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Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Verbal Irony

"Verbal irony is not sarcasm," Mr. Dell said to my freshman English peers and I. "Sarcasm is insulting a person. Verbal irony is not. For example, if you turn on the water fountain, see brown water and go, 'Oh, the water is so clear,' that is verbal irony." "But Mr. Dell," Mark Vito said, "that... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, September 16, 2014

"He's My Brother-in-Law"

When the Baltimore Ravens came to Baltimore in 1996, they did not immediately become Uncle Richard's favorite National Football League team. After the Baltimore Colts left for Indianapolis in 1984, Uncle Richard adopted the Los Angeles Raiders as his football team. A lot of Baltimore fans adopted... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Next Door

Aunt Sandra, Uncle Richard and Cousin Amanda are my next door neighbors. Even though we are next door neighbors, I do not have much neighborly interaction with them. Certainly, if I see them and/or if they see me, we exchange greetings. I do not see much of Aunt Sandra and Cousin Amanda. I do see... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Meeting with the Teacher

One of Phil Ribiero's requirements in Methods of Teaching Social Studies was for each pair of students to meet with him about ten days before teaching their lesson. I liked that requirement of Phil's. I was always game to meet with a teacher before an assignment was due. That way, the teacher could... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, September 3, 2014

"You Gotta Use What You Gotta Use"

One time, I was in Chemistry Lecture during my junior year of high school. Lecture was where all the sections in a particular course would convene in one of the lecture halls. One of the teachers would teach a lesson. The idea behind Lecture was to give us high schoolers the college experience.... Sign in to see full entry.

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