...Books for Military Children ENG 290 1422 South Tech Lane, Meridian, Idaho, 83642 November 26, 2013 Mr. Thomas Luna Superintendent State Board Of Education 650 West State Street, Boise, Idaho, 83720 Dear Mr. Luna, We are a concerned group of students from University of Phoenix who want to address a lack of appropriate reading material for our students from military families. These children, and their families, are seemingly always on the move. The culture shock a typical military child goes through every time his family moves can be stressful. Although there are communities within the confines of the base, the world outside the gates can be overwhelming and even scary. Within the gates and fences there is relative safety, and a sense of security. However, outside those parameters are challenges that most children may have no idea how to handle or what to expect when they arrive in their new 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...
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...2nd conffesion Today is a very important day It’s the day when I give my second confession to one girl I am going to find her once again Will she accept my heart? I feel good today for some reason I threw away all my pride for this second confession Though I have so much to say, I’ll keep it short I will change and improve so from today and every day on I want to have a great love like Gyon Woo and Jik Nyu For you, I stay cooped up in my room, practicing my confession I practice singing so I serenade you Even if you fall, get up again, don’t worry, have courage I write an awkward letter and buy a big bear doll The times we used to love, those dream-like times I can’t forget any of those times All day, I only think of you, I stayed up all night again girl My heart feels frustrated on this sleepless night How are you? I guess you’re okay Day by day, I am drenched with your memories so it’s hard If you will come back some day, there won’t be any tears – my second confession I want you back baby I swear it’s true Won’t ever make you jealous, I’ll make them jealous of you Come back to me, for eternity And take a listen to my 2nd confession please You and me, now we’re facing each other from across the street What to do? It feels like my heart will explode Someone please send my love through Cupid’s arrow to her, save me Oh! It’s green light! Can those times come back? Will you be able to be with me again? The restaurant on Garusu Street, breakfast at...
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...Introduction: The Tragedy of Macbeth is a play written by William Shakespeare in 1606.This play was written for James VI of Scotland who went on to occupy the English throne. The story is based in Scotland and is connected to James VI via the character Banquo who is supposed to be James’s ancestor. Macbeth is Shakespeare’s most powerful and emotionally intense play. It is one of the shortest and bloodiest tragedies written by Shakespeare. It is not as complex as other plays like The Merchant of Venice, Othello and Hamlet which explores the fine nuances of the characters but is a drama with a sharp and jagged theme which flows rapidly from the beginning to the end. Macbeth is a story of a brave and courageous Scottish general (Macbeth) who on receiving a prophecy of becoming the future king (by witches) and instigated by his wife goes on to murder the king (Duncan) and seize the throne. The fear of losing the throne and to protect himself from enmity and suspicion, Macbeth commits even more murders and soon becomes a tyrant. The bloodbath finally drags Macbeth and his wife to madness and death. Character Analysis: Of the many characters in the play, two characters form the core of the whole play namely Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Macbeth – The play introduces Macbeth as a Scottish general and the thane of Glamis. Macbeth’s initial image from the play is that of a brave and courageous soldier. The following speech from the Captain illustrates Macbeth’s bravery: For brave...
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...In this story, 99% of the people, especially the children, do not recollect the features of the sun, due to the constant rain. This is reinforced through the beliefs the children on Venus retain about the sun. Though the children of Venus have seen the sun before (for about an hour every seven years). With no evidence contradicting their beliefs, they believed this belief to be correct, until Margot, a denizen who came from planet Earth to Venus, and who had experienced and seen the sun ever since her birth. Margot with her ardent need to see and feel the sun alienated her from her classmates. Due to this, anytime she mentions something about the sun, the Venusians reply with. “You’re lying, you don’t remember” (pg. 2). Furthermore, if she continues...
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...Although it was one of the most coveted prizes in the world, it sat unclaimed (not without efforts) for eight long years, until the spring of 1927. It was then, during five incredibly tense weeks, that one of those magical windows in history opened, when there occurred a nexus of technology, innovation, character, and spirit that led so many contenders (from different parts of the world) to all suddenly be on the cusp of the exact same achievement at the exact same time. Atlantic Fever is about the race; it is a milestone in American history whose story has never been fully told. Richard Byrd, Noel Davis, Stanton Wooster, Clarence Chamberlin, Charles Levine, Rene; Fonck, Charles Nungesser, and François Coli--all had equal weight in the race with Charles Lindbergh. Although the story starts in September 1926 with the crash of the first competitor, or even further back with the 1919 establishment of the prize, its heart is found in a short period, those five weeks from April 14 to May 21, 1927, when the world held its breath and the aviators met their separate fates in the air. *525 pages *Adult/Young Adult *5 copies available The Diviners by Libba Bray Seventeen-year-old Evie O'Neill is thrilled when she is exiled from small-town Ohio to New York City in 1926, even when a rash of occult-based murders thrusts Evie and her uncle, curator of The Museum of American Folklore, Superstition, and the Occult, into the thick of the investigation. *578 pages *Teen *16 copies available ...
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...Issues Concerning Computer Crimes Any time the military or an organization makes a major change, whether it's a new customer service plan, restructuring, downsizing, or in the case of this paper a new leader, it's the job of the leadership and management teams to communicate the new change effectively. "An organization will take on the personality of its top leader" (Phillips, pp 63-4). This famous quote by Abraham Lincoln is as true and accurate in today's organizations as it was over a hundred years ago. The leadership team must enlist the support and cooperation of the employees during these times. If senior leadership does not, both the policies and leadership styles that come with a new leader will inevitably create more turmoil than progress. In this paper the author will discuss and analyze how the entire leadership team (new leaders, senior leaders and middle management) should effectively communicate to the work staff when a new leader takes charge of an organization. The first actions take place before the new leader's first day. There is always a planning phase where senior management starts to target first line supervisors. This planning phase allows senior leaders the ability to communicate change directly. The planning phase is not self-propelling or even self-correcting. Its implementation and monitoring must be carefully planned, along with contingency actions for meeting foreseeable difficulties. Advanced planning for the arrival of a new leader does...
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...Cordelia, will not give Lear a false declaration. She loves him, she says, simply as a father, no more and no less. Her love, unlike her sisters', is a true love, but she is unwilling to exaggerate it in false language. Lear cannot understand this, and he immediately turns on Cordelia, his most beloved daughter, and disowns her. Lear is a flawed character, valuing the external declaration of love over true and proven love. His actions are so unreasonable that the reader may wonder why Cordelia loves him, aside from her duty as his daughter and subject. Act 1, Scene 2 Analysis The second scene reveals the subplot of Edmund's machinations to wheedle his father's lands away from him. As in the story of King Lear and his daughters, Gloucester must decide which of his children is truly loyal to him. The son that seems loyal only appears loyal through his deceit. He lies and manipulates in order to appear loving and loyal. Edgar, the truly loyal son, will appear disloyal through his brother's machinations. It is essential to Edmund's plot that Gloucester and Edgar remain apart. As Cordelia's reticence causes her father to push her away, so a lack of communication between Gloucester and Edgar will drive them apart. Thematically, honesty is quiet, while disloyalty is loud, always hailing its own virtues. Act 1, Scene 3 Analysis This short scene shows Goneril's intolerance of her...
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...Valle Thompson Dr. Byars-Nichols ENG 233 September 25, 2015 Mary Rowlandson’s Captivity Narrative In A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson written by Mary Rowlandson in 1682 we see the trials and tribulations she faces. In the town of Lancaster, Massachusetts, the Wampanoag Indians took her and her family captive during a town invasion. She was a Puritan woman and strongly relied on God and scripture for strength and guidance through this brutal time in her life. Everything she lived for was gone, but she saw that every situation that came in her path was made possible by God. This is a definition of a strong Puritan woman sticking by her faith. Mary Rowlandson’s captivity narrative articulates her journey by expressing her custody with the Indians, religious beliefs, emotions, and freedom during her ruthless journey. On February 10th, 1675 a large group of Indians came upon the town of Lancaster. The Indians were classified as barbarous creatures who ran around like wild animals killing any Puritan in sight. Rowlandson was hiding in a house full of 37 other people. Never would she have thought seeing so many Christian lying in their own blood. “There was one who was chopped into the head with a hatchet, and stripped naked, and yet was crawling up and down” (Rowlandson, 129). She contemplated on whether to surrender herself to the Indians, and had her mind set on choosing rather to be killed than to be taken by them alive. When the time came...
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...any people of any kind of religion at some point of their lives question or show a level of uncertainty in their faith. Religion is a complex idea to accept and to truly have full belief in. Curiosity surfaces when humans cannot prove or understand something logically or scientifically right away. As individuals, reason and solution is a must and the truth is what keeps life going. This feeling of ambiguity is no different for the Puritans in the sixteen hundreds. In fact, Puritan Anne Bradstreet reveals her struggle in faith within many of her literary works. To readers, the assumption is already made that as a Puritan member and a woman of society Bradstreet would incorporate godly worships in all her pieces of writing. Although that is true to some degree, once readers deeply analyzes her work in poetry they can see that her relationship with God is not always all mighty and secure. There are moments in her poems where she feels a certain disconnect or a sense of disbelief in His power. In rare occasions, she even blames God for her misfortunes. Bradstreet begins to see God differently than how she did when she was raised as a little girl. The mentality of every devoted Puritan man and woman in this New World, now called America, is to be a believer in God and only Him. In fact, it is said that “The [...] Puritan was such as one that honored God above all [...] His first care was to serve God, and therein he did not what was good in his own, but in God's sight, making the...
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...Since its release in fall of 2013, Rebecca Sugar's Steven Universe has quickly developed a large fan base of kids, teens, and adults alike. Much of the draw for the show comes from its non-traditional representation of gender and familial structures; from the main character, Steven, being raised primarily by three humanoid, female presenting aliens known as "gems" — Garnet, Amethyst and Pearl — with only occasional interactions with his human father; to a cannon lesbian couple (with another couple being implied but not yet confirmed); to even Steven himself frequently acting in ways that are often coded feminine, such as enjoying dressing up, dancing, and openly crying and becoming emotional in front of others. However, one of the more commonly discussed characters among the fans is Stevonnie. Stevonnie is what is known in the show as a "fusion" of Steven and Connie. In the show, the gems are able to combine with other gems, creating what is known as gem fusions. For example, Garnet is a fusion of two gems, Ruby and Sapphire, who are so in love that they cannot stand being apart. However, Steven is a unique case, as he has a gem mother and a human father. Thus, he is not able to fuse with other gems, but he is able to fuse with humans. In the episode "Alone Together," Steven and Connie accidentally fuse together, and, after being dubbed "Stevonnie" by Amethyst, explore the town together as a fusion. What makes Stevonnie an incredibly unique case in children's media, however...
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...My warm Hi & Hello to my unknown readers around the globe. Please don't dare to steal my work this is actually my first entry as a neophyte writer on your site. Please do bear with me my dear readers. I am be very, very much sorry for my grammatical errors, punctuation errors and spelling errors I have no more time to proofread because the second semester is fastly and highly approaching. Sorry if it's kinda boring this is the real state of the characters and the real flow of the story. Honestly, this is a true to life story excluded after 5 yrs after. I hope I can gain more comments on this first mechanical story of mine. Your positive and negative comments are highly and very much appreciated. I wish I could earn more readers, friends and great-minded analyst in the field of writing to criticize my work, make some corrections and leave some tips to improve my way of writing. By the way, this is "myballpen" the original author and the female lead character of the story. Hope you'll like it. Once gain, don't forget to leave your comments.Thank you. You Are Mine and I’m Yours Lead Characters: Jheanne Nockingston Jerrad Bosh Supporting Actress/ Actors: Jacciene Sue - Clark Jorraine Lautner - Hongo Jarylle Qeue – Laurito Arbie Clark Jaymar Laurito Chassy Ford - Diesel Man / Vince Tucker Woman / Jocelle Famstord - Tucker Child / Josephine / Sophie Tucker At the school… It was the opening of Willis University, academic year 2013-2014. While the world was...
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...“Break the Cassanova’s Heart” Operation By alyloony "Break the Casanova's Heart" Operation 10 things to do to break the Casanova's heart 1. Make him notice you. 2. Do a thing for him that the other girls hasn't done yet 3. Make him ask you on a date 4. Make sure that date will be the one he will remember the most 5. Make sure that he will take you seriously 6. Make sure that you'll be the only girl he's dating 7. Make him introduce you to his parents 8. Make him kiss you 9. Be his girlfriend 10. Break his heart But there is one and only rule you must abide. Do not fall for him If you break this rule, the operation is considered failed and you need to face a severe punishment. Signed by: Naomi Mikael Perez I am Naomi Mikael Perez. My friends calls me Naomi, my relatives calls me Mika. He calls me Nami. And yes, tama ang nababasa niyo sa taas, ako nga ang nag sign diyan. As in ako, ang babaeng walang inintindi sa buhay kundi ang mag lakwatsa, kumain, mag-aral, magbasa ng libro, mag-alaga ng kanyang aso at mag pa-cute sa crush niya. Isang araw nagising na lang ako na kailangan ko na palang paiyakin ang ultimate Casanova ng aming eskwelahan. The guy who make a thousand girls cry. Ang lalaking wala naman akong pakialam at wala namang pakialam sakin. "In a Game called Love, the first one who falls is the LOSER" Chapter 1 *The Cassanova* [Naomi’s POV] “give me that damn notebook and I’ll sign it!!!” “wait are serious?!” “I am dead serious...
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...“Break the Cassanova’s Heart” Operation By alyloony "Break the Casanova's Heart" Operation 10 things to do to break the Casanova's heart 1. Make him notice you. 2. Do a thing for him that the other girls hasn't done yet 3. Make him ask you on a date 4. Make sure that date will be the one he will remember the most 5. Make sure that he will take you seriously 6. Make sure that you'll be the only girl he's dating 7. Make him introduce you to his parents 8. Make him kiss you 9. Be his girlfriend 10. Break his heart But there is one and only rule you must abide. Do not fall for him If you break this rule, the operation is considered failed and you need to face a severe punishment. Signed by: Naomi Mikael Perez I am Naomi Mikael Perez. My friends calls me Naomi, my relatives calls me Mika. He calls me Nami. And yes, tama ang nababasa niyo sa taas, ako nga ang nag sign diyan. As in ako, ang babaeng walang inintindi sa buhay kundi ang mag lakwatsa, kumain, mag-aral, magbasa ng libro, mag-alaga ng kanyang aso at mag pa-cute sa crush niya. Isang araw nagising na lang ako na kailangan ko na palang paiyakin ang ultimate Casanova ng aming eskwelahan. The guy who make a thousand girls cry. Ang lalaking wala naman akong pakialam at wala namang pakialam sakin. "In a Game called Love, the first one who falls is the LOSER" Chapter 1 *The Cassanova* [Naomi’s POV] “give me that damn notebook and I’ll sign it!!!” “wait are serious...
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...“Break the Cassanova’s Heart” Operation By alyloony "Break the Casanova's Heart" Operation 10 things to do to break the Casanova's heart 1. Make him notice you. 2. Do a thing for him that the other girls hasn't done yet 3. Make him ask you on a date 4. Make sure that date will be the one he will remember the most 5. Make sure that he will take you seriously 6. Make sure that you'll be the only girl he's dating 7. Make him introduce you to his parents 8. Make him kiss you 9. Be his girlfriend 10. Break his heart But there is one and only rule you must abide. Do not fall for him If you break this rule, the operation is considered failed and you need to face a severe punishment. Signed by: Naomi Mikael Perez I am Naomi Mikael Perez. My friends calls me Naomi, my relatives calls me Mika. He calls me Nami. And yes, tama ang nababasa niyo sa taas, ako nga ang nag sign diyan. As in ako, ang babaeng walang inintindi sa buhay kundi ang mag lakwatsa, kumain, mag-aral, magbasa ng libro, mag-alaga ng kanyang aso at mag pa-cute sa crush niya. Isang araw nagising na lang ako na kailangan ko na palang paiyakin ang ultimate Casanova ng aming eskwelahan. The guy who make a thousand girls cry. Ang lalaking wala naman akong pakialam at wala namang pakialam sakin. "In a Game called Love, the first one who falls is the LOSER" Chapter 1 *The Cassanova* [Naomi’s POV] “give me that damn notebook and I’ll sign it!!!” “wait are serious?!” “I am dead serious!!” “remember...
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...The first soap opera broadcast was a radio soap produced in America in the 1930’s. The first soap opera was called ‘Painted Dreams’ which premiered in October 1930. ‘Painted Dreams’ was targeted mainly at a female audience. The word ‘Soap opera’ came from the advertisements of soaps (washing soaps), this appealed to women in particular because they were left at home to do housework, and not long after soaps became more popular more women were listening to Soap operas whilst doing housework. The popularity of soaps has increased since they first broadcast. TV soaps mimic spontaneous speech by using their dialect form the specific region that the soap is aimed at for example: Eastenders is from the East end of England . The actors in Eastenders use a ‘cockney’ dialect; the audience recognise the cockney accent because it is made familiar in films and soap operas including Eastenders. Different soaps use different dialects such as: Coronation Street use a very strong Northern accent Women believed that listening to these soap operas allowed them to escape from their everyday problems by immersing themselves in a more dramatic scene presented in the soap operas. Soap operas emphasised on how other people and cultures lived. Dallas was a famous soap opera in the seventies, the British audience were amazed by the extent of exaggeration that was presented in this soap, and the houses were a particular object that stood out because of their size, at this time Britain was not used to...
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