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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ahh, teachers!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The good ones are few and far between...but when
you find a good one you never forget.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My high school german teacher took me under her
wing and helped me find something I could enjoy and excel at, and became my
second mother. We still keep in touch, every so often. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I will never forget my high school graduation --
she came over after the ceremony to give me a hug, and that was one of only two
times in my life I ever saw that incredibly strong woman cry.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Any wonder why I'm a German major? I graduate
in 2002 and will be going for an MAT. All because of Frau Scheef.
</heartwarming mush story></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Abbie, who loves heartwarming mush.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><A href="mailto:starling823@yahoo.com">starling823@yahoo.com</A><BR>69%
obsessed with HP and loving it<BR>"Ah, music," Dumbledore said, wiping his
eyes. "A magic beyond all we do
here!"<BR> -HP and the
Sorcerer's Stone</DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A href="mailto:ebonyink@hotmail.com" title=ebonyink@hotmail.com>Ebony
Elizabeth Thomas</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
href="mailto:HPFGU-OTChatter@yahoogroups.com"
title=HPFGU-OTChatter@yahoogroups.com>HPFGU-OTChatter@yahoogroups.com</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, 18 April, 2001 5:07
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [HPFGU-OTChatter] Positive
Influences (was: Characters and Drink Preferences)</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><TT>I've been meaning to post about this...<BR><BR>Parker
wrote:<BR><BR>>(BTW, Eb--I love your sig--have you read Zora Neale
Hurston?)<BR><BR>Of course. :) The nicest compliment I've ever
gotten about my writing was <BR>a reference to Hurston. It was from my
11th grade English teacher (who also <BR>ended up serving as my supervisor
when I was a student teacher).<BR><BR>We were reading *Their Eyes Were
Watching God* and discussing passages. <BR>When I was called upon, my
teacher said out of the blue, "Your own writing <BR>reminds me of Zora Neale
Hurston's, Ebony... go ahead and read." This <BR>teacher wasn't much for
giving praise, either. One of those unforgettable
<BR>moments.<BR><BR>Which brings me to my question. Did you ever have a
moment like that? It <BR>could have been a parent, a relative, a
teacher, or even your best friend <BR>who said it. But were you ever
encouraged to keep on working towards <BR>something because of a moment like
this? Please share. :)<BR><BR>--Ebony<BR><BR><><
<>< <>< <>< <>< <>;< <><
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