James R. Brandewie

James R. Brandewie

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Praxis Practice

I got a study book, ha me buying studying materials! I am going to take the practice test this week sometime so I know what I need to study before taking the actual test Nov 15th. I am not to confident on my old world history skills but everything else I feel like I know [...]

Community

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/23/opinion/23lovenheim.html?em&ex=1214452800&en=3ecfbd76199cbb3c&ei=5087%0A
Good article.
Our political leaders speak of crossing party lines to achieve greater unity. Maybe we should all cross the invisible lines between our homes and achieve greater unity in the places we live. Probably we don’t need to sleep over; all it might take is to make a phone call, send a note, or ring [...]

Being A Black Man

I just finished the Washington Post’s report and subsequent book “Being A Black Man: At The Corner of Progress and Peril.” Good website.
It is really hard to condense what I thought about this book in a few words. It is a collection of stories that deals with a lot of different issues, a conclusion would [...]

Juneteenth

I have spent most of my waking hours since Monday, well those hours not tied to life’s trappings, reading Ralph Ellison’s posthumous release “Juneteenth”. Granted I am not a guy who reads a great deal of fiction, my nose is usually fixed on current social and political issues. Not to say this book is devoid [...]

The Macho Paradox

So I am taking a class on Gender Violence, well I am doing the reading for a class on gender violence. My attendance is what you would expect from a guy who lives 60 miles away and HATES driving, can’t afford the cost of gas and cannot be dissuaded from the comfort of reading in [...]


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