Topic 1

What assumption did the Turks make about an impending attack from Lawrence of Arabia and his band of Arabs? How were Lawrence and the Arabs underdogs and what made the Turks appear to be superior?

Topic 2

How is having wealth an advantage for parents raising children? How is it a detriment? What does a child learn from having to struggle?

Topic 3

What did the Salon mean to the French Impressionists of the late 19th Century? How did critics view the work of these men at the time? What choices faced the Impressionists regarding their art and getting notice for it?

Topic 4

What does it mean to be a big fish in a little pond or a little fish in a big pond? What are the advantages and disadvantages for an average student to attend an elite school?

Topic 5

Provide examples of “desirable difficulties.” In what instances...