Truisms Beginning essay writing. Truism: a truth, a life lesson, a claim about people or the world Beauty is power. Love can be deadly. Conflict can make.

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Truisms Beginning essay writing

Truism: a truth, a life lesson, a claim about people or the world Beauty is power. Love can be deadly. Conflict can make friendship stronger.

Read each truism that follows. What photo could go with it? Discuss and then look at the photo.

People create their own punishments.

It’s easier to be just like everyone else than to be an individual.

Some women will do anything to be in style.

No adventure is without a little danger.

Set free the people you love.

Now look at each photo. What is going on? What do you notice? Describe true things about the world or people.

Finally, look at some plain words. For each, make a 2 minute drawing of whatever the words made you think of.

Something unfair

Describe your drawings. Write a truism that you believe is true about the world or about people.

Select any truism you have written or seen today and freewrite: How do you know it’s true?