type: Quotation
Prompt: Write a scene inspired by the following quote. It could be set in the time period when the quote was spoken, could involve the quote itself, or could simply be inspired by the theme of the quote.
“All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.”
— Winston Churchill
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