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The Evolution of the Blog
I was fulfilling some orders this morning, you know the daily grind, and my thoughts fell on blogging in general. I thought about the history of blogging and how it has changed over the years. But what my thoughts focused on more so is how the increase in technology seemed to have downgraded the professional… Continue reading
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Writing 101: Assignment #20: Final: The Wrap-Up
Primarily, I want to thank all of the bloggers who have been supportive of this blog throughout the duration of this course. Those who are regular PBS supporters and all of the wonderful new blogging buddies I have made. I do not have much for you this morning. Briefly, the prompts exposed me to some… Continue reading
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Writing 101 – Assignment #19: Roundup of Reads
It is here. Tomorrow’s the last day of Writing 101! I’m so excited to have endured this project. I look forward to participating in more courses. We were supposed to feature a guest today but I didn’t reach out to anyone. It was my intent to do so but realistically I didn’t have the time… Continue reading
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Writing 101 – Assignment #18 – I SPEAK
“Mrs. Yes-ra-el?” A woman tries to pronounce my last name. “Ysrayl. Yis-ra-yell”, I tell her. “Oh”, she looks confused. “Are you Jewish?” I speak. “No ma’am.” “Ya…” She tries to pronounce my first name. I speak. “Yecheilyah is pronounced e-see-lee-yah.” She smiles, “That’s cute.” I speak. “Thank you. It means deliverance and life.” *** “Is… Continue reading
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Writer’s Quote Wednesday – John Grossman
First, I want to thank Colleen of Silver Threading for featuring me in her Writer’s Quote Wednesday! I am so very humbled. Now, for this week’s Writer’s Quote Wednesday I draw inspiration from John Grossman. I came across this quote earlier this week and it stuck out to me: Silence is no easy task. But… Continue reading
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Writing 101 Assignment #16: Mine Your Own Material – Speech
“Speech is basic. If you can’t control your words, you can’t control anything.” – Yecheilyah We’ve all been here. The orgasmic rush of an undisciplined tongue trying to figure out if it should spill the beans this morning. The aching necessity to feel our very own thoughts in our own mouths, and the satisfaction of… Continue reading
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Its Not Just Because Your Black
You were pulled over because your taillight is out, your license is suspended, and you were speeding. The reason you’re in the condition that you’re in is not because of the white man and its not just because your black. We are in these conditions as a people largely because of our own lack of… Continue reading
