B. Middle School Impromptu Event Prompts
Round 1 - 1:30pm
Speaker 1
- Horse
- Desktop
- Shoulder
Speaker 2
- Aircraft
- Plane
- Pharmacy
Speaker 3
- Theater
- Sofa
- Wound
Speaker 4
- Pig
- Fish
- Tree
Speaker 5
- Professor
- Leg
- Earrings
Speaker 6
- Mouse
- Arrow
- Blouse
Speaker 7
- Town
- Snowman
- Tiger
Round 2 - 3:05pm
Speaker 1
Rumour
Anxiety
graciousness
Speaker 2
Riches
honesty
Calm
Speaker 3
Brutality
faithfulness
redemption
Speaker 4
imagination
self-discipline
improvement
Speaker 5
jealousy
memory
Solitude
Speaker 6
truth
delay
energy
Speaker 7
artistry
favoritism
submission
Round 3 - 4:15pm
Speaker 1
Politeness costs little but yields much.
You can’t always get what you want
The only free cheese is in the mousetrap.
Speaker 2
Cowards die many times before their deaths.
Make yourself all honey and the flies will devour you.
Nobody is born wise. --African Proverb
Speaker 3
Only a wise person can solve a difficult problem. --African Proverb
Faults are thick where love is thin.
Success usually comes to those who are too busy looking for it
Speaker 4
You cannot name a child that is not born. --African proverb
Laughter is the best medicine
Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.
Speaker 5
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
Patience is a bitter plant, but its fruit is sweet. --Chinese Proverb
Begin to weave and God will give the thread.
Speaker 6
Where there is love, there is no darkness. --African Proverb
Don't miss opportunities: time doesn't come round again. --Chinese Proverb
Knowledge is a garden. If it isn’t cultivated, you can’t harvest it. --African Proverb
Speaker 7
An ounce of protection is worth a pound of cure.
A bird that flies off the earth and lands on an anthill is still on the ground. --Igbo proverb
As distance tests a horse's strength, time reveals a person's character. --Chinese Proverb
Finals - 6:10pm
Speaker 1
Education remains the key to both economic and political empowerment. --Barbara Jordan
I remember daddy told me 'Fairytales can come true'. But you've got to make them happen, it all depends on you --The Princess and the Frog
I am the danger. --Breaking Bad
Speaker 2
If your life changes, we can change the world, too. --Yoko Ono
"Impossible is nothing." --— Elna Baker
“The most important thing to do in your life is to not interfere with somebody else's life.” --— Frank Zappa
Speaker 3
"In 7th grade, who you are is what other 7th graders say you are. The funny thing is it’s hard to remember the names of kids you spent so much time trying to impress.” --— Todd Langen, writer for The Wonder Years
“I say that man is entitled to his own happiness and that he must achieve it himself. But that he cannot demand that others give up their lives to make him happy." --— Ayn Rand
As he read, I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once. --John Green (The Fault in Our Stars)
Speaker 4
The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. --Nietzsche
You can think about things and make believe. All you have to do is think and they'll grow. --Fred Rogers
“It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.” --— Mark Twain
Speaker 5
There is no formula for success, except perhaps an unconditional acceptance of life and what it brings. --Arthur Rubinstein
"Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.” --— Dr. Seuss
"Never ask a man what computer he uses. If it's a Mac, he'll tell you. If it's not, why embarrass him?” --— Tom Clancy
Speaker 6
"Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination.” --— Oscar Wilde
You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem and smarter than you think --The Many Adventures of Winnie The Pooh
“When we die, all our secrets are loosed [...] all that’s left of us is stories.” --— Tim Kreider
Speaker 7
Though at times it may feel like the sky is falling around you, never give up, for every day is a new day --Chicken Little
Discovering the truth about ourselves is a lifetime's work, but it's worth the effort. --Fred Rogers
The most effective way to do it, is to do it. --Amelia Earhart