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		<title>The Pleasure of Reading</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 00:33:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sasha</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fundamental questions: do I live a life which revolves around aesthetic and cleverly contrived intellectual pleasures, or does the work I do contribute significantly to something beyond itself? Does my engagement, my effort, my time contribute to something which is valuable  &#8211; regardless of what I think of it&#8211; or have I made my own appetite a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=monkandmaiden.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2910042&amp;post=958&amp;subd=monkandmaiden&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Modern Christian Woman:  Seeking Peace in my Many Roles</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 12:40:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sasha</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The question is always with me:  how will I thrive as a teacher, as a wife and as a mother?  I often ruminate over the small decisions I make every day to strengthen my marriage, nurture my children and find pleasure in my work.  Recently indulging in quiet reflection, I realized that for half of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=monkandmaiden.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2910042&amp;post=945&amp;subd=monkandmaiden&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Teaching Macbeth in Noble, Oklahoma</title>
		<link>http://monkandmaiden.wordpress.com/2011/03/09/teaching-macbeth-in-noble-oklahoma/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 20:01:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sasha</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Books]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been teaching Macbeth to seniors for the last few weeks, using the Folger Institute&#8217;s Shakespeare Set Free materials, with mixed success.  However, my mediocre results have, I believe, more to do with my students&#8217; general reticence, discomfort with Shakespearean language and fear of vulnerability than the quality of this text&#8217;s lessons.  I value the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=monkandmaiden.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2910042&amp;post=927&amp;subd=monkandmaiden&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Plea for a Book Recommendation:  Fiction writing for amateurs</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 19:33:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sasha</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Thoughts on Teaching]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;No, not like that.  You&#8217;re writing a story.  You know, like in a book.&#8221; &#8220;I don&#8217;t read books.&#8221; &#8220;When was the last time you read a book?&#8221; &#8220;I don&#8217;t know, I don&#8217;t read books.  I watch movies.&#8221; Trying to get my sophomores to write short stories has been an interesting experiment.  They can come up [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=monkandmaiden.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2910042&amp;post=921&amp;subd=monkandmaiden&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sherlock Holmes: An Unauthorized Biography</title>
		<link>http://monkandmaiden.wordpress.com/2010/11/10/sherlock-holmes-an-unauthorized-biography/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2010 00:11:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benjamin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Thoughts on History]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a sweeping triumph of an unavoidably pretentious narrative, Mr. Rennison delivers as solid an attempt to transmogrify the fictional detective into a living hero of Victorian contrasts as any is likely to achieve. Does this mean that the work is flawless? My question is: what would that even mean in a work of this [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=monkandmaiden.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2910042&amp;post=913&amp;subd=monkandmaiden&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Rough Guide to Shopping with a Conscience</title>
		<link>http://monkandmaiden.wordpress.com/2010/06/27/the-rough-guide-to-shopping-with-a-conscience/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2010 23:54:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sasha</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thoughts on Living]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://monkandmaiden.wordpress.com/?p=901</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes it seems that environmental responsibility and household frugality are two values which are perpetually at odds in my life.   While I want to participate in sustainable projects and choose products from eco-friendly companies, as a consumer on a tight budget, I often choose short-term affordability instead of long-term benefits for the environment.  Case in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=monkandmaiden.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2910042&amp;post=901&amp;subd=monkandmaiden&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Jules Verne:  the Man who Invented Tomorrow</title>
		<link>http://monkandmaiden.wordpress.com/2010/06/26/jules-verne-the-man-who-invented-tomorrow/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jun 2010 06:17:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sasha</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Summer nights, toasted marshmallows by the campfire and good books:  simple pleasures make the best memories, especially during childhood.  During the last few evenings, my girls and I, while sitting by a flickering fire and toasting scrumptious marshmallows, bread and cheese,have enjoyed reading a biography of Jules Verne, that great 19th century adventure novelist and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=monkandmaiden.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2910042&amp;post=894&amp;subd=monkandmaiden&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>PACE Yourself:  A Handbook for ESL Tutors</title>
		<link>http://monkandmaiden.wordpress.com/2010/06/11/pace-yourself-a-handbook-for-esl-tutors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jun 2010 04:53:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sasha</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Books]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://monkandmaiden.wordpress.com/?p=836</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When I walk into a classroom or sit down to start a conversation with a learner of English, whatever I have to teach is a largely a consequence of my preparation.   Although both students and teachers will enjoy the results of sufficient planning, it does take time and can be quite tedious.  Planning is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=monkandmaiden.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2910042&amp;post=836&amp;subd=monkandmaiden&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Three Views on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament</title>
		<link>http://monkandmaiden.wordpress.com/2010/05/02/844/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 04:43:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benjamin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Without recourse to the fervent atmosphere of college exams and presentation deadlines, I needed to work out a new system for retaining the vigor of my private study habits.  So, a couple of months ago, I sought out a few people who I thought could afford the time and had the necessary patience to pursue [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=monkandmaiden.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2910042&amp;post=844&amp;subd=monkandmaiden&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Prayer for Owen Meany</title>
		<link>http://monkandmaiden.wordpress.com/2010/03/22/a-prayer-for-owen-meany/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:03:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benjamin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Thoughts on Books]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am a writer and I love audiobooks.  I chose this one because I visited the Modern Library Reading List and found it listed by readers as the 28th greatest novel of all time.  I want to understand that kind of appeal, so I sought to study its insides and learn what made it move [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=monkandmaiden.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2910042&amp;post=861&amp;subd=monkandmaiden&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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