My Education Experience

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Monday, January 4, 2021

Public Speaking

I have often heard that people fear public speaking more than death. To that I say, "I fear public speaking because I'm afraid I'm going to die." Part of freshman English was completing a speech. One had to pick a topic to do a speech on. I was scared. I hated going up there in front of my peers... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, January 1, 2021

Mistyped

Every Friday, I make a donation to the De LaSalle Brothers. I received a call from the Eastern District's head of development. I pay by eCheck, and it turns out it did not go through on their end. I checked my end, and no transaction was found. I must have mistyped a number. That's interesting. I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 29, 2020

Grammar and Mechanics

Up I got into high school, grammar and mechanics had been a big deal in school. We would have units on it and refresher courses. At my high school, that did not happen much. When someone made a mistake on one's paper, Mr. Dell would mark it but not take off any points for it. Mr. Tomlison of history... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, December 26, 2020

Jesse Cheeser

I was told going into high school about Jesse Cheeser. Jesse was Cousin Tamie's nephew through marriage. We had to do a personality profile of someone in English class. We would interview a peer chosen by Mr. Dell and write about them. Mark Telperra was horrified to have been paired with Teddy... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 22, 2020

Grandma on the Balcony

My paternal grandmother had one of her hips replaced in November 1993. She recuperated at my house. My parents' house has five bedrooms. She was in one of those. Every year, the family came over to our house for Christmas. Dad had been able to get that one done because of two young kids. I think for... Sign in to see full entry.

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