B. Middle School Impromptu Event Prompts
Round 1 - 10:00am
Speaker 1
Soap
Zebra
PharmacistSpeaker 2
Computer
Dentist
CravatSpeaker 3
Orange
Necklace
SupermarketSpeaker 4
Sky
Heels
MoonlightSpeaker 5
Ostrich
Giraffe
NoodlesSpeaker 6
Foot
Park
DeerSpeaker 7
Brain
Pencil
Knife
Round 2 - 11:45am
Speaker 1
hearsay
Sorrow
PrideSpeaker 2
memory
Dedication
opportunismSpeaker 3
Charity
Annoyance
ReligionSpeaker 4
Delight
government
FactSpeaker 5
Cleverness
Joy
ToleranceSpeaker 6
Strictness
Artisty
GainSpeaker 7
Rhythm
Insanity
Dictatorship
Round 3 - 1:30pm
Speaker 1
Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.
It’s easy to halve the potato where there’s love. --Irish proverb
What goes up must come down.Speaker 2
There is no time like the present.
Each has his own task, and nobody is dispensable. --Chinese Proverb
The person who is his own master cannot tolerate another boss. --Chinese ProverbSpeaker 3
Don’t empty the water jar until the rain falls.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
A smile dispels many worries. --Chinese ProverbSpeaker 4
You reap what you sow.
When using books, you'll regret reading few. --Chinese Proverb
The higher the monkey climbs the more he shows his tail.Speaker 5
The fool speaks, the wise man listens. --African Proverb
Genius can be recognized by its childish simplicity. --Chinese Proverb
Do as you would be done by.Speaker 6
Do not call a dog with a whip in your hand. --African Proverb
If small holes aren't fixed, then big holes will bring hardship. --Chinese Proverb
Disaster comes from the careless talk. --Chinese ProverbSpeaker 7
Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it. --Ewe proverb
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
A little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Elim 1 - 3:00pm
Speaker 1
Even the tiny protests help.
To command is to serve, nothing more and nothing less. --Andre Malraux
Be not glad at the misfortune of another, though he may be your enemy. --George WashingtonSpeaker 2
Being brave doesn’t mean you go looking for trouble
Knowledge of what is does not open the door directly to what should be. --Albert Einstein
"You may not think about politics but politics thinks about you.” --— Aung SanSpeaker 3
The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude. --Aldous Huxley
You don't cheat anybody out of their experience, whatever it is. --Andre Agassi
Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it's amazing what they can accomplish.Speaker 4
Let us consider that we are all insane. It will explain us to each other; it will unriddle many riddles --Mark Twain
Every day the clock resets. Your wins don't matter. Your failures don't matter. Don't stress on what was, fight for what could be.
Sometimes the right path is not the easiest oneSpeaker 5
“Children do not learn in school; they are babysat. It takes maybe 50 hours to teach reading, writing, and arithmetic. After that, students can teach themselves.” --— John Taylor Gatto
The search for human freedom can never be complete without freedom for women. --Betty Ford
I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse. --Florence NightingaleSpeaker 6
I intend to leave after my death a large fund for the promotion of the peace idea, but I am skeptical as to its results. --Alfred Nobel
“But let no person say what they would or would not do, since we are not judges for ourselves until circumstances call us to act.” --— Abigail Adams
“It is the duty of the patriot to protect his country from its government.” --— Thomas PaineSpeaker 7
"A man with no enemies is a man with no character.” --— Paul Newman
There are only two people who can tell you the truth about yourself - an enemy who has lost his temper and a friend who loves you dearly. --Antisthenes
"If men were angels, no government would be necessary.” --— James Madison
Elim 2 - 5:25pm
Speaker 1
You must capture and keep the heart of the original and supremely able man before his brain can do its best. --Andrew Carnegie
"Friends come and go, but enemies accumulate.” --— Murphy's Law
If you could only sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to the people you may never even dream of. --Fred RogersSpeaker 2
Being dead is like being stupid: it's only painful for others.
All that is valuable in human society depends upon the opportunity for development accorded the individual. --Albert Einstein
I got a bad feeling about this. --Lando Calrissian, The Rise of SkywalkerSpeaker 3
The healthiest response to life is joy. --Deepak Chopra
Thought must be divided against itself before it can come to any knowledge of itself. --Aldous Huxley
We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It's our basic human right. --Aretha FranklinSpeaker 4
There are three faithful friends - an old wife, an old dog, and ready money. --Benjamin Franklin
"Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living, and above all, those who live without love.” --— J.K. Rowling
Since we live in this world, we have to do our best for this world. --Aung San Suu KyiSpeaker 5
In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous. --Aristotle
What is food to one, is to others bitter poison. --Lucretius
My courage and my bravery at a young age was the thing I was bullied for, a kind of 'Who do you think you are?' --Lady GagaSpeaker 6
She warned him not to be deceived by appearances, for beauty is found within --Beauty and the Beast
“It’s funny—we all grow up on a diet of stories about the lone voice of reason trying to warn everyone about some imminent calamity. And yet whenever such a person appears in real life, our reflex is to join in with the mobs of scoffers and call them alarmists, hysterics, conspiracy freaks, and doomsayers.” --— Tim Kreider
Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters. --Albert EinsteinSpeaker 7
The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why. --Mark Twain
Knowing that we can be loved exactly as we are gives us all the best opportunity for growing into the healthiest of people. --Fred Rogers
There is nothing so likely to produce peace as to be well prepared to meet the enemy --George Washington