Philosophyspeaking topic
“How much did this people have to suffer to be able to become so beautiful!”
— Friedrich Nietzsche, The Birth of Tragedy
practice with this topic
Set the timer (5-30 min), take 20 seconds of prep if you like, start talking. Jot your thoughts onto the sticky-note board.
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