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**4/17/12**
"The Butterfly Circus" short film: []

About Nick Vujicic, an actor in the film: []

Some background information about the circus in America from 1906-1940: []

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4/11/12
Rendition of "My Favorite Things" song: []

"What A Wonderful World" song: []

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4/9/12
In the Nexus, 1. Practice reading (outloud) the 'prounciation paragraph' again. If you can't find the handout that has this paragraph on it, you can find it under the heading "The elicitation paragraph:" at [|http://accent.gmu.edu/howto.php]If you prefer the pdf, you can find it by clicking on the word "paragraph" in the first sentence of the "Methodology" section.

2. a. Use Audacity to record yourself again. b. Save it as "Pronunciation Paragraph 2." c. Upload it to the "Recordings" page.

3. a. Visit [] and skim over the information about "Imitation Exercise" and "Ben Franklin Exercises." b. Choose at least one of these types of exercises and do a recording of it. You can find the "Imitation" exercises here: [] You can find the "Ben Franklin" exercises here: [] c. After you record yourself doing one of these exercises, save it as "Imitation Exercise" or "Ben Franklin Exercise." d. Upload it to the "Recordings" page.

4/4/12
Check out the part on "Learning from Lectures": [] Lots of resources for listening and note-taking: [] Check out info. from York University on note-taking: [] []

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Easter Egg Roll: []

4/1/12
About the "[|Colour Me]" documentary, which was shown at York on March 21: []

CTV Interview with Anthony McLean: [|http://watch.ctv.ca/news/top-picks/colour-me/#clip619924]

3/29/12
__Lecture:__ [] (you can also find it here: [])

**3/27/12**
1. //Academic Word List:// http://www.uefap.com/vocab/select/awl.htm 2. //Academic Word List exercises:// http://www.englishvocabularyexercises.com/AWL/index.htm 3.//Improve your Vocab and Donate Rice!// http://freerice.com -- It’s run by the United Nations World Food Programme. What’s especially cool about this website is that 10 grains of rice are donated for each correct answer. The way it works is that when a correct answer is chosen, the donation comes from the sponsor of the banner that appears under the rice bowl. Don’t be fooled if the first word looks easy. You can change the level after choosing the meaning for the first word. If you want a break from studying English, you can also choose other languages and topics. Enjoy!!
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3/23/12
Hey everyone, Monday, March 26 is York's "Red and White Day," to show York pride. The York community is encouraged to wear red, white, or York clothing that day. If you'd like to know more about this day, check out the following link: []

3/22/12
Fun Fact: The Chicago River really does get dyed green for the St. Patrick's Day Parade! []

On an unrelated note, here is a link to the lecture “Overcoming Personal Racism: What Can I Do?” This lecture was part of a lecture series given by Derald Wing Sue, Ph. D. The transcript & lecture can be found online through the York University Library at: [].

3/20/12
I'd like to share a picture of Buster ("Little B"), a dwarf hamster. Here he is snuggled in a small tube. He is a big bright spot in my life:

3/19/12
Martin Luther King, Jr. "I Have a Dream" Speech []

//A Class Divided:// []

Listening on St. Patrick's Day:
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Videos on St. Patrick's Day:
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Leprechauns:
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