Directions: Let’s try to describe a big idea or event in one word. Read the topics and choose one for your focus. Share your answers in a short paragraph. Be sure to answer these questions:

Why did you choose that word?
How does it cover the big ideas?
Use specific details from the readings from this class or your own experiences and knowledge to support your choice of word.

Prompt:

Topic 1: In Anthem, Chapter 11, the narrator of the story comes to an important realization, one that opens his perspective on life and changes the way he speaks. The topic for this Word Journal is We. Choose one adjective to describe We in Anthem, Chapter 11. Then explain your word choice.

Topic 2: In “The Limits of Empathy,” author David Brooks writes about the concept of empathy. The topic for this Word Journal is empathy. Choose one adjective to describe empathy as it is used in the text. Then explain your word choice.

Hi, my name is maya gupta.i'm here at a bank robbery that happened a few minutes ago.a man named tryce ramder is suspected to be the robber.i am here with daniel cottle to describe what happened."it was terrifying. we all just heard the door break and turned around. some man just had a gun and told us to freeze and drop our phones. luckily we had cameras. continuing on, the man walked up to a worker, and said "give me the money or i'll shoot you." i did not believe what i heard. after a few minutes, we heard sirens, and the robber looked fearful, yet so angry. so he took out a bomb and threw it near us. i was in the military, so i know what to do, so i told everyone to move away atleast and duck down and cover their ears. i almost got affected, but some woman was able to grab me and put me down, and cover my ears. she got affected, she passed out, and was taken to the hospital. i am gonna visit her now to her and give her gifts for what she did." you daniel cottle, let's all hope this woman will be alright. i am maya gupta and we are signing off. (sorry if it's too long, maybe this will you get an idea? )