Tag: education
group name: firstwriteit
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January 12, 2007 09:33 PM EST --
This week, HR at the college where I work has not been ~my best friend~
I was asked to stop by an ex-manager's office. When I did so, she told me that she had received a call from HR saying they had . . . more
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March 20, 2007 05:02 PM EDT --
My sixteen-year old nephew, Muhammad Uzayr Coe, has recently completed his memorization of the Quran, Islam’s Holy Book. It has taken him just under six years. Our family is very proud of his achievement, . . . more
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April 01, 2007 05:41 AM EDT --
Forgiveness is all-powerful. Forgiveness heals all ills.
--Catherine Ponder
Getting mad at someone, a friend perhaps, is normal. Everybody gets mad sometimes. But when we stay mad for very long, it ruins . . . more
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December 27, 2006 01:38 PM EST --
Erich Fromm wrote that: "The first condition for more than mediocre achievement in any field, including that of the art of living, is to will one thing. To will one thing presupposes having made . . . more
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March 01, 2007 06:01 PM EST --
I read in the paper today about William and Mary college losing a donors pledge for 12 million dollars . WHY ? Because they removed a cross from a chapel. WHY ? So students of all faiths would feel welcome. . . . more
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January 04, 2007 02:39 AM EST --
I have had a very cranky day today.... as anyone who has read my earlier rant would know... but even so... I am so aware of how very very lucky I am.
Hubby went to bed awhile ago .... came out for . . . more
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September 16, 2007 09:31 AM EDT --
Whats moves you forward in your job? What motivates you? On the other hand, what drags you down? What sucks energy out of you? Feel free to share personal experiences. We all go through this with any job. . . . more
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March 02, 2007 03:15 PM EST --
Step One – sign up for email notices of coming events offered by the Canadian Writers’ Union. When you receive your invitation to attend the full day workshop in a city near you, sign up. You’ll . . . more
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March 31, 2007 05:29 PM EDT --
Let everyone sweep in front of his [or her] own door, and the whole world will be clean.
--Goethe
Taking care of ourselves rather than trying to control others may be difficult. Our character defects . . . more
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October 14, 2007 10:08 PM EDT --
If you suspect someone you know is a victim of domestic violence reach out to him or her. They are in desperate need of a friend. Listen to them, keep what they say confidential, . . . more
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January 05, 2007 12:28 AM EST --
During The 1950’s, The United States began defining a new identity, one that would signify great optimism and possibility. . . . more
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January 04, 2007 12:36 AM EST --
It has been a very very long and annoying day.
Can't find my power cord for my laptop - I always keep it in my knapsack with the computer, so no idea how they got separated... suppose it could be . . . more
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January 21, 2007 12:09 PM EST --
So … one day that changed the course of my life. That is an interesting question. The more I think about it, the more interesting it is. Is there ever really one day that stands alone in changing . . . more
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January 25, 2007 03:49 PM EST --
I had to write this because I think it should be told. When I was growing up I thought my mom was pink! I started 1 st grade and two black girls beat me up in the bathroom saying I had a peckerwood . . . more
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April 04, 2007 01:48 PM EDT --
While I'll be writing more about education in an upcoming piece on Bill Bradley's new book, I've become curious about what type of education people here have received in written communication, . . . more
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July 13, 2007 03:44 PM EDT --
I just read this on Fox News and it amazes me to see it actually happen. I have heard of gifts given. I have had them given to me in large amounts. But this is a treasure you don't see very often in . . . more
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March 31, 2007 05:20 PM EDT --
I don't always get to know why.
I may find myself caught up in wondering why something happened while asking myself, "What did I do wrong?" or "Why did this happen to me?"
If . . . more
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October 11, 2007 09:13 PM EDT --
Congress endorsed October as the Domestic Violence Awareness month starting in 1989.
Since October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month I thought I would share . . . more
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October 13, 2007 12:15 AM EDT --
Disclamer: This article is for educational purpose only. This article in no way is supporting forcing someone to leave a bad situation or giving anyone permission to get angry because a . . . more
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January 27, 2007 06:31 PM EST --
fi yuo cna raed tihs, yuo hvae a sgtrane mnid, too.
Cna yuo raed tihs? Olny 55 plepoe tuo fo 100 anc.
i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The
phaonmneal pweor . . . more
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