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Teaching English (kind of ) and BBQing

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August 19th 2007
Alrighty. Let's see. What's newww.... We are all preparing short speeches in class for this Wednesday - it's a little show and tell kind of presentation. I decided to do fencing, since I have most of my (AS YET UNUSED) fencing equipment, and I found a lot of new vocabulary thanks to my electric dictionary. Unfortunately, despite my correct grammar, this essay still seems to confound the profes ... read more

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more