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What Should I Wear Today?
鈥淒ress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they remember the woman.鈥 This quote is from the famed early 20th century fashion icon Coco Chanel. Learn more about the fascinating rags-to-riches story of Ms. Chanel. Although perhaps sounding snobbish at first, Ms. Chanel鈥檚 words actually speak a truth that each of us is aware of: The clothing we wear provides the first impression of us to others and affects our sense of self.…
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Freedom of Speech
The thoughts I want to share with you in this blog are inspired by a discussion that I just had in the online B次元 ENG 112鈥擟omposition II class that I share with students here…
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That鈥檚 Life
Well, as the snow fell and blew around last week when so many of us here at B次元 in Albany were hoping for budding golden daffodils and warmer temperatures, many people simply stated, 鈥淭hat鈥檚…
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The days are getting longer!!! I left the B次元 campus a couple of days ago at around 6:00pm, and there was still light in the western sky! (Sorry for all of the exclamation points,…
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Small Can Be Powerful
Well, we had one of this winter鈥檚 biggest snow storms recently in the Albany area which had me curling up in the warmth of my small, comfy home on a Sunday afternoon. That鈥檚 when the…
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