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Bearing News

The Student News Site of Rock Bridge High School

Bearing News

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Words on words: Expeditions with no expiration date

Alice Yu April 7, 2016

If it weren’t for Clive Staples Lewis, the magic of the lion, the witch and the wardrobe wouldn’t exist and young readers wouldn’t know the path to Narnia and become enraptured by its beauty. Born...

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Words on words: Nanny knows best

Alice Yu March 17, 2016

With a dash of supercalifragilisticexpialidocious magic and a farewell complete with a flying umbrella, who could ever forget the classic Mary Poppins? The beloved Disney nanny Mary Poppins, portrayed...

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Words on words: Wrestling time the tyrant

Alice Yu March 3, 2016

Deacon Winton DeRosia serves as a deacon at Christ the King Parish, located in Concord, New Hampshire. DeRosia wrote the homily, “First Sunday in Advent” as a reminder of the illusion and threat hidden...

Words on words: Traveling with Thoreaus teachings

Words on words: Traveling with Thoreau’s teachings

Alice Yu February 18, 2016

Born in 1817, a time when the United States was testing out life as an independent country, Henry David Thoreau lived to become a teacher, a businessman at his father’s pencil factory, and most notably,...

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Words on words: Losing sleep over love

Alice Yu February 4, 2016

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]s mentioned in one of my previous posts, Theodor Seuss Geisel, was born on March 2, 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts to Theodor Robert and Henrietta Seuss Geisel, two German immigrants....

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Words on words: ’till death do we meet

Alice Yu January 21, 2016
It's no surprise that life is a series of surprises. Here's why you shouldn't sweat it if you still don't have a purpose in life.
Words on words: changing for better or for worse

Words on words: changing for better or for worse

Alice Yu January 7, 2016
As the season of resolutions descend on us, remember that any change can be helpful in personal growth.
Words on words: understanding the two faces of courage

Words on words: understanding the two faces of courage

Alice Yu December 3, 2015
In the face of conflicts, you can either choose to wield your verbal sword or open your ears.
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Words on Words: reading in between the notes

Alice Yu October 29, 2015

A famous Austrian composer, Johann Chrysostom Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — more commonly known as just Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — was born on January 27, 1756 in Salzburg and died December 5, 1791 in Vienna....

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Words on Words: bridging sound waves and silence

Alice Yu October 15, 2015

Bundled among all the other cool tricks regarding the English language is the relation between the words “listen” and “silent”. By rearranging the letters in one word, you can get the other. Not...

Words on Words: Exploring the facets of disappointment

Words on Words: Exploring the facets of disappointment

Alice Yu September 17, 2015

[dropcap style="flat" size="5" class="A"]A[/dropcap]n inhabitant of New York and a spoken word poetry teacher, Sarah Kay has dabbled in the world of documentary filmmaking, photography, singing, songwriter,...

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