Magic...

Focused Free-writing: 

If you had the gift of magic for one day, what would you do?  Explain. 
Tonight's topic, it feels like magic.  In Micronesia, magic takes on a different meaning, different from the modern western idea of magic.  The modern western belief or view of magic is considered as making objects suddenly appear from no where.  Magic is almost considered to be some what of a miracle, or some major life-changing event happening for no apparent reason, an intervention just coming out of no where.  But in Micronesia, magic takes on a more traditional means and is interpreted as making someone do something they may not necessarily want, the outcome of events--result is the desire of the person whom places the magic spell.  Having control over someone, is the aim.  We consider magic to be powers people possess, as an ability to have someone under our control.    


I wonder what my students' responses will be towards this topic.  I know some may consider magic to be something taboo, but I hope their imaginations soar with this topic.  It seems like a fun topic to have to read. 








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