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    Jaime Richards
    • Dec 26, 2020
    • 1 min

    Selena Quintanilla's succinct summary of why we're here

    I've been watching Selena, the Series on Netflix. There's a short dialog in episode 4 that made me pause and rewind. Twice. I needed to w...
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    Jaime Richards
    • Dec 23, 2020
    • 4 min

    From your students you'll be taught - four lessons from Amy

    Arthur: What's the best thing for being sad? You taught me once. Merlin: The best thing for being sad is to learn something. Arthur: Lear...
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    Jaime Richards
    • Dec 15, 2020
    • 2 min

    The Mickey scene and what makes an elder worth listening to

    The best movie ever made was, of course, Rocky. More than any other movie, I've used it to teach. Not just for my students, either. The R...
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    Jaime Richards
    • Jul 18, 2019
    • 2 min

    Movie Scenes that Improve Your Life... When the cheering stops (or never starts) -- an argument in s

    In Fighting With My Family, Saraya (Florence Pugh) scolds her pouting brother Zak (Jack Lowden). His dreams of becoming a big-time profes...
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    Jaime Richards
    • Dec 7, 2018
    • 4 min

    Want to be happy (or at least feel better)? BE BETTER! -- Watch this scene from ROCKY (the original)

    A relatively obscure scene from the original ROCKY changed my life - and it may have the same effect on you.
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    Jaime Richards
    • Nov 26, 2018
    • 3 min

    Movie scenes that boost our mental health -- THE WAITRESS

    "Nobody ever tells you beforehand how ridiculously hard it's going to be." That utilitarian line from the late Adriennne Shelly's screenp...
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    Jaime Richards
    • Oct 28, 2018
    • 3 min

    How to Be Happy (Or at Least Feel Better) Watch This Movie Scene -- The Breakfast Club.

    Andrew: My God, are we gonna be like our parents? Claire: Not me... ever. Allison: It's unavoidable, it just happens. Claire: What happen...
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    Jaime Richards
    • Oct 5, 2018
    • 3 min

    How to Be Happy (Or at Least Feel Better) Watch This Movie Scene -- Titanic

    Rose: Go away! Jack: I can't. I'm involved now. You let go and I'm going to have to jump in there after you. In this scene from my daught...
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    Jaime Richards
    • Oct 1, 2018
    • 4 min

    How to be Happy (Or at Least Feel Better) Watch This Movie Scene -- I Am Legend

    "The people who are trying to make this world worse are not taking a day off. How can I? Light up the darkness." I love this scene so muc...
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