October 20, 2005
by 5836 (period 5)
47Moveing ... my life
When I was young, we moved around a lot; not really settling down. I was actually horn in Daytona Beach Fl. Eventually we moved to Savannah Ga. where we resided for 6 years until our move to Lincoln, Nebraska in 1996.
I don’t remember much about Savannah anymore, to my credit however my first memoir that I can even remember was of us first moving Savannah. We drove down Jackson Woods Blvd, the predominantly Jewish neighborhood of Savannah, Ga. I believe the address of the home was 406 Jackson Woods Blvd. It was a Japanese styled house of sorts; I vaguely remember me walking around I would have been about 4 or 5 years old at them time. The home was being showed to us by, from what I can remember a black haired lady, particularly the kitchen. The home itself had many large rooms and VERY high ceilings. There was very few rooms however, the rooms that where there however were expectedly large, something not to often found in middle class homes of American today. My room was very small, but I had a bonus toy room to keep all my toys in.
I don’t remember anything until I starting going to Maggie’s Morning School, a high-end preschool of sorts. By this time, I had gone through several childcare sitters by now, 2 I believe. One of them was a hard ass disapiniany who spanked her kids and made me eat all my Campbell’s soup, which was quite a painful, or unpleasant experience for a 6-year-old boy. After that lady, Linda I believe she was called. I was taken care up by this blond girl who insisted on making out with her Army boyfriend on every meeting. I have no idea or even remember her. The only memory I have is of her balling when the car ran out of gas, such a fragile person really. After these two, we found one that stayed. Her name was June Rinker. She was a second mom of sorts, spoiled me with sweet tarts, my favorite candy of the time. She was a fully time nanny until I got a little older and my parents didn’t think I need fully time supervision. We would often though have Fridays together and would go to movies, each pizza hut pizza and go to my friends the brancato’s.
I had some really good friends in Savannah. My best friend Michael Freidman lived right down the street. My other friends where Paul and Nicole Brancato, they were just a bike ride down the street as well.
Eventually all things change and we moved to Nebraska, boy was this place different. Mom got a new job, well, moved to a different one, same company, in Lincoln Nebraska. We moved here 1996, bought a 4 wheel drive SUV Ford Explorer, which I drive today. Moving here was tough, I had to leave all my friends behind, in the long run though it was deciced it was a good idea.
Memoir Grade and Criteria
10/10 Fits the definition of a memoir. It should be autobiographical, focusing on a segment or aspect of the author’s life.
10/10 Style. Has a sense of personal voice. Is not just an undeveloped chronology of events. Uses colorful word choice, description, dialogue, etc. where appropriate. Has a feeling of reminiscence, of telling about memories, not just dry facts.
0/10 Proofreading. More than 2 “lazy” errors (mainly typos, spelling errors that wouldn’t get by spell check, or obviously omitted words, etc.) per 500 is not acceptable. Other grammar and technical errors may cause deductions unless fixed.
9/10 Sufficient Information. Readers appreciate a satisfying abundance of specific information. Writing that works usually has a rich abundance, a density of information in it. It is not thin or superficial, but has a satisfying depth.
9/10 Continuity and Closure. It reads like a finished piece of writing. Has a reasonably smooth lead in and sense of closure, doesn’t seem to have gaping holes or to jump around in an undeveloped or thoughtless manner.
38/50 Total points. Other comments:
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May 24, 2005
by 4522 (period 4)
The Royal Ballet is a Leading British ballet company and school, based at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London. Until 1956 it was known as the Sadler's Wells Ballet. It was founded 1931 by Ninette de Valois, who established her school and company at the Sadler's Wells Theatre. It moved to Covent Garden 1946. Frederick Ashton became principal choreographer 1935, providing the company with its uniquely English ballet style. Leading dancers included Margot Fonteyn, Rudolf Nureyev, Alicia Markova, and Antoinette Sibley.
The company's roots can be traced to the invitation by Lilian Baylis to Ninette de Valois to establish her school and company at the rebuilt Sadler's Wells Theatre 1931. The Vic-Wells Ballet, as it was then known, developed its popularity largely through the performances of Alicia Markova and through de Valois' shrewd artistic policies and organizational skill. In 1946, the company changed its name to Sadler's Wells Ballet and shifted base from the Wells Theatre to the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. The same year saw the founding of a second, touring troupe, the Sadler's Wells Opera Ballet (later Theatre Ballet). The touring company again changed its name 1976 to Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet. In 1963 de Valois resigned in favour of Frederick Ashton as director. He was responsible for creating such ballets as Marguerite and Armand for Margot Fonteyn, whose partnership with Rudolf Nureyev ushered in the Royal Ballet's golden age. Kenneth MacMillan took over from Ashton 1970 and strengthened both companies' modern-ballet styles with works from US choreographers such as Jerome Robbins and Glen Tetley. Anthony Dowell took over from Norman Morrice 1986 and declared a policy of rejuvenating the classics, as in his Swan Lake 1987, which he recreated the nearest approximation to the original 1895 choreography. He also commissioned new works such as MacMillan's The Prince of the Pagodas in 1989.
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by 1439 (period 8)
El Coqui
Did you know that the “mascot” for Puerto Rico is a very unique tree frog? This frog is called a Coqui. The coqui is unique for many reasons. One reason is because of its locations, another is the size, and one is because of how it develops. So today, by reading this, you will learn more information about each of these reasons that makes this Puerto Rican tree frog so special.
The first unique feature that will be covered is the location and number of coquis. Coquis are only found in Puerto Rico. There are 16 native species of coquis, 13 are in the Caribbean National Forest. 11of the 13 are endemic species and only 2 of the total 16 produce the sound “co-kee”. (Welcome to Puerto Rico)
The second unique feature that will be covered is the size. Coquis can be as small as 15mm to 80mm in length. The female coqui is usually 30% bigger male. These frogs can be brown, yellow, or green, or even translucent. Coquis also have disks or pads on the tips of their toes, which help them cling to slippery surfaces. (Monkeyshines) Most Coquis are terrestrial, but there is one species that is web-footed because it is mainly a swimmer.
The last unique feature is the development cycle of coquis. These tree frogs do not pass through a tadpole stage. First the female lays the egg (about 28 per clutch) in a humid terrestrial environment. In at least 5 of the species, the male broods and guards the eggs and females are aggressively forced away from the eggs soon after laying. At the end of the incubation period(17 to 27 days), a froglet, a tiny replica of the adult, emerges from each egg. When they are born they have tails, which quickly disappears. (El Boricua)
Works Cited
"Coqui." El Boricua national ed. 8 Apr. 2005
"The Coqui." Welcome to Puerto Rico. 11 Apr. 2005
"Coquis...AFrog from Puerto Rico." Monkeyshines on Health and Science:Biology 1998: 35.
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by 0284 (period 8)
Basketball
Basketball is the most widely watched sport in the world. Basketball is a quick paced high scoring and very interesting game. Basketball is a good mix of stratagey and athletics. Basketball tests all physical and mental aspects of the person playing.
Basketball has many different levels of play, and there is a level for everyone to play in. There is the NBA which is pro, NCAAB which is college and then here is high school. You can also play in YMCA leagues and rec leagues if you just want to play for fun.
Bibliographys- In bibliography:
Pasquier, Roger F., "Owl." Encyclopedia Americana. Grolier Online, 2002.
-www.basketball.com
-www.ncaa.com/basketball/history/
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By 5772 (period 8)
Persuasive Paper
I believe in the episode of Family Guy called “Wasted Time” is acceptable to show in school. I feel the content is not bad. I think some of the books that we read in school are worse then that. I think some of the language in those books can offend someone much more than a frickin gynacologist. I feel a gynacologist is no worse then a guy getting a physical by a doctor. I don’t that that its very offensive. I think that it should be ok to watch and I think if someone has a problem with it then they should do an alternate assignment and not complain about it and ruin it for everyone else. I think no episode we have watched has offended anyone, or at least not that has been brought up. I think if a tv show offends you that you need to obviously lighten up a lot because its nothing more than humor and something to get a laugh out of, its not a serious matter or anything. Family Guy also does not pick one single group and totally make fun of that one group of people, Family Guy makes jokes about every kind of person and everything so I don’t think it would be fair to say family guy is racist or anything like that.
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by 3397 (period 8)
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a personality disorder marked by control, perfectionism and over concern with work at the expense of close interpersonal relationships. Symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder are preoccupation with details the activity is lost. Perfection in small details. Shuts out friendships and leisure-time when long hours of work can’t be explained.
Excessive rigidity and obstinacy
Stinginess with self and others
Tasks be completed according to ones personal preferences
A person with OCPD has to suffer from at less 4 of those
There is no one cause for OCPD but they think Genetic
Cultural influences
Occur in about 1% of the population and can be treated with psychotherapy and medications.
Works Cited
Bobinchock, Adriana, and Lepore Cynthia, “Modern Treatment for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.” 29 Dec. 2004 http://find.galegroup.com/gvrl/retrieve
Fitzgerald , “Jane Obesessive compulsive disorder”, Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders, April 2005, http://infortac.galegroup.com/
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By 0064 (period 8)
Family Guy is a show that generates a lot of controversy. Yet, in my personal opinion, this show is just fine to watch at a 10th grade level. This show along with others are aired on TV suitable for kids 13 and up. I mean, come on, 10 year old kids or younger get into movies rated R as long as they are with a parent. How can a cartoon be degrading to mature individuals? A show such as this should be watched by people with mature minds and that are able to take all manners of jokes. If you can’t meet this, and still watch it, its your own fault. You watched it on your disgression. Watching a show is a choice you make, so if you make the wrong choice, don’t bitch. This cartoon or show is appropriate at our age. The jokes are harmless and are meant to be funny. The show makes jokes about both genders, so I don’t really see why it’s a big deal if a joke about women is made, when jokes about guys happen all the time. If someone is offended, then they shouldn’t watch it again. Problem solved.
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May 20, 2005
by 4604 (period 3)
May 20, 2005
It seem that in our world today if you don’t have some kind or brains then you wont amount to any thing. The richest and most powerful men aren’t the strongest any more they are the smartest. It used to be that the strongest man was the leader of the pack but now it is the little guy who has all of the brain power. it really comes down to who can come up with the best answer the quickest.
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May 19, 2005
by 5905 (period 3)
If I could do it over again
If I could do it over again I would have not fought with my mom so much throughout my teenage years. I get into fights with my mom on some occasions and sometimes I say some stuff I really don’t mean. I want her to know that I am sorry and whenever we get into our little fights that I don’t actually mean what I say usually. So if I could do it all over again then I would not fight with my mom ever because I know shes just trying to raise me the best she can.
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May 18, 2005
by 4604 (period 3)
May 18, 2005
I don’t think that I can choose between one or the other. I like the pools because they are usually cleaner and I enjoy swimming in them. Yet a beach is a far much better place to go and hang out with friends. Roast some hot dogs and hamburgers and just sit out on the beach enjoying the sun and surf. In the end I think that a beach would be a much better place to go because there is so many more things that you could do there rather than at a pool. Now u cant even have ball that people throw to each other at the pool because they are banned.
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May 17, 2005
by 6426 (period 3)
How do you feel about competition? (sports,school,friends,ect.)
Competition is not a big thing for me if I feel like I’m in competition with someone I always do some thing to win it’s like one of those things where you say your in a play before the play give the other person some x-lax to help you win they will be so busy using the bathroom that you will win the play that’s how I am when I’m in competition with some one I do what ever I need to win even if it hurt the other person one time I had these to friends be we both liked one better we used to fight over her just because she had money and could drive so I use to make up things and say that the other girl was talking shit but to her face I was nice and acted like I liked her for some reason I really hated them both just used them for money and other thing of that sort one of them had a pool in there back yard so that another reason I used to hang out with here to use her pool another reason why I stopped hanging out with her was because she used to try to take my boyfriend right in front of my face wich pissed me off so much I said fuck you and stopped hanging out with her stupid ass.
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May 16, 2005
by 7427 (period 3)
Perfect Vacation! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
I think the perfect vacation would have to be going to like Fiji or some exotic island like that, somewhere where the people don’t speak your language and they know a lot about the island. I think it would be tight if I went there because it would be nice to be away from the country and just to hang out and look at the clear water, and get drunk and have a good ass time, you know what I mean! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
Another good vacation is Florida, went there a couple years ago and it was really tight, we went to Key Largo and saw the Atlantic ocean, and we Key Largo is right off the Florida bay so it was really tight, you know what I mean! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
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April 18, 2005
by 8427 (period 3)
8427 asked for this to be removed
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April 15, 2005
by 5905 (period 3)
Yesterday marked a whole year since we broke up and I was just sitting around by myself remembering all the good times we had.
Remember the time right after we first got together when we went to the Highway Diner and you wouldn’t eat French fries and Jelly with me so I tackled you and chewed it and made you kiss me until you had to eat it? And remember the time when you, Jessica, Alina, Mike, Katie, Seth, David, and me were all out at the haunted house by Seth’s house and I was so scared but you protected me through it all. That was the time when I first realized I loved you. I felt so safe and so secure in your arms that nothing else mattered to me. And remember the time when you broke my heart by cheating on me? Remember all the sadness I suffered with you? If I could go back to the way things were I wouldn’t for a second. We had many good times yes but the sad ones outweighed it all.
This was for the assignment Daily Writing Topic for Fri. 4/15
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April 11, 2005
by 7472 (period 3)
My Hobby! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
I really do not have any hobbies, but if I had to pick one it would probably have to be working on car stereos. I love working on that shit I put my own system in my car, and I helped a couple of my friends and I don’t know what it is about it, but I enjoy it. The one thing I hate about it is when I get it all hooked up and then it doesn’t work, because then you have to go back and re look at all the connections tighten them back up and then do it again, but if that doesn’t work then you have to take out the CD player and look at that and that’s the biggest bitch because there is so many connection’s on the CD player and your basically screwed if one of those are wrong because you have to disconnect all of them and then connect all of them back up and there is about 2o connections just in the CD player. You know what I mean! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
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April 07, 2005
by 8606 (period 3)
Unexpected Kindness! ! ! ! !
One day I was walking down the street and there was this lady that cam up to me. She told me that she was going around to random people that day and giving them one wish. This wish was not just any old wish they could choose anything they wanted her to do for free. So I told her I have something that I need done in twenty minutes. So she asked the question that any person would ask after a statement like that she said what is it. I told her that I needed a paper done for this company that I was working for. She said ok. I told her that if she got this paper done for me that I would receive a bonus of 500,000$ a year. So to my surprise she whipped out her magic wound and my paper was finished. I could not believe what I just saw. I was so happy when I took my paper in and got that bonus because after that I bought myself a brand new house and had enough money to buy a pool to she was such a good friend that I had to write this letter right now and send it to her.
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April 06, 2005
by 9032 (period 3)
My ideal location of lively hood
If money was no object, and I could choose to live wherever it is I wanted to. I would pick to have multiple locations with multiple houses so that I could live in different locations of pure splendor in many sweet houses. I would definitely want a house in Hawaii, somewhere on the big island. That would be saa weeeeeet. I would be close to the coast, and have a boat. I would love to go deep-sea fishing whenever I wanted to. To wake up to beautiful weather everyday, and to look up to see the beautiful coast would just be amazing. In a location of residence like that, I don’t know how a person would get stressed at all.
I would also choose to have a house in a suburb in California. Preferably close to the LA, or Hollywood area. That would be again, sweet weather everyday, but also it would be close to a huge city where a lot of awesome things go down with sweet clubs, and restaurants, etc.
Also having a cottage in the Rocky Mountain area would be sweet. This would be more of a vacation home rather then a standard place of residence. It would be awesome to be able to go and ski and have an awesome place to stay for your whole trip. Plus I have never been skiing or snowboarding, so that would be a really fun experience to be able to do whenever I felt like it.
But if I could only choose to have one place of residence I would choose a nice suburb outside of a medium to large city. I think suburbs are ideal because they are basically city life dwellings without being caught up right in the middle of the jumble. But I would be an awesome house none the less. Also a sweet neighborhood goes a long way in my book. I would definitely not want to live in a snooty, old, or psycho neighborhood. Boy I wish this could happen; it would be such a sweet life to live.
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April 05, 2005
by 8401 (period 3)
I think that the lunar calendar should be done away with, and replaced with my own idea for a calendar, which involves only one month consisting of 5 days. Every 1 of my days would equal exactly 73 “normal” days, giving me plenty of time to sleep. Of course, the sun would still rise and fall as it currently does, so to correct this, I suggest we slow down the speed at which the earth spins through the use of lasers and computers and whatnot.
But really, I have no thoughts on time at all. It is what it is, and I have no choice but to go with it. I would like to have more time to do things, but I know that if I did, I would probably just waste more of it sleeping.
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April 04, 2005
by 8427 (period 3)
My first kiss. This story is going to be short. It was probably October. I had been hanging out with my friends all night when I got a call from a friend of mine. Her name was Danielle and she met us at Super C. We were supposed to go to a party over at some kids house but it ended up being me, her and some other guy, I think he lived there. The Party had obviously been called the fuck off. So, we watched Bill and Ted’s excellent adventure. It got to be around 11:45 and I needed to be getting home. We borrowed someone else’s car and left. We parked on a side street about a block away from my house because there was the possibility of my parents leaving the house and talking to whoever drove me home once I showed up. We were just sitting there listening to this mixed CD and then I was just kind of jumped. This was perfectly ok with me though. Spent about a half hour going at it, pausing only to change songs on the cd. Rammstein just didn’t seem appropriate at the time.
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April 03, 2005
by 4604 (period 3)
April 4, 2005
The best part of the break was the fact that I didn’t have to go to school. The next best part would be the fact that I got to do what ever I wanted and I got to spend to time with my friends partying. The worst part of the break was having to get up in the morning to have soccer practive. Another shity part of the break was when my friends and I were at jerry’s house, because his mom was in Peru seeing family for the week, having a party and these people from east came and a couple of girls were drinking way to much especially this one sophmore named Lauren. He started to throw up every were and was complaining that she couldn’t breath and all this other shit. She eventually passed out and was completely inbarassed the next day. The rest of the week went pretty good and was accident free except for the next day when the cops showed up at the house and told us to keep it down. When jerry answered the door he was about to fall down as it was and he told the cops how he was on the national honor society so he had to keep out of trouble it was funny. When the cops showed up a couple of people ran out the back door and took off in their cars. Except for this one kid who ran out the back door and ran four or five blocks before he stopped and called us to come and pick him up. We partied at Jerry’s house for the rest of the week and that was about the most interesting thing that happened all break.
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March 23, 2005
by 3175 (period 3)
Would you learn more without computers? A new study shows that students with less access to computers do better at learning. What do you think?
I don’t understand where the sources came from, that students learn better when they don’t use the computers. I guess different information will confuse them, then they would get the wrong info and not learn anything. But if you knew what you needed to look for at the right sights then you could do good on a computer and the “new study” would be wrong.
On the internet site of the “new study” there seems to look like two small girls looking at the computer screen and not knowing what they are doing. Well, duh, they are probably only know how to look at pictures and not at actually information. They should look at their “new study” again and make sure their info is right, because it doesn’t even make sense. The students that are actually working on the computers get smashed into the ground. We are working on the computers, getting research information for papers one thing that the small girls don’t do
Students that are younger than 12 aren’t going to actually be working on the computer. They are going to be goofing around, that’s why the students that you took info on, they are the one’s that aren’t learning on the computer. But the study doesn’t include the students who actually do work like me and Niomi
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by TJ D. (period 3)
10 key tips for success in a relationship…
1. Trust them- one needs to be able to trust their partner, without this, you have nothing.
2. Be honest- one needs to be able to talk to another about anything, anytime.
3. Give them space- let them go out with their friends, be alone, have free time for themselves.
4. Find humor- If you don’t have fun when you are with each other, what is the point? There is nothing better than making each other smile.
5. Be Comfortable- you should be yourself no matter what, in front of friends, family etc.
6. Listen to them- Open your ears and listen to what they say before reacting, look into their eyes.
7. Be romantic- Set aside time just for you two. Maybe cook once a week and have a candle light dinner or just surprise her with her favorite flowers.
8. Communicate- Do this to avoid misunderstandings, and to prevent fights. Don’t jump to conclusions. Also just call to say hi, or I love you in the middle of their day.
9. Similar Interest- Find things you both want to do and would like to do. This will bring you closer when experiencing new things together and not to mention creating new memories.
10. Physical Attraction- This is more important than some think, you should be physically attracted to your partner. You will know if you just can’t keep your hands off one another. This will lead to healthy intimacy.
This was written for the assignment Daily Writing Topic. On this particular day, the posted topic was:
Serious or silly, it doesn't matter - give us the
"10 Key Steps to A Successful Relationship".
posted from blogliners
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March 22, 2005
by Maggie A. (period 3)
Freewrite
Feeling nervous, looking down and my hands are gone. Where did they go? I have lost all my feeling in my whole body, maybe I’m dreaming, that’s right I am in a dream. I’ll open my eyes and see if I can wake up. One, two, three… wait what is happening? My eyes are open but everything is black. I reach my hand to touch my opened eyes but I can’t see anything. What is happening? I have gone blind?
I hear a low mumble it sounds like someone’s voice. I think I am going to faint an else I already have. I have to let go and just fall down. But how far down will I fall down? What is wrong with me? I want to see again. I fall to the floor and my vision is coming back. Things around me come in to view…
Author’s Note:
This is something that really did happen to me at school, I blacked out and these are a few anxieties that were going through my mind.
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March 21, 2005
by 6426 (period 3)
Have you ever been In a sitution where you have feared for your life
Once in the third grade I was walking home from evertt school where I used to go from first grade to the sixth grade. I live 5 blocks away from school and walked everyday one day I had to staqy after school so didn’t get to leave until 4p.m. when I was walking home I always had to cross two stop lights before I’m home. I was at the end of the block of the school when this guy started asking me if I need a ride but I didn’t see a car. I kept telling him I could walk when he kept trying to get me to follow him I started to walk off when he chased me. I ran as fast as I could to the street when I crossed the street some saw what was going on and started diving to block him from me. I got home so fast when I got home my mom knew something was wrong and called the police. The police already knew because 15 other people already called. One month late they had me do a line up thing to pick out the person. We found out that he was wanted for a rape and killing of another girl my age.
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by 8173 (period 3)
I like baseball I like football
I like to bore you I don’t want to work any more
I don’t know what to write I am sick of football
I like fans I don’t like rubber
I don’t like green cars I don’t like small cars
I don’t like planers I don’t like rules
I don’t like circles I like metal
I hate the ABC’s I don’t like kindergarten
I want a cookie I want ice cream
I don’t like pigs they smell like shit
I don’t like cops I like the word shit
I don’t like school I don’t like apples
Authors note: Anonymous please
This is a random piece of work that has no meaning than what it says. It leaves you in a confused state of mind. It makes you think of something random. This is also just another way to have fun.
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March 20, 2005
by 5905 (period 3)
Ghosts
I don’t necessarily believe in ghosts but if I ever witnessed something supernatural I would freak out. The thought of ghosts scare me. Like I think the idea of something that you can’t see watching you just scare’s me. Whenever I go to someone’s house I always wonder what if its haunted. I like to watch TV shows on them but then I get more scared and have to turn it off. When I go out to a movie that’s scary I always come home scared and feel like someone is watching me so I keep flipping around to check if someone is there. I have never witnessed anything with ghosts but if I did you better believe I would be out of that place in a heartbeat.
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March 16, 2005
by 3521 (period 3)
Something I’ve Never Done
I have never been skydiving but I really want to. I have wanted to go skydiving since I was 13. I want to feel the wind rushing through my body. I want to feel the rush of free falling from 3000 feet. My brother has dove over 500 times and he says when I turn 18 he is going to take me. I can’t wait… I have jumped off cliffs 300 feet high but it doesn’t compare to jumping out of a plane. No one that I know will jump with me because they are scared that their shoot won’t open. I am willing to take that risk. I might change my mind when the door is open but I doubt it. I don’t thing I will even hesitate.
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by 3175 (period 3)
5831 south 50th Street. Lincoln, NE 68516
Feb. 18, 2005
Dr, Hunter-Pritle
2930 South 37st Street Lincoln, NE 68506
Dear Pat Hunter-Pirtle,
I think that you made a bad decision. Keeping us in the gate is like keeping cows in a fenced field. Being one of the students that is being held behind that big iron gate, does not understand why it had to come to this. If it was the trash by the office, that was making the teachers mad, I would have been willing to help clean up after lunch to keep up with the reckless teenagers. If everyone picks up one piece of trash then it won’t be as bad. Or maybe the student council could help out, it is at our school, shouldn’t they be interested in what happens. They are the group that is looking for a difference. I just think you should take in consideration what the students here might feel better about. Thanks for listening.
Sincerely,
3175
This was for the Formal Writing assignment.
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March 15, 2005
by 9465 (period 3)
Animal I relate with…
An animal that I think I can relate to is the polar bear. I think that most people think of a big, fun, playful, chilled bear. I think that I am mostly laid back and just chilled but still wants and knows how to have fun. I think that they are nice until they get pissed off. That is exactly how I work too. I will give people the benefit of the doubt until they prove me wrong. I am a nice guy to get along with and easy too. I can get moody and pissed if someone pisses me off. You really don’t want me mad at you because I know how to make someone feel like shit for doing what they did wrong. I will not get mad or upset over nothing. There is always a reason or explanation behind my fierceness. Plus I have always wanted a pet polar bear to wrestle with so that is another reason I relate myself to them.
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March 14, 2005
by 5905 (period 3)
Five Websites
If I had to give somebody five websites to look at on a rainy day they would be 1. Myspace.com-its an online journal blog thing and its really cool. 2. Tekzoned.com-they have a lot of fun games, puzzles, and funny pictures. 3. Iambored.com-they have some fun games on there to play. 4. Xanga.com-this is another online journal thingy its really fun to find people you know on there. 5. Newgrounds.com-another game site with really fun games to play.
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March 13, 2005
by 7472 (period3)
A Perfect Mode of Transportation
A perfect mode of transportation and no budget, 2005 Ferrari, I would put leather interior in it, I would paint candy apple green, with yellow leather interior. I would put 20-inch rims in the front then I would put 22-inch rims on the back. I would out TV’s in the headrest, then I would put a TV in the steering wheel, and then probably TV’s in the visors. Then I would get a 7-inch screen coming out of my dash for a CD/DVD player.
The new Ferrari’s don’t read zero and what I mean by that on the speedometer it starts off at 30 that’s the first number it reads and then it goes up by 60 each and it does not stop until 360, I think I would get a lot of speeding tickets because I would not be able to go 25 miles per hour. Then to top things off I would probably get under the hood and I would chrome out everything and get all imported parts, so then it would be even faster then what it reads, after that I probably still wouldn’t like how fast it goes I would go and probably get a couple shits of NOS. then I don’t think the cops would be able to catch me or it would be hard for them to catch H A H A H A H A H A H A ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
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March 12, 2005
by Jared H. (period 3)
Once, again, I really don’t want to write on the topic, so f--- it. Don’t know what I’m going to write on as a substitute. How about the first time I was taken to detox. Yeah, sounds good. Well, it was March and I was a junior. There was a house show on the 7th and me and a few of my friends decided we should go. Everyone got there and then we called around looking for booze to enhance the experience. After a time, we got a connection and my friend and me drove to this house to pick up a couple liters of cheap vodka. On the way back to the house show, we started in, each of us gulping down about 8 shots worth of the firewater. Just as we were approaching the show once more, I looked over at my friend at a red light and smiled drunkenly and said, “definitely feeling it.” We went into the house once there and found our friends and passed the bottle around. At this point, I was fairly drunk, but I could have a lot more alcohol in me. My friend and me took a seat on the stairs that go down to the basement and passed a bottle back and forth about 5 times. This put about 7 more shots into me, which is way more then I had ever drank at one time in the past. We all decided we needed some fresh air and so, with the help of a friend of mine, I stumbled out to a parking lot several hundred yards from the house and managed to fall down on my face. I rolled over onto my back and looked up at the person who was assisting me and that is the last thing I remember. That was at about 10:00 in the evening and I was already lying in a puddle of water on my back in a parking lot unable to walk. When I woke up, it was three AM and I was sitting in a room lit by fluorescent lights looking up at a man in a red shirt. My parents were on either side of me and Charlie was sitting across the way, throwing up into a trashcan. I said a lot of stupid things and then they shoved a Breathalyzer in my face and told me to blow into it. I blew a .167, twice the legal limit and I was only 17. The started going off on how Charlie and me had been drinking a lot because he had seen college students passed out with lower BACs. I was taken home and spent a month grounded or as I referred to it, in lockdown. Later I learned just what had happened to me that night. Apparently, shortly after I had collapsed in the parking lot, we went to Antelope Park where I managed to fuck myself up proper. I smashed my face into a car and somehow put a bloody hole in my shoulder about the size of a half dollar. I also said some really stupid things to a lot of people. Worst night of my life, except maybe for the second time I was busted about a month after I was ungrounded
Authors note – Don’t care if this is made public. You can use my name or my ID, whichever.
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March 11, 2005
Freud assignments
Instead of taking a quiz, we are going to make a quiz. In the comments here, write two questions, either multiple choice or true-false, one on each of the two Freud articles. Do not indicate the correct answer. Remember to identify yourself with either first name last initial or last four digits of student id.
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March 10, 2005
by Andrew H. (period 6)
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This was an open-ended assignment on The Rocking-Horse Winner by D.H. Lawrence.
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March 07, 2005
The Majestic Comments
A Senior English Class recently chose and watched The Majestic as part of a thematic unit on memory. Here's what they have to say about it.
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March 04, 2005
Bourne Identity Comments
A Senior English Class recently chose and watched The Bourne Identity as part of a thematic unit on memory. Here's what they have to say about it.
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March 03, 2005
by Kyle F. (period 3)
Perfection’s Imperfection
7 February 2005
The velvet skies(of pink and yellow)
Smiled softly on the lover’s bed,
And sang them to their sleep.
But the lover-boy woke upon a dreaming cloud:
These silver screens, this subtle fantasy
That has so sweetly kissed my skin,
Have turned me to the prison yards,
Crying out ill-tempered hymns
About the places that I could have been.
So misconception(and a fearful heart)
Have got this lover-man to his start,
Where the streets are flooded
By liquid wilted roses,
Smelling of Perfection’s loss
And a saddened naïve mind.
Author’s Note: Regretfully I admit that I am not satisfied with this poem; nor do I find any other work of mine to suffice. But still it is all that I am capable of producing. Enjoy it if you can.
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by TJ D. (period 3)
SHE SAID...SHE CALLED AND SAID GOODBYE
I WAS CONFUSED AND ASKED WHY
SHE HAD DRANK TOO MUCH, SHE COULDNT STAY AWAKE
I DIDNT UNDERSTAND, I WAS SO BAKED
SHE SAID ILL SEE YOU THERE
I ASKED WHERE,
SHE SAID HEAVEN, AND THAN SHE CRIED
I TOLD HER IT WOULD BE OKAY, IM GONG TO STOP BY
SHE SAID DONT WASTE YOUR TIME, ILL BE GONE
I TOLD HER THAT I HAVE LOVED HER ALL ALONG
THERE WAS NO REPLY
I THOUGHT THAT WAS GOOD-BYE
TEARS CAME TO MY EYES, AND FEEL TO MY FEET
MY HEART JUST STOPED, THERE WASN’T A BEAT
THEN I WAS ASKED IF I WAS SCARED TO DIE
I DIDNT KNOW HOW TO REPLY
ON THE OTHER END, SHE WAS POSITIVE
THAT SHE WAS NO LONGER GOING TO LIVE
I TOLD TO HER HANG ON
COMON BABY YOU HAVE TO BE STRONG
SHE TOLD ME SHE SAW THE LIGHT
I DIDNT WANT TO BELIVE HER, BUT SHE WAS RIGHT
SHE WHISPERED SOFTLY, BUT I COULD HARDLY HEAR
I TOLD HER TO HAVE NO FEAR
AND ILL BE NEAR
THE LAST THING SHE SAID BEFORE GETTING OFF THE PHONE
WAS I LOVE YOU
FOLLOWED BY A DIAL TONE
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March 02, 2005
by Maggie A. (period 3)
“10 key steps to a successful relationship.”
1. Spend time together
2. Go out, every once in awhile, make each other feel like royality
3. Before you two go your own ways in the morning, take a 10 second kiss.
4. Make every time silly and special when you can be alone
5. Make each other your top priority and you will see your relationship bloom.
6. Be honest to one another
7. Do stuff out of your way to help out, the one you love.
8. Pray with each other when in troubles, or even to celebrate praises. The family that prays together stays together.
9. Go to church together, that is what brings God in to the picture and helps you with your Relationship issues
10. Never get a divorce, if you get married, you can always work it out. You can never fail when you have God on your side!
This was written for the assignment Daily Writing Topic. On this particular day, the posted topic was:
Serious or silly, it doesn't matter - give us the
"10 Key Steps to A Successful Relationship".
posted from blogliners
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by Kyle F. (period 3)
10 Steps To A Successful Relationship - 1 March 2005
1. Keep your interest at a distance, where perfection can still be retained.
(if this fails, continue with the following steps.)
2. Acknowledge that it will not last.
(this step is the most important. See: consequence of deception.)
3. Enjoy the time you spend together: no matter the circumstances.
4. Do not become jealous: remember it will not last.
5. Accept them for the person they are.
6. Never be serious.
7. Only involve yourself with attractive people.
8.
9. Avoid outings that involve money.
(if impossible, insure that it is not your money to be spent.)
10. Do not fall in love.
(See: truth of love.)
Consequence of Deception: If Step Two is not met, then all other steps will be void. You will continue to fake them, but at night you will cry yourself to sleep. This will eventually lead to painful addictions and loss of sleep.
Truth of Love: The love experienced would more rightly be referred to as lust, which can die more quickly than one revolution of the earth upon its axis. And if love is the case, you will always assume they are manufactured feelings; finding all of the initial cute idiosyncrasies and teaching yourself to hate them. This will lead to the most painful of consequences: the realization of true feelings after you have ruined all possibilities of relinquishing what was once had.
This was written for the assignment Daily Writing Topic. On this particular day, the posted topic was:
Serious or silly, it doesn't matter - give us the
"10 Key Steps to A Successful Relationship".
posted from blogliners
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March 01, 2005
by Tyler F. (period 3)
What would I want to do before I popped?
What would I want to do before I popped? Well to be really honest with you I would want to have sex with a milf bubble. If you don’t know what a milf is its mother I would like to ----. I think that would be so awesome it would fulfill my dream, but I would also like tot ravel the world be fore I popped. I would really want to see Fiji island, I think that would be really cool to go and chill there with the entire fine other female bubbles.
I would also do some other tight things to like I would go buy big, big island before I popped and I would make them a nude island, I would probably go to Hawaii and see what’s poppin there. I would try to get some girls to come to my island with me. So I would basically party until I popped I would party so hard and I would party with the hottest bubbles ever I would have the biggest party ever, you know what I mean. I would also probably, when I got ----ed up at my party start a riot, I would get some big ass guns and start shooting cops and other people that I didn’t like, so I would make my time worth it before I popped.
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February 28, 2005
by Alex E. (period 3)
List of Fives for random stuff in life situations
Five words never to say in the presence of your Grandmother…
1. God (in vain)
2. S***
3. F***
4. Dick
5. Sex
Five all time greatest games (not in order)
1. Super Mario Brothers 3 (NES)
2. Contra (NES)
3. Zelda Ocarina of Time (Nintendo 64)
4. Elder Scrolls III Morrowind (XBOX)
5. Halo (XBOX) …halo 2 is too new of a game as of yet for this category.
Five best odd sports
1. Cricket
2. Jai Lai (spelling not correct I’m sure:
3. Fencing
4. Scrabble (I recently saw the nation scrabble championship on ESPN)
5. Cock Fights
My Five favorite words right now
1. Bownage
2. Owned
3. Douche
4. Gay
5. Rape
Five best video game consoles
1. NES (original Nintendo)
2. Sega Genesis
3. Nintendo 64
4. Playstation
5. XBOX
Five best computer games
1. Doom
2. Sim City
3. Medal of Honor
4. Sims
5. Call of Duty
Go to the next link that follows, read what's there, and try to come up with some of your own "5ives."
New 5ives! Especially funny is Five terrible fake LiveJournal memes.
posted from CultureCat: Rhetoric and Feminism - Clancy Ratliff's weblog
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February 27, 2005
Random thoughts on us and God
Jon Downs has recently posted some thoughts on God at Blogcritics. His words, and invitation for readers to respond, decided me on using it as the Daily Writing Topic that I post on my main teaching web site. This means that at least some of my students will be writing on this topic tomorrow (Mon. Febr. 28). I've given them the link to leave their comments at Blogcritics if they choose to do so on their own, and I'll also probably ask a few of them permission to post their responses in the comments for this entry, which I'll start off with a comment of my own. Also, I'll admit I've been looking for excuses to try out the trackback feature on this recently created site; anyway, if anyone follows up on the ping, there should be at least a few high school students' thoughts on God appearing here over the next couple of days.
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February 26, 2005
by Joe P. (period 8)
Family Guy -- Appropriate or not???
The show Family Guy is a show that gives controversy about certain topics of life. Some people think that the comments and sights are rude and hurtful. They may think it is racist or sexist, while others think it is funny and can actually learn things not to do. I am on the side that can laugh about the events in the episode.
I think that the episode “wasted talent” is not offensive because it shows things you should and shouldn’t do. Like, Lois shows that she was wrong for keeping Peter drunk just to use him for his piano skills when he was drunk. Lois learns a valuable lesson when she wins that is just doesn’t feel right. It also shows how, when people want something so bad they will do almost anything for it.
The show isn’t sexist or racist because they make fun of virtually every person and every age and every race. No one should be offended when like them is getting made fun of or hurt because later they will be laughing about something that happened to someone else. Everyone thinks that at lease one part in the show is funny.
The main reason why people don’t like it because they take it too seriously and are not mature enough to realize that it is just a cartoon and meant to entertain people when you want to relax and have a good time. Family Guy should be allowed in school because I think that everyone can relate and learn from the Griffin’s mistakes.
This writing was completed for the assignment of a persuasive essay pertaining to watching Family Guy.
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by Tyler H. (period 6)
This was an open-ended assignment on The Elephant's Child by Rudyard Kipling.
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February 24, 2005
by Molly B. (period 3)
“One who easily gossips to you will easily gossip about you”
I really like this quote because I think that it is very truthful in so many different ways. If someone spends their time talking to you about others and worrying about what is going on in other peoples lives , do you really think they don’t talk about you and your life to others? Gossiping is “conversation about personal or intimate rumors or facts, especially when malicious” , gossiping can become a habit and you think that they only share their habit with you? If gossiping is a big part of their life they will share with almost anyone. So you should never share your problems with someone who is sharing others problems with you.
for Daily Writing Topic assignment in Composition Class
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February 23, 2005
by Blake N. (period 3)
Birds and Bees
When I first learned about the birds and the bees it was probably around second grade. I don’t know exactly who told me about the birds and the bees but I was pretty sure that it wasn’t my dad I know that for sure. I think I saw it off of a movie. I mean when you were that young you didn’t actually know what to do but you knew that it existed.
I hope that my little kid doesn’t realize this until a little bit later because I was a little horn ball way to early. I know that a lot of kids a exposed to this topic really early but I think it is a good thing because I think that young kids should realize that sex is actually a big topic. I think that parents are totally oblivious to what is going on in their teen’s life with sex. I think that sex isn’t as big of a deal now as it was when my parents were growing up. I can’t wait until I see my little brother and sister grow up and see how sex affects their life. If you are having sex with somebody it changes your whole relationship.
for Daily Writing Topic assignment in Composition Class
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February 22, 2005
by Charlie S. (period 3)
The Baker’s source for 1000 sheets is thirty-nine point zero eight meters from perfection learning. And if rainbow colored crafts were thirty pounds exactly, good housekeeping and creative writing is the fourth edition. People can relay the vellum to Springfield, and big growth is the language of literature, but please rush, because it carries special instructions. The many voices of RDR2 couldn’t entice a husky finish. Change dubnium into an hourglass housewife, because Napoleon was the nautilus for secrecy. Joe DiMaggio’s high jump champions over free-swimming, free association, and freedom of the press. Norman Mailer’s majestic majesty makes mainstream Magus magnify the Maid of Orleans.
It took my friends and myself a little longer than most teenagers to discover chemical substances as an alternative to boring weekend activities; we held off, claiming we had no interest in trying it, or were better off without it, and we probably were. Eventually, most public high-school students end up experimenting, and we also fell into that demographic. We tried all sorts of things, and combinations, having the time of our lives every weekend wherever we could. After not too long though, and several altercations with my parents, I came to the conclusion that in the end, the lifestyle you lead will catch up with you. I looked at many friends and people I knew and saw this same rule holding true, and many of them fell into far worse luck than myself, ending up in trouble with the law. I approached a friend of mine while walking through “C” lot, who was still drinking heavily, and gave him this little piece of wisdom. I told him that if he didn’t back off, eventually and inevitably it would catch up with him. He laughed and shrugged it off confidently, assuring me that he would never “get caught.” I tried to warn him, and suggested the idea that maybe he wouldn’t get caught, or fall into legal trouble, but something completely unexpected could happen. Again, my advice had no weight on his actions, and he continued drinking, partying, and in short, fucking up.
Not too long afterwards, it happened. Everything he had done came raging back to bite him in the ass. The result was not a DUI or a few months with diversion, but a child and two teen parents. I’m not saying he hasn’t dealt well with the situation, or is depressed, but from my own stand-point, am sure that his life may have been a little better without these happenings.
for the assignment To Be Read Aloud To Class
Author’s Note: The first piece of writing is actually just a mix of various words that I saw around the room. From my vantage point looking forward, there are various books and boxes with things inscribed upon them. I took these words and combined them into somewhat coherent sentences. Then at another point, after running out of words on the wall, I picked up a dictionary and began concocting sentences with words I found there. Some sentences turned out kind of cool, others not so much. But there really was no point to the passage at all. The second piece of writing here was a reflection; attempting to be mostly about the advice I gave my friend and his unwillingness to listen. Since writing it, my friend had his child, and I was able to visit them at the hospital. I regret saying that his life may have been better without this baby. It is for fairly selfish reasons that I wish it had never happened, many plans that we had for the future will now never happen. We will not be able to hang out as we have in the past. He appears to be very happy now, and I know for a fact that he is very proud, presenting baby pictures every chance that he gets. I still believe though that there is somewhat of a lesson in the story, about listening to others, because sometimes they may know what’s best.
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February 21, 2005
by Abby F. (period 3)
Storm
My soul evaporated within my flesh
And it is creating a storm inside my mind
I can feel the clouds collecting
It makes it hard to see through my hazy eyes
The storm is raging but won’t be released
It will drag on inside me
It will bring me down
Pouring rain on the insides of my eyes
Can you see the clouds swirling on my iris?
He provoked the rage that begat the storm
And struck the match that burnt my soul
And I am not
I will forever be in debt to the mask
Disguising rainy days inside my head
You look in and see purity
I look out and feel hell
But the storm shall not be released
It seethes inside as you watch my fingers tremble
I hold it in
He shall not see the raindrops fall
For they are mine
And mine alone
for the assignment To Be Read Aloud To Class
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February 20, 2005
Featuring Graphic Art by Ian M. (period 4)
The background pattern to the left and right and the design behind the site title in the top banner were designed by Ian M. from my period 4 English 10 class. The banner art is actually taken from this larger graphic design. For those interested in more of Ian's work, here is another, and another.
Ian tells me he creates these works using the simple Paint software packaged with Windows OS. I think he gets some subtle effects and has great feeling for shape, color and placement. Even the design in the left and right margins is more complex than it appears; Ian assures me that he "painted" it one pixel at a time, a very laborious procedure.
Let Ian know what you think of his work by using the comments below. I'm sure he would be willing to make more of his art available for viewing if you ask him. If you don't know Ian and want to contact him about potential use of his work, leave your email with your comments or email me and I'll pass it along to Ian.
Thanks, Ian
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