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“That taught me I’m a part of a team,” she reflects.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
He recommended she take a personal essay class taught by Pollan, author of nonfiction books including “The Omnivore’s Dilemma” and this year’s “A World Appears.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
I may or may not have rolled my eyes, expecting to see a spider—something my North London upbringing taught me to care little about—when I froze.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
But it articulates the logic hovering around the episode: If Americans can be taught to eat correctly, perhaps they will require less care — and perhaps the government can spend less providing it.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
“More ways than anyone can count. When I couldn’t walk anymore, he carried me. He taught me that a man can strike out on his own.”
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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