Title: Chain Reactions (As the saga unfolds...)
Date: between 09/1999 and 06/2001
Setting: Life after college--during first post-college job
Form: Undefined
Notes: There were several things that led to me to sharing this. It is neither poem nor prose, but this morning as I was driving this popped into my head. I took it as a sign.
Each month, someone was assigned a bulletin board to design. When the time came around for me I had a little fun. The board started off with a title, "Chain Reaction," and a card that read "You" and on the inside "Yes, You!!" Approximately every other day over the several weeks I added a new link. The idea was to show how one thing (good or bad) can ripple and effect someone you never met. The display included two chains, one starting out with a positive action the other with a negative action.
Artifact I: A picture of the bulletin board.
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Chain Reaction
(As the saga unfolds…)
YOU
(Yes You!!)
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You tease Jacob about his answer in class.
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You hold the door open for
another student and mention you like her outfit.
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Jacob, feeling upset after being teased, leaves the room in a huff
and walks into Max without saying excuse me.
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Jessy, feeling unusually good about herself because of the compliment
paid to her, congratulates Henry on his presentation.
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Max annoyed at Jacob’s rudeness slams Brianne’s locker on her hand
because she was in his way.
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Henry, bewildered that Jessy even noticed him, thanks one of his
teachers for all of the help he had given him.
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Brianne aggravated by her locker being slammed and in pain yells at
her little brother Jimmy for following her.
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The teacher, shocked by Henry’s gratitude, e-mails a teacher from
another school to thank her for the advice she had shared, which allowed him
to help Henry.
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Jimmy upset by his sister, shoves Trevor into the middle of the
street when Trevor accidentally bumps into him.
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The e-mail made the other teacher’s awful day a little better, so
that when she sees Paul she tells him how impressive his paper was and that
it shows much improvement.
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Trevor terrified by being pushed into the middle of the road freezes
as a woman swerves to miss hitting him.
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Paul overwhelmed with pride and joy, helps another student who was
loaded down with books and then invites him to hang out with him.
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The woman in the car smashes into a telephone pole as she swerves.
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The boy, Gerald, was so amazed that someone as cool as Paul wanted to
hang out with him, that he changes his mind about a very important decision
he had made.
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A woman, you never met, lies
in a hospital bed surrounded by her husband and two kids, who are praying
that she will just open her eyes or squeeze her hand.
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Gerald, a boy you never met,
realizes he has a lot to look forward to in life and decides to remain a part
of this world.
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Your actions make a difference.
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Your actions make a difference.
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Because of YOU
(Yes You!!)
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