![]() ![]() He eventually succeeds, and we see hope for the future of Thneedville with a final view of a field of young truffula trees. ![]() After the Once-ler gives Ted the very last truffula seed, the boy, with the help of his family and Audrey, fights O’Hare to plant the seed in the middle of town. The Once-ler tells Ted the story of how he drove the Lorax, the mythical creature who speaks for the trees, and the creatures of the truffula forest away by chopping down all of the truffula trees to manufacture his Thneed. There, he finds the house of the Once-ler, the supposed man who built Thneedville with his million-dollar idea, the Thneed. Determined to get her a tree so that she’ll fall in love with him, he ventures outside of their beloved city (which is ominously surrounded by a wall?) and is appalled by the barren, pollution-filled landscape he finds. Our main character, Ted, is a twelve-year-old boy infatuated with his neighbor Audrey, who loves trees. ![]() The town is fueled by big business, namely by the company that sells fresh air, O’Hare Air. ![]() “Nature” is a concept unknown to the people of Thneedville. The film begins with the first song of many (it’s a musical!), sung by the inhabitants of Thneedville, a cheery, futuristic city with everything they could possibly imagine–well, except for trees. ![]()
0 Comments
![]() In Oliver’s Lollipop by Allison Wortche, Oliver’s thoughts are consumed with the lollipop at the zoo. Sometimes I feel like all my kids can think about is candy. My First Book of Japanese Words: An ABC Rhyming Book of Japanese Language and Culture by Michelle Haney Brown introduces us to Japan. ![]() Tuttle Publishing shares many books about Asia. Join in on the cooking and celebrating is this festive read. Our Day of the Dead Celebration by Ana Aranda celebrates family coming together to share memories and connect with each other. Is there anyone who can fill her dad’s shoes? November 2nd: Last Day of Day of the Dead Help Wanted Must Love Books by Janet Summer Johnson is the tale of a girl looking for a replacement bedtime reader. November 1st: National Family Literacy Day ![]() ![]() Enjoy sharing these books for kids all month long.įull Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Try these read-alouds for the November holidays. Let’s continue celebrating and honoring different holidays of the year from the well-known holidays to the odd, funny, and wacky holidays. The year is winding down but our monthly read-aloud lists are going strong. ![]() ![]() ![]() We also engage with Raewyn Connell’s discourse on masculinity and, more specifically, hegemonic masculinity. We use Paul Ricoeur’s anthropology to describe the self as relational, as well as Joan Tronto’s recent perspective on care, which fits well with a Ricoeurian reconstruction of the self. Since contemporary feminisms are not simply anti-essentialist but, more importantly, polyphonic, we believe that it is far more appropriate to talk about ‘masculinities’ as opposed to ‘masculinity.’ We are proposing a revised understanding of the self in which the self is not defined primarily in the dichotomous, categorical one-other relationship. Our paper focuses on the philosophical perspective of constructing active (as opposed to reactive) caring masculine agencies in the contemporary feminist discourse. ![]() ![]() Paull began studying bees in honor of a beekeeper friend who passed away. The Queen is the only bee allowed to bear children, and Flora must decide whether to follow her own maternal instincts or sacrifice everything for the colony. Flora’s commitment to the hive is put to the test when she lays an egg, the ultimate sin against the Holy Mother Queen bee. ![]() Indeed, no single bee is indispensible when the security of the hive depends on conformity. The close third person point of view allows the reader to work alongside Flora and experience the intricate system of rewards and punishments that foster cohesion of the hive.ĭespite Flora’s hard work, her caste always trumps her contributions. Whereas others of her caste may only clean, Flora’s extraordinary strength and special skills earn her the right to work with bees of higher castes in the nursery and out foraging for nectar and pollen. Large and deformed, she’s slated to be euthanized, but a priestess bee saves her for her own nefarious purposes. The protagonist is Flora 717, born to the lowly sanitation caste in an orchard hive. The novel has been described as The Handmaid’s Tale meets The Hunger Games, and with its plucky young heroine from the bottom caste of a rigidly hierarchical society defying a fertility-based authoritarian regime, that description rings true. ![]() Simply put, Laline Paull’s The Bees is Game of Thrones in a hive - with flowers. ![]() Sex, intrigue, battles, betrayals, blood, death - and flowers. ![]() ![]() ![]() The second of these sentimental tropes is parodied again when Edward and Laura move in with Edward’s friend Augustus and his wife Sophia. This episode ridicules two conventions of sentimental fiction: the portrayal of tyrannical parental authority and the formation of sympathetic bonds between characters. Edward declares his passion for Laura, and they are married at once. ![]() The noble youth, named Edward, has run away from home because he scorns to marry the woman his father has chosen for him: “Never shall it be said that I obliged my Father” (79). The first incident in her story is the arrival of a mysterious young man at her parents’ cottage. By her own account, her only fl aw was a “sensibility too tremblingly alive” (76). ![]() Austen, making fun of the idealized heroines of romance, has Laura begin her narrative by describing how beautiful, accomplished, and virtuous she was at 18. ![]() ![]() ![]() Today, scientists instead point to the laws of physics. In the old days, it was thought that the apparent design of the cosmos meant there had to be a designer – a God. He made me feel as if we were writing our own creation story, which, in a sense, we did. Being around him, one could not fail to be influenced by his determination and optimism that we could tackle mystifying questions. ![]() Our shared scientific quest meant that we inevitably grew close. “To boldly go where Star Trek fears to tread” was his motto – and also his screen saver. The prospect - or hope - to crack the riddle of cosmic design drove much of Hawking’s research in cosmology. Yet this was exactly where Hawking liked to venture. Questions about the ultimate origin of the cosmos, or universe, take physics out of its comfort zone. Our answer is being published in a new book, On the Origin of Time: Stephen Hawking’s Final Theory. The enigma at the centre of our research throughout this period was how the Big Bang could have created conditions so perfectly hospitable to life. ![]() ![]() What started out as a doctoral project evolved over some 20 years into an intense collaboration that ended only with his passing on March 14 2018. The late physicist Stephen Hawking first asked me to work with him to develop “a new quantum theory of the Big Bang” in 1998. ![]() ![]() " Dreams about school seem to persist throughout childhood, and frequently into adulthood. For The Dream Collector book, when describing this image, John Minaham wrote : ![]() ![]() Also, currently in the MAO art collection. The First photo, " Girl with Dunce Cap", New York, 1972. Whether intentional or not, it's easy to see how much of Tress's work was copied a strong influence on many over priced famous artists to come such as : Cindy Sherman, Joel-Peter Witkin, Tina Barney, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Pierre et Gilles, Sandy Skoglund, and Gregory Crewdson just to name a few. ![]() While the idea of staged photography is common today, in the late 1960's Arthur Tress helped develop the art of the surreal narrative photographic style. One of my all time favorite B&W photography books, it is an amazing collection of staged photographs built around the thoughts and unconscious dreams of young children. both by Arthur Tress were published in " The Dream Collector" 1972, Westover Publishing Company. But clearly it took a photo pro to get this one so fast!! So, A big congratulations go out to Art Gallery Owner and newbie Art Blogger, Daniel Cooney of DFCA who submitted the correct answers in under 4 hours on a Saturday morning like doesn't he have something better to do? ! Nice job Dan! ![]() I guess this quiz was not as difficult as I had hoped. ![]() ![]() ![]() What to say ? it’s just such a good read. Luckily he's not too bad and smacking out excellent books pretty fast. All I can say is worth reading all of mr Haywood books. I think that helped because I think he's sexy as hell but I'd feel like I didnt want to like him because of Howie but couldnt help but like him. I was imagining Henry as a bald headed Daniel Craig. I think that writing style worked a treat! I admit I came out feeling shredded, scratched and bitten. Im loving the touch brought in by good old Paula. I had to force myself to slow down and really enjoy every word. ![]() It's insane and very hard to read slowly. And I personally think yes! Because The heat, well it's hot as hell. Anyhoo so Im thinking with our current covid would this take the undead up a level. Like a dog that lures you in then snaps your fingers while looking adorable and fluffy. Hard to tell but he scares the crap out of most peopme. In fact I'm pretty sure I have a Dave as a husband. I like to think I'd be a part of a pack like Howies in the event of a pandemic when you have a load of undead running about. The fact is it's pretty insanely gory and if you have a sick sense of humour, its hilarious. Why is RR Haywood so addictive? Simple, well not simple, but that's the point, life is not simple, in his hands it's got a whole lot more complicated and insane. ![]() ![]() ![]() The subject of the essays are invariably prosaic obsessions of modern culture which often verge on seeming to possess no possibility of any kind deeper meaning: professional wrestling, photograph of food to accompany article about cooking in glossy magazines, French travel guides and even advertising for washing detergents. The essays that make up Mythologies (certainly one of the shortest texts to ever make such a profound influence upon the world) were originally published as magazine articles in French between 19. ![]() The result is one of the foundation documents of the social science known as semiotics. Highly influenced by the linguistic theories of Ferdinand de Saussure, Barthes’ essays seek to apply those academic models to the real world interpretation of pop culture. Published in 1957, Mythologies is a collection of individual essays linked by a common theme: the study of meaning that can be interpreted from signs. Written by Timothy Sexton, Pooja Maisalagi ![]() We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]() ![]() ![]() I have sent you my very special Storyteller’s Suitcase. I beg you to come to my assistance as I hate to let people down. Unfortunately, I can’t come and tell stories because I am at a Storytellers’ Gathering in a land many, many miles away. The 13th September is Roald Dahl Day because it is the birthday of the World’s Number One Storyteller. Your headteacher has asked me to visit your school to tell you some stories on 13th September. You will also need to write a letter along the lines of the one below (a touch of tea staining and a scattering of glitter across the letter would add authenticity): In the case, place a copy of The Enormous Crocodile by Roald Dahl, a collection of animals: crocodile, hippopotamus, elephant, monkey, exotic bird (these can be soft toys or small-world style toys) and a storyteller’s cloak. You will need a small suitcase or attaché case. Prior to starting this unit, you need to do a little preparation so that the children are engaged from the beginning. Pass round the storyteller's cloak and let children retell their own dastardly versions of The Enormous Crocodile on Roald Dahl Day. ![]() |