The book I chose for my book club is “The Skin I’m in”‚ written by Sharon G. Flake. After Sharon’s daughter was born it gave her the inspiration and dedication to write. Flake wrote short stories for her daughter‚ and read them at her daughter’s daycare. She then wanted to write children’s books with an African-American emphasis‚ this lead to her purpose of writing “The Skin I’m in”. The book was published in 1998 making this Sharon G. Flake debut novel. My reasoning for choosing this book was the
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The Subway restaurant chain likes to tell its customers to “eat fresh”. But in 2004 Subway had to eat something different: a controversial cross-promotional campaign launched by its’ German franchises. Cross-promotions occur when two organisations agree to promote each other’s products or goals. In the Subway case‚ the restaurant chain’s 100 German franchises contacted the company handling German distribution of Super Size Me‚ a documentary harshly critical of McDonald’s Subway international
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Tears of a Tiger By: Sharon Draper Isbn-10 #: 0689806981 Themes: Death‚ Depression‚ Decisions Reading level: Young Adults Teaching Connections: I see this as a good book to use with young African Americans because the main characters in the book are African American kids in high school. The novel is also a very good teaching aide because it includes many different types of writing styles like poems‚ letters and short essays. I feel the strongest point to using the book in the classroom is the
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Case Number One - Subway Sandwich Shops Situation Analysis Subway Sandwich‚ as presented in the Case Study presented in the Marketing Management MGT 551 class‚ is an undisputed market leader in a segment that is “firmly established as a nationwide food item for which there is plenty of room in all areas” (University of Phoenix‚ 2008). However‚ with a growing competition‚ changing consumer trends and increased product specialization‚ Subway’s real strategic marketing challenge is to be able to develop
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In the novel Fire From The Rock by Sharon Draper‚ the protagonist Sylvia is consistently faced with the controversy of the decision of going to either Dunbar and Mann High School or Central High School. Dunbar and Mann seems like the more viable option because of the time period Sylvia is living in‚ 1939‚ which obviously had tremendous amounts of discrimination for black citizens. The alternative‚ however‚ for the all-black school is Central High School‚ a white school that is beginning to engage
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The Snow Star By Sharon Laferty From out of the blue and gold of a Christmas Eve sunset‚ comes Chrystalene. She was a snowflake‚ born in the clouds‚ as all snowflakes are. She began her journey‚ falling and spinning‚ with all the other little snowflakes on her way to the earth below. Chrystalene‚ however‚ was far too curious a being to simply drift along and wait to see where she would land. She began to look around her‚ peering at her fellow flakes‚ and noticing quickly‚ that she was not like them
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OLD AND NEW MEDIA: CONVERGING DURING THE PAKISTAN EMERGENCY (MARCH 2007-FEBRUARY 2008) Abstract Arguments about digital technology‚ civic engagement‚ and collective action are often framed in the context of political participation in developed nations‚ particularly‚ the United States. Many have concluded that the availability of digital technologies and new media platforms facilitates democratic practices and participatory behavior. Whether this is equally true of the developing world remains to
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As one grows old and death draws near‚ one becomes more and more painfully aware of the meaninglessness‚ the nothingness-nada-of life‚ this is what the old waiter realizes and comprehends due to his old age. Because of this fact‚ he sympathizes the old customer’s feelings in particular and other elder customers who come at night to the café looking for clean and well-lighted place in which to destroy the darkness which means loneliness‚ despair and nothingness for them. So that‚ he likes to stay
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In a battle of man against fish‚ Ernest Hemingway’s “Old Man” in The Old Man and The Sea‚ is determined to be victorious in the face of defeat. Through this simple story an old Cuban man struggles against a formidable adversary‚ a great fish. The unnamed old man has passed his prime‚ yet still maintains astounding determination. He lasts four days at sea with no shelter‚ one small water bottle and years of experience to keep him alive. The old man did not have any other choice but to be in constant
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Should we preserve old building as historical monuments? I believe that different people will hold different perspective to this question. In my point of view‚ a city should preserve the old historic buildings. Being a container of human activity‚ Building‚ obviously‚ is also a reservoir of human history and culture. To some extent‚ preserving old historic building means respecting the previous generations. An old building can insinuate historical events happened in the city. Old buildings‚ as a symbol
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