Elyssa Durant - Yahoo! Voices

Top Down Policy Failure in Public Education

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Elyssa Durant) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:23:13 EDT

The basic fact that students are not making adequate progress is a reflection of the top-down policy failure by MNPS and the Board of Ed.

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Published: Feb 09, 2010

Career Center Chaos

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Elyssa Durant) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:22:22 EDT

After receiving 5 letters of rejection from jobs that require nothing more than a GED or a high school diploma, I went to the TN career center. That didn;t go so well...

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Published: Feb 09, 2010

What Makes Me Feel Beautiful.

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Elyssa Durant) — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:55:45 EDT

In my work, I can feel strong, and I can feel whole, I can feel beautiful, I find myself needing something, anything, who is capable of diverting my attention from realities I would rather not see.

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Published: Jul 23, 2009

Healthcare Reform Requires Regulation

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Elyssa Durant) — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:58:14 EDT

You cannot apply basic economic theory and free market principles to health care. Health care is fundamentally different and should be considered a public good.

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Published: Jun 03, 2009

The Cyberwar: Controversy Vs. Censorship

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Elyssa Durant) — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:53:12 EDT

This material was apparently so offensive that it was removed from the publishers site without warning. Of all the thingas I've written, THIS offends people?

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Published: Jun 03, 2009

The Dog Ate My Homework

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Elyssa Durant) — Mon, 04 May 2009 22:36:48 EDT

This may contain some important information. Or maybe not. You decide.

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Published: May 04, 2009

Who Owns My Copyright?

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Elyssa Durant) — Mon, 04 May 2009 22:07:13 EDT

Lifetime Ban. Where did it go? Wanna preserve twistory... help fight copy right infringement!

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Published: May 04, 2009

Unemployment Crisis in America

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Elyssa Durant) — Mon, 04 May 2009 19:23:28 EDT

Career in Crisis: Complete Confusion

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Published: May 04, 2009

Elyssa Lies: Oops!

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Elyssa Durant) — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 13:14:39 EDT

I find it so hard to believe that after all this time people find it easier to speak around me and actrually think that is in my best interests? Sorry, but no. Don't you realize, I am home?

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Published: Mar 29, 2009

Elyssa Lies

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Elyssa Durant) — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 02:54:04 EDT

I came here to WORK. I came here to be a part of something. I came here to lave the past behind me. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xumsvSi8qz0

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Published: Mar 27, 2009

On Not Being Able to Write

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Elyssa Durant) — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:58:57 EDT

I write these words mostly for myself, as they clearly reflect the ways that I have tried not to define myself through and by my relationships with others, since I believe that reality and identity is something that comes from within.

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Published: Mar 23, 2009

6044: DMHT and the Tennessee Code Annotated Title 33, Chapter 6, Part 10

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Elyssa Durant) — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:10:57 EDT

DMHT: Trained in TAPS (Therapeutic Assault Prevention System) and was certified on October 15, 2004 through the Tennessee Department of Children's Services. HIPPA

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Published: Mar 19, 2009

Draft Media

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Elyssa Durant) — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 07:54:46 EDT

draft

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Published: Mar 19, 2009

Blink! Ground Zero

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Elyssa Durant) — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 06:06:46 EDT

Shortly after the 9?11, I began to question my purpose in this life. Had I been just a few miles closer, and heading west that day instead of east on the LIE, I would have driven right been at Ground Zero.

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Published: Mar 19, 2009

Drastic Times, Drastic Measures

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Elyssa Durant) — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:02:37 EDT

Read more about economic recovery at: http://my.barackobama.com/sharestories

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Published: Feb 09, 2009

Chapter II: Older & Bolder

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Elyssa Durant) — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 18:52:50 EDT

I'm am not perfect, and I will always struggle with my obsession to find just The Write Words, but I'm guessing it is probably good enough.

Contributor: Elyssa Durant
Published: Feb 03, 2009

NAACP Files Civil Rights Complaint Against MNPS

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Elyssa Durant) — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 07:52:18 EDT

If MNPS is found to be in violation, MNPS stands to lose as much as 67 million dollars in federal funding.

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Published: Jan 29, 2009

A LOCAL CALL to ACTION: $44 or 44?

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Elyssa Durant) — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:40:16 EDT

This is your official call to action. Be the change. Act locally. Go to www.volunteernashville.com and tell me what you are doing to make a better Nashville for all of us! $44 or 44?

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Published: Jan 15, 2009

Moved to Tears

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Elyssa Durant) — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:36:28 EDT

Yes, the food was good. The food was fantastic. I was full inside because Carol Ann did not just feed my tummy, she fed my spirit, and she fed my soul.

Contributor: Elyssa Durant
Published: Jan 04, 2009

Morally Bankrupt: How Much Am I Worth?

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Elyssa Durant) — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 21:23:48 EDT

Help become the person I was meant to be. Try to the see the person I could become. I have so much to contribute, but few resources get there. I believe I deserve more out of life than this, and I think that if you knew me, you would think so too.

Contributor: Elyssa Durant
Published: Dec 16, 2008