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POPSYour Brain On Words There is no one brain part which when taken away would suddenly rob you of your ability to read. We rely on the same old brain — the same brain that we inherited from our Homo Sapiens ancestors 200,000 years ago when they appeared in Africa. This means that the same brain that hunted wildlife and walked thru Ice Ages is the same brain that can now read a book a day.
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POPSWhy Precious Should Have Been Taught Math Instead of Journaling Anyone who has taught adult-literacy classes knows that inexperienced writers' efforts are more often clichéd, vague, and confusing than searingly original and profound. And that's just the work of students with an aptitude to write... Maybe writing in her journal allowed Precious to conceive of a better life for herself and her children; maybe creating a persona on the page enhanced her self-worth. But, contrary to what Hollywood would have us believe, the world does not reward self-expression as readily or consistently as it rewards a good head for numbers. It's hard for any writer to support herself writing. Precious's teacher should have known that, and given her a calculator along with that journal.
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POPSThankfulness Tree This is the second year we have had a Thankfulness Tree. I have some fake branches that I put in a big vase to hold the leaves. I went to a scrapbooking store and used their die cut machine to make many many leaves from paper. If you buy the paper there, you can use the machines for free. I punched holes in the leaves to hang on the branches without having to mess with string or glue or hangers of any sort. I place the leaves in a bowl with a pen so any guests that come during November can write something they are thankful for on a leaf and hang it up. On Thanksgiving we read the leaves and we give thanks for all the friends and family that have come to our house. Then I put the leaves in a bag and date it so we can read them in future years too. Yesterday, my daughter wrote that she was thankful for "being born" and for "being in this family." I am so thankful for those things too. Go, get your thankfulness on!
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POPSBefore Dreams," There Was Roots The fraud that was "Roots". How Haley's work was derived from " The African" by Courlander and a subsequent genealogy research confirmed the falseness of the book.
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POPS"What journalists are supposed to do" Except David Brooks is not a journalist and shows it by doing exactly what so called journos for the Post, Times and the networks do all the time: Play the unnamaned sources game and serve as amplifiers for the neocons.
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POPSGot Invitation for Google Wave Today I got invitation for using Google Wave.. I am exploring the features of Google wave. I will write about my Google wave experience later. Actually, I had applied for Google Wave invitation 4 months back itself (At the end of May month). Now only I got the invitation.
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POPSAmtrak Our government does such a "wonderful" job with the post office and Amtrak, just think what they will be able to do with health care. Write your congressman now.
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POPSNational Novel Writing Month (2009) What: Writing one 50,000-word novel from scratch in a month's time. Who: You! We can't do this unless we have some other people trying it as well. Let's write laughably awful yet lengthy prose together. Why: The reasons are endless! To actively participate in one of our era's most enchanting art forms! To write without having to obsess over quality. To be able to make obscure references to passages from our novels at parties. To be able to mock real novelists who dawdle on and on, taking far longer than 30 days to produce their work. When: You can sign up anytime to add your name to the roster and browse the forums. Writing begins November 1. To be added to the official list of winners, you must reach the 50,000-word mark by November 30 at midnight. Once your novel has been verified by our web-based team of robotic word counters, the partying begins.
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POPSWhen The Game Was Ours When The Game Was Ours: Former Los Angeles Laker Magic Johnson has ripped former Detroit Piston in his new book When the Game was Ours. The news comes as a shocker to most NBA fans who are absolutely surprised that Magic can write. But anyway, Magic talks ... when the game was ours, when the game was ours book
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POPSLeave something beautiful On another blog, I read where a mom and her children would write lovely things on paper and leave them for strangers to find. They would tuck them into places where finding them would be a surprise as much as what was written on them.
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POPSWrite down your love What a terrific gift. Not only does the recipient get a list of things you love about him/her, but it also shows you thought a loving them about them every single day for a year. That is the real gift.
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POPSRape Is Not A Game Recommended Actions Please write to the Japanese government officials below, calling on them to comply with Japan’s obligations under CEDAW, including the recent strong exhortation of the CEDAW Committee to ban games and cartoons that normalize and promote sexual violence against women and girls. In your letter to the Minister of Justice ask her also to inquire about the requested investigation into the apparent gang rape video sent by Equality Now to the Tokyo police department, and ask that her office investigates this and other actual rape videos to ensure that all those involved are prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Please also continue to write to Illusion Software asking it to withdraw immediately from sale all games which involve rape, stalking or other forms of sexual violence or which otherwise denigrate women.
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