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Writing 101: Weekly Wrap-Up 11-15
Assignment #11: If We Were Having Coffee Right Now Assignment #12: Critique a Piece of Work – “We Real Cool” Assignment #13: The Third Eye: 203- Word Story Assignment #14: Recreate a Single Day Assignment #15: When Music Becomes Movement For your convenience, I have added a page to my Writing 101 Assignments to make… Continue reading
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Writing 101 Assignment #15: When Music Becomes Movement
“Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.” – Maya Angelou Music is powerful energy. I cannot remember growing up without holding on to some kind of tune. Lyrically swinging from one place to the next, music always moves me. When I’m music… Continue reading
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Writer’s Quote Wednesday – Agatha Christine: Special Anniversary Edition!
For today’s segment of Writer’s Quote Wednesday, I draw inspiration from Agatha Christine. But first. Guess whose back??? LOL, I had to do it. Now, back to you Agatha: Other than being funny, I like the meaning behind this quote, which can vary but here is how I interpreted it: Good books do not come… Continue reading
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14 African Countries Still Forced by France To Pay Colonial Tax
“An article written by Mawuna Remarque Koutonin, peace activist and editor of SiliconAfrica.com discussed this act. The writer drew attention to the bad influence of French on the African continent and how they are still subjected to pay colonial tax for the benefits of slavery.” Read the entire article at the link below. Just thought… Continue reading
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Writing 101 – Assignment #12: Critique a Piece of Work – “We Real Cool”
Today I will be critiquing Gwendolyn Brooks’ poem “We Real Cool” for today’s Blogging U assignment: We real cool. We Left school. We Lurk late. We Strike straight. We Sing sin. We Thin gin. We Jazz June. We Die soon. Gwendolyn Brooks is the renowned poet from Chicago that we have grown to love. In… Continue reading
