The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery by Kevin Kalbach https://padlet.com/kalback/2s11cjil6lejk6at This is a fun chance for us to organize our thoughts and observations from the assigned passage. Have fun with this, and remember: Play Hard, Think Harder! en-us 2020-04-29 01:46:57 UTC 2025-11-17 23:41:44 UTC hello@padlet.com Video from "Wicked" kalback https://padlet.com/kalback/2s11cjil6lejk6at/wish/540739121 2020-04-30 02:02:23 UTC https://padlet.com/kalback/2s11cjil6lejk6at/wish/540739121 Lyrics kalback https://padlet.com/kalback/2s11cjil6lejk6at/wish/540740272 2020-04-30 02:03:29 UTC https://padlet.com/kalback/2s11cjil6lejk6at/wish/540740272 Clues for "Mediocrity" kalback https://padlet.com/kalback/2s11cjil6lejk6at/wish/540741948 2020-04-30 02:05:04 UTC https://padlet.com/kalback/2s11cjil6lejk6at/wish/540741948 Lucidity Roots kalback https://padlet.com/kalback/2s11cjil6lejk6at/wish/540768621 lucidity (n.)
from Latin lucidus "light, bright, clear," 

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]]> 2020-05-01 13:25:22 UTC https://padlet.com/kalback/2s11cjil6lejk6at/wish/544002305 Albert Camus: The Stranger kalback https://padlet.com/kalback/2s11cjil6lejk6at/wish/544003583 Albert Camus’ The Stranger: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stranger_(Camus_novel)]]> 2020-05-01 13:26:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kalback/2s11cjil6lejk6at/wish/544003583 Sathvika Ganti https://padlet.com/kalback/2s11cjil6lejk6at/wish/544090347 Gifted narrator behind mask of mediocrity.]]> 2020-05-01 14:07:13 UTC https://padlet.com/kalback/2s11cjil6lejk6at/wish/544090347 Intelligence is boredom. Normality is mystery. https://padlet.com/kalback/2s11cjil6lejk6at/wish/544090663 2020-05-01 14:07:22 UTC https://padlet.com/kalback/2s11cjil6lejk6at/wish/544090663 https://padlet.com/kalback/2s11cjil6lejk6at/wish/544091800 Success is not always positive]]> 2020-05-01 14:07:53 UTC https://padlet.com/kalback/2s11cjil6lejk6at/wish/544091800 Mara https://padlet.com/kalback/2s11cjil6lejk6at/wish/544092024 Being average better than being genius]]> 2020-05-01 14:08:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kalback/2s11cjil6lejk6at/wish/544092024 Aerin Yoder https://padlet.com/kalback/2s11cjil6lejk6at/wish/544094435 Afraid:
Standing out
Success is isolation ]]> 2020-05-01 14:09:01 UTC https://padlet.com/kalback/2s11cjil6lejk6at/wish/544094435 Sathvika https://padlet.com/kalback/2s11cjil6lejk6at/wish/544098659 medium
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]]> 2020-05-01 14:12:31 UTC https://padlet.com/kalback/2s11cjil6lejk6at/wish/544102875 Aerin Yoder https://padlet.com/kalback/2s11cjil6lejk6at/wish/544103625 Medium 
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Mediate]]> 2020-05-01 14:12:50 UTC https://padlet.com/kalback/2s11cjil6lejk6at/wish/544103625 opporTUNAties https://padlet.com/kalback/2s11cjil6lejk6at/wish/544108968 2020-05-01 14:15:07 UTC https://padlet.com/kalback/2s11cjil6lejk6at/wish/544108968 Mara https://padlet.com/kalback/2s11cjil6lejk6at/wish/544112084 It represents isolation and a repeating structure to life that is meaningless, how a goldfish just swims around all day by itself.]]> 2020-05-01 14:16:18 UTC https://padlet.com/kalback/2s11cjil6lejk6at/wish/544112084 https://padlet.com/kalback/2s11cjil6lejk6at/wish/544112089 I think that the goldfish bowl represents her fear of living a repetitive, boring life in adulthood. ]]> 2020-05-01 14:16:18 UTC https://padlet.com/kalback/2s11cjil6lejk6at/wish/544112089 Sathvika https://padlet.com/kalback/2s11cjil6lejk6at/wish/544112127 I think the goldfish bowl is the "normal adult life" of repeating your daily activities every day like a robot.]]> 2020-05-01 14:16:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kalback/2s11cjil6lejk6at/wish/544112127 https://padlet.com/kalback/2s11cjil6lejk6at/wish/544112272 I think the goldfish bowl is the place where there is a structured routine that is repeated and there isn't a lot of variation in activity.]]> 2020-05-01 14:16:23 UTC https://padlet.com/kalback/2s11cjil6lejk6at/wish/544112272 Aerin Yoder https://padlet.com/kalback/2s11cjil6lejk6at/wish/544114822 The goldfish bowl is the isolation that comes with success. The narrator wants to blend in and not end up isolated with others watching her. She wants to blend in. ]]> 2020-05-01 14:17:30 UTC https://padlet.com/kalback/2s11cjil6lejk6at/wish/544114822