reflections

= Watership Down - Part II = Answer the following essay questions completely - 10 points each.
 * 8TH LITERATURE ASSIGNMENT **
 * 1) On page 157 (page 169 in the old books) Toadflax says that the reason men destroyed their warren was not because they hated the rabbits for raiding their crops and gardens. Instead, he says, “It was because we were in their way. They killed us to suit themselves.” Explain what he meant by this. Do you think it was okay for the men to destroy the warren to build houses? Give some examples of how this might be true today.


 * 1) What are the advantages __and__ disadvantages to the hutch rabbits (not for Hazel’s group) for choosing to go out into the wild to live with Hazel’s rabbits? If you had to decide, what would you have done and why? What do you think will be the hardest adjustment for the hutch rabbits in the wild? What experience in human life, either in history or today, might be similar to the hutch rabbits deciding to go with Hazel’s rabbits.

This assignment is due 3/1

** 8th LITERATURE ASSIGNMENT Part I ** = WATERSHIP DOWN = Write two paragraphs, one comparing and one contrasting the characters of Hazel and Bigwig from //Watership Down//. Include at least three ways they are alike and three ways they are different. Some things to consider are their styles of leadership and the way they relate to the other rabbits. Do not include physical characteristics or such obvious things like, “They are both rabbits.”

This assignment is due 2/2

Write a half page reflection on "forgiveness" below are quotes about forgiveness that you may find helpful. Part of your reflection should contain references to the book "Touching Spirit Bear."
**Forgiveness Quotes** "Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you."-Ephesians 4:32

“Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting.” -William Arthur Ward

“To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.” -Lewis B. Smedes

“The remarkable thing is that we really love our neighbor as ourselves: we do unto others as we do unto ourselves. We hate others when we hate ourselves. We are tolerant toward others when we tolerate ourselves. We forgive others when we forgive ourselves.” -Eric Hoffer

“No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.” -Voltaire

“When you forgive, you in no way change the past - but you sure do change the future.” -Bernard Meltzer

“Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.” -Mark Twain

“Anger makes you smaller, while forgiveness forces you to grow beyond what you were.” -Cherie Carter-Scott

“When you hold resentment toward another, you are bound to that person or condition by an emotional link that is stronger than steel. Forgiveness is the only way to dissolve that link and get free.” -Catherine Ponder

“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” -Mahatma Gandhi

“If you haven't forgiven yourself something, how can you forgive others?” -Dolores Huerta

“Forgiveness is not an emotion, it's a decision.” -Randall Worley