‘In California, a speech teacher is in a lot of trouble for encouraging her students to oppose the war with Iraq. The principal was furious and said telling kids to oppose the war is the French teacher’s job.’– Conan O’Brien ...
In response to rumors that his father was buying votes, John F. Kennedy used self defeating humor to deflect. In a speech at the 1958 Gridiron dinner, he said: “I just received the following wire from my generous daddy: ‘Dear Jack, don’t buy a single vote more than is necessary. ...
(2000). Identifying reliable generalisations for spelling words: The importance of multilevel analysis. The Elementary School Journal 101(2), 233–245. ^ Moats, L. M. (2001). Speech to print: Language essentials for teachers. Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes Company. ^ Diane McGuinness, Why...
Her first memoir was shortlisted for the William Saroyan International Prize for Writing. Her full-length poetry collection was a finalist for the Colorado Prize for Poetry. Her poem “This New Manhattan” was a finalist for the Ruth Stone Poetry Prize. Posted in Prose poemTagged art, comedy, ...