Annevita posted an article on Changeaction - Dec 2, 2009, 8:46 am
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Annevita posted an article on Changeaction - Dec 2, 2009, 8:46 am
Got a serious Sodoku habit? Addicted to Bejeweled or Mafia Wars? Here’s a chance to enjoy some guiltless gaming:  GamesThatGive turns online gaming into dollars for charity. You play games for free, Games That Give sells advertising, and 70% of the ad proceeds go to charity. It’s that simple. C...
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Annevita posted an article on Changeaction - Jun 20, 2009, 10:40 am
I found this video a couple of years ago, when there was much talk about whether the Bush administration would go to war with Iran. Thought it appropriate to pull it out and share it now, giving recent events in Tehran. Behind all of the images on the news, there are people just like us…
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Annevita posted an article on Changeaction - May 15, 2009, 10:12 am
Seth Godin on the tribes we lead:
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Annevita posted an article on Changeaction - May 10, 2009, 6:00 am
I’d like to wish all of you mothers out there a happy Mother’s Day, and inspire you with a little bit of history about the original meaning of Mother’s Day. In 1872, Julia Ward Howe led the first Mother’s Day event, an anti-war observance in New York City. In honor of that event, Howe wrote...
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Annevita posted an article on Changeaction - May 8, 2009, 6:00 am
If recent events concerning Roxana Saberi have made you curious about Iran, here’s an unusual way to learn more. In these two graphic novels,  Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood and  Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return and in the film based on them, Marjane Satrapi tells her story of growing u...
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Annevita posted an article on Changeaction - May 6, 2009, 6:00 am
In 2005, after recording street musician, Roger Ridley, in Santa Monica, Mark Johnson began a remarkable journey. Moved by a crowd in a New York subway pausing in the morning rush to watch a pair of monk musicians, Johnson was enchanted by the power of music to bring together people who would otherw...
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Annevita posted an article on Changeaction - May 4, 2009, 2:00 pm
No Impact Man is a gold mine of information on how to make realistic adjustments toward sustainability in your lifestyle. Colin Beavan began his blog in February of 2007 to chronicle his family’s efforts to adjust their lifestyle so they would have no net impact on the environment. Since then, in ...
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Annevita posted an article on Changeaction - Apr 30, 2009, 4:51 pm
With so many problems in the world today, and so much crisis in the news, doing our parts to make things better can seem overwhelming. It’s hard to know what to do, where to begin, and what matters most. Sometimes, adding one more task, like recycling or packing our own lunch, to our overfilled li...
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Annevita posted an article on Changeaction - Apr 27, 2009, 10:28 pm
Roxana Saberi By now you’ve surely heard about Roxana Saberi, the Iranian-American reporter imprisoned in Tehran. Despite an outcry from governments, press organizations, human rights groups and individuals all around the world, Saberi remains in Iran’s notorious Evin prison, weakened in the se...
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Annevita posted an article on Changeaction - Apr 22, 2009, 11:46 am
Here are a few goodies to help you celebrate Earth Day: How about starting out with a little history of Earth Day? Then, check out Top Ten Earth Day Campaigns You Can’t Miss at TakePart˚. It includes links for volunteer opportunities in your community, National Geographic’s history of Earth D...
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Annevita posted an article on A Writer's Library - Mar 9, 2009, 5:54 pm
The Huffington Post Complete Guide to Blogging There may be some purist writers who eschew the down-and-dirty, bang-it-out, rough-and-ready world of blogging. But for many writers, blogging is a way of priming the creative pump. For them, blogging is a form of writing calisthenics that strengthens ...
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Annevita posted an article on A Writer's Library - Apr 11, 2008, 3:26 pm
I’m picking this up again. It’s a great help in reconnecting with where the deep creative impulse comes from for writing (as opposed to the crafting and editing part). I find it take some patience to make myself do the many exercises, but they offer a thorough experience with the technique that ...
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Annevita posted an article on A Writer's Library - Dec 1, 2007, 12:05 pm
From Where You Dream: The Process of Writing Fiction …and I love it. This is a somewhat controversial book, because Robert Olen Butler insists that the approach to fiction writing he advocates is the one true path to great fiction. If his approach doesn’t work for you, you might be offended by ...
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Annevita posted an article on A Writer's Library - Jan 22, 2007, 2:25 pm
Here’s a great resource. It’s a free archive of the NY Times series, Writers on Writing, in which writers explore literary themes and the writing life. Authors include Richard Ford, E.L. Doctorow, Barbara Kingsolver, Russell Banks, Geraldine Brooks, Elmore Leonard, Jocye Carol Oates, John Updike...
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Annevita posted an article on A Writer's Library - Dec 22, 2006, 2:14 pm
Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them (P.S.) Technorati Tags: The Art of Writing, puppy, Reading Like A Writer, Writers On Writing, Writing
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Annevita posted an article on A Writer's Library - Dec 5, 2006, 4:42 pm
Welcome to A Writer’s Library, a book review blog for writers.
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