Tag: Daily writing prompts
The Nature of War
Under the surface, we’re all humans with the same basic needs, similar dreams, connected to one...
Read MoreThe Last Viewing
Our lives are not our own. We like to think that we are, and our western culture celebrates rugged...
Read More1st Squad, 3rd Platoon
Movies and TV have had a terrible tendency of glorifying war. And I don’t think anyone with a...
Read MoreAn Army bugler’s story about his special wartime assignment
For those unfamiliar with military or camp life, Taps is played by the camp bugler at dusk of...
Read MoreWhy Set Aside a Day to Remember the Dead Soldiers/Why is Memorial Day Important?
Historically, in the aftermath of a nation at war every community was touched with the loss of...
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Now What?/Post-Teaching Day 1
When you’ve spent decades of your life breaking every waking moment into 50-minute hunks of time,...
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JBB’s DRP for 5/22/23: Last Day of the school Year
Congratulations, you made it to the end of the 2022-2023 School Year. Enjoy your time off and I...
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JBB’s DRP for 5/19/23: 1 More Day
School years are usually 180 day. And now you are down to today and half-day on Monday. What are...
Read MoreJBB’s DRP for 5/18/23: Ida B. Wells: Journalist and Anti-Lynching Activist
At a time when 80 percent of the black population in the United States was illiterate, Ida B....
Read MoreJBB’s DRP for 5/17/23: In the News: Music & Moods
Have you ever noticed how music can change your mood? Maybe we noticed this more over the last...
Read MoreJBB’s DRP for 5/16/23: Hedy Lamarr: Mother of WiFi
Do you enjoy having a wireless connection to the Internet, or just wireless communication at all?...
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