- “I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality.” –Martin Luther King, Jr.
- " I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has come round, as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable time; the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely, and to think of people below them as if they really were fellow passengers to the grave, and not another race of creatures bound on other journeys. " ~Charles Dickens
I did not get very many revisions of the Mary Oliver poem at all, maybe 15 or so. That’s fine, and means I will give you a final grade based on the first draft that you submitted.
Please do not "forget" to turn in your test at the end of this week. I will have to give you a zero if I do not receive it.
“The great mystery is not that we should
have been thrown down here at random between the profusion of
matter and that of the stars; it is that, from our very prison, we
should draw from our own selves images powerful enough to deny our
nothingness.” –Andre Malraux
t's a Christmas miracle for my AP classes: a new system for uploading and sharing essays.
It'd be great for you to try it out over the next few days (tonight, even) to make sure that you understand how to login.
It couldn't be easier.
Please go to the class web site and click on the link on the left hand side menu that is called "NEW Essay Portfolio"
Once
you click on that link, use the username for yourself from this
attached list. Most of your usernames are exactly the same as the
class web site, but a few had to change because of punctuation and
spaces. At this moment, all of your passwords are abcd1234
You will be prompted to provide a new password; for the sake of simplicity, I would recommend the same one you use for the class web site.
After that, you should be taken to the Google Docs interface, where
you can upload and share documents to me. Easy as possible. Even
better, if you aren't at home or don't have access to Word or
something, you can write the paper right there.
If you have questions or problems, let me know.
The userlist is here.
