Writings by Sandra Harrison
I should be dead. I lived the first half of my life in pretty good health. I walked, biked, hiked & swam. But, the the yo-yo dieting following the Scarsdale Diet took a toll. I lost 40 lbs each summer only to gain even more in the Fall when I returned to work (as teacher).…
Submitted May 20, 1980 in partial fulfillment of requirements for Masters of Science in Reading. I. The Problem A. Introduction Before 1963 the term Learning Disabilities was unknown. Samuel Kirk coined the name at the 1963 Conference sponsored by the Fund for Perceptually Handicapped Children Incorporated. Even though children with difficulties defined by the Learning…
~Sayings: "God did not create religions, men did." "Tomorrow is just a day away from today." (my year book from HS 1972) ~Bits from writings for plays and novel ideas: Dreams - For chance to dream -Per chance to hope -I'm not afraid of having dreams -As long as I know they'll never be -Dreams…
God didn't create religions, men did. Men created and continue to set the rules governing behavior and practices dictated by a religious order, sect or organized religion. What I learned about my own religion is that the Ten Commandments or the laws that God commanded that the Hebrews (or Israelites) were to follow were written…
Second part of book "It Began With A Dot" here: Line made up of dots played a game. Dot at head of line chased its tail ...till it caught it. Circle is a shape made from a line that is very round and begins and ends in the same place. Circle could be many new…
Wrote children's story in college (around 1974) and performed it with puppets. It was part of a reading readiness program I developed for kindergarten and first graders. It was taught through art activities on color, lines, and shapes. There was a Dot. That could jump over rocks... bounce up and down... or roll down mountains.…
Keeping active, has always been the way White Plains (WP) rolled. Fishing, hunting and horse back riding were once necessities for bringing food to the table and to get around but as the community changed from an agricultural based economy, these activities became more leisurely as sporting activities. During the colonial period, WP had a…
One would never think White Plains (WP) was a tourist destination. Sure people come to the City for work, it's courts, shopping and to go to school but, the City does attract people for events and other attractions. New Years is an alternative to NYC's Times Square event but some of its parades attract people…
The waste and destruction of the earth is a result of human over population. Our massive waste is polluting our lands and seas. Oxygen decreases in our oceans and the ingesting of pollutants by sea animals are killing sea life. People live in places that put them in harms way from natural occurrence and trying…
Chapter 1- Bodies at Scene Bodies. Bodies were everywhere. They were laid out in a field surrounded by a wooded area. There was a pattern. Bodies laid out in circles inside one another. "Wow, this is something," John commented. "I've never seen anything like this." "I should hope not," Mary his partner responded. "How many…
