Credit: Wikimedia Commons Theodore Geisel is best known by the pseudonym Dr. Seuss (the correct pronunciation of Seuss rhymes with "voice" not "loose"), perhaps the most recognizable name in literature. Every December we’re treated to How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and each year young kids are introduced to classics like Green Eggs and Ham and The Cat in the Hat, yet the wider public does not appear to know much about the man behind these famous works. To gear up for the release of the CGI-animated film Horton Hears A Who!, we aim to change that by presenting five things you didn’t know about Dr. Seuss, the most familiar and beloved pen name in children’s literature. 1- Dr. Seuss adopted his pseudonym by drinking gin Geisel’s
Dear Classmate, A Child Called “It” is one of my favorite books. I read it for the first time in my speech class for my speech about child abuse. I had heard a lot about it and how good it was so I decided to read it. Unlike other novels lying around, this book caught my attention and kept me very interested, I could not put it down. It makes you think about what some kids go through everyday.This book was a definite eye opener to abuse.
Markus Zusak uses her and her love for books to help portray the main idea of words and literature and the power they can have. When Liesel first arrived on Himmel Street she couldn’t read and was totally illiterate however Hans took the time to teach her to read and soon we find that Liesel has a real gift for writing and reading. Max says in his book ‘the word shaker’ “She knew how powerless a person could be without words” and it is from being illiterate till she was 10 that she gained this knowledge. Because of the events in her life, and her understanding of their power, she decides to use the words positively. We see this when she writes in her novel, the book thief, "I have hated the words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right."
Maria Clesi ED 170 TV Paper The three shows that I watched were Sid the Science Kid: The Big Sneeze for my educational show, The Magic School Bus: Gets Ready, Set, Dough for my cartoon, and I watched Tinker Bell for my G rated movie. All of these shows I found on Netflix, which made everything a little easier. Sid the Science Kid is a very educational show to begin with. I chose the episode ‘The Big Sneeze’ because it’s the time of year that children are starting to get sick and this is an excellent lesson on why we should wash our hands. The show opens with Sid and his friends singing the theme song, then cuts to Sid in his bedroom introducing himself.
Winfrey won many nominations, and awards. Such as, Most Popular Daytime Show Host, Best Supporting Actress, Golden Globe, Oscars, Emmy (more than 40 times), Best Daytime Talk Show Host (won many times), Number One Talk Show Host for twenty-one seasons, Television performed of the year, Favorite Television Performer of the Year (people choice awards), 100 most influential people in the world, Academy award and many others. She is a big Philanthropist, she speaks to churches, schools, and at many other places. When she graduated from East High, she received a scholarship to Tennessee State. In high school Oprah had many accomplishments, she broadcasted, and also was the leader of the school's student council.
She submitted a short story, titled Sing to the Dawn, to the Council for Interracial Books for Children for its annual short story contest. She won the award for the Asian American Division of unpublished Third World Authors, and was encouraged to expand the story into a novel. This she did, and through the process Ho began to see writing as "a political expression," as she once wrote in Interracial Books for Children Bulletin. She had mistrusted the stories about Thailand, Burma, and China she previously read, for she thought that their mostly idyllic portrayal of lives there misrepresented the Asia that she came to know during her childhood. In Sing to the Dawn, Ho brought her readers into a realistic rural Thailand through the eyes of a young village girl Dawan, whose struggle to convince
In the hall one day Jamie Jadestone one of the most popular girls in school came over to Julia and tried to start trouble, but to bad Julia is a smart cookie and can get herself out of bad situations she just simply said “Get out of the way” and walked on and that was in between second and third hour time and Jamie was in Julia’s next class. Mrs. Appleseed who taught World Geography and didn’t stand for any clowning in her class, nothing got past her eyes. Jamie was trying to pass a note to get best friend Amy but Mrs. Appleseed saw her doing it and sent her to the principle’s office, Julia thought “She gets what she dishes out” and smiles. The next day was winter break and everyone was acting
This means that since everyone was hitting and picking on her she didn’t give up. She actually uses the bullies’ offense as her defense. Its quite unique because this is something you don’t see everyday but her grandmother told her to thank the people who called her names.Its a brilliant idea by her grandmother, yes indeed these words were hurtful, but Melba was clever enough not to show it. Doing this will confuse the bullies to thinking that she doesn’t care what they said or thought of her. I chose this book because i actually read this book long ago when I was younger and I decided to expand on my little prior knowledge of this book “Warriors Don’t Cry”.
English 111 October 4, 2011 Deborah Tannen Deborah Tannen was born June 7, 1945; she is a professor at Georgetown University. Deborah Tannen is one of only two in Georgetown University's College of Arts and Sciences who hold the distinguished rank of University Professor. Deborah Tannen’s main studies are linguistics, and behavioral science and she is also a best-selling author. Her books focus on men and women and how they communicate between each other in the work place and at home. She has written for major newspapers and magazines like The New York Times, Newsweek, Time, USA Today, People, The Washington Post, and The Harvard Business Review.
She seems intelligent by the standards of her time and place, but her thoughts and ideas are still immature and childish, like when she speaks of her engagement with Dill. When scout starts school, she is excited to begin, learning that it is not okay to be so blunt about the truth. Unlike the other children, Scout already knows how to read and write, but for some reason her new teacher is not appreciative of that. Her teacher tells her that it is wrong, based on the fact that she is more intelligent. She tells her father, and they come up with a compromise.