Passion in the Seventies

Mar 15, 2012 11:07

He bounds down the stairs, moving quickly, to unlock the door for me.  I admire his movements, not out of lust but with hope. When I am 74 years old, I want to live and move like Dr. Elmore.

I'm taking four classes this semester. Two of them are online classes from old Doc Elmore.  Now, I say old because he is (I think) the oldest professor at my ( Read more... )

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adoptedwriter March 17 2012, 17:21:50 UTC
And it just was The Ides of March on the 15 th too! AW

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similiesslip March 19 2012, 05:06:44 UTC
Yes it was. I'm pretty sure that's why Gary made our prompt be, "Et tu, Brute." Thanks for commenting!

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basric March 17 2012, 23:40:26 UTC
Sometimes the more we are exposed the more we understand and enjoy, Very well done. I enjoyed.

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myrna_bird March 18 2012, 20:57:24 UTC
I think everyone has at least one teacher that they admire and really felt like they learned something. Thanks for sharing Doc Elmore with us. I really liked how you used the prompt right at the end

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myrna_bird March 18 2012, 20:59:01 UTC
Oops! LJ posted before I finished my sentence! I think the end had a great punch to it. I have no doublt that you will be a wonderful teacher some day!

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theafaye March 19 2012, 14:29:09 UTC
I'd totally be at those classes! I used to love English lit (and Shakespeare) but I studied history at uni for various reasons. I did a lot of Shakespeare anyway - I love historical literature and what it teaches us.

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