omorka | The Page 123 Meme

1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these instructions.
5. Don't search around and look for the "coolest" book you can find. Do what's actually next to you.

There are two books equally close.

"The cyclical nature of these pressures is notable and sometimes corresponds with economic trends, as well as other social influences."

Wow, that could have come out of any sociology textbook anywhere in the world! However, it's from Developing Minds: A Resource Book for Teaching Thinking edited by Arthur L. Costa.

"Compare this with the leading recipients of Danish aid - Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam, Mozambique, and Ghana - and it is easy to see that Denmark's aid is going to the countries with far greater needs."

Better; this is from The President of Good & Evil: the Ethics of George W. Bush, by Peter Singer.

Hmm . . . I wonder how long it'll take for this meme to morph into the "Turn to Page 394 Meme" . . .