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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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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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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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