Protected: The Nest
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“In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl’s Journey to Freedom” by Yeonmi Park
Summary “In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl’s Journey to Freedom” by Yeonmi Park is a memoir that recounts her life growing up in North Korea, her escape from the regime, and her fight to survive and reclaim her freedom. Born in 1993, Yeonmi grew up under a totalitarian government that controlled what people…
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Ban Boats: Huntington Beach Declares War on Boats, Potty Training and Puberty
WARNING: This article will likely offend readers who oppose intellectual freedom and inclusive, science-backed education. Huntington Beach city council members want to ban books claiming they are “porn.” There is no porn at the library in the children’s section. What are some books they have categorized as porn? Let’s be clear: there is no pornography…
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Countries of the World
Sometimes you just can’t do better than the best! This is my favorite! Note: This episode aired in 1993. Some country names may be outdated, or omitted completely. It is important to remember that the world is always changing and this is a product of its time.
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Sometimes Grownups Forget. A poem about dementia
A poem about dementia Sometimes grown-ups lose their way,They forget what happened yesterday.They may not smile the way they did,Or call your name, dear little kid. Their brain, you see, is feeling tired—Like a lamp that’s lost its fire.It’s something called dementia, friend,And it’s a road that twists and bends. Not just for grandmas, old…
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The Spark in My Head. A poem about epilepsy
“The Spark in My Head” Sometimes my brain has a little spark,It starts in a place that’s deep and dark.It’s called the temporal lobe, you see—It’s part of what makes up the “thinking” me. It helps me hear and helps me talk,And sometimes it goes for a bumpy walk.When the spark comes through, things feel…
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Lobes of the Brain
Frontal lobe, anterior seat,Where cognition and judgment meet.Behavior, planning, self-control,Executive tasks define its role.Broca’s area—speech in flow,Motor strip commands below.From movement fine to thought complex,It shapes the self, directs, connects. Parietal lobe, at crown aligned,Processes inputs of varied kind.Somatosensory strip relaysTouch, pain, temperature through the maze.Language, symbols, spatial view—Integration of the senses too. Occipital lobe,…
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Learn Scientific Notation with Rhyme Part 2
Scientific Notation, Oh What a Delight! If a number is big and goes on without end,Like 5 with twelve zeros (go tell all your friends!),Just scoot the first digit to just one in front—That’s 5 times 10 with a big power punch! Now if it’s quite small, like a speck in the air,With zeros galore…
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Learn Scientific Notation with Rhyme
“A Note on the Science of Notation”(as Dr. Seuss might say it) Have you seen numbers that stretch down the hall?They’re terribly long and impossibly tall!Like this one, I found it while sipping my tea:90,000,000,000,003! Now what do we do with a number so wide?We shrink it right down—let’s compress it with pride!We’ll find the…
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Protected: Earthquake Weather
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