Broadcaster Erwin Tulfo sues Inquirer for libel Philippine Daily Inquirer 3:35 AM | Tuesday‚ March 25th‚ 2014 TV5 News anchor Erwin Tulfo on Monday filed a libel case in the Quezon City Prosecutor’s Office against the Philippine Daily Inquirer‚ seeking P12 million in damages for reporting that he allegedly benefited from the diversion of congressional pork barrel funds‚ through a state agency‚ to dubious nongovernment organizations (NGOs). Named respondents were Inquirer editor-in-chief Letty Jimenez-Magsanoc
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Zach Taylor is a character in Sue Monk Kidds novel ‘The Secret Life of Bees’. He is a black boy living with the racist culture that is the norm in South Carolina in 1964. Zach’s story and the challenges that he faces show the reader the theme of discrimination‚ specifically race discrimination. This conveys to the reader the important message that you can succeed despite your circumstances‚ and that the colour of your skin does not define your worth. Race discrimination was a prominent issue in
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The title of the book I chose is A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park. Linda Sue Park was born in Urbana‚ Illinois on March 25‚ 1960 and was the daughter of Korean immigrants. At four years old she loved to read and write poems and stories. She wrote A Single Shard‚ which was published in 2001 and won the Newberry Medal for excellence in children’s literature in 2002. I chose this book because it seemed interesting and had some adventure. The novel begins with a young boy named Tree-ear‚ whose parents
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“Don’t judge a book by its cover”‚ a common American idiom‚ certainly reigns true in the context of this particular novel written by Sue Monk Kidd‚ The Secret Life of Bees. Main character Lily’s stay at the Boatwright farm with three bee-keeping sisters becomes a crucial setting that will forever alter her views on bees‚ racism‚ and life in a way she never would have anticipated. The story begins in Sylvan‚ South Carolina in 1964 at an especially difficult time‚ not only for those divided by race
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Introduction This unit offers participants a variety of cross-curricular activities in order to share their reflections and extend their knowledge of material from the book‚ The Secret Life of Bees‚ by Sue Monk Kidd. Written reflections are part of each activity and all activities incorporate technology in the research and in the presentation of the final project. Participants will use blogs as a way to share ideas and responses to discussion questions. The students will delve deeper into the issue
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to get water for her family so she and her family can stay alive through the harsh conditions. Salva is a young boy surviving through the war in Sudan and must push himself to get to his end goal of safety. In the novel‚ A Long Walk to Water‚ Linda Sue Park uses walking as a symbol of persistence to show the reader how the characters must continue walking to survive in Sudan. To start‚ the author used the symbol of walking in Long Walk to
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Same‚ Same but Different‚ written and illustrated by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw is set in two different places of the world. I choose this book because it was comparing and contrasting different places; America and India. The pen pals‚ Elliot and Kailash‚ write to each other about how they both love to climb trees‚ have pets‚ and ride a school bus. There world’s are different but they are very similar. It helps readers realize that not everyone is the same and we all have differences. “Kostecki-Shaw
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In the book The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd‚ a black nanny was going to get her voting license. She was very proud of herself‚ and dressed all nice and fancy so she can prove that even black women have style. As she is walking towards the town‚ three white men stop her in her tracks
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The Authors Descriptions Making a decision is a talent. Not everyone can make the right decision in such a short time. Therefore‚ the two main characters Marco and Danny in the two stories First Crossing (by Pam Munoz Ryan) and The Swede (by Alden R. Carter) have faced problems in making adult decisions. These decisions changed Marco’s and Danny’s lives. Additionally‚ Marco has successfully reached his ambition by crossing to the United States. On the other hand‚ Danny’s decision puts him in
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In 1964‚ racism in the South was as prominent as ever. Lily Owens‚ protagonist of Sue Monk Kidd’s Secret Life of Bees‚ found herself stuck smack in the middle of it. From the beginning of the book‚ readers recognize that Lily has very few people in her life; her mother is dead‚ and Lily is the reason‚ so that leaves her with her malicious father‚ T-Ray‚ and loving maid‚ Rosaline. In the first few chapters‚ readers feel the tension grow in Sylcon‚ South Carolina‚ where they live. Tension grows between
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