D. Elementary Impromptu Event Prompts
Round 1
Speaker 1
Cabinet
Lamp
GovernorSpeaker 2
Cow
Popcorn
ClockSpeaker 3
Police station
Hotel
TrainSpeaker 4
Wallet
Model
HouseSpeaker 5
Microscope
Grains
JerseySpeaker 6
Guitar
Peacock
TreeSpeaker 7
Ostrich
Guest
Cave
Elim 1
Speaker 1
Being an activist is about getting things done. It’s not about standing around shaking your fist in anger. --Christine Quinn
“There ain't no such thing as a free lunch.” --— Robert A. Heinlein
What the wise do in the beginning, fools do in the end.Speaker 2
Even peace may be purchased at too high a price. --Benjamin Franklin
I never said most of the things I said.
All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This, and not much else, is the essence of leadership. --John Kenneth GalbraithSpeaker 3
Love makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place.
There is no happiness for people at the expense of other people. --Anwar Sadat
Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.Speaker 4
I don't think anyone can grow unless he's loved exactly as he is now, appreciated for what he is rather than what he will be. --Fred Rogers
“At some point in your childhood, you and your friends went outside to play together for the last time and nobody knew it.” --— Unknown
It's a funny thing, the less people have to live for, the less nerve they have to risk losing nothing.Speaker 5
Fortune cookies are a good idea. If the message is positive, it can make your day a little better.
The way to become rich is to put all your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket. --Andrew Carnegie
It takes courage for a person to listen to his own goodness and act on it.Speaker 6
One person can make a difference, and everyone should try. --John F. Kennedy
Try not. Do or do not. There is no try.
The only thing predictable about life is its unpredictabilitySpeaker 7
Leadership cannot just go along to get along. Leadership must meet the moral challenge of the day. --Jesse Jackson
Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties. --Erich Fromm
If we could sell our experiences for what they cost us, we'd all be millionaires. --Abigail Van Buren
Round 2
Speaker 1
Generosity
forgiveness
graceSpeaker 2
Joy
Apprehension
sympathySpeaker 3
enthusiasm
Thrill
LonelinessSpeaker 4
government
Luxury
VictorySpeaker 5
Determination
Sanity
PerseveranceSpeaker 6
loyalty
excitement
honestySpeaker 7
Opinion
Awe
Pleasure
Round 3
Speaker 1
Don’t think there are no crocodiles because the water is calm.
You reap what you sow.
Two heads are better than oneSpeaker 2
Slander by the stream will be heard by the frogs. --Mozambican proverb
Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.
I was angered, for I had no shoes. Then I met a man who had no feet. --Chinese ProverbSpeaker 3
Long absent, soon forgotten.
Grief divided is made lighter.
Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.Speaker 4
Make the best of a bad bargain.
Kind words will unlock an iron door.
Habits are cobwebs at first; cables at last. --Chinese ProverbSpeaker 5
Still waters run deep.
All lay loads on a willing horse.
A lean agreement is better than a fat lawsuit.Speaker 6
Every family has its problems. --Chinese Proverb
He who thinks too much about every step he takes will always stay on one leg. --Chinese Proverb
There’s no need to fear the wind if your haystacks are tied down. --Irish proverbSpeaker 7
No news is good news
Once bitten twice shy
It takes more than one cold day for a river to freeze a meter deep. --Chinese Proverb