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I work with a high school in Providence, RI that coordinates a book discussion group for underprivileged, urban teens (predominantly girls). The book club is greatly successful, but it is difficult to maintain due to the lack of funding. It is often challenging to obtain multiple copies of the kinds of books that will keep these (easily discouraged) readers entertained. A bid has been placed on DonorsChoose.com but the goal still has not been met. If we do not collect the proposed amount, what h… Continue

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David Foster Wallace used his prodigious gifts as a writer — his manic, exuberant prose, his ferocious powers of observation, his ability to fuse avant-garde techniques with old-fashioned moral seriousness — to create a series of strobe-lit portraits of a millennial America overdosing on the drugs of entertainment and self-gratification, and to capture, in the words of the… Continue

I had the benefit of be a student in Prof. Smith's Reference class at Simmons College in the fall of 2005. I remember earlier that April during an information session tour, the student guide mentioned that Prof. Smith's class was one of the most challenging at Simmons, but well worth the effort. And she was completely right. His course was difficult and he was demanding. He expected his students to work hard and perform well. If you didn't, he let you know. His teaching strategy worked. After me… Continue