Tiananmen Square Changed My Life
Reagan speechwriter Peggy Noonan, my role model growing up, has written about four-foot Americans. While other pundits yammered on about adult reactions to President Obama’s inauguration, Noonan pondered what it meant to America’s children. As a former four-foot American, whose life was shaped by presidential forces, I think Noonan’s focus was the right one. When … Continue reading
The 49 States of America
Do you remember the last time you were at a football game? Close your eyes for a moment and picture yourself there – in that football stadium. See yourself in the bleachers, smell the hot dogs, hear the referee’s whistle . . . Are you there? Now, imagine that you are sinking. Sinking deep into … Continue reading
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Theory of Relativity (or Red Fish, Pink Fish)
Posted by melissa braunstein on October 3, 2011 · 2 Comments
Albert Einstein may have authored the Theory of Relativity, but this German Jew has lived it. I have concluded that everything is relative. While I have changed and grown over the years, much about me has remained constant. I tend to be fairly steadfast in my beliefs. When my views change, the process is gradual. … Continue reading →
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