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Hall of Fame
Hall of Fame Members - 名人堂成员 Aaron Chen Hsinchu, Taiwan Reason for Induction: Becoming a DreyerCoaching.com student when he was in seventh grade, Aaron has taken both year-long writing classes as well as a Chinese New Year intensive class reading the novel 1984....

Carpet v. Rug v. Mat v. Pad?
Ask Scott: This question comes from a mother in Shenzhen, China. Q. What is the difference between "carpet", "rug," and "mat"? A. That is a GREAT question. One problem is, "carpet" and "rug" have the same name in Chinese: ditan (地毯). These items are similar in that...

Episode 16 – Churchill (Part 1)
Episode Description: Churchill (Part 1) Over the years, many people have told me they like how I can help them make connections between people and events in history and our lives today. That is a goal for this episode, where we look at the life of Winston...

Bouncing
I write this blog post on October 30, and tomorrow is Halloween, when many kids go Trick or Treating. So, if I may use the Halloween metaphor, there are several writing "tricks" that, if you use them well, will "treat" your audience to a pleasurable reading...
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