"I think mixing the private lives of our politician is risky. Not saying that what he did was not wrong, but that everyone makes mistakes whether they be big or small. As for Maria taking him back, I would say no. Something like that is extremely…"
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Keely Ward commented on Ashlyn Jensen's blog post The Terminator Terminates His Marriage and Possibly Career???Keely Ward commented on Alanna Krivanek's blog post Video Games or Outdoor Games?"I think the blame is on technology. Computers were not as big as they are now, when we were kids. They only way to entertain ourselves was to go outside. Especially in the summer there are so many options, but in the winter I can understand the want…"
Keely Ward commented on Gary Anderson's video
Bing Crosby - White Christmas (1942)
"White Christmas is one of my all time favorite christmas movies, but I had no idea this was the number one selling song of all time. Next christmas when I hear this song, I will definitely be thinking about when we learned about it in american…"
Keely Ward commented on Gary Anderson's video
The Grapes of Wrath (1940) - I'll Be There
"This was definitely an ending to a movie that makes you think. At first I didn't like that this was the ending of it, but after talking about it in class I found it very inspirational."
Keely Ward commented on Gary Anderson's video
Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock: "The Star-Spangled Banner" 1969
"I think this was a really cool video to watch. It also surprised me at the choice of song. It symbolizes something great, but it is also very controversial. With such tension about war, I would think some people could take this the wrong way.…"
Keely Ward commented on Kaity Drahos's blog post Foreign Language: High School or Elementary School?"Your mind is so much more open to new languages at an earlier age. It would make so much sense to add foreign language in to elementary schools. My sister took an optional class when she was in 5th grade, but it was an hour long once a week so she…"
Keely Ward commented on Haley Bohl's blog post Future"I am always asked questions like that and it seems each time I answer them I give different answers. In some ways it helps though. After talking to so many different people about it, I have narrowed down a lot of my answers. I'm sure within the…"
Keely Ward commented on Lauren Andersen's blog post Year-Round School: the modern school of today"I know people that have gone to a year round school and a school calender like ours, they say that they prefer the year round. They have long weekends all the time, and never have to go a whole month with out days off except for weekends. Although…"
Keely Ward commented on Nora Geissler's blog post We’re Alive on May 22... So Who's Ready for 2012?"I personally don't think the world will end in 2012, there have been plenty of scientists that have proven it wrong. I think it is just something for people to get hyped up about. Some people are really good at scaring themselves in to thinking…"
Keely Ward commented on Deena Bishop's blog post House Chores After Work = Bad For Your Health?!"I think this study is really accurate. I am always telling my mom how I won't do chores after school, I need some amount of time just to relax. School itself can be exahusting, and then having to do more work right after you get home can't…"
Keely Ward commented on Justin Park's blog post Commercials.. You love them or you hate them."I really don't like commercials. I can deal with commercials the first few times I see them, but when commercials are overplayed it makes me want to stop watching. Recording television has made it so much less annoying to watch TV!"
Keely Ward commented on Carly Mckay's blog post Hello, Youtube! Welcome to Fremd."So many teachers use youtube everyday. In pretty much all my classes except math, they can be used as great visual aids. I think youtube is unrestricted now because if our teachers can use it to teach us why should we not be allowed to use it in…"
Robin de Freitas commented on Keely Ward's blog post Does school ruin reading?"It can't spoil something a person never did."
Josh Jyawook commented on Keely Ward's blog post Midwest disasters"As much as tornadoes aren't common in the Chicago area, it is still something to be worried about living in the Midwest. Natural disasters are anything but expected and we have to be ready to deal with any kind of weather living in Illinois…"
Michael Naselli commented on Keely Ward's blog post Midwest disasters"Its sad how that whole town was destroyed in a matter of minutes. I can't even imagine having everything that i own destroyed. Its horrible to think about. I feel terrible for all those people that lost everything :("
Michael Weber commented on Keely Ward's blog post Midwest disasters"Im not worried about anything happening..if something every happened I think we would have enough help to be ok"
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Midwest disasters
Living in the Midwest, tornadoes are not uncommon to hear about. Since kindergarden we have been practicing drills, but all it ever seems to be is ten minutes without having to do school work. It never really crossed my mind that I would have to do this for a real tornado. After seeing the recent pictures of the tornado that went through Joplin Missouri, I really started to think of what it would be like to lose everything in a…
Posted on May 23, 2011 at 10:19pm — 9 Comments
Does school ruin reading?
If you ask someone what was the last book they read for fun many will say "I don't know, I hate reading." or something along those lines. Many students today now associate reading with school work. The only books they read are the ones chosen to fit the curriculum. We read books for school a lot differently then reading for fun. For school work, every chapter read you have to determine the authors tone, or vocabulary words in the story. You have to constantly be thinking about the…
ContinuePosted on March 17, 2011 at 12:44pm — 33 Comments
Are ACT prep classes an unfair advantage?
In today's society to get into college you need at least two things, your gpa and a standardized test score. Your gpa is in your full control. Each and every grade you earn and work for will make the difference. Your ACT or SAT score may work a bit differently. These tests give colleges an idea of what you have learned in school. You have five hours to take a mulitiple choice test in four different subjects. Both the pressure to get the score you want and the time…
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What Would the Puritans Say about the Mosque Being Built in Lower Manhattan?
Our country's belief in freedom of religion is traced back all the way to the puritans. Their escape from the Anglican church led them to find sanctuary in this land. Decades later, when our country's constitution was being constructed, religious freedom was one of the core principles. Today we see religious freedom in a whole new light. Nine years ago the World Trade Center was attacked by al-Queda terrorists. Al-Queda is an extremist group of Muslims that are considered a terrorist… Continue
Posted on September 9, 2010 at 4:23pm — 12 Comments
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Danny Vasilev posted a blog postWhat'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 do…
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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The Civil War in 4 Minutes!
"This amazing video has been removed from Youtube, but--at least temporarily--you can find it here."
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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