Monthly Archives: September 2016

Appreciative Students

Posted on September 14, 2016 by annetbell

Students know when a teacher loves them and a caring, dedicated teacher  can make lifelong difference  on her/his students’ lives and learning.  

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Horrendous Heroin

Posted on September 13, 2016 by annetbell

Parents in Ohio photo who were passed out in a car after taking heroin ‘almost definitely’ would have died, police say Rhonda Pasek and James Acord were pulled over in East Liverpool, Ohio The two allegedly overdosed on heroin and … Continue reading →

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October After 9/11/01, A Different New York

Posted on September 12, 2016 by annetbell

  This is history, and  I think meaningful, at least to me. There are so many challenges we are going through today, similar to these days in October 2001.  Posted originally  on September 12, 2013by annetbell   In October, 2001, … Continue reading →

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9/11/01 Fifteen Years Later 9/11/16

Posted on September 11, 2016 by annetbell

It was a  Tuesday and a crystal clear fall morning, September 11, 2001.  My sixth graders were in art first period, and I was doing planning for the week. The principal  popped in and  said, “Turn on your TV!”  Seeing … Continue reading →

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A Call for Justice in India

Posted on September 9, 2016 by annetbell

India comedian’s angry tweet to Modi goes viral BBC News   Image copyrightNARINDER NANUImage captionKapil Sharma (centre) has a cult following in India An angry tweet by a popular Indian comedian to Prime Minister Narendra Modi has gone viral. Kapil … Continue reading →

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Puppies Hear Music for the First Time !

Posted on September 8, 2016 by annetbell

I believe these puppies are actually Alaskan  Malamutes  instead of Husky puppies. Oh well, they are cousins from Alaska !  This is so sweet and will cheer your day!    

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Music Monday. . . “At Last” by Etta James

Posted on September 5, 2016 by annetbell

Music can be timeless, international communications from the heart.  “At Last” was written in the  1940’s, popular on the music charts in 1942, and  recorded by Glen Miller and his orchestra. It  resurfaced in  popularity  in 1960s when Etta James … Continue reading →

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Hell or High Water. . . . a film

Posted on September 4, 2016 by annetbell

The title is an idiom for  total determination.  These two Texas brothers have a plan and are determined to fulfill it, Yes, they are robbing banks and in a  rather  a cumbersome  way.  This is a crime drama similar to” … Continue reading →

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The Man Who Knew Infinity. . . . . . a film

Posted on September 3, 2016 by annetbell

Mathematics is not the topic most people would prefer as a  film topic, right?  Well, Matthew Brown, who directed, worked for 10 years with mathematics experts to insure the proofs and theories were correct and that the audience would not … Continue reading →

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Fatehpur Sikri

Posted on September 2, 2016 by annetbell

After our day at the Taj being inspired by love, beauty, vision, and craftsmanship, we couldn’t leave the area without a visit to  Fatehpur Sikri.  It is an Unesco Historic Site.  It was built by Emperor Akbar in 1571 in … Continue reading →

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