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Alice in Wonderland: Child Fable or Secretly Sublime? By Dorothy Gilbert, Teen Scribe
Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgen published The Adventures of Alice in Wonderland in 1865. This children's book, thought notorious through the years, seems oddly sublime to some. Many assumptions have been made about Dodgen, presuming he was high or in a drunken stupor when writing the fable. Perhaps, with it being the 1800's, he was simply blind with ignorance and innocence... read more
Mississinawa Valley Experiments with E-Days By Dorothy Gilbert, Teen Scribe
With Darke County schools only being allowed three calamity days this year, Mississinawa Valley has decided to excel with the technological advancements and allow students two e-days. An e-day would be when students miss a fourth school day, they are able to go online to the school's website and complete an online lesson teachers have prepared. A survey was conducted and most MV students have internet access. To accommodate for those who don’t... read more
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Christmas Time by Elizabeth Horner, Teen Scribe
It is almost certain that by the time I wake up in the morning of December 12, 2010 I will be looking out at frozen surroundings.  It will be deceptively calm as I peep through my bedroom window.  Our yard will be beautifully landscaped with white fluffy stuff as the snow storm moves through our area. It is also going to be just a little over a week when I will be let out of school for the holidays... read more
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Living by the clock by Elizabeth Horner, Teen Scribe
What significance does the tick of the clock or the sand trickling through an hourglass have for anyone?  It is us humans that have created the concept of time.  Our advanced brains have given us the ability to affect nature--- to farm, to build, to invent machines--- and from that came our desire to structure our days... read more
 
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