...There is a story like this in every good library in America. A story that surprises you. A story that brings you down to the darkest places imaginable, then raises you up to the heights of nobility. A story about an ordinary person with an extraordinary spirit. Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption by Stephan King is such a book. Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption is a novella about two gentlemen incarcerated in the Shawshank Prison in Maine, author Stephen King's home state. It explores the corruption of the prison system, but also the indomitable power of the human spirit and the true meaning of freedom. Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption takes place in Maine between the years of 1948 and 1977. It is a first person narrative told by the convict Red describing his relationship and observation of his fellow convict Andrew “Andy” Dufresne. Andy Dufresne was sent to the...
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...both librarians and teachers alike “focus on building your library with additions of recently published, high-quality urban literature”. She also states that it is important for people in a position of power to take the time to read urban-focused literature in order to become acquainted with its authors and sub-genres. The most important thing a librarian or teacher can do is try to relate to their patrons and students. This helps build a solid foundation for learning. In a recent study conducted by the U.S. Department of Education and the National Institute of Literacy, about 14 percent of the United States population have no ability to read and a staggering 21 percent of the United States population reads at or below...
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...Investigate a Social Issue Jacquelyn Wintersteen Don Anderson Introduction to Sociology December 9, 2012 Religion plays a large role in society across the globe, whether it’s being recognized by believers or non-believers. The main religions that have been viewed around the world for most of our developments are Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, and Hinduism. There have been new religions forming, such as Mormonism, which have been aiding in the reshaping of our societies and tolerance. For a good part of human existence, religion has been a factor of life, shaping the mind of the Homo sapiens. Hinduism is viewed as the world’s oldest religion, dating back to 2nd century BCE. Hinduism had gone through great change over the centuries, beginning with the change of the Aryan Gods, originally including Indra, Soma, and Agni, with Vishnu and Shiva as minor deities that become the main deities by 300BCE. Mahatma Gandhi has become the ‘face’ of Hinduism since the 1950’s, when he attempted to abolish the caste system within the religion. Hinduism has segregated its followers into ‘castes’, which include the Brahmins, the ritual priests, Kshatriyas, the warriors, Vaishyas, the merchants, and lastly the Shudras, the manual laborers (Kinnard, 2012). The caste system is separated much like the class system of earlier eras where Church was at the top, followed by Nobles, merchants, and the lower class of laborers. Buddhism was created out of dissatisfaction for Hinduism in 5th...
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...years, have no children – just a fur face Manchester terrier named Louiee. My previous educational background consist of one semester at Daytona State College in 2001, as a Business Major. I have found that sometimes in live – one’s world can change in an instant and the course of the live that you had planned – suddenly changes. And looking back I believe this is what happened to me, as after one semester I chose to drop out and become involved in the local Daytona Area Music and Club scene. The results: A failed musician and a bloody nasty drinking habit. In 2004 I entered Savannah’s Hospital and completed the 28 day program. Since then I have 8 years without a drink. Woot! I love to share my experience, strength and hope with the newcomers, as I have stayed very active in the A.A. program, and most recently I have begun to teach the local Step Study Meetings for the “Celebrate Recovery” group here in town. “Celebrate Recovery” would be considered the Christian based A.A. program, with literature from author Rick Warren, (writer of “The Purpose Driven Life”) What I’ve found is a wonderful life beyond my dreams – and most days it is a joy to be alive! And when it’s not – every day is another chance to get it right. As the Economy here in Florida continues fail, and especially with the future closing of the NASA Space Center here in Titusville, Florida, I have decided that the time is perfect for me to give her one more...
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...In 2015, the City of San Diego formally recognized and proclaimed December as Hmong Heritage Month. This year, as we gather to celebrate our past and present, and renew future hopes and dreams, we are honored to share our rich culture and heritage with the citizens of San Diego. This December, we celebrate the first annual Hmong Heritage Month in San Diego, California. The Hmong Heritage Month displays are being unveiled at two locations: The Kearny Mesa/Serra Mesa public library and the Mira Mesa public library. It showcases Hmong traditional wear, musical instruments, and traditional cloth arts with renowned arabesque needle works. I am extremely proud of the resiliency and collaboration of this community, the Hmong community. We have...
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...temporary home. There is a need for children of military families to make friends easily, and to find a community of his or her peers, but many of them find it hard to be accepted into a group when continually viewed as a temporary “new kid.” Rarely do military children have lifelong friendships from their childhood. They will better equip themselves to make friends easier and form meaningful relationships if they would prepare themselves with a sneak peak at the culture they will be living in ahead of time. Our goal is to put more books regarding these issues into the general school libraries. It is our hope that the children who read these books, about different United States and global cultures will be able to relate to their classmates and neighbors more easily, no matter where they may live. In this letter, we want to express the need for military and cultural books in the libraries dealing with the developmental phases of childhood. These...
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...surround this organization and why they are of importance. As Ganju’s embark on her journey across international waters, we will examine the external social pressures Ganju faces, how they may be influencing the organizational ethics. We also determine if these issues hold relevance to influence the decisions made both personally and organizational. Possessing such a global vision, we look to see existing legal challenges, along with ethical matters and how the relate to one another. Important Issues Through Ganju’s childhood experiences she has co-founded “Room to Read” which recognizes the need to provide educational literature to children all across the world regardless of their geographic location, hope that it will groom world change. Ganju’s believes that in order to bring about world change, it must begin with educating and empowerment of children. Ganju faces a continuous battle of breaking through the social, economic and cultural barriers which impede ability to empower the children through books. External Social Pressures In certain nations and cultures, it is socially unacceptable for young children and especially females to read. In some cases, due to the social and economic demands placed on children they are found taking on jobs to help support families or the burden of other domestic household duties, instead learning. The “Rooms to Read” organization probably experienced a diverse amount of social pressures, when encountering other cultures and social norms...
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...ability to comprehend the human condition. His works discuss such universal themes as love, ambition, jealousy, anger, despair, grief, and death – emotions common to people in all generations and still relevant today. Love is the first and strongest of human emotions. It is the glue that holds human family and relationship together; it’s the ultimate emotion. Sometimes, however, those who are perfect for one another are unable to see the compatibility of their own union. Well-matched characters Beatrice and Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing need a nudge in the right direction. Beatrice is sharp-tongued and has no intention of marrying because a prior relationship with rapier-witted Benedick has left her heartbroken. When Uncle Lionato hopes “to see (her) one day fitted with a husband” (2.1.57) sharp-tongued Beatrice replies, “Not till God make men of some other mettle than earth. / Would it not grieve a woman to be overmaster’d with a piece of / valiant dust? To make an account of her life to a clod of wayward / marl? No, uncle, I’ll none” (2.1.58-64). Both Beatrice and Benedick use wit...
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...first widely marketed VCR. The case went all the way up to the Supreme Court, which in a 5-4 decision finally made it clear that using a VCR to tape TV shows was fair use. The decision not only legitimized the new consumer technology, and all the benefits it brought to the public, but also ended up helping those same movie studios earn billions of dollars from the home video market that the VCR enabled. It's worth remembering that case when thinking about the lawsuit filed yesterday against Google by the Author's Guild, for digitizing copyrighted books from libraries and making them searchable online. (Although the books are searchable, no more than a handful of sentence-sized snippets can be read online, unless the book is in the public domain or the publishers give permission for more to be viewable.) Once again, the issue boils down to fair use in a new application that could greatly benefit the public and bring new revenues and other benefits to copyright holders. While this particular issue has not yet been decided in court, and various legal scholars have taken both sides of the issue, Google has what looks like a good case for fair use both for the service itself and for the digitization necessary to provide it. In the actual service, the snippets provided to readers are very small, cannot reasonably substitute for access to the entire work, and will probably have a net-positive effect for the market for the work. The...
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...learning in our classrooms. This plan will also go into depth about our first grade Read Across ABC elementary program. Jacksonville Public Library The public...
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...System article 35 mentioned that the library is one of the standard facilities and infrastructure of schools. Furthermore, in Act No. 43 of 2007 on Library in Article 23 paragraph (1) to paragraph (6) states that the school should hold a school library. In the school environment, the reading movement can be done by optimizing the library function in every school from pre-school level to high school level (Yuven, 2010). Build the library in a strategic place in a school environment that is easy to see, affordable, and fun. So far the position of libraries in every school seems to be more in places that are hidden, so rarely visited...
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...were taught by hand, we had to do all our reading in books, we didn’t have the Smart Boards like they do today where teachers can load a book on the screen and each student can read together or individually to the other students. Anything that had to do with writing was done by hand on paper unlike today where students can use computers to write their essays. Math was all done by hand on paper long division was a process that was broken down step by step, not using calculators or computers to find the answers. We did our multiplication tables by hand until we had them memorized. Things were simpler back to a point and to a point they are easier now, everything that we had to research for essays in high school was done at the library. We had to learn to use the Dewey Decimal System to find the books we needed. Today most all research is done on the computer, I find that this aspect of research is much easier for students including myself, being a student again. I don’t think that if things were like they were before when I was in school I would be going back to school to become a teacher. My reasons for becoming a teacher are these I have been a teacher’s aide for the past six years and I find it a very rewarding occupation. I have grown as a teacher and as a person so much in the last six years watching my students learn and succeed. I really wish I had found this career path...
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...education and specialization) and my family was no exception regarding the issue, when compared to most of my friends and relatives, I was fortunate and privileged. My father earned enough for me to study without ever having to stop to support my family financially, but there were so many of my friends that despite being gifted, ambitious and outstanding students were in pursuit of better employment opportunities and faced financial difficulties constantly. Very often they had to give up their dreams of pursuing higher education and simply take care of their family’s needs, being the sole breadwinner in the family. I always felt their pain and could see have helpless they felt, but could not do anything to help. It is time for that to change. I hope youth assembly gives me a better sense of how I can help those who have the desire but not the means to follow their education. I believe to change the future for good, we shouldn’t focus on material realities of today but the mental realities, and by that I mean the perception and the mind-set of the current and coming generations. What would you like to accomplish while there? Without any doubt this experience will be utterly eye opening, as I’ll be exposed to very novel and exceptional visions and perspectives. I’ll obtain the acquaintance of pioneer humanitarians. Hearing their solutions, plans and strategies to overcome global issues, I will be able to shape my idea of how to do my part in making the world a better home to my fellow...
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...Doug’s sole ally in the family is his mother, a gentle woman with a beautiful smile who struggles constantly to placate her husband but retains an amazing capacity to nurture and love. When Doug’s father is fired from his job, the family moves upstate from Long Island to the small town of Marysville. Before they leave, Holling Hoodhood, one of Doug’s friends from Camillo Junior High, brings him a parting gift: a New York Yankees jacket that had been given to him by Joe Pepitone. Doug’s father’s shady friend Ernie Eco secured a new home for the Swietecks. It is squalid, and Doug christens it “The Dump.” He is pleased that the place at least has a basement where he can hide his jacket from the vindictive grasp of his middle brother. Doug is befriended by Lil Spicer, a smart, feisty girl whose father owns Spicer’s Deli. Lil’s father gives Doug a job delivering groceries on...
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...Are libraries finished? Five arguments for and against By Peter Jackson BBC News With more than 400 public libraries under threat of closure, the campaign to save them is gathering pace. But in an age of downloads, cheap books and easy online shopping, can this great British institution survive? Some of the UK's best-selling authors have joined the fight against "cultural vandalism" by backing a national day of protest read-ins against library closures on Saturday. But no matter how eloquently Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy or author Colin Dexter extol their virtues, the fact is library visitor numbers - like their budgets - are falling. Campaigners say they are irreplaceable doors to learning more relevant now than ever before, but for others the speed and breadth of the web has rendered them obsolete dinosaurs. So what can the internet provide that a library can't, and when is there simply no online substitute for a trip to your local library? Here are five examples on either side: ------------------------------------------------- Only at a library 1. Specialist research As tempting as it is to view the web as a tool for gathering all information, there are gaps only library documents, books and maps can fill. Local and family historians as well as academic and historical researchers are among those who still rely heavily on paper and print. Historian and author Andrew Dalby, 63, who edits pages for online encyclopaedia Wikipedia from his home in France, says he still...
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