Author Archives: Harry Brake

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About Harry Brake

Employee of Woodbridge High School, Library Media Specialist, Media crazy! :)

MUN, Freshmen, the Advocacy Experience, and a Total Thanksgiving.

The one unique and amazing thing in coming to an international school from a public school, is the activity of Model United Nations (MUN).  Go ahead and think this is just another version of a class performing current events.  (Shaking … Continue reading

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While Definitely the MockingJay, She Still is on Fire!

Hanging Tree and deeper explanations “Are you, Are you Coming to the tree Where they strung up a man they say murdered three Strange things did happen here No stranger would it be If we met up at midnight in the … Continue reading

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Debate 101

“Anyone have a flow sheet?  Yes, a flow sheet?!” – “The Point of interruption?  Completely different than barracking another debate team…” – and on would the evening go into a world I truly imagine but never knew. When the call … Continue reading

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A “Brake” for Thanksgiving, and the moments to recapture for a reason…

It’s almost unbelievable to take in, Thanksgiving Break 2014, here…now…after waiting for what seemed liked forever about September of 2014 – and here we are, moments that are slowly seeping in but will take days to really react to. Looking … Continue reading

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“My place is your home!”

Yes, that was the very first phrase from the manager’s greeting on coming to El Laberinto for the premier of David Lida’s book, Las Llaves De La Ciudad un Mosaico De Mexico.  Coming to a great corner of Roma Norte, Durango … Continue reading

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Common People – but wait…

…yes, we’ll let you decide after this post. 6:38 AM, and I was STUNNED.  I woke up a little nervous knowing this was the 45th Annual Fair, it was 4:30 AM and I wondered how would everything fit into place … Continue reading

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Cussing, Constipation, and Consternation (and yeah, Candy corn is Fat Free – seriously!)

Yes, the name will speak for itself.  Every once in awhile, you have these stories that you are SURE are made up, but if you know me, that is my life. Let’s just dive in, shall we? Ever notice the … Continue reading

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National Novel Writing Month – Turning innate ability into bold talent…

Sure, a little wordy, but after rewatching Paul Allison’s Teachers Teachers #416, where I had to leave due to the horrible connection I had, I realized, there are so many things that seem insurmountable that once we actually conquer, we … Continue reading

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Homecoming – ASF Style

Maybe the measure of an amazing night is 2 bottles of water, one bottle of gatorade, 2 waffles, 2 hamburgers, 1 plate of pasta, 5 cups of 16 oz water, 2 hot dogs with onions, 350 ml of manna/betabel/zarzamora/granda juice, but so … Continue reading

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NANO … a model for life? Part I of II posts…

Originally posted on PAVEing a Blog:
You may have heard me go on and on about NANO, (National Novel Writing Month) – and sure, if you take it at face value, 50,000 words in a month, why would I torture…

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