1. Brenoff ends her essay by saying that she hopes her readers grow smart at a...

  

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1. Brenoff ends her essay by saying that she hopes her readers grow smart at a younger age than she did. In what ways have you, like Brenoff, become "less dumb" than when you were younger? Do you think it's possible to become "smart" at a young age? Why or why not? 2. Brenoff says she now realizes that "the things I worry about hardly ever happen." Her worying solved nothing; it only made her anxious and depressed. Do you agree with Brenoff that worrying is a "dumb" way to spend one's time? Or is worrying sometimes justified? Explain. 3. In Brenoff's opinion, people who condemn others for not doing well in life have "lost their humanity." Do you agree? Do you think that people don't do well in life because they're lazy and don't want to work? Or are there other reasons that some people don't succeed? 4. Brenoff thinks that whoever came up with the slogan "We grow too soon old and too late smart" had realized something important. Are there any slogans or sayings that you think are particularly meaningful-maybe even meaningful enough to live by? If so, explain what they are and why they hold special meaning for you. Paragraph Assignments 1. In the selection, Brenoff states that she's come to the realization that the things she worries about hardly ever happen. Write about a time in your life when you "worried yourself into a lather" about something, only to have the problem disappear or get resolved. In writing your paper, be sure to describe what the situation was that you found yourself worrying about as well as how it got resolved. Alternatively, write a paragraph describing something you worried about that actually did happen, and how you dealt with it. 1. Brenoff ends her essay by saying that she hopes her readers grow smart at a younger age than she did. In what ways have you, like Brenoff, become "less dumb" than when you were younger? Do you think it's possible to become "smart" at a young age? Why or why not? 2. Brenoff says she now realizes that "the things I worry about hardly ever happen." Her worying solved nothing; it only made her anxious and depressed. Do you agree with Brenoff that worrying is a "dumb" way to spend one's time? Or is worrying sometimes justified? Explain. 3. In Brenoff's opinion, people who condemn others for not doing well in life have "lost their humanity." Do you agree? Do you think that people don't do well in life because they're lazy and don't want to work? Or are there other reasons that some people don't succeed? 4. Brenoff thinks that whoever came up with the slogan "We grow too soon old and too late smart" had realized something important. Are there any slogans or sayings that you think are particularly meaningful-maybe even meaningful enough to live by? If so, explain what they are and why they hold special meaning for you. Paragraph Assignments 1. In the selection, Brenoff states that she's come to the realization that the things she worries about hardly ever happen. Write about a time in your life when you "worried yourself into a lather" about something, only to have the problem disappear or get resolved. In writing your paper, be sure to describe what the situation was that you found yourself worrying about as well as how it got resolved. Alternatively, write a paragraph describing something you worried about that actually did happen, and how you dealt with it.

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