Have you had one of those teachers who really made an impact on your life?
I did.
Here name was Mary Johnson and she was my 8th grade C.A. (Communication Arts) teacher. She was the one and only teacher who encouraged me to continue with my creative writing. I’m pretty sure if it wasn’t for her, I wouldn’t be writing this post right now.
In Dead Poets Society (one of my favorite flicks), Robin Williams inspires his students to think for themselves and live life to the fullest. This method of teaching is, of course, frowned upon by the faculty when an unexpected tragedy occurs.
The movie stars Robin Williams as Professor John Keating, Ethan Hawke as Todd Anderson and Robert Sean Leonard as Neil Perry. Oh, and if you watch the show The Good Wife, you will recognize a young Josh Charles (Will Gardner) as Knox Overstreet (he is in the clip below!) Tom Schulman won the Academy Award or Best Original Screenplay in 1989 for this film as well.
Here is a short clip from the film.
The Blu-ray is filled with awesome bonus features such as:
“Dead Poets: A Look Back” featuring interview footage with Director Peter Weir, Ethan Hawke, Robert Sean Leonard and many others; “Raw Takes;” “Master of Sound: Alan Splet” – interviews with David Lynch And Peter Weir; “Cinematography Master Class” – an intensive and inspirational lighting workshop with Cinematographer John Seale; “Audio Commentary” with Director Peter Weir, Cinematographer John Seale and Writer Tom Schulman; and the “Theatrical Trailer.”
I personally enjoyed watching the “Theatrical Trailer” again for the first time ever since the film came out when I was a mere 11 years old.
This is also a film that I was happy to introduce to my 2 older children (age almost 13 and just shy of 12). Both of the kids really enjoyed the movie and loved the message they took from it which as they summed it up was to think outside the box.
We gladly recommend this film for any home movie collection!
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There are numerous reasons why you should consider an outdoor playset. There are several studies that show the physical and emotional benefits for children playing outside. An outdoor playset creates an outdoor fun place for your kids to stretch their imagination and build social skills playing with other family members & childhood friends. Fresh air and physical activity are just what the doctor ordered in a generation bombarded of video games and electronic media. An outdoor playset also serves as emotional get away and secure little hideout in those tough moments learning the walk of life.
On top of all the health reasons for your family to have an outdoor playset, it is satisfying enough to hear our children laugh and have fun! Smiles are plentiful when your kids find themselves in a land of adventure and good times on a high quality outdoor playset. It’s time to give your children a new reason to get outdoors, use their expanding imagination, and get the physical activity that every kid should have in order to be healthy.
In the past week, my Pinterest addiction has really developed. Not only has mine, but I managed to suck my sister into the black hole that is Pinterest as well!
Since I am now an official addict I thought I would join in The Vintage Apple’s Pinteresting Wednesday Meme. So for my first Pinteresting Wednesday I have decided to share with you 10 of the awesome crafts I have found thanks to Pinterest and I want to craft them!
So, here we go……………………………
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A Patio is the perfect way to improve the quality of your home for many reasons; you could host a party, or you could have a barbecue, host a get together, or anything else that you might want to do on your back porch. But what happens if you do all the planning for big events only for it to rain on your party or your big get together? This could truly ruin the entire event that you spend so much time getting ready for, and a patio awning can truly save tragedies such as this from happening, and are perfect for protecting your patio and prolonging the life of your belongings. There are numerous different types of awnings when choosing a patio awning, and they all will fall into numerous budgets, which makes it simple for you to decide which one is the best for you.
The first type of patio awning would just be a typical canopy type awning, which would have to be put up and taken down each time that you need to use it. The main benefit of this type of patio awning is that they are relatively inexpensive and can be bought in various sizes, which helps to accommodate many different events.
