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the ceiling is the roof: michael jordan’s inspired instant classic
sports

the ceiling is the roof: michael jordan’s inspired instant classic

Posted on March 8, 2017February 8, 2024 by richyrocks

the football team at michael jordan’s alma mater, the university of north carolina tar heels, will wear jordan brand uniforms next season.  michael jordan announced…

flub & other vocabulary from the spectacular flub at the 2017 oscars
movies

flub & other vocabulary from the spectacular flub at the 2017 oscars

Posted on March 5, 2017June 16, 2023 by richyrocks

the 89th academy awards ceremony (the oscars) held last weekend in the dolby theater in hollywood will be remembered for the big time flub (mistake) of presenting  the…

closer: english vocab from the chainsmokers
music

closer: english vocab from the chainsmokers

Posted on February 27, 2017December 16, 2021 by richyrocks

closer, the humongous (really big) hit performed by the chainsmokers and halsey is recognized as an anthem (motivational song for a specific group) for the millennial…

lol, lmao & rofl: 3 ways to measure funny
news

lol, lmao & rofl: 3 ways to measure funny

Posted on February 20, 2017June 14, 2023 by richyrocks

lol, rofl and lmao are abbreviations usually used in written digital communication to express that something is funny. this classic vid from the is a matching…

reaching out to a classmate who speaks a different language
music

reaching out to a classmate who speaks a different language

Posted on February 15, 2017September 28, 2018 by richyrocks

donald trump‘s campaign for president and the first month of his presidency have exposed (shown), exploited (taken advantage of ) and emboldened (stimulated, strengthened) some…

jared kushner working with mexico at the white house
mexico

jared kushner working with mexico at the white house

Posted on February 13, 2017February 14, 2017 by richyrocks

what’s going to happen with u.s.-mexico relations  during the trump administration? does mexico have any leverage (power) to influence what happens?  a behind the scenes about…

nafta is not tlc. or maybe it is.
mexico

nafta is not tlc. or maybe it is.

Posted on January 31, 2017June 13, 2018 by richyrocks

mexican president enrique peña nieto and new u.s. president donald trump were supposed to meet today to talk about how mexico is taking advantage of (exploiting)…

no more spanish on whitehouse.gov
news

no more spanish on whitehouse.gov

Posted on January 25, 2017February 9, 2019 by richyrocks

donald trump has been president for less than a week but it is becoming clear how much love spanish speakers are going to get from his administration.  the spanish…

how the beatles tried to make 1968 better
music

how the beatles tried to make 1968 better

Posted on January 23, 2017May 28, 2020 by richyrocks

better is easily recognized by english learners as the comparative for good, as used in the song hey jude by the beatles. the first line says hey…

interpreting president trump speaking to his supporters
music

interpreting president trump speaking to his supporters

Posted on January 20, 2017July 24, 2020 by richyrocks

inauguration day  : / new u.s. president donald trump’s personality and the rhetoric (speaking style) he used during his campaign is worrisome (causes anxiety, worry)…

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