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	<description>A Blog About Writing, Education, and the State of Culture</description>
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		<title>Mike&#8217;s Piero&#8217;s New Kindle E-Book - Outside the Norm</title>
		<link>http://www.mikepiero.com/wordpress/2010/01/30/mikes-pieros-new-kindle-e-book-outside-the-norm/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 01:59:46 +0000</pubDate>
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I just published my first ebook for the Amazon Kindle and Kindle readers (available for Windows OS and soon for Mac OS X)! It is called, Outside the Norm: Prose, Notes, and Poetry of a Cultural Deserter

Enjoy the frightfully engaging short stories, personal reflections, and fun, contemporary poetry of the late, fictitious Matthew Poe as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Apple iPad - 3 Reservations From a Mac Enthusiast</title>
		<link>http://www.mikepiero.com/wordpress/2010/01/29/apple-ipad-3-reservations-from-a-mac-enthusiast/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mikepiero.com/wordpress/2010/01/29/apple-ipad-3-reservations-from-a-mac-enthusiast/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:57:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I told my students last Wednesday, when Steve Jobs announced the newest addition to the Mac family - the iPad, I was extremely excited! I was hoping (with some assurance) that Apple would not release a tablet like the other ones out on the market or, god forbid, a netbook! I am very impressed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Lesson on Propaganda and Power from my News Writing Class</title>
		<link>http://www.mikepiero.com/wordpress/2009/07/08/a-lesson-on-propaganda-and-power-from-my-news-writing-class/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mikepiero.com/wordpress/2009/07/08/a-lesson-on-propaganda-and-power-from-my-news-writing-class/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:43:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Observations]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[classroom]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Current Events]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[propaganda]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This blog embodies an outrage that I had a few years ago during a News Writing class that I took. The following is exactly what I wrote in my notebook during class as we were having a discussion about current events; in particular, the post-9/11 Iraq War (because this isn&#8217;t the first time we&#8217;ve intervened [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Book Review of &#8220;Terrorism, Jihad, and the Bible&#8221; by John MacArthur - Two Thumbs Down</title>
		<link>http://www.mikepiero.com/wordpress/2009/06/30/book-review-of-terrorism-jihad-and-the-bible-by-john-macarthur/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mikepiero.com/wordpress/2009/06/30/book-review-of-terrorism-jihad-and-the-bible-by-john-macarthur/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:49:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Literature]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[book review]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ Terrorism, Jihad, And The Bible by John MacArthur Jr.
  
My review

  rating: 1 of 5 starsThis is an excellent example of the superiority complex that has been embedded in the American press and media for years, only to be intensified by the attacks of September 11, 2001. This book not only misrepresents [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Following Your Dreams - Paying the Price</title>
		<link>http://www.mikepiero.com/wordpress/2009/06/29/following-your-dreams-paying-the-price/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Personal]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[dreams]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[inspiration]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[journey]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[personal legend]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What is the price of achieving our dreams?
I am convinced that we have each been put on this earth for not only a certain reason but with a particular purpose. This purpose manifests itself in many ways in our lives; oftentimes as dreams or longings in our childhood and young adulthood. At what age does [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finishing a New Short Story</title>
		<link>http://www.mikepiero.com/wordpress/2009/06/28/finishing-a-new-short-story/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:58:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Writing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[happiness]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[short story]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I must admit that finishing a new short story, or any piece of writing for that matter, is a joyous occasion for me. It&#8217;s not until I have the pice fully revised and edited that I feel my full happiness return to me. I look forward to printing out that final copy and handing it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Short Review of &#8220;The Last Templar&#8221; by Raymond Khoury</title>
		<link>http://www.mikepiero.com/wordpress/2009/05/31/short-review-of-the-last-templar-by-raymond-khoury/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mikepiero.com/wordpress/2009/05/31/short-review-of-the-last-templar-by-raymond-khoury/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2009 19:23:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Literature]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ The Last Templar by Raymond Khoury


My review
rating: 3 of 5 stars
Although I enjoyed this book, I couldn&#8217;t help but feel that it got a little &#8220;preachy&#8221; at the end with the revelation of the conspiracy concerning Jesus Christ and the early Church. Yes, I know it&#8217;s a fictional novel, but there was a section [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teaching Grammar in Today’s Modern Classroom</title>
		<link>http://www.mikepiero.com/wordpress/2009/05/17/teaching-grammar-in-today%e2%80%99s-modern-classroom/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mikepiero.com/wordpress/2009/05/17/teaching-grammar-in-today%e2%80%99s-modern-classroom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2009 15:46:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>

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There is much debate between educators as to how and when the mechanics of language should be taught. Some have altogether abandoned teaching grammar in the higher grades, having forgotten that it is absolutely necessary to teach it in a meaning-centered way. Grammar needs to be revitalized in the classroom through lesson plans that connect [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Few Late Night Thoughts . . .</title>
		<link>http://www.mikepiero.com/wordpress/2009/05/13/a-few-late-night-thoughts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mikepiero.com/wordpress/2009/05/13/a-few-late-night-thoughts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 05:23:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Observations]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[recycling]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[teachers]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[urinals]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mikepiero.com/wordpress/?p=63</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How come there aren&#8217;t any black urinals? They wouldn&#8217;t get nearly as dirty, right?
The quality of a society can be gauged by observing its teachers.
Don&#8217;t you love seeing people driving full-size SUVs dropping off their recycling at those bins?
True brilliance lies in one&#8217;s willingness to be different and lonely.
The name of my autobiography would be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Arduous Journey of Submissions</title>
		<link>http://www.mikepiero.com/wordpress/2009/02/09/the-arduous-journey-of-submissions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mikepiero.com/wordpress/2009/02/09/the-arduous-journey-of-submissions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:31:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Writing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[publication]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[submissions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, I have been submitting two of my short stories and a batch of poetry to many magazines and journals for publication. Submitting one&#8217;s writing can be one of the toughest parts of being an author -receiving letter after letter of rejection. For every one publisher that is interested in a work, another fifty will [...]]]></description>
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