B. Junior Impromptu Event Prompts
Round 1 - 10:00
Speaker 1
- You can’t separate peace from
freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom. — Malcolm X
- You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist. — Indira Gandhi
- It is white people’s responsibility
to be less fragile. — Robin DiAngelo
- You can’t separate peace from
freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom. — Malcolm X
Speaker 2
- Racism is not getting worse, it’s
getting filmed. — Will Smith
- It belongs to the very substance of nonviolence never to destroy or damage another person’s feeling of self worth, even an opponent’s. — Bernard Haring
- Defining freedom cannot amount to
simply substituting it with inclusion. — Monique
Morris
- Racism is not getting worse, it’s
getting filmed. — Will Smith
Speaker 3
- Struggle is a never ending process.
Freedom is never really won, you earn it and win it in every generation.
— Coretta Scott King
- We all decry prejudice, yet are all prejudiced. - Herbert Spencer
- Collective fear stimulates herd
instinct, and tends to produce ferocity toward those who are not regarded as
members of the herd. — Bertrand Russell
- Struggle is a never ending process.
Freedom is never really won, you earn it and win it in every generation.
— Coretta Scott King
Speaker 4
- Ignorance, allied with power, is the
most ferocious enemy justice can have. — James Baldwin
- The beauty of anti-racism is that you don’t have to pretend to be free of racism to be an anti-racist. — Ijeoma Oluo
- We’ve come a long way in our
thinking, but also in our moral decay. I can’t imagine Dr. King watching
the Real Housewives or Jersey Shore. — Samuel L. Jackson
- Ignorance, allied with power, is the
most ferocious enemy justice can have. — James Baldwin
Speaker 5
- If you are neutral in situations of
injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. - Desmond Tutu
- Prejudices are the props of civilization. — André Gide
- We don’t want to see Targets
burning. We want to see the system that sets up for systemic racism burned to
the ground. — Killer Mike
- If you are neutral in situations of
injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. - Desmond Tutu
Speaker 6
- Protest is not the end of progress,
it is the beginning … — Lizzo
- If you want to make peace, you don’t talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies. — Moshe Dayan
- If now isn’t a good time for the
truth, I don’t see when we’ll get to it.
— Nikki Giovanni
- Protest is not the end of progress,
it is the beginning … — Lizzo
Round 2 - 1:00
Speaker 1
- At some point we all
have to choose, between what the world wants you to be, and who you are. - Natasha Romanoff
- You never know. You hope for the best and make do with what you get. - Nick Fury
- It’s not about saving our world. It’s
about saving theirs. – Hank Pym
- At some point we all
have to choose, between what the world wants you to be, and who you are. - Natasha Romanoff
Speaker 2
- Just bury me in the
ocean with my ancestors that jumped from the ships, because they knew death was
better than bondage. - Erik Killmonger
- I can’t control their fear, only my own. – Wanda Maximoff
- He may have been your father, boy, but
he wasn’t your daddy. – Yondu
- Just bury me in the
ocean with my ancestors that jumped from the ships, because they knew death was
better than bondage. - Erik Killmonger
Speaker 3
- I understand that the council has made
a decision, but given that it’s a stupid-ass decision, I’ve elected to ignore
it. – Nick Fury
- Look, it’s me, I’m here, deal with it. Let’s move on. – James Rhodes
- Just because something works, doesn’t mean it can’t be improved. – Shuri
- I understand that the council has made
a decision, but given that it’s a stupid-ass decision, I’ve elected to ignore
it. – Nick Fury
Speaker 4
- The world has changed
and none of us can go back. All we can do is our best, and sometimes the best
that we can do is to start over. - Peggy
Carter
- You’re ancestors called it magic, and you call it science. - Thor
- I have nothing to prove to you. –
Carol Danvers
- The world has changed
and none of us can go back. All we can do is our best, and sometimes the best
that we can do is to start over. - Peggy
Carter
Speaker 5
- The world is upside
down. People need something to get behind. They need the symbol. - Bucky Barnes
- The hardest choices require the strongest wills. - Thanos
- Well, I don’t judge people on their
worst mistakes. – Natasha
Romanoff
- The world is upside
down. People need something to get behind. They need the symbol. - Bucky Barnes
Speaker 6
- Death is what gives life
meaning. To know your days are numbered. Your time is short. - Dr. Strange
- You know, I keep telling everybody they should move on and grow. Some do. But not us. - Steve Rogers
- Vengeance has consumed you. It’s
consuming them. I’m done letting it consume me. – T’Challa
- Death is what gives life
meaning. To know your days are numbered. Your time is short. - Dr. Strange
Final Rd - 3:45
Speaker 1
- I’m here live. I’m not a cat.
- If you blow in your coffee cup on zoom, everyone will think it’s coffee. *wink
- Suddenly all of the old paintings of
overweight, naked people, laying on couches makes sense.
- I’m here live. I’m not a cat.
Speaker 2
- Brian.
You’re on mute.
- After years of swearing that I couldn’t clean my house because I didn’t have time, 2020 has proven that may not have been the reason.
- First time in history we can save the
human race by lying in front of the TV and doing nothing. Let’s not screw this up.
- Brian.
You’re on mute.
Speaker 3
- When you wake up at 9:58 for your 10:00
zoom class.
- Your mission – should you choose to accept it – is to find a roll of toilet paper.
- I apologize to every zombie movie ever for saying people going out during a plague was a plot hole.
- When you wake up at 9:58 for your 10:00
zoom class.
Speaker 4
- Just started talking to my cat in a 68
person zoom meeting and I wasn’t on mute.
- I’m starting to miss people I don’t even
like.
-
It makes me uncomfortable that someone in your zoom class can just stare
at you the entire time without you knowing.
- Just started talking to my cat in a 68
person zoom meeting and I wasn’t on mute.
Speaker 5
- Not
muting your mic is the new reply all.
- I’ve learned that two hours of zoom school is far worse than eight hours of normal school.
- That
feeling when zoom automatically logs you off after 40 mins because no students
showed up to your office hours.
- Not
muting your mic is the new reply all.
Speaker 6
- Not to
brag, but I was social distancing way before Covid showed up.
- Of all the lessons I learned in grade school, avoiding cooties was the last one I thought I’d need.
- I find it so mature that every guy I was
talking to is socially distancing themselves from me. I really know how to pick ‘em.
- Not to
brag, but I was social distancing way before Covid showed up.
Speaker 7
- The end
meeting for all is the most powerful button of all.
- And in an unsettling reversal of my teenage years, I am now yelling at my parents for going out.
- You think it’s bad now? In 20 years, the country will be run by
people who were homeschooled by day drinkers.
- The end
meeting for all is the most powerful button of all.