I was eleven years old when I watched THE WAVE on ABC’s Afterschool Special. You may remember the short movie, which was based on The Third Wave experiment conducted by teacher Ron Jones at a Palo Alto’s Cubberley high school in 1967. The film left a strong impression on me, and I’ve thought about it many times over the years. I recently found it on YouTube (see below). While the video quality is poor, for anyone who remembers seeing it as a kid, it’s worth watching a few minutes for a trip down memory lane. I remember the film...
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Norwegians Sing Children of the Rainbow
Forty thousand Norwegians gathered in the rain in downtown Oslo on Thursday to sing Lillebjorn Nilsen’s “Children of the Rainbow.” The crowd was protesting the hatred preached by Behring Breivik, who slaughtered more than sixty kids at an island retreat last year. In court, Breivik denounced the song, which describes a “world where every sister and brother shall live together,” as an example of Marxist influence on Norwegian children. Read more about the event and get updates on the Behring Breivik case at Norway Post.
Rick Santorum’s Bill of Rights for Women
Sometimes, it’s difficult to get a real sense of how candidates feel about certain issues, because they don’t want to scare away potential voters. Rick Santorum, on the other hand, has made his views on women very clear. I give you, then, Rick Santorum’s Bill of Rights for Women. Please note that while the titles are mine, all of the quotes are straight from Santorum’s lips. 1. You have the right to bear many children, whether you want to or not: One of the things I will talk about that no president has talked about before is the dangers of...
My Year of Questions
Please visit and bookmark my new blog, My Year of Questions As the mother of a six-year-old boy, my days, more often than not, begin with questions. Our son has a habit of bounding into our bed around six each morning and awakening us with something like this: “Who would win in a fight–Batman or the Incredible Hulk? Which is beautifuler–a sunset or a rainbow?” Many of his questions begin with why: “Why haven’t scientists figured out how to turn sand into time? Why do kids sometimes act like your friend and sometimes growl at you? Why do I...
Afghan Women’s Writing Project
In the two-part essay I Am for Sale an Afghan woman describes the terror that she and her immediate family faced when she refused a marriage arranged by her uncle. The Afghan Women’s Writing Project is the brainchild of Bay Area novelist Masha Hamilton (The Camel Bookmobile, 31 Hours), who first visited Afghanistan in 2004. Inspired by the courage of the women she met there, she created a place for Afghan women to share their stories, anonymously and uncensored. Read more about it here.
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