My initial response to reading Wonder was centered on my beliefs about the difference between what it means to be nice and what it means to be kind. Western society is socially nice and plagued with false pleasantries‚ but often lacks kindness. According to Merriam-Webster‚ the definition of nice is “pleasant; agreeable; satisfactory.” Whereas the same source defines kind as “having or showing a gentle nature and a desire to help others: wanting and liking to do good things and to bring happiness
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Year of Wonders: In excruciating detail! Structure YOW is a novel in 3 parts: 1. Prologue: Leaf-fall 1666 Now 2. Main: Spring 1665 Year of Wonders/Year of the Plague 3. Epilogue: Leaf-fall 1666 Now Why this structure? To hook the readers into the story straight away. Prologue p.3 Apple picking time “I used to love this season.” p.3 “…where he sits still and silent.” P.3‚ paragraph 3‚ line 1 Readers: Who’s this guy and why is he depressed? What’s happened to him? p.4 “It
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Valerie Riordan Bio-220 11/24/2012 Gabrielle Vosteen The last Great Wonder of the World People tend to believe that the greatest threat to human survival is pollution and global warming. Where these are dynamics that threaten our quality of life‚ they are also by-products of an even greater danger. The single most paramount menace that threatens human survival is the deforestation of tropical rain forests by the hands of man in the name of progress. The only way to remedy this
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writing a book. Having always enjoyed the books recommended in the ERP reading list‚ I felt compelled to recommend the book‚ Wonder by Raquel Jaramillo‚ also known under the pen name of R. J. Palacio‚ to be added to the reading list for P6 mainstream students when I finished reading it. I found it to be such a heartwarming read from the shifting points of view to character development‚ vocabulary‚ and theme. The book is artistically woven together by the author. As a result‚ the story teaches‚ entertains
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"Global Tales"‚ R.K. Narayan is the most respected and well-known author. From the short description of him at the end of the book‚ he created a space for himself called "Malgudi" and developed his own characters‚ like a puppet master making his own puppets from cloth and giving them life when he does the show. His stories are universal‚ probably because the themes and characters of the stories are easy to identify with. He should be ninety-seven this year (year 2000). From what I know
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I am very intrigued by Lepore’s article about feminism in the United States and how she shadows its evolution with the birth of Wonder Woman. The way Lepore provided an informed timeline of feminism in combination with the visual images of vintage Wonder Woman that vie seen so many times‚ in her bustier top and enormous breasts in her powerful comics‚ and then provided historically accurate instances of the treatment of women really made me take a step back and realize how monumental the invention
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The book The History of Wonder Woman states “Like every other superhero‚ Wonder Woman has a secret identity. Unlike every other superhero‚ she also has a secret history.” Wonder woman is an icon for feminism and is a crucial one. The book is about the history of William Moulton Marston‚ the creator of Wonder Woman. The book is more than an average story of a superhero that is seen in a comic strip. It gives outstanding information on the history of Wonder Woman. Part one is about the personal and
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In Billy Golfus’ journey to find his kindred spirits‚ he highlighted two compelling ideas in his documentary “When Billy Broke His Head… and Other Tales of Wonder.” First‚ Billy talked about the discrimination against those with disabilities. Second‚ “care providers” treated these people as political “objects” for profit-making. It is indisputable society has generally labelled those with disabilities as “defective” and “abnormal.” As such‚ society believes these “sub-par” humans cannot perform
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Wonder teaches us how to choose kindness when confronting discomfort around difference Go Latinos Magazine had the privilege to speak with Colombian-American R.J. Palacio‚ the author of the New York Times bestseller Wonder‚ the amazing story of Auggie‚ the ordinary boy with the extraordinary face who inspired a worldwide movement and an acclaimed Hollywood movie. "When given the choice between being right or being kind‚ choose kind"‚ said Mr. Browne at the start of the school year at Breecher
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prefer reading or watching the book Wonder? I would rather watch because‚ I am a visual learner. The movie has a better idea of expressing how the characters feel such as Auggie‚ Jack‚ Julian‚ and Summer. In my opinion‚ the movie has more creativity other than the book‚ where it adds non-sense. The movie shows us a visual picture of Auggie’s life and how hard it was for him. The book tells us the events that happen but‚ doesn’t show us. In the movie Wonder‚ Auggie and Jack got into a fight. This
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