Literaturespeaking topic
Borges imagines the universe as an infinite library containing every possible book. If everything has already been written, is meaning lost in the abundance of information, or in our inability to find it?
— Borges, The Library of Babel
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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