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- Brad
- Former adult teacher who loves island beaches. Happy homebody and family man; once devoted dog owner, now without Tashi, my Tibetan Terrier. I prefer the absurdity of the imagination to the absurdity of imagining nothing.
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Everyone would love just seeing the Canucks make it to the playoffs, if that's all they do.
Their goalie has yet to play a playoff game.
But to take the idea of sports seriously, there are other sports besides hockey.
I was thinking about a modest column that deals with relavent sports to Canadian people.
It could be difficult to come up with new material, but I suppose the Canucks playoff drive will make for an entertaining read when lacrosse or curling and maybe golf grows tiring.
If anyone's interested?
James,
Sounds like a good idea, particularly when you direct your writing towards a readership that you can assume is less than familiar with Canadian sports. Watch out, however, as Larry's a golfer!
I may have the wrong idea here but I was thinking of a gossip column or recipes section. I thought about movie or restaurant reviews. Local news stories pertaining to a great many things. Possibly charity drives, food banks, school activities, school sports. Maybe we could post a story or poetry section with interactive links where the readers could judge the stories on a 1 to 10 average. Poetry.com does this. Anyhow that’s all I’ve got for now.
Hi Stacey,
We were wondering where you were yesterday! Nice to see you.
Yeah, poetry. Why not?
About Hockey:
I don’t watch hockey games but used to.
When they went to Stanley Cup in ’94 (!), it was a great experience for the whole city.
Cars hoisting Canacks’ flags were everywhere. Canacks’ logo was on apartments’ and houses’ windows. As soon as the game was over, cars on the street started to honk, celebrating the win. My daughter was in a high-chair and screamed, “Kacks!”
I remember all the players in the team. I listened to play-by-play and Sports Talk every night.
So yes, I wish they could take us to the ride again. I’d like to read the article that encourages us to jump in the bandwagon once more.
And I'm thinking to write Plot-Driven FARM For ESL Students.
Reading is a must for improving language skills, but choosing a book is tough.
I started with cooking books, and how-to books are great because it’s practical and easy to follow. John Grisham’s sentence is simple and short. He doesn’t use fancy phrases yet drives readers to go forward. It’s entertaining, so I recommend it.
Maybe.
Hi All.
I happened to catch a commercial the other day about sugar beets being used as "ecologically sound" alternatives to other sources of energy for heating homes and such.
I got to thinking about all the smart cars out there and other good for the environment energy sources. What upsets me is the fact that all this new technology is not available for the average Joe. If you have the money it's all attainable but not everyone has the money. I think these things should be affordable enough that people on welfare could get them. Isn't the point to clean up the environment?
Wouldn't the world benefit if all of us could have these things?
Stacey,
Some of the more dramatic stuff, like hybrids (Prius etc.), even I can't afford (and they pay me pretty well!).
However, a column on doable stuff might be a good one to write. I bought a slow cooker today and plan to use it to do my famous pot roast.
An average slow cooker uses 275 watts; a self-cleaning range uses 13000 watts, or about 40 times as much.
Plan to make soups in it, too. All in all, I think that slow cookers are affordable and one small way of reducing energy use (and eating tastier meals, too!)
Hi Brad.
I've owned a crockpot or two for years and years. I'm a crockpot enthusiast. I make soups, roasts, ribs,and stews. You can even make bread and desserts in them.
I think writing a story centered just on the fact that better sources of energy such as smart cars and their like are out there and not easily attainable for everyone is a tremendously good idea.
There is affirmative action in numbers. The more people know about it, the better. Somebody out there might be able to do something about changing the situation. Knowledge is power.
The paper is open to human interest stories isn't it?
Hi, every one,
If we had our teachers to be columnists in our paper, it would be wonderful.
I’d like to introduce my hometown to our readers.
Hi!
I am considering the 5 words title.
Sharing spirits between adult learners.
Fresh informations for Pearson peers.
Hello,
I'm interested in a travelling column. For my first edition, I'm thinking of a description of Osyoos area--or South Okanagan information such as:
reasonable fruits stands, fine wineries, popular events and summer activities....
It might be difficult for me to write, but I'd like to try!
I was thinking a column in which we would write our own stories that could happen in our mother country or happen here, Canada, our second mother country. I was calling the column Stories From Afar.
I vote for the art column where we can post news about upcoming concerts and exhibitions with somebody's recommendations to attend
Bored with books?
Pick The Farm
Here is a dilemma of ESL students: I must read books to improve English, but they are often so boring and hard that it becomes torture. If that was your case, pick up a copy of The Firm by John Grisham from your local library today. You might remember a mediocre movie of the same title, but don’t be fooled; the book is much more exciting than the screen version. And most importantly, Grisham’s sentences are short and crisp. He doesn’t waste breath to fabricate fancy phrases. You don’t have to worry about way-too-long, complicated sentence structure. Yes, there might be a couple of new vocabularies in a page, but it doesn’t stop you. The swift plot drives you from scene to scene in high gear. Before you know it, you’ll finish a four-hundred-page book. English now is a bit easier. Reading doesn’t have to be a drag; it can be entertaining. Relax and enjoy the ride.
Next read: A Painted House, Skipping Christmas, also by John Grisham
168 words
Now, I don’t really know what to think of this. It sounds too casual. And using too many “you.” Too long. Headline is not good enough.
I’ll revise (or start totally different one), and I’ll appreciate any input. Please.
And I guess we need a top story. It should be about our starting student newspaper...?
Cute racoons!
Visual is powerful. It makes story much more interesting. I'd like to use a lot.
I vote "Pearson Peer" for name this newsletter.
I 'd write some short interesting stories.
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