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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s all about being more than you expect. More than a name, a symbol, or a role. It is I AM woman&#8230; Hear me roar! Hehe! What good timing that I would write about the adventures (and misadventures) of being a women in the 21st century when the media is heavily focused on the recent [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kathrynspeaks.wordpress.com&#038;blog=24098037&#038;post=138&#038;subd=kathrynspeaks&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Speech is of three kinds: the first comes from the desire of the self, the second from reason, and the third from love. Speech which arises from desire is troubling and insipid, giving neither pleasure to those who speak nor profit to those who listen. That which arises from reason is accepted by the wise [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kathrynspeaks.wordpress.com&#038;blog=24098037&#038;post=133&#038;subd=kathrynspeaks&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The best things in life are free&#8221; - Janet Jackson &#8220;Freedom! You gotta give for what you take&#8221; - George Michael So this blog is all about everything free! If you&#8217;re anything like me, you have days where you&#8217;re trying to do something and anything for free. However, freedom is not free. It comes at [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kathrynspeaks.wordpress.com&#038;blog=24098037&#038;post=130&#038;subd=kathrynspeaks&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Cultural Literacy is Fundamental!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m not only talking about reading fairy tales to kids like Little Red Riding Hood or perusing through the O magazine. I&#8217;m talking about literacy and particularly cultural literacy. For example, during the singing of the national anthem, everyone acts respectfully. It is respectful in Latin and some European cultures to greet people with kisses [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kathrynspeaks.wordpress.com&#038;blog=24098037&#038;post=127&#038;subd=kathrynspeaks&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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