How shall we sing the Lord's song in a foreign land? If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget [its skill].

Let my tongue [cling] to the roof of my mouth, if I remember thee not; if I set not Jerusalem above my chiefest joy.

—Psalm 137, Verses 4-6

What does this passage show about Jews during the Babylonian Captivity?

They felt happy to be in a new country.
They wanted to forget their lives in Israel.
They missed their home of Jerusalem.

Not sure if it’s within 12 months, but you could talk about the spreading of alt-right hate speech and whether that is covered by the right of freedom of speech? or, cover how during the midterm elections in some states many native american populations were declined to vote because they didn’t have the proper id, despite being citizens? also, the death of that journalist last month, who spoke freely and reported about the saudi government and how corrupted it is and was killed because of that (lack of free press/speech). just some ideas for this prompt, i hope at least one of them : )