Louisa May Alcott’s novel Little Women OR Meg‚ Jo‚ Beth and Amy (1868)‚ was a two-part book that told the story of four sisters and their family during the Civil War. The novel was geared towards young girls and the author drew from her own experiences to develop her characters and her plot. Madeleine B. Stern (1912-2007)‚ author of Louisa May Alcott: A Biography‚ wrote that among the musings made by Ms. Alcott‚ while deciding what to write in her book‚ was one that “There was no trick in writing
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Problem-centered approach • This approach is based on a curriculum design which assumes that in the process of living‚ children experience problems. Thus‚ problem solving enables the learners to become increasingly able to achieve complete or total development as individuals. This approach is characterized by the following views and beliefs: 1. The learners are capable of directing and guiding themselves in resolving problems‚ thus they become independent learners. 2. The learners are prepared
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Secretary of State‚ John Hay‚ thought of the Spanish-American war as a “splendid little war”. The war was begun in April 1898 and lasted four months and only a small fraction of the men who volunteered to fight died. America was triumphant over Spain in Puerto Rico‚ Cuba‚ and the Philippines and the America navy was superior. Both Emilio Aquinaldo and Theodore Roosevelt felt very strongly for the Spanish-American war even though not in the same way as the other. Emilio Aquinaldo‚ a Filipino general
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Little miss sunshine Life to me is a journey you never know where it may lead you! I have chosen to watch and research on the film ‘little miss sunshine’ as I believe it is a great example of journeys. The film Little Miss Sunshine‚ directed by Jonathon Dayton and Valerie Faris‚ is about a dysfunctional family that take a road trip to a beauty contest. Along the way to the little miss sunshine pageant‚ the family must deal with crushed dreams‚ heart breaks‚ and a broken-down Volks Wagon bus‚ leading
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The Three Little Pigs Once upon a time there were three little pigs and the time came for them to leave home and seek their fortunes. Before they left‚ their mother told them “Whatever you do‚ do it the best that you can because that’s the way to get along in the world. The first that went off met a man with a bundle of straw‚ and said to him: “Please‚ man‚ give me that straw to build me a house. Which the man did‚ and The first little pig built his house out of straw because it was the easiest
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You know that nightmare of appearing at school in your underwear? That happens to poor Chicken Little (voice of Zach Braff of TV’s "Scrubs")‚ a tiny little chick with big glasses perched uncertainly on his beak‚ but he has the heart of a lion. And Disney’s first-ever fully computer-animated movie movie has a wonderfully fresh and unpretentious energy that is a lot of fun to watch. How does his story begin? Disney signals this film’s departure from the grander traditions of the past by addressing
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inheritably unequal.” Little Rock‚ Arkansas a city in the upper south became a location of a controversial attempt to put the court order into effect when nine African American students were chosen to desegregate Central High in Little Rock. How did the Little Rock Nine affect America? Sanford Wexler stated in The Civil Rights Movement: An Eyewitness History‚” its “effect would ripple across the nation and influence the growing Civil Rights Movement;” in addition‚ the Little Rock crisis forced the
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to send the army to the land. On May 17‚ 1786‚ Sioux warriors scalped 12 men and prompted the attack of General George Crook and 1300 men. This made everyone mad and so‚ the first real battle began in Rosebud Creek on June 17. This battle prompted little bighorn because Custard was searching for Indian tribes who fought in the battle and aided the Indians.The Indians were given two choices‚ they could either get off the reservation or receive military enforcement. They did not answer which forced
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The Little Black Boy The theme of guardianship‚ being the act of guarding‚ protecting‚ and taking care of another person‚ is very prominent in William Blake’s “The Little Black Boy”. Three distinct instances of guardianship can be seen in Blake’s poem. These guardianship roles begin with the little boy’s mother‚ followed by God‚ and ultimately ending with the unsuspecting little black boy himself. It is relatively easy to see the repression of blacks by whites
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The main theme of The Little Prince is the importance of looking beneath the surface to find the real truth and meaning of a thing. It is the fox who teaches the Prince to see with one’s heart instead of just with one’s eyes. Unfortunately‚ most adults have difficulty doing this. In the beginning of the book‚ the narrator points out how grown-ups can never see the real meaning of a drawing; instead‚ they look at the surface‚ failing to probe a deeper meaning. When the Little Prince first comes to
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