In the article “Growing Up Gifted,” the author claims that some very talented people bun out because they do not achieve their dreams. There are many things that can cause people to burn out, though. In your experience or to your knowledge, what else might cause someone to burn out and give up on what they are doing?

According to the article “Sleepy Teens,” what are the reasons that teens are often tired? Can you relate to the points in this article and what do you think should be done in response to this issue?

At the end of the passage on p. 28, the author states that there are only really two rules for rappers: to rhyme to the best of the music and to be original. Do you think that most rap or hip hop that is released these days features rappers that are original or different from one another?

Stradivarius took a different approach to creating violins. What did he do that was different? Do you know anyone in your life or from history that took a different approach to doing something and who had great success?

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