Tag Archives: Film & TV

Professor Spongebob

I went to a community forum recently.  One of the parents in the audience emphatically argued that youth today should watch the history channel or the discovery channel instead of programs that lack educational value like Spongebob Squarepants. While channels like the history and discovery channel are explicit in their goal to provide information and [...]
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Tweet of the Day: August 5, 2010

“WE PROBABLY WOULDN’T WORRY ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE THINK OF US IF WE COULD KNOW HOW SELDOM THEY DO.” –@HUEYBOONDOCKS
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J-E-L-L-O

On Tuesday, August 3rd 2010 Bill Cosby was a trending topic on twitter.  Not because he said something funny but because it was rumored that he had passed away.  Sources such as TMZ and Twitter have become the breaking news mecca [I first learned of Michael Jackson’s fatal heart attack on twitter]. Fortunately, Cosby is [...]
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Inception: Now There’s An Idea.

This weekend I was one of many who went to see the Chistopher Nolan film, Inception–and helped it to remain #1 at the box office with a grand total of $193.3 million. Walking into the theatre, I had already been warned that I needed to pay “close” attention.  Others were so excited that they couldn’t [...]
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Ability or Disability? That is the question….

Upon first looking at the cover of the video, I knew that it had something to do with athletes that have been labeled as having disabilities. My ignorance would prove to be my doom.  For almost all of the athletes, they didn’t even believe in the word “disability.”  They felt that the word “disability” was [...]
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“It’s Fun To Be Fat!”

Entry Word: FAT* Function: adjective Meaning: 1 having an excess of body fat <the popular image of Santa Claus as a fat man in a red suit> Synonyms chubby, corpulent, fleshy, full, gross, obese, overweight, plump, portly, pudgy, roly-poly, rotund, round, tubby Related Words beefy, bulky, chunky, heavy, heavyset, stocky, stout, thick, thickset, weighty; brawny, [...]
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What’s The Big Idea?

With the July 4th Independence Day holiday fast approaching in the United States, I couldn’t help but ask “What’s the Big Idea?”  The idea of freedom has created and destroyed nations.  How has freedom been defined?   What does freedom mean to you?
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The Last Airbender: Human vs. Human Nature

7.1.2010. The timeless tale of the battling elements—Air, Earth, Water, and Fire is retold through the eyes of a 112 year old boy.  Avatar:  The Last Airbender is an ancient story that begins at a time when people had the power to control or “bend” the elements.  Airbenders, Earthbenders, Waterbenders, and Firebenders when unified could [...]
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The Karate Kid

In 1984, we were introduced to a teenager named Daniel Larusso who was learning to deal with growing up–from the unexpected death of his father, to bullies at school, and possibly the most scary…girls.  Surprisingly, he learned how to succeed in life with the help of Mr. Miyagi, who’s “wax on…wax off” philosophy inspired us [...]
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That’s Impossible!

AT&T has a new catch phrase that indeed caught my attention.  Rethink Possible.  Those who succeed are those that move toward the “impossible.”  What are some things that you have done that you once thought were impossible? The featured ad gives a glimpse into a world were everyone has access to the internet AND uses [...]
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