...It’s Kind of a Funny Story It’s Kind of a Funny Story is a novel that was published in 2006 by Ned Vizzini, inspired by his own life experiences. The narrator of this novel, Craig Gilner, is 15 years old and enrolled in Executive Pre-Professional High School. He feels stressed due to the academic pressure and he turns to drugs and begins to have suicidal thoughts. He starts taking the antidepressant, Zoloft, and when he feels cured of his depression, he stops taking it. When his depression recurs, he calls a suicide hotline and admits himself to a local psychiatric hospital. The film adaptation of this novel, “…is a complete mess–which is all it should be, considering it tells the story of a heavily depressed, utterly confused and at times even suicidal teenager,” (Coconi) released in 2010 by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck,...
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...Valazia Sophorlrath IB English Mr. Tetenbaum October 28, 2015 Ocean of Feelings Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie is a book about a boy whose mother had left the family for his neighbor, Mr. Sengupta, who did not like stories at all. Due to that tragedy, his father, Rashid, is not able to tell stories. Haroun goes on an adventure to bring back the joy of stories to his father. What do you think Rushdie's saying about the value of stories and how they make people feel? By looking at the roles stories play in Haroun’s society, we can see how important stories are to his father and how his situation with his family affects his ability to tell stories; this is important because it shows that in order for someone to persevere, they...
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...Waqas Tahir INSIDE OUT Publishing Information If you purchase this book without a cover, you should be aware that this book is stolen property. It was reported as “unsold and destroyed” to the publisher, and neither the author nor the publisher has received any payment for this “stripped book”. | INSIDE OUT is an original publication of Golden Eyes Books. This work has never before appeared in book form. This work has been done by Waqas Tahir based on his own experiences. GOLDEN EYES BOOKS A division of The Hearst Corporation 1350 Defense Avenue of Lahore Lahore 10019 Copyright © 2012 by Khan Features Syndicate, Inc. /Niazi Pictures Corporation Published by arrangement with Khan Features Syndicate, Inc. /Niazi Pictures Corporation Library of Jinnah Catalog Card Number: 96-96130 ISBN: 0-6583-3254-X All rights reserved, which includes the right to produce this book or portions thereof in any form whatsoever except as provided by the Pakistan Copyright Law. For information address Golden Eyes Books. First Golden Eyes Books Printing: April 2012. Great people talk about IDEAS Average people talk about THINGS Small people talk about OTHERS Dedication I dedicate my work to my parents, Misbah and Tahir, who are a great source of inspiration for me. Contents * Acknowledgement * Preface * Short Stories * Strength of mind * Hopelessness of Turab * Essay * Reality of life * My school days * Travelogue ...
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...Acadian’s Story Book Acadia, an area on the Atlantic sea-board, settled by the French in 1604, and in dispute between France and England until 1763. During these years both countries ascribed to Acadia such boundaries as the exigencies of the moment demanded. Monts had been given a monopoly of the fur-trade between the fortieth and forty-sixth degrees of north latitude, but after Antoinette de Pons had purchased the claims of Monts, Louis XIII gave her a stretch of territory from the St. Lawrence to Florida. Occupancy to establish ownership was out of the question, and generally the territory of the present provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick was regarded as the boundary of Acadia. The origin of the name Acadia is still debated. Father Pacifique claims that it comes from the Micmac name Algatig, meaning a "village" or "establishment". The termination -acadie, which is common in Micmac place-names, has been discussed by W. F. Ganong in the Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada, vol. ix, pp. 376-448. The author claims that the name is derived from Arcadia. On Gastaldi's map of 1548 it is named Larcadie, and perhaps not without reason. When Cartier first encountered the ugly barren shore of Labrador he thought it must have been the land that God gave to Cain. Proceeding on his voyage, he became enchanted with the country, its vegetation, and its climate, more temperate than that of Spain. Champlain refers to the place as Arcadie in 1603. In Monts' commission we find...
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...4-MAT Book Review Instructions The 4-MAT review system is a way of responding to readings that requires the learner to interact with new ideas on several levels. You will write a 4-MAT Book Review of Leming & Dickinson's book, Understanding Dying, Death, and Bereavement. Your paper must follow current APA format (title page, APA headers, introduction section, body of report divided with APA Level 1 (and possibly Level 2) headings, citations, formal Conclusion section, and a separate page for References. The paper must be at least 10 pages (not counting the cover and reference page). First person writing is acceptable throughout parts 2, 3, and 4 of your book review. Use the following format in preparing your 4-MAT Book Review: 1. Summary: Summarize what you have read as if you were the author condensing the book into 4 pages. This section is not a commentary or listing of topics, but rather an in-depth, yet concise, insightful examination of the content. 2. Concrete responses: In at least 2 pages, relate a personal or professional life episode that this book connected to within your own life experience. Relate your story in 1st person, describing action, words, and emotions you remember. In the teaching style of Jesus, this is a do-it-yourself parable, case study, or confession. You will remember more of what you have read when you make this critical, personal connection. This is your chance to tell your story and make new ideas found in the book your own...
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...thus, consumerism of children’s literature and how technology has transmuted the way that younger readers interact with the literature. She withal argues that the Harry Potter novels “attempt to make their own ingenious appropriation of the quandary of consumer goods and media” (inquiry. 548). Teare also explicates how children would rather watch movies or play video games than read books in which these mediums derived from. Teare indites, “Books have lost children’s attention … to other media that present narrative fantasies” (inquiry. 548).Teare utilizes the Harry Potter novels to illustrate how the characters face the same challenges we do when it comes to consumerism. A great example is when she mentioned the scene of the Quidditch cup where the children would spend their mazuma on “schlocky souvenirs” (inquiry. 548), then...
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...Why does the school board ban educational books? Not a lot of people know that during WWII Japanese Americans were held in camps after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor taking away Farewell to Manzanar is not going to help. Without Farewell to Manzanar kids at Larkspur middle school will still be without that knowledge; This book can also change the way people look at certain things. Farewell To Manzanar should not be banned because it will take knowledge away from people. In chapter two Jeanne Wakatsuki and her family were taken to camps after the pearl harbor bombing because they were Japanese. “ Jeanne Wakatsuki was seven years old in 1942 when her family was uprooted from her home and sent to live at Manzanar internment camp-with 10,000 other...
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...like reading, but it was a normal part of school so I just did as I was told. It was not until a school program called “Book It” came to my school that I realized being literate is not only important, but that reading can also be fun and actually exciting. I grew up more concerned with how my recent baseball game went or what I was going to do with my guy friends on the weekend. “Book It” taught me not only to enjoy reading but respect the opportunity to get to read whenever I wanted. My outlook on reading completely changed when I was in elementary school. I was coaxed into reading by being rewarded pizza if I read so many books. Since then I have realized the value of being literate and how important it is to not only myself, but to society as a whole to be able to pick up a book, read, and comprehend what the author has laid out before us. Perhaps you are not familiar with the “Book It” program, so laying some groundwork is important. The basic concept of the program is that reading a designated amount of books (during my years in the program it was ten books) equated into receiving a free personal pizza at Pizza Hut. This may seem trivial to adults, but as a nine-year-old boy, the reward was everything. Upon hearing about the program in school, I just wanted to read ten books so that I could get that free pizza. I didn’t even care what the books were; I just wanted to read them so I could enjoy the riches that came with it. I had no idea what literacy even was...
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...I learned that children's books aren't as a genre an indication of readership. I enrolled in this class because it is required. According to my guidance counselor, it is to 'diversify my learning'. Now that I have finished the course, I couldn't agree more! I started this class thinking that children's books are simple and sort of primal. When in fact, there are a lot of literary elements involved; and the illustrations tell the story as much as the text. It has taught me to look deeper into everything, that nothing is simple. I plan on using this newly acquired skill in the future. Also during this week, I got to analyze and enjoy "The Giving Tree". It is such an exemplar picturebook, that I just had to buy it (along with "Wild Thing") to read again and again with my nephew. I typically favor the moral lessons provided in these books. With that said, I honestly didn't like the book "Millions of Cats", I guess it just rubbed me the wrong way, plus I'm a dog person! Being an artist myself, my favorite part of this class was the multitude of illustrations involved in my class work. Home work became fun. You always seem to provide extra handouts just to further our knowledge, like the 'handout of illustration styles' and I read quite a bit of the Grim folktales. Folklore revisits popular childhood folktales or how I have always known it as 'fairytales'. I found it interesting that they have survived centuries by word of mouth and that common stories like cinderella has hundreds...
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...| Lexington, Kentucky Page 1 of 42 The Lexington Public Library 50 Books to Read in Kindergarten is a diverse list of titles including award-winning books, notable children’s authors, and promising new works chosen by experienced Children’s Librarians at the Lexington Public Library. More... See the original "50 Books to Read In Kindergarten" and "50 More Books to Read In Kindergarten" lists Showing 50 results Print This List A Splendid Friend, Indeed A Splendid Friend, Indeed (Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book (Awards)) Author: Suzanne Bloom Publisher: Boyds Mills Press (2005) Binding: Hardcover, 32 pages IllustratorSuzanne Bloom Item Call NumberE BLOOM When a studious polar bear meets an inquisitive goose, they learn to be friends. Questions to talk about with your child • The polar bear has to be very patient with goose's questions. When was a time you had to be patient? Was it hard to wait? • How would the story be different if the polar bear wasn't patient and lost his temper? How do you think the goose would feel? • Who is your best friend and why? • Do you know what makes a friend? • Can you be friends with someone who is different than you? Fun things to do together • Look at the many colors in Bloom's illustrations. Ask what colors the different objects are. See if your child can locate these colors in his/her room or clothing. • Pack a snack and blanket. Enjoy a picnic outside with your child. • Play "Goose, Goose, Bear" instead of "Duck, Duck, Goose"...
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...great books and their ability to capture a reader for days at a time and leave the reader speechless for days after, examining the details and considering the epiphanies found within dog-eared pages. According to Ephron, books have been the only constant throughout a life filled with years of love, sorrow, and new couches; she recalls times of personal upheaval and the specific books that first comforted her with their dazzling plots and dreamy characters, then prompted her discovery of unhappy or exhausted...
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...Archdiocese of Capiz Roxas City SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES An Output for the Subject B.A. 201 – Business Policy Submitted by: ARABELLE PONTILAR-ALOQUINA MBA 2 Submitted to: DEONY CABAOBAO, DPA Professor Second Semester, AY 2015-2016 National Book Store’s Socorro Cancio Ramos It has been the philosophy of Socorro Ramos to sell books. This Philosophy is the very reason for the establishment of National Book Store. At an early age, she worked as a salesgirl in Goodwill Bookstore in Escolta. It was owned by her brother and his wife. Because of her marketing skills, she was given the task of managing the store. Then in 1942, she and her husband established their very own bookstore, National Book Store. Despite the obstacles that came their way, amidst fire, storms and other difficulties, the have made National Book Store into a multimillion enterprise. It now operates more than a bookstore. It is also selling other types of merchandise. Socorro also successfully obtained the licenses to reprint international brands such as Hallmark Greeting cards, Prentice Hall, McGraw-Hill, and Addison-Wesley books. In 1996, Powerbooks, an affiliate of National Book Store for more specialized lineup of book titles was born. QUESTION ANALYSIS: 1. What virtues did Nanay Coring show as an entrepreneur? Courage is the mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty; and determination are as courage; and Determination...
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...The book Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury has a complex plot filled with various devices and themes, with the most common themes being censorship and what makes humans human. Censorship is the most prevalent theme due to the fact that the book’s plot is about a dystopian future where books are thought of as evil and are burned. They say that this is done because no book can not offend anyone. There will always be someone who finds a book offensive, and the government thought it would be easier and decided to start getting rid of them and replacing them with televisions and other forms of digital entertainment, wiping emotions from daily lives. It may not necessarily be the government and the firemen who are censoring the people, but the people...
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...Books across the country are being labeled as “banned books” because it makes people uncomfortable or doesn’t have the happily ever after. But why should they be banned because people don’t like the story told? A couple of weeks ago, I read Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher. I chose this book because it was recommended to me by a friend. Meaning that someone my age has already read, and very much enjoyed that book. So why does it make it so terrible for kids to read? I feel that just because a book might have something in it that is not innocent or acceptable in society, (sexual harassment, rape, etc.) doesn’t mean that students and children shouldn’t be able to read that book. Instead, have a certain age that children should be allowed to read that book....
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...lamp, and pulled it, instantly covering her room in warm light. The only difference about her room was the book on her nightstand. She picked it up and began to read. She had already read the first story. It was about a boy, named Archie Smith. She started on the second story. It had a picture of an angry man beating a lump under a rug. She giggled, and was curious about what happened next. But she felt tried. She turned off her light, put the book next to her, and drifted off to sleep. She had fitful dreams about creatures...
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