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Introduction to Comic Books and Graphic Novels

Deanna — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 22:22:24 +0000

Where does one start?! Why would you start? I have always been a fan of graphic novels and comic books since I was a small child. As I got older, I began to have less and less time to read comics and began reading primarily text-only books. Something was lacking from these books! While they [...]

Martha Stewart Baking Handbook – Blueberry Muffins Recipe (Revised into Pumpkin Oatmeal Muffins)

Deanna — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:00:36 +0000

Round 2: Wheat-free Muffins The next project in the Martha Stewart Baking Handbook that I thought I would attempt would be muffins. The pictures in the book and the recipe seemed fairly straight forward, and I figured it would be a good recipe to try to adapt to a wheat-free recipe. The recipe is Blueberry [...]

Martha Stewart Baking Handbook – Chocolate-Glazed Gingerbread Cake Recipe

Deanna — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 20:28:13 +0000

Round 1: Wheat-free, Chocolate-free, & Healthier Version of Martha Stewart Baking The first recipe I tested out in the Martha Stewart was the Chocolate-Glazed Gingerbread Cakes (found on page 191). While the recipe seems straight forward I had to reassess how I would tackle it in a wheat-free and chocolate-free way. As noted in my [...]

Follow-Up: Baking Project Experiment- Martha Stewart Baking Handbook

Deanna — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 23:02:56 +0000

A few weeks ago I mentioned that I was going to be trying out different recipes from Martha Stewart’s Baking Handbook. Well, after substituting wheat flour for rice flour in a few recipes, I realized that a majority of the recipes in the cookbook are able to be wheat-free and yummy at the same time! [...]

Disney Children Picture Book’s: Learning the Alphabet Gone Wrong

Deanna — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:21:33 +0000

I was sitting with my mother today, reading through children’s books (for early learning of the alphabet). As we flipped through the pages of The Walt Disney book “Learning the Alphabet A through Z – Learn to Read” we came across many great Disney characters. We got through letters, A, B, C, and D, on [...]

Thoughts on Plato’s Republic Continued (Book 5 onwards)

Deanna — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 03:01:27 +0000

A continuation of my reading on Plato’s Republic (a few more thoughts): Within Plato’s “just” city, he is set in believing this utopia can be achieved through specific educational curriculum and societal laws. I am skeptical this could be accomplished, yet when considering many research studies within modern psychology, I feel that his belief of [...]

Thoughts on Plato: The Republic (I – IV)

Deanna — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:57:47 +0000

I have been reading Plato’s The Republic, and have had a few different thoughts bouncing around in my head. In the world of education, Platonic thinking seems to arise when you least expect it, and the more I read, the more I feel like I do not know enough. Five million questions came to mind [...]