Got a hero?
Let me borrow yours.
My English teacher gave me the most 5th grade writing assignment in the history of 5th grade writing assignments. In fact, I’m pretty sure I’ve had this assigned to me in the 4th/5th grade.
I have to write a poem about ‘my favorite hero.’
I have the same teacher for World History, and before this she told us to use the Christian Bible to ‘debunk’ Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism, two of which are technically not religions, but rather a way of life.
My biggest problem with that is that you’re trying to debunk other people’s beliefs that they have held just as long as you have been thumping your grandfather’s leather-bound bible. And you’re using that very bible to do it. IN A HISTORY CLASS.
The worst part is that I can’t report her because it’s a Christian school. I should try…
UPDATE: I did the poem. I put it on Google Docs here.
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Ummm….. technically modern Buddhism IS a religion. You have the reincarnation and nirvana and all of that, in all practical means I guess it a way of life.
I say the next chance you get, you “debunk” the Bible using the Sutras, the Analects, and whatever holy text Buddhists use (Turning of the Wheel of the Law?) See how she reacts to that (if you’re not too worried about your grade, heh).
you tuna….
are my hero.
I love your poem. it was possibly the best thing I’ve ever read.
hahahaha
cactaur: I can debunk the bible by writing my own bible on a sticky note.
Kae: You really think it was that good? My parents loved it for some reason.
I think it’s pretty generic, sophomore “I’m writing this for a grade and a grade only” type-writing.