Ms. Mercer’s ELD Class Blog

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Archive for April, 2008

Monday May 5, 2008


Have a good summer vacation ;-) Originally uploaded by masashi_furuka

If you could do anything, or go anywhere for summer vacation, what would you do, and where would you go?

Friday April 18, 2008


esaelp esu tnorf rood Originally uploaded by debaird

We are tomorrow’s past.–Mary Webb 1881-1927

How do you think you will remember your time here at Oak Ridge when you are in middle and high school? What things will you remember? What things will you forget?

Thursday April 17, 2008

“Anything for a quiet life.–Thomas Heywood, 1574?-1614″

Would you rather live a quiet life in the country or a busy, noisy life in the city? Why?

Wednesday April 16, 2008


The Mighty Swordpen…Originally uploaded by omestes

“The pen is mightier than the sword.”–E.G. Bulwer-Lytton, 1803-1873

Can you do more to defend yourself with what you say and write, than with your fist? Can you do more to hurt others with what you say, than you can by hitting them?

Monday April 14, 2008


Smash! Originally uploaded by Pfau

“Might makes right.”–Lucius Annaeus Seneca, 4 b.c.-65 a.d.

Is this morally right that the strongest person or group has the right to tell others what to do? Is this true today?

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