pohnpei397
pohnpei397
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October 1, 2009
Teacher
Community / Jr. College
History, Social Sciences
University of Chicago - Chicago, IL, US (1986 - 1990)
University of Washington-Seattle Campus - Seattle, WA, US (1991 - 1997)
Sports, reading, chasing the kids around, learning languages.
Biography
I grew up in Micronesia, went to high school in Hawaii. College at the U of Chicago, Ph.D. from U of Washington. I taught four years of high school then quit when my first daughter was born so I could teach part-time at a community college and stay home with her (and later another daughter).
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Answered a Question in History
The major reason for this is that Churchill was very suspicious of Stalin. He...
Answered a Question in History
I assume that you mean before the D-Day invasion in June of that year. The reason...
Answered a Question in History
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Answered a Question in History
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Answered a Question in History
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Answered a Question in History
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Answered a Question in History
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Answered a Question in Social Sciences
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Answered a Question in Of Mice and Men
I think that it is easier to see why Lennie needs George than to see why George...
Answered a Question in Lord of the Flies
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Answered a Question in Self-Reliance
What Emerson means here is that you should not get too caught up in making sure...
Answered a Question in The Crucible
In my opinion, the author of this play is trying to send the message that the...
Answered a Question in Literature
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Answered a Question in Self-Reliance
In the part of the paragraph before the line you cite, Emerson is talking about...
Answered a Question in Math
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Answered a Question in O. Henry
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Answered a Question in The Catcher in the Rye
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Answered a Question in Rudyard Kipling
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Answered a Question in The Catcher in the Rye
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Answered a Question in The Catcher in the Rye
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Answered a Question in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
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Answered a Question in The Merchant of Venice
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Answered a Question in The Merchant of Venice
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Answered a Question in The Catcher in the Rye
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