“The Great Gulf Oil Disaster of 2010”
What we call the oil spill – and our response to it – make a difference.
A version of this piece appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer – June 10, 2010
My students generally enjoy discussing current events, but they have been noticeably subdued when talk has turned to the expanding pool of oil in the Gulf. They get tired of looking helplessly at satellite images and pictures of oil-soaked birds. They want to do something.
A 16 year old sails around the world. Does it matter that she’s a girl?
A 16 old Australian named Jessica Watson recently completed an around-the-world solo sailing voyage. Apparently, there has been some grumbling from certain quarters about her route not exactly meeting the official circumnavigational standards, but no one can deny that she is a tough kid.
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