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Practice 3:
Brainstorm Your Alternatives Creatively
Brainstorming Practice
Give yourself 6 minutes for each exercise below. Use the space below each question to practice brainstorming.
Write down all the words, ideas, associations, people, events, books, etc. that pertain to the issue implied by the
question.Don’t censor or criticize any idea; just get it down on the paper. Then, in the last few minutes, try to or-
ganize your thoughts into ideas for individual paragraphs. Try to find one idea for each of four paragraphs.
(Don’t write the paragraphs, though.)
- Should safety always be first?
- Is the pen always mightier than the sword?
Show this work to your teacher or tutor. Discuss ways of efficiently releasing your creativity and connecting to
your academic knowledge.