Shizzam! This, my friends, is entry #201! Hard to believe that only 8 months ago, I wrote my very first entry here on the Seton Hill University blog system. I don’t think I could say enough positive things about blogging: 1) I get to be part of a large r community of like-minded individuals –…
The Pope has died at the age of 84, after becoming one of the longest-serving pontiffs in history. —Pope John Paul II dies in Vatican (BBC)
For the first three days of April, celebrations will be held in Denmark to mark the bicentenary of the birth of the country’s most famous writer, Hans Christian Andersen. —Malcolm Brabant —Enduring legacy of author Andersen (BBC) The Ugly Duckling… The Little Mermaid… The Princess and the Pea… The Emperor’s New Clothes… You know Hans Christian…
They Took It Sitting Down (Jerz’s Literacy Weblog) The other night, about a third of my American Lit survey class insisted on sitting on the floor. They pushed the chairs aside and clumped together in the front of the room. The weather was nice, but we couldn’t go outside because a student was using her blog…