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Vocab

Can someone please post the vocab on here for me?

Help!

Can someone give me a quick list of journals we did starting with Monday?

Oh, Childhood....

Here is a segment from a show that no one seems to remember but me.  I liked her because she had my name.

Squeezed Out

An interesting article from today's Times about the competitive university system in India....

Squeezed Out in India


100% on an end-of-high school exam?  Inconceiveable!

In 1492...

I'm sure you know the rest.

As I sit here, feet kicked up on this lovely Columbus Day, I'm fondly remembering grade school.  Columbus Day wasn't just a day off--it was an event, a week-long celebration of everything explorer, an excuse for half the class to dress like Native Americans and for our teachers to throw us into make-shift canoes in the middle of the classroom.  Okay, maybe that was just my school, but for years, I blindly followed my teachers into believing Christopher Columbus was a hero.


Then I grew up, the world became more cynical, and I read Howard Zinn's People's History of the United States.  I would never again look at good ol' Chrissy the same.  Never heard of it?  Here's an excerpt:
Zinn . (Ignore the angry URL)

Today, I read this and thought, "Maybe I've been wrong to be angry for so long.  Maybe there's still something heroic left in the story of Christopher Columbus."

So what do you think?  Should we celebrate Columbus Day?  (And you know what I mean--there are no Columbus parties on my block, either.  I mean as a holiday.  Official.  On the calendar.)  Are there any other national holidays you find offensive?  Worthless?  Do you appreciate anything about today besides your lack of alarm clock?

Answer this question, with some intelligence please, in 300 words or more.  Due Wednesday by 11:59pm.

Steve Jobs

In case you were curious, here's that New Yorker article I talked about this week.  (The one I read at Busch Gardens)  It's a good read, I swear.

Steve Jobs was awesome

Enjoy your weekend!

The weather is supposed to be beautiful, so please spend some of your weekend enjoying it.  If you do stop to think about English, here is what you should know:

Tuesday:  Vocabulary 3 quiz  (Now with old words!)
Wednesday:  Final Natural discussion.
Thursday:  New blog response due/Natural review
Friday:  Natural test

I hope your day off is fantastic, and please keep your eyes on this blog for a very special Columbus day post.  (This will be the topic of the entry due Thursday)

Your NEW homework

It's going to be quick, I promise.  Look to the left, at the list of 'contributors.' Now find your name.  Would I know, by reading this name, that it's you?  Your name listed as 'Amanda Rodgers.'  Fine.  But 'iamboyg?'  Seriously?

Fix your names if I won't know who you are.  Otherwise, your precious credit for blogging will be wasted.

The week of 10/3

Monday: New Vocab, group work
Tuesday: Group discussions, continue reading.
Wednesday: Sentences due; continue discussion
Thursday:  Sample sentences, Roy as tragic hero?
Friday:  Quiz Unit 3 vocabulary

Lauren!

Get well soon...this post is just for you.

Keep your eyes here for any updates, work, due dates, etc.

We miss you!