“Monique is aware of the risk”

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Extemporaneous After-bath Poetry

Me (suspiciously): What are you doing? 9yo daughter (extemporaneously): Trying to dry between my toes Cause that is where the fungus grows If they are not successfully dry. Ow! I got water in my eye. Similar:And to think… I had just decided to retire this meme because the last time I used in cla…AcademiaPerspective |…

Proud of My Journos

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My Journalism Students Covering Flight 93 Memorial Ceremony

Four reporters from the Setonian (Seton Hill University’s student paper) conducting an interview at the Flight 93 memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania on 9-11-2011. A black smudge visible between the trees (upper right) is one of three helicopters in the presidential entourage. Similar:3-Year-Old's Birthday Party Theme: 'NewsHour'When a young St. Paul boy got to pick th…HumanitiesSPJ…

SHU Commemoration of September 11 Terrorism Attacks — Looking Back After 10 Years

Come to listen. Come to share. Come together. Memories, reflections, and inspiration from SHU community members. Candle-lighting ceremony; prayer (Sister Maureen O’Brien; Campus Ministry) Musical meditations (Ted Disanti; Balazs Tarnai) First-hand accounts of NYC on 9-11-2001 (Jack Ciak; Dan Bernstein) Archival materials on Seton Hill’s community experience (William Black) Contributions by Attendees (Do you have…

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory / Willy Wonka Lesson Plans

Through our local theater school, our children have gained confidence, seen first-hand the value of hard work, mentored younger children, learned from gifted and generous teenaged role models, and had a lot of fun. Oh, and they’ve also done a lot of singing, dancing, and acting. Thirteen-year-old Peter reads voraciously for pleasure, on topics ranging…

Students mark 9/11 anniversary

At Seton Hill University in Greensburg, about two dozen students, faculty members and staff gathered for a prayer and candle-lighting memorial that included Christian and Muslim prayers for peace. Participants shared memories of that day, recalling the clear, sunny weather that contrasted so starkly with the day’s dark events, while others described the scene on…

The Evolution of ‘Star Trek'(Infographic) | Space.com

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Brain Video

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No, not that kind of tablet…

Basic tablets (they’re available with all sorts of bells and whistles, the most notable being multitouch), are cheap additions to the classroom, and affordable enough that teachers and professors can simply buy the tablets themselves. The overhead projector might be dead, but for educators who miss the great lessons they could deliver with a few…

A Shattered Nation Longs To Care About Stupid Bullshit Again

Painfully funny-because-it’s-true satire from The Onion’s original coverage of the 9-11 terror attacks. According to Georgetown University history professor Timothy Schuitt, our interest in stupid bullshit is what makes America great. “The United States is a free country, a strong country, a prosperous country,” Schuitt said. “Many veterans gave their lives so we would have…

Star Wars Han Solo in Carbonite Silicon Ice Tray

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