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31 year-old female/perpetual adjunct instructor and student. By day I try my best to be Supermom; at night, I become the typical Grey's Anatomy junkie. I just discovered- to my happy delight- the difference between a pinot grigio and a pinot noir.

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Entertainment > Movies (Other) Harry Potter: Should parents allow their kids to watch it: 5 of 34
Thanks to the Harry Potter books and films, my daughter, at seven years old, can make a better comparative analysis between each book and film than her mother. It's impressive, even magical to watch her brain at work when she's watching the films, but the only way she's allowed to watch them is if she's completed the "requir... More..
Education > Learning Styles & Skills Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry: The school that kids today wish they could attend: 1 of 6
Wouldn't it be great if we could all fly around on broomsticks or practice Charms and Transfigurations as classes? Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the wizarding school Harry Potter and his fellow wizards and witches in training attend, while only a fictitious place, might provide a good example of what children w... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Food & Agriculture Assessing the success of the organic food movement: 4 of 17
Old MacDonald had a farm, and on this farm he didn't use chemical pesticides or growth hormones, and all his animals played outside, E-I-E-I-O As a consumer, I have developed a habit of using the word "organic" to mean "natural" when I encounter the labrythine world of aisles and labels that is my local supermarket. And I co... More..
Education > College Courses & Majors Colleges taking over where high schools fail: Patterns in freshman writing: 1 of 4
Check out a list of course offerings from just about any college or university and you're bound to find a few classes in Developmental English; additionally, most English departments have also established Writing Centers. Both courses and centers are designed to help students effectively master the challenges of college-leve... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing Tips How to write a pantoum poem: 2 of 6
Otherwise known as the swirling vortex of terror, the pantoum differs from other kinds of formal poems because it does not adhere to any specific line length...pantoums can go on and on ad infinitum, which can seem daunting to poets who prefer strict line length guidelines. According to The Making of a Poem: A Norton Antholo... More..
Arts & Humanities > Poets & Poetry Poetry explication: Guide to writing an essay about poetry: 5 of 9
An essay on feminist perspectives in Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew? Got it covered. A five-page paper on your experience learning a foreign language? No problem. But delving into a that strange sphere known as poetry, trying to explicate a logical rationale for why someone who lived a hundred years ago and wrote with... More..
Entertainment > TV Show Reviews TV show reviews: Grey's Anatomy: 16 of 28
Compared to Season Two's finale, a heart-wrenching tearjerker that had me searching the South Korean peninsula for anything about the series I could find to share with my husband, this year's finale was less than stellar. The future of Meredith and Derek's relationship is questionable once again; Christina and Burke literall... More..
Entertainment > Movie Genres Good chick flicks: 42 of 71
We women love those sappy, ooey-gooey love stories as much as we love chocolate, and the very best chick flicks satisfy our craving for a triumphant heart over a sensible head almost as much as a box of truffles or mint chocolate chip ice cream. Of course, the creme de la creme of all chick flicks has to be Say Anything. Joh... More..
Home & Garden > Cleaning Products Product reviews: Swiffer Wetjet: 6 of 10
Finally, no more getting down on my knees, scrubbing away at the kitchen floor, breaking a sweat over hardened ketchup and dried up coffee stains. Even though I love a clean floor, the idea of dipping my hands into an increasingly nasty pail of dirty water disgusts me, so when the Swiffer Wetjet made its appearance in the lo... More..
Style & Beauty > Tattoos & Piercings A beginner's guide to nose piercings: 6 of 8
Nose piercing can be a symbol of independence and individuality, which is why, after Hurricane Katrina, I decided to do what I had wanted to do ever since I was eighteen and get one. I chose a piercing place that sterilized their equipment, one in which the technicians used medical gloves, and one that offered a wide variety... More..