Leah Abramovitz
Laura Bernell (aka Leah Abramovitz) has been a professional writer, as well as a college English instructor, for 30 years. She enjoys writing on a variety of subjects and has published short stories and poetry as well as non-fiction for magazines and newspapers.
Laura has raised two wonderful twin sons, each of whom are now Public Interest Attorneys. She devotes most of her time now to teaching, writing, and enjoying a succession of wonderful canine companions.
Suite101 is a wonderful forum for me; it enables me to concentrate on a particular subject that is of current interest and use to myself, and to others. It helps me to focus my knowledge, experience, and ideas on a subject, with an eye to transmitting information of value to my suite101 readers.
Latest Articles
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Tapping into Students' Innate Love of Language
English teachers have at their disposal a tool often overlooked: the students' inborn urge to learn and use language.
May 6, 2012
- Leah Abramovitz
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Using the Conjunctions Although, However, and But
Three conjunctions - although, but, and however - have similar meanings. But each results in different punctuation and emphasis.
Apr 11, 2012
- Leah Abramovitz
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Teaching Metaphor to High School and College Students
Using a simple, but meaningful poem for young adults, an educator can demonstrate how an image has both a literal and a metaphorical meaning.
Jan 21, 2012
- Leah Abramovitz
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Jose Saramago's "Death with Interruptions" Book Club Guide
Nobel Laureate Jose Saramago's "Death with Interruptions" is a rollicking tale of language, life, and love - joyful even when writing about death.
Jan 8, 2012
- Leah Abramovitz
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The Road Not Taken: Robert Frost's Walk into Self-Delusion
Robert's Frost's poetry often slyly reveals truths that the human psyche manages to conceal from itself. Such is the case in "The Road Not Taken."
Jan 1, 2012
- Leah Abramovitz
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Expanding English Vocabulary Using the Present Participle
The present participle form of English verbs is among the most versatile in the language. Using this form expands the writer's vocabulary and versatility.
Nov 24, 2011
- Leah Abramovitz
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Hanukkah and Christmas: Festivals of Light and Hope
Christmas and Hanukkah both just happen to be celebrated in the Winter. Beyond that, they have little in common - or do they?
Nov 4, 2011
- Leah Abramovitz
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Curran Theatre: Some Sound Problems
Richard III with Kevin Spacey at the Curran in San Francisco, could have been glorious theatre. Instead, sound issues made it a night of some discontent.
Oct 29, 2011
- Leah Abramovitz
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"First Lesson," by Phillip Booth: A Poem That's Almost a Prayer
Some poems are almost prayers: they arise mysteriously from deep within the poet; and they soothe our souls. First Lesson is such a poem.
Oct 13, 2011
- Leah Abramovitz
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The Peace of Wild Things: Lesson in Beauty and Verbs
Wendell Berry's poem The Peace of Wild Things can turn a lifeless verb lesson into a thing of beauty for students and teacher.
Oct 1, 2011
- Leah Abramovitz
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