Archive for 2008
Saturday, July 5th, 2008
“Thirty men were running through the South Street Seaport today wearing red dresses and red sneakers. Some of them even had red wigs,” I wrote to my mother in October 2005. “This strange event took place out of the blue on a Sunday afternoon. Some of the guys wearing flowery ...
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Saturday, July 5th, 2008
My husband and I were asleep in bed at 3 a.m. about six years ago when someone started pounding loudly on our door. It was a fire woman. She told us to get dressed immediately and leave the building. There was a fire on our floor.
Dressing in silence, I took ...
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Friday, July 4th, 2008
I saw stars and diamonds in the water of the Hudson River that afternoon one year ago. I also saw these colors: light blue, pure white, medium green, moss green, beige, silver, and lilac. I saw large, flat, scary shapes coming toward me underwater. They looked like huge sea monsters, ...
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Saturday, June 28th, 2008
Let me tell you about insiders and outsiders in New York City. There are many communities and groups here, not one main group to join. So it would be difficult to say where the "inside" is.
New York City attracts many creative people, like actors, actresses, performers, artists, and ...
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Thursday, June 12th, 2008
Discussion:
A. Look at the picture. What do you see? These words will help you.
man woman handshake meeting smile suit handbag briefcase pavement
B. Read and discuss the following ...
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