![]() ![]() For this activity, each student has a blank piece of paper and a marker in front of them. One way to begin the lesson is with a hands-on activity before reading. The questions can be accompanied by the following activity. The Dot raises philosophical questions about the definition and evaluation of art. ![]() ![]() Read aloud video by Peter Reynolds Guidelines for Philosophical Discussion Vashti encourages the boy to “make a mark and see where it takes you,” which sets in motion a whole new story. Vashti meets a little boy in awe of her work. Realizing she can draw a better dot, Vashti begins creating many more dots. Her teacher encourages her to “make a mark and see where it takes you.” Vashti makes a frustrated mark on the page, and her teacher asks her to sign it and displays it for everyone to see. In art class, Vashti convinces herself that she can’t draw. Questions for Philosophical Discussion » Summary The Dot is about aesthetics and asks two central questions: “What is art?” and “What makes art good?” ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Through this translation, Anne Carson attempts to convey the best of her work, through both presentation-sometimes the spacing makes the poem, as with verse 26-and wording, as she discusses in her final notes of the book.įor me, half the appeal of this edition was the work put into translation notes by Carson. Believed to have written 8 or 9 books, her lover Megara, daughter Kleis, and enemy Andromeda all appear within these texts. Sappho (c.630-c.570BCE), one of Ancient Greece’s Nine Lyric Poets, is an absolutely gorgeous poet and writer, one who’s been the subject of much academic discourse. Yet if you had a desire for good or beautiful thingsĪnd your tongue were not concocting some evil to sayīut rather you would speak about what is just ![]() ![]() ![]() It takes live-at-home law student Yu-jin several dozen pages to realise what the reader knows almost immediately: that he is the one who has done his mother in. The first of Jeong’s techniques to become apparent is that of leading the reader down the garden path. The first murder, suffice it to say, is only the first door of many in a novel full of psychological twists and turns, false starts and culs-de-sac. The novel is cleverly plotted and constructed, but it is, alas, impossible to discuss the story-line without giving something away. So starts The Good Son, a psychological thriller from Korean writer Jeong You-jeong, whose books have reportedly sold than one million copies in Korea although already in available in French and German (including having a previous novel named one of the top ten crime novels of 2015 by the German newspaper Die Zeit), to say nothing of Chinese and Japanese, this is her first work available in English. It turns out he’s caked in it and there are bloody footprints all over the floor. ![]() Yu-jin wakes up after a late night out smelling blood. ![]() ![]() ![]() It just wasn’t all about.his silky steel member (□) needed to be thrusting (□) into her tight, sweet and wet folds (□). Don’t get me wrong, Neil still manages to get and give pleasure. It was refreshing to see someone take responsibility for his passion and wasn’t willing to risk a mistake for his pleasure. ![]() From his own experience, he knows what it’s like to be ostracised, talked about and neglected because of his parents. So, what made No Earls Allowed different? I think it may be that the hero, Neil, took the repercussions of passion leading to children born out of wedlock VERY seriously. I’m even starting to skim or get distracted when I’m reading or listening to the sexy times. Shocked? Yes, well I’m a little gobsmacked myself. So, I suppose it's not a bad thing that I'm going to tell you why one of the highlights of the story was the sexy times. Obviously, when we're talking about romance books, the intimate scenes can play a pivotal role in whether you enjoy the story or not. Well, I knew what I wanted to write but it seemed a little inappropriate to start my review talking about sex. ![]() ![]() I didn’t know what to write about No Earls Allowed. He was always ready to dance with the devil… ![]() ![]() When We Left Cuba is chock full of espionage, murder, romance, politics, family drama, and themes of national identity. Outspoken, independent, and myopic in her desire to kill Castro, Beatriz boldly makes her way in a man’s world and never apologizes for it. But Beatriz’s personal life takes second place to her mission.Ĭleeton’s book and her memorable character of Beatriz Perez crackle with life and intensity. While engaging in espionage, Beatriz falls in love with an American senator and discovers that her childhood friend, who is also fighting for the Cuban cause, loves her. ![]() ![]() Beatriz, fueled by her desire to avenge her twin brother’s death, becomes involved with the CIA in the hope of killing Castro and ending communism in the country to which she so desperately wants to return. ![]() The family, having escaped the revolution and Fidel Castro’s ensuing regime, is living in Palm Beach, Florida and grappling with their new, much changed circumstances. In When We Left Cuba, Cleeton continues her chronicle of the Perez family, this time turning her attention to Elisa’s passionate older sister, Beatriz. ![]() Last year, Chanel Cleeton’s Next Year in Havana was one of Reese Witherspoon’s book club selections, and it introduced readers to the Perez family in revolutionary Cuba, specifically Elisa Perez, and her granddaughter Marisol in the present-day. ![]() ![]() The Digital and eTextbook ISBNs for Froggy Plays Soccer are 9781101654699. To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice. Froggy Plays Soccer is written by Jonathan London and published by Puffin Books. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice. ![]() ![]() Click ‘Customise Cookies’ to decline these cookies, make more detailed choices, or learn more. 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From how to live after you've realized your dream, to the necessity of a spirit forged with mettle, Nadia's thoughts on athleticism and sacrifice are eye-opening and surprisingly challenging. With grit and determination, Nadia Comaneci ushered in a new era for women's sports, one where young girls could vault into the arena of superstardom. ![]() This collection of Nadia's memories, anecdotes, and advice grants unique insights into the mind of a top competitor. With inspiring and dramatic stories from her own experience, she tells us how the young girl that Bela Karolyi discovered in a Romanian elementary school found the inner strength to become a world-class athlete at such a young age. In Letters to a Young Gymnast, Nadia shows what it takes to achieve athletic perfection and become the best. Even today, almost thirty years after her greatest triumphs, you need only mention the name Nadia and gymnastics fans know instantly whom you are talking about. With grit and determination, Nadia Comaneci ushered in a new era for women's sports, one where young girls could vault into the arena of superstardom. Olga Korbut came before her, and many other medalists would follow, but none has ever been as dominant in winning the hearts of millions around the world. ![]() If there were such a thing as an elder stateswoman in women's gymnastics today, Nadia Comaneci would win that title as readily as she once won gold medals. ![]() ![]() They are your rallying points: to build courage when courage seems to fail to regain faith when there seems to be little cause for faith to create hope when hope becomes forlorn. Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be. ![]() That I should be integrated in this way with so noble an ideal arouses a sense of pride and yet of humility which will be with me always.ĭuty – Honor – Country. For all eyes and for all time, it is an expression of the ethics of the American soldier. But this award is not intended primarily to honor a personality, but to symbolize a great moral code – the code of conduct and chivalry of those who guard this beloved land of culture and ancient descent. Coming from a profession I have served so long, and a people I have loved so well, it fills me with an emotion I cannot express. ![]() No human being could fail to be deeply moved by such a tribute as this. ![]() General Westmoreland, General Groves, distinguished guests, and gentlemen of the Corps:Īs I was leaving the hotel this morning, a doorman asked me, “Where are you bound for, General?” and when I replied, “West Point,” he remarked, “Beautiful place, have you ever been there before?” ![]() ![]() ![]() The Night Wanderer originally started out as a YA play titled, “A Contemporary Gothic Indian Vampire Story.” It had been produced once in the ’90’s but I wasn’t happy with the script. They offered me money up front, and I wrote it. Most of my novelist friends lament the fact that they write one or three novels and shop it around hoping to find a publisher. Then I was approached by the publishing company Annick Press, one of Canada’s leading publishers of YA, asking if I’d be interested in writing a book for teens. ![]() I did several more plays over the years, aimed at young audiences and adult, too. I hadn’t intended to write a teen play specifically, but the director told me it was perfect for them, and who was I to argue. Chalmers Award for outstanding new play for young audiences, which consisted of a plaque and a cheque for $10,000, which I almost lost in a bar that night. The play was very popular, and it was remounted several times. In fact, my very first play was a play for young audiences called “Toronto at Dreamer’s Rock.” What first inspired you to write for teens? For adults? ![]() ![]() ![]() No older than that, in today's world, and I'm not all the way sure it's even a good idea because gender roles and sex stereotyping are at the core of the story. I would give this to a six-year-old and read it with her. Nope, too old to get back there, but it was some good fun peeking back at the boyhood adventure that didn't have to make sense because what the hell actually does when you're eight or nine? It's starting to, but not quite yet does, blessedly. ![]() Their bags od groceries to eat on the way there and back.two hours each way.two hours on Basidium, where they somehow spoke the language of the Mushroom People and solved a mystery that confounded the adult Mushroom People.the chicken that saved the day. Their home-made rocket that traveled 25,000 miles an hour. I loved revisiting Dave Topman and Chuck Masterson's flight to the impossible, tiny planet Basidium, all of 50,000 miles away. Show More the one Author Cameron created. ![]() |