Questions
 To Be Answered And Emailed To The Foundation With Your Essay
(Please copy question and then answer it)

Ask Yourself:

Q1- Am I really where I want to be?

Q2- Am I moving in the direction that will enable me to make the greatest contribution?

Q3- If I could achieve my highest goals, what would my accomplishments look like?

Q4- Do I recognize excellence and search it out or do I find mediocre acceptable and am willing to settle?

Q5- Do I seek out people, books, movies and other things that encourage me to be the best I can be?

Q6- Do I recognize the best in others?

Time Article

Q7- Do you agree with Morrow (paragraph seven) that: "Excellence demands standards. It does not usually flourish in the midst of rapid, hectic change. This century’s sheer velocity has subverted the principle of excellence; a culture must be able to catch its breath."

Q8- Interpret this quote from paragraph nine: "Woe to them that are at ease in Zion."

Q9- Argue pro and con Morrow's contention that "Americans not yet successful (the struggling, the underclass) are apt to aim at ease, not excellence" ?

Q10-  Explain what Morrow means when he says (A) "the confusion contaminates character and disables ambition."  Do you agree?

Q11- Argue pro and con the effect of over stimulation and under stimulation as discussed in paragraph 10.

Q12- Contrast practical excellence with metaphysical excellence as used in Morrow's last paragraph.

Quotations from Key 32 found at the end of your required reading

Q13- Copy and interpret your two favorite quotes. Explain why you chose them.

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