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QuickWrite: 10 min. Merriam-Webster’s dictionary gives one definition of revolution as “a sudden, radical, or complete change.” Think back to a revolution you have studied in school or even events that are taking place in the globe today. In what way (or ways) does this definition apply? How do you define a revolution? What sort of things must occur for a change to be revolutionary? Finally, is revolution limited only to governments and nations? What are some of the other kinds of revolutions that have taken place throughout history and how have they affected the world?

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Page 1: QuickWrite: 10 min. Merriam-Webster’s dictionary gives one definition of revolution as “a sudden, radical, or complete change.” Think back to a revolution

QuickWrite: 10 min.Merriam-Webster’s dictionary gives one definition of

revolution as “a sudden, radical, or complete change.”

Think back to a revolution you have studied in school or even events that are taking place in the globe today. In

what way (or ways) does this definition apply?

How do you define a revolution? What sort of things must occur for a change to be revolutionary?

Finally, is revolution limited only to governments and nations? What are some of the other kinds of revolutions that have taken place throughout history and how have

they affected the world?

2-3 well thought out paragraphs using transitions.

Page 2: QuickWrite: 10 min. Merriam-Webster’s dictionary gives one definition of revolution as “a sudden, radical, or complete change.” Think back to a revolution

YOU are living in the middle of a revolution….

This video comes from the ancient year of 1994. The internet was in its infancy. Your grandmother right now probably knows more about the internet than Katie, Brian, and Elizabeth did then.

Page 3: QuickWrite: 10 min. Merriam-Webster’s dictionary gives one definition of revolution as “a sudden, radical, or complete change.” Think back to a revolution

Quick questions before we read….

What is the difference between believing that people are equal under the law and believing that everyone is the same?

Is competition a good or a bad thing? Why?

Page 4: QuickWrite: 10 min. Merriam-Webster’s dictionary gives one definition of revolution as “a sudden, radical, or complete change.” Think back to a revolution

Next…

Open your Literature textbooks to

page 133.