Refrigerators or fridges are common household appliances that people have been relying on for a very long time because they help to preserve the freshness of many foods and provide a required cool space for perishable foods that must be kept at a certain cool temperature. Many years ago, the best way to keep things from spoiling was to store them in an icebox, which was an assembly that was basically fashioned with a compartment for...more
Changing a habit or a routine can be difficult, we all know that. When it's a habit that has permeated into almost everybody's daily life, it ceases to become just a habit and instead turns into an addiction. Just like stopping any other unhealthy routine, such as smoking or excessive drinking, sometimes we need a little help to break free of it.The U.S. manufactures an estimated 380 billion disposable plastic shopping bags...more
Food related memory: At one of those elegant dinners that publishers put on for their authors at the NCTE Annual Convention, Joan Bauer jumped up after we finished our desserts and helped the waitresses bus our table. To everyone's amazement she proved that just like Hope in Hope Was Here, she really can balance eight plates on one arm.These incidents are just a sampling of how over the years we have come to know YA authors in ways we could never have known Herman Melville or Geoffrey Chaucer. We've also learned that when Jack Gantos is away from home, even though he is terribly lonely for his wife, Ann, and his daughter, Mabel, this doesn't keep him from visiting eyeball to eyeball with aspiring middle school authors and treating them like colleagues as they compare notes on their respective authorial problems. Gary Paulsen has a heart of gold and is a big teddy bear, but he turns into a grizzly bear if he thinks kids are being mistreated or disrespected. Sharon Draper has the patience of Job and will do anything to encourage new teachers. Chris Crutcher, when he is at home in Spokane, Washington, works every day as a counselor in a clinic to help kids and parents in...more
Noddings (1991) wrote widely about the need for our schools to teach caring. She wrote that "caring" should be the foundation of our curriculums, including caring for ideas, friends, family, the earth and its ecosystems, human-made objects, and "strangers and distant others" (p. 110). The very heart of teaching for social...more
It's easy to see the abuse of power and propaganda in Communist China or Nazi Germany, but what about in the United States every country uses propaganda. Teaching about power is the fundamental aspect of teaching for critical literacy: who has power and who is denied it; how is power used and how is it abused. Young adult fiction can...more
Riveting Auction Board GamesIn auction board games, where many people are enthused, players give their best to contend other game players in order to dominate the game. Attentiveness and creativeness are attributes of players who usually win in many of these auction board games. Ra, an Egyptian themed game, is played by 2 to 5 players with a goal of acquiring the most number of lot titles after four rounds have been gone through. The Vegas Showdown, a game for 3 to 5 players, has a goal of acquiring the most famed as well as wealthiest casino and is played by casting bids on casino-related board tiles portraying restaurants and lounges. Another game that is played by 3 to 5 players where they simultaneously buy and sell paintings of six diverse artists and wins after four rounds based on the highest value of paintings sold and bought. Bidding skills and strategies are essential game mechanics. Helping out in Cooperative Board Games When players work together to achieve a certain goal against the game or against one or two players, they are playing cooperative board games. These games emphasizes on team cooperation, which means winning or losing as a team, rather than...more
A writer who writes and maintains a blog is a blogger and the journal that he makes available on the web is a blog. Most blogs are like personal diaries with material appearing in a chronological order. The blog is also a forum for...more
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We are all surrounded by the gadgets that have made our lives easy and comfortable and also that entertain us at their best. There are a few that are of no much use but still fascinate us to buy them. Internet is the one niche where you...more
Looking for little unknown startup energy companies is difficult, finding one that's producing is even more difficult. Have a look at just one publicly traded penny stock company. American Pertro Hunter, ticker is AAPH. Let's look at...more
From temples to picturesque sight-seeing spots, Kullu Manali is popular for all seasons and reasons. Kullu and Manali are blessed with natural wealth. Kullu represents a wide range of activities like skiing, paragliding and many other adventurous...more