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Allison Dunnington commented on Matt Krinke's blog post What If..."Rachel - Life expectancy in America is falling because obesity and lack of healthy habits take a toll on your body."
Allison Dunnington commented on melissa dipasquale's blog post what has t.v. done to society..."My parents told me the TV would suck my brains out when I was a kid and I was scared of it for a long time after that. We still don't have cable at my house, which I don't mind at all. Sure, I like to watch movies and documentaries, but…"
Allison Dunnington commented on Mike hoffman's blog post Driving license: move it to 18?"I think it's the driver's education courses that are causing the problem. We should learn how to handle the car when it's fishtailing on ice or if the weather is really bad, because let's face it, everyone can press the gas…"
Allison Dunnington commented on Rachel Baum's blog post Do we really know what we're doing?"We need to figure out dilemma quickly because now 1 out of every 110 kids is autistic, and pretty soon more kids than that will have autism."
Allison Dunnington commented on Paige Daigle's blog post FOOD: What's going on?"I definitely support Americans eating more fruits and vegetables. Not only will it help obesity rates decline, it supports the economy if you buy local produce. There are several farmer's markets I plan on shopping at because I really enjoy…"
Allison Dunnington commented on Gary Anderson's blog post UP FRONT OPINIONS: Why Do Some Students Get a Bonus for Earning D's?"This is a frightening phenomenon to me because it means that perfect is becoming the new average. Students are being forced to excel, sometimes pushing them to unhealthy limits. I know a lot of AP students who don't sleep very much, if at all,…"
Elory Hranicka commented on Allison Dunnington's blog post Family Dinners"My family tries to eat together. Its not always easy to do though. when my sister was home it was alright, her and my dad got along and my mom is my best friend so they would talk and we would talk and it worked out ok, eating together when we were…"
Nikki Troia commented on Allison Dunnington's blog post Family Dinners"I eat dinner with my family almost every night and I like it, I feel closer with my family and get to know what going on in their lives. I think that eating dinner as a family is a good thing because then you just have one main meal and dont go…"
Anna Badovinac commented on Allison Dunnington's blog post Family Dinners"The same thing happens at my house. We all sit down at 6:00 and eat as a family. The weirdest part of this tradition is when I go to friends' houses and they have the tv on or just are on their own for dinner. My dinner time is a time to catch…"
Mimi LaPiana commented on Allison Dunnington's blog post Family Dinners"my family has a lot going on. my brother plays baseball and my dad is his coach, i have cheer or soccer, my sister has work, soccer, or cheer, and my mom works late. so its hard to eat dinner every night as a family. usually, my mom will cook dinner…"
Taha Madani commented on Allison Dunnington's blog post Family Dinners"My family has a tradition of sitting on the ground and eating(it's culture really) and we don't start until everyone is present."
Allison Dunnington posted a blog postFamily Dinners
At my house my family sits down every day at 6:00 to eat dinner. A few decades ago, this was considered standard procedure. Now it seems that this is far less common. I didn't really think it mattered all that much in the scheme of things, but I was reading this article the other day, and I was suprised at the statistics it showed. Did you know that the more often a family eats together, the less likely it is…See More
Allison Dunnington commented on Amy Ruiz's blog post To Give OR Not To Give?"I don't give to panhandlers, I've seen statistics showing that they can make about 24,000 to 30,000 a year (untaxed)."
Allison Dunnington commented on Katy Christensen's blog post The Art of Teaching"This week I noticed that some of my friends in a certain chemistry class were incredibly angry because the teacher gave them one worksheet and expected them to learn the lesson without her help, then proceeded to give a difficult test on it.…"
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- Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, followed by Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters
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Family Dinners
At my house my family sits down every day at 6:00 to eat dinner. A few decades ago, this was considered standard procedure. Now it seems that this is far less common. I didn't really think it mattered all that much in the scheme of things, but I was reading this article the other day, and I was suprised at the statistics it showed. Did you know that the more often a family eats together, the less likely it…
ContinuePosted on May 18, 2010 at 8:30pm — 5 Comments
The "Epic" Power of Vocabulary
When I sat down at dinner yesterday with my family, as i usually do, my younger brother was talking about his day. However, to the annoyance of my family, the only adjective he seemed to be using was the word "epic." His friend's shirt was epic, his videogame was epic, his math homework made him feel like an "epic fail." I have had enough of this word epic, and so I decided to look it up in my mom's handy-dandy dictionary. Epic, by the dictionary's standards, is either an event extending…
ContinuePosted on March 16, 2010 at 5:00pm
the era of now
As we learn about all the past eras in American studies, I start to wonder to myself what our present day life will be remembered by. What will the future generations laugh at, be confused by, or find completely ridiculous? How will the technology and slang be different? Is this an age of science, such as the age of reason, or an age of emotion such as the romantic era? I find it to be a hybrid of both when I see people expressing their emotion through technology like the Internet. Or even… Continue
Posted on October 24, 2009 at 8:48am — 16 Comments
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What's up fellow ningers?! :D Happy New Year! Somehow I ended up on the Ning this morning. Don't know if Mr.Anderson and Mr.McCusker remember our American Studies class from 09-10. Great times. It doesn't seem like this Ning has continued on over the years. What happened?See More
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Justyna Chlopecka posted a blog post9/11 Skylines and Turnstiles
I'm not usually someone who writes a lot , not publicly anyway but I do love to express my self through art, usually visual art but most of the time the art I make is influenced by something . In this case it's a song a written by one of my favorite musicians as a response to the feeling of horror and disbelief as he watched the Twin Towers in New York go from icons to ruins on 9/11/01. The song is sad,…See More
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