Magenta Mascara

This question bothers me because it seems to change a lot. I do, however, feel that I have learned more these last two years than ever because I feel that the questions we explore allow me to go in-depth. Therefore, I feel the most valuable ingredients to my learning are the ‘write-on’ and […]

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 28 points?
 533 pages
5 hardest words on a random page: genomic, ectopic, doggedly, electrifying, deferential
Known for the original medical thriller, Robin Cook crafted an interesting sense of suspense into his novel, Marker.  Starting out slowly and picking up the pace, this novel became an addiction of mine as I read on.  The suspense continued to build […]

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Last night, I found this fantastically fun website that is actually available at school, although it is a complete and utter waste of time.  It is become an mm website, and it a lot of fun.  I personally am a huge fan of the setting that says ‘randomize,’ where you come up with an insanely […]

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My mom volunteers at cougar mart against my will.  She makes me help her, too.  This is always an unfortunate situation.  I only felt like I could get away with 'forgetting' about twice, which I've already done.

This leaves me behind the counter getting yelled at, and trying really hard to understand what the kids want.  […]

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heres the things that the homeschooled kids miss out on, but are definitely necessary!  or necessary for survival….

don't say neato, or bummer

wear your pants at least 3 inches lower than your parents

its all good in the hood if your jeans are so tight that you cant bend over without popping seams

anything that could possibly be […]

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As a runner, I was greatly inspired by ‘The Perfect Mile.’  This book was incredibly well-written, enough so that I could feel the effort it takes to run every mile described.  This was about the epic race of three athletes (Roger Bannister, Wes Santee, John Landy) to be the first person to run a sub-4 […]

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We have to crank a blog out every week. It was easy at first, but I ended up writing an entire post about the little hook on the top of the iBooks, no joke. We end up needing resources so that we don’t lose every single reader, or poison them with these blogs. […]

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I love that feeling.  Not like I’m doing something I’m not supposed to or anything, but it’s just the feeling that gets my blood flowing.  This is the closest thing to living at school.  Having fun, feeling happy about actually feeling something at school.  Maybe it’s the extra tab at the top of the screen […]

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Feeling unloved? Run your finger across that little hook on the top center of the laptop. Need to play tag? It’ll get you every time! Want a pet? Pet the hook. It’s one of the only gadgets on a computer that will love you back.  This high-tech hugging device […]

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Mostly, it will probably amount to summarizing things in my own words like vocab paragraphs and my perceived definition of transcendentalism (very elusive.)  I can do this better than before, I think.  We explore a lot of topics that I never thought there would be as much to.

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