The theme of the book Strands of Bronze and Gold‚ by Jane Nickerson‚ is that it is important not to just rush into a romantic relationship because people can change and be deceptive. In the book‚ Anne‚ a kind and gentle girl‚ wanted her sister Sophia to come home with them to keep her safe from Bernard‚ Sophia’s cruel godfather‚ who she is about to marry. However‚ by doing that‚ their family might be in big trouble since they don’t have any money and Bernard was going to give them some. Anne said
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Ben Johnson‚ a Canadian sprinter was once considered the fastest man on earth. He had an Olympic gold medal and held the 100 metre world record of 9.79 seconds to prove it. However‚ after being found using illegal performance-enhancing drugs‚ he was stripped of all his sporting successes and suspended from competing. In Rome of 1987‚ Ben Johnson set four indoor world records and won the outdoor World Championships. Johnson was expected to win gold in the 100 metres at the Seoul Olympics in Korea
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Something always seems to go wrong when Rabbit is around‚ but Mouse lets him play with his toy plane anyway because he is his good friend. Editorial Reviews From Barnes & Noble The Barnes & Noble Review Hitting the heights with a shiny Caldecott Medal‚ this simply sweet friendship tale from Eric Rohmann has a well-intentioned Rabbit recruiting a few animals to help retrieve his pal’s toy plane. Mouse notes that there’s one small problem with his best friend Rabbit: "Whatever he does‚ wherever
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talent‚ they willingly offered him a sponsorship deal. Because of this he became pro at age 13. He was known as the “Flying Tomato”. At age sixteen‚ Shaun‚ skilled and determined‚ was able to achieve his first Winter X-Games gold medal. Now Shaun holds 16 X-Games medals in his possession. I wonder how he’s able to act so bravely and compete. The strange thing is‚ Shaun loves competing. These are his thoughts about it‚” You know the best thing about competition? There’s this whole strategy game‚ and
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Vince Lombardi‚ most likely the best coach to ever lead a team to victory or multiple ones on a football field. His ethics sometimes questionable‚ but never misunderstood‚ were always meant to lead and encourage his team to be nothing but the best‚ and the best was achieved in 1967. After nine incredible winning seasons with the Green Bay Packers‚ Lombardi decided to retire as head coach. The Packers had dominated professional football under his direction‚ collecting six division titles‚ five NFL
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Keating‚ Charlie P.1 WSS 3/11/08 The Sign of the Beaver Book Talk For my Newberry Honor book I read The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare. The genre was historical fiction and Matt‚ the main character‚ was a very brave‚ strong‚ kindhearted 12 year old boy who had
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a librarian. She has written over sixty children’s books. She not only writes picture books for children but she also writes novels for young adults. (About.com Children ’s Books) She has been honored with Booklist reviewer’s choice 1982‚ Newbery Medal 1993‚ Children’s Book of the Year‚ CSA‚ 1985‚ Ohioana Award 1990 and many more. (jrank.org) Although Rylant is very successful‚ her early years of life influenced her to become a writer. At the age of four‚ her parents’ divorced and Cynthia moved
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year and state of the art facilities‚ a very generous offer which Carver shockingly declined. In terms of achievements‚ George Carver was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts‚ Manufacturers and Commerce of Britain in 1916‚ the Spingarn Medal from the National Association
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the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. This inspiring biography is about the enthralling story behind US gold medal winner Joe Rantz. The book describes in detail the tremendous amount of work he and his fellow teammates at Washington University accomplished to take bring home the much coveted gold medal‚ at a time of great political strife throughout the world. In this enthralling book‚ Daniel Brown writes about the harsh life of Joe Rantz‚ where he faced
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