May 18. 2005__________________________________________
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What do you think about the American
Idol scandal between judge Paula Abdul
and former contestant Corey Clark?
It’s just a bunch of publicity. Paula
Abdul is sexy and has a right to do
what she wants. If he consented,
he should keep it out o f the media.
It takes two to tango.
Elishua Goldsby
Customer service agent
Innocent until proven guilty. It’s all
politics. Look at all the celebrities
that have shady backgrounds - no
one cares about them.
Kristen Katz
Courier
I don’t know if it’s true. If it is then
they should find a new judge.
People like Clark always want
something for nothing.
Joe Mack Arnold
Banquet server
photo by
K atherine K ovacich /T he P ortland O bserver
Writing instructor Samuel Irving works on a Japanese poem with fifth grader Brianna White at King Elementary School.
If she had no involvement then she
should be allowed to remain a
judge. If she did have relations with
Clark then she needs to extricate
herself from the competition.
Brian Hall
Associate product manager
I think it’s weird that Clark
brought this up right before his
album comes out. I think if it was
really an issue it would have been
brought to our attention before.
YusufWord
High school student
Writing to Survive
continued
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instead o f other vehicles that
could use that would be deroga
to ry .”
This y e a r’s classes begin June
20, with w riting w orkshops fea
turing poetry, autobiographies,
fiction, academ ic work and hip
hop for ages 12 to 17.
L ast sum m er, Irving said, the
program “produced a great wealth
o f know ledge to the kids.” More
than 150 youth were involved.
Prim ary goals o f the w ork
shops include exploring the cre
ative process, im proving w riting the sam e w ay.”
B eyond getting out current
techniques, strengthening la n
guage and reading skills, enhanc feelings, Irving said that keeping
ing artistic developm ent and ex a jo u rn a i can help keep a person
in check about their personal
am ining publishing options.
E xpressing oneself on paper, growth.
“It’s important for them to write
acenturies-old practice, isn ’t like
talking to a friend or school coun it dow n so a year later they can
look back and see this is where I
selor.
“It’s a freedom in words. There cam e from. It’s ju st a stepping
are no boundaries, there are no stone to healing,” Irving said.
Even for those who suspect
restrictio n s,” Irving said. “You
can ju st w rite w hat you feel. A th ey ’ re unable to w rite creatively
lot o f people such as m yself, I or academ ically have surprised
can w rite b etter than I can e x them selves with Irving’s direc
press it verbally. C hildren are tion. His approach to teaching,
he said, is com forting, friendly,
free and creative.
He says kids often say they
can ’ t write poetry and don ’ t know
how to describe their feelings,
but “W hen I ju st have them sit
down and w rite, the feelings ju st
com e out.”
For more inform ation on w ork
shops, dates and prices, visit
w w w .po etry lifelin e.co m . Each
w orkshop is lim ited to 20 stu
dents. Irving encourages those
who w ould like to see a disad
vantaged student go through the
courses to sponsor a child.
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