I’ll Keep That San Antonio Memory as A Distillation of Larry Johannessen

In addition to Larry’s contributions to the profession through his university teaching and research, he was an active member of NCTE and its Illinois affiliate. He served on NCTE committees, presented perennially at the Annual Convention and other conferences, and was a frequent contributor to English Journal and to other NCTE publications. Replica Watches Larry […]

Imagination and Learning: Students Living “Real” Lives during the Civil War

I remember my first year of teaching eighth-grade English, trying to reveal the history of the language to my students. I lingered lovingly on the Great Vowel Shift, while they shifted in their seats, watching the sailboats out on Lake Michigan, thinking about the Cubs. Even if I painted pictures of Viking conquerors invading the […]

The Civil War: Where English, History, and Mystery Converge

I looked around to see where I could take my students, building bridges from my English curriculum while still teaching those important reading and writing skills. My history minor and a wonderfully cooperative American Studies teacher, Rob Wellen, inspired me to begin with the Civil War. Rob and I wanted to build the mystery, help […]

How to choose a good mobile phone

It is very important for us to have a good mobile phone, and here I am willing to share my ways to choose a good mobile phone with all of you, hoping every body could choose a good product. First of all, the mobile phone is used to make calls, therefore, the signal sensitivity of […]

How to Collect Watches with High Value?

As watch collectors start to collect watches, they always aim to pursue those with high value and special meanings, for example, antique watches. Antique watches are divided into two types which are wrist watches and pocket watches. Generally speaking, people from oriental area like collecting wrist watches while westerners prefer pocket watches. As we all […]