A high school student beamed with delight yesterday when he was awarded two tickets to today's Yankees playoff game - his prize in an essay contest launched by a Brooklyn English teacher.
"I feel so happy and great and blessed," said Hakeem Tait, 17, the son of a minister. "God answered my prayers."
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/bronx/2010/10/09/2010-10-09_essay_contest_was_write_way_for_students_to_get_game_tix.html#ixzz11wSyqmhm
Congratulations to the young student and kudos to the two brothers who found a way of motivating students to write.
Speaking of writing, is nobody incensed by this take of what happened in an incident involving stone throwing youths and an Israeli motorist?
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