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Monthly Archives: December 2009
Merry Christmas 2009
Wishing you a very merry Christmas from our family to yours!
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Top 10 Posts of 2009
Top 10 lists are not something I am tremendously interested in as a rule. But I was interested to know what my top posts were and thought that my readers might want to know as well.
The Key that Unlocks Golden Doors
Oliver Wendell Holmes is credited with saying, “The main part of intellectual education is not the acquisition of facts but learning how to make facts live.” Anyone who has spent any amount of time in a classroom can grasp this concept. Of all the years spent in the education system, most people retain information taught by energetic, engaged and interesting teachers. One of the major factors facing our students today is an increasing shortage of qualified, dynamic teachers in the …
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Tagged master of arts in teaching, masters degree, University of Southern California, USC
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Interview with Michael Aubrecht
Join me in welcoming Uncommon History’s first author interviewee, Michael Aubrecht. As the author of five historic Civil War titles, a movie production in progress and more to come, Uncommon History will be keeping a hopeful and watchful eye out for more.
Gamaliel Bailey
“Never respect men merely for their riches, but rather for their philanthropy; we do not value the sun for its height, but for its use” Born at Mount Holly, New Jersey, on December 3, 1807, Gamaliel Bailey set out from his youth to be trained in the art of medicine. Just before his twentieth birthday, Gamaliel graduated from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. Later, Mr. Bailey combined his passion for medicine with another for writing and journalism. In 1831 he …
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Tagged Abolitionist, anti-slavery, Civil War, gamaliel bailey, United States
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Wisdom of a Wayfaring Wordsmith Part 4
I want to take a few minutes this week to take a slight detour from the sequence of writing posts to discuss a couple of time-related scenarios that I believe all writers encounter. Inconsiderate Inspiration I am almost certain that all writers, like myself, are prone to let our imaginations wander from time-to-time in the course of our daily work. It seems nearly inevitable that while we are focused on completing some other unrelated task that inspiration strikes. The real …
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Tagged beginning writers, tips, tricks, Wisdom of a Wayfaring Wordsmith, Writing
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Bidazzled – Redefining Online Auctions
Bidazzled began redefining the online auction market in November, 2009. Not only does Bidazzled offer savings of up to 90% on name brand merchandise, your participation automatically helps to fund a charity (The Ruch Foundation: www.ruchfoundation.com).
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Civil War Christmas
It is a common error to assume that Christmases past were much happier and simpler times, but we often fail to remember the hardships that others endured. A glimpse back in time should not be a melancholy misadventure, but instead reassure us that whatever may face us this Christmas, we will make it through, just as so many before us made it through.
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Tagged christmas, christmas tree, Civil War, Jesus Christ, memories, United States
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A Nation Must Stand Divided
Although this does not specifically address the issue of Separation of Church and State directly, I do believe it is very much a part of the discussion. The First Amendment, specifically the “Establishment” and the “Free Exercise” clauses are at the very center of the debate, thus we cannot talk about it without understanding the history behind this important amendment. Attached to this article is a copy of the research paper I submitted for my US Government class in which …
USC Masters of Arts in Teaching Online
consider an online Masters of Teaching degree from the University of Southern California.