This document contains summaries of several poems in 3 sentences or less:
- "In the Bathroom" by Kenn Nesbitt is about beavers swimming in a bathroom tub and building a dam behind the bathroom door.
- "No Difference" by Cristina says that regardless of appearance, we all look the same in the dark.
- "Hurry Grandma, Hurry" by Jack Prelutsky is a poem told from the perspective of a child daring their grandmother to watch dangerous stunts.
Second grade is described as fun, exciting, and full of learning and discovery through a variety of poems, stories, and descriptions. Students experience many subjects, activities, sounds, sights, smells, and tastes throughout their year in second grade.
This document contains several short poems by Shel Silverstein. The poems explore themes of childhood, imagination, and humor through simple yet creative language and imagery. Some of the poems describe a homemade boat without a bottom, a child who loses their head and can no longer find it, and a tree house as a cozy escape from street life. Overall, the poems showcase Silverstein's talent for capturing amusing and memorable moments from a young perspective.
The document contains several short poems about childhood experiences. These include a student who feels embarrassed by their overly affectionate teacher, a baby who used to burp loudly after eating different foods, a child looking forward to a magic show and hoping to see their sister disappear, and a noisy brother who makes loud sounds during various activities like eating and sleeping.
The document contains poems and stories written by elementary school students for a poetry recitation event. It includes 24 student pieces on topics like pets, winter, nature, family and activities. The pieces range from 3 to 12 lines and use creative language and rhyme.
Bruce Lansky became interested in poetry after his mother, a librarian, frequently read poems to him as a child. He began writing his own poems in 1991. One of his poems, titled "Turn Off the TV!" describes his parents getting upset with him for watching too much television and trying to get him to turn it off, though his father watches even more TV than him.
This document contains poems and descriptions from various second grade students about their experiences in second grade, their favorite animals, and other topics. It includes poems about second grade being fun like an amusement park or birthday party, descriptions of favorite animals like bears and horses, and reflections on oneself. The students attend Strawberry Knoll Elementary School.
The narrator cannot sleep so they read their favorite storybook and fall asleep. In their dream, they find themselves lost in a dark wood but meet friendly animals - Miss Susie Swan by a lake, Miss Betty Butterfly in a garden, Miss Birdie Bird in a nest, and Miss Charlie Chipmunk in a hollow log. They then wake with a start to their mother calling them to get ready for school, realizing it was all a dream.
The artist has painted a girl reading a book about his paintings which transports her into a world like his paintings where anything can happen. He aims to create a world like the real one but without as many rules. He starts many paintings from photographs he takes and then uses his imagination to make them more interesting or meaningful. His children expect his paintings to have some surreal or whimsical element.
Second grade is described as fun, exciting, and full of learning and discovery through a variety of poems, stories, and descriptions. Students experience many subjects, activities, sounds, sights, smells, and tastes throughout their year in second grade.
This document contains several short poems by Shel Silverstein. The poems explore themes of childhood, imagination, and humor through simple yet creative language and imagery. Some of the poems describe a homemade boat without a bottom, a child who loses their head and can no longer find it, and a tree house as a cozy escape from street life. Overall, the poems showcase Silverstein's talent for capturing amusing and memorable moments from a young perspective.
The document contains several short poems about childhood experiences. These include a student who feels embarrassed by their overly affectionate teacher, a baby who used to burp loudly after eating different foods, a child looking forward to a magic show and hoping to see their sister disappear, and a noisy brother who makes loud sounds during various activities like eating and sleeping.
The document contains poems and stories written by elementary school students for a poetry recitation event. It includes 24 student pieces on topics like pets, winter, nature, family and activities. The pieces range from 3 to 12 lines and use creative language and rhyme.
Bruce Lansky became interested in poetry after his mother, a librarian, frequently read poems to him as a child. He began writing his own poems in 1991. One of his poems, titled "Turn Off the TV!" describes his parents getting upset with him for watching too much television and trying to get him to turn it off, though his father watches even more TV than him.
This document contains poems and descriptions from various second grade students about their experiences in second grade, their favorite animals, and other topics. It includes poems about second grade being fun like an amusement park or birthday party, descriptions of favorite animals like bears and horses, and reflections on oneself. The students attend Strawberry Knoll Elementary School.
The narrator cannot sleep so they read their favorite storybook and fall asleep. In their dream, they find themselves lost in a dark wood but meet friendly animals - Miss Susie Swan by a lake, Miss Betty Butterfly in a garden, Miss Birdie Bird in a nest, and Miss Charlie Chipmunk in a hollow log. They then wake with a start to their mother calling them to get ready for school, realizing it was all a dream.
The artist has painted a girl reading a book about his paintings which transports her into a world like his paintings where anything can happen. He aims to create a world like the real one but without as many rules. He starts many paintings from photographs he takes and then uses his imagination to make them more interesting or meaningful. His children expect his paintings to have some surreal or whimsical element.
This document contains poems and recitations from a first grade poetry recitation event. It includes 20 student poems and recitations on topics like cats, frogs, the sun, snowmen, and more. The poems are typically 3 lines or less and focus on themes relevant to first graders like pets, nature, and winter.
The artist was initially reluctant to paint horses but found success with his horse paintings, including "The Wave" from 1992. His painting "Riders on the Storm" was inspired by the Doors song. "Wild Spirit" depicts fantasy creatures that only come out at night. "Wild Waters" depicts ocean shapes and was his most published painting. "Night Moves" combines horses and ocean in a moonlit scene, inspired by a Bob Seger song.
Foxy the Fox goes on an adventure through the forest, farm, seaside, and desert to find nuts for his friend Sanjay the Squirrel, who is allergic. At each location, Foxy asks the animals he meets if they have any walnuts, but none of them do. Exhausted from his search, Foxy decides to head home. There, he uses Lenny the Laptop to email Liliana about his failed but enjoyable adventure, saying he is tired and hopes to go on another adventure with her soon.
Spider is afraid to participate in the school spelling bee but his family encourages him. His father tells him to pretend to be brave like a mountain lion. Later, his grandmother suggests pretending to be clever like a coyote. On the day of the bee, Spider takes their advice. He stands proudly on stage, turns his back to the audience, and listens to his spirit. Although he misspells a word, Spider is proud to come in second place. His family congratulates him on being brave like a mountain lion.
Goldilocks was playing in the swamp and discovered a house that she thought was a magical castle. She went inside and tried the soup and chairs of the three frogs. The soup and chairs were either too hot, cold, big, or small. She then went upstairs and tried the frogs' beds, which were also not a perfect fit. When the frogs returned home, they discovered Goldilocks stuck in one of the beds. They helped her out and chased her away from their home.
Elise goes on an adventure after being launched into the sky from her new trampoline. She meets a seal whose lid she must find, and an owl who asks her to find its missing pets. Elise searches for the pets with the help of a toad, crow, copycat, and bookworm. She tricks the crow into freeing the pets by offering an "arm and leg" of a branch. Elise returns the pets and lid, but wonders if her whole experience was real.
The document contains lyrics to 12 songs related to Elvis Presley: Always on My Mind, Don't Be Cruel, Return to Sender, King Creole, Love Me Tender, Are You Lonesome Tonight, Crying in the Chapel, You'll Never Walk Alone, One Night, My Way, and brief descriptions of each song.
The document contains lyrics to 12 songs: Always on My Mind, Don't Be Cruel, Return to Sender, King Creole, Love Me Tender, Are You Lonesome Tonight, Crying in the Chapel, You'll Never Walk Alone, One Night, My Way. The songs span various genres including pop, rock, and country and were made famous by artists such as Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra.
Jack traded his family's cow for magic beans given to him by a stranger. When the beans grew overnight into a giant beanstalk reaching the clouds, Jack climbed it and discovered a castle inhabited by a giant. Jack took the giant's gold and other treasures like a golden egg-laying hen and magic harp while the giant slept. Each time Jack returned home with more riches, angering the pursuing giant. Finally, Jack chopped down the beanstalk, defeating the giant and providing himself and his mother with wealth and happiness from then on.
Jack lived with his poor mother and their cow Daisy. He traded the cow for magic beans which grew into a giant beanstalk. Jack climbed the beanstalk and found a castle with a magic hen that laid golden eggs and a harp that played music. When the giant fell asleep, Jack stole the hen and harp. But the hen cried out and woke the giant. Jack climbed down the beanstalk as the giant chased him. Jack's mother chopped down the beanstalk, killing the giant. They lived happily ever after with the magic items.
*Children's Art From the "Land of the Firebird"*
This collection of artworks by Russian children, ages 5-15, was inspired by their national fairy tales and folk tales. The forest animals and 'tricksters' that live across the pages of their folk tales add vitality, inventiveness and humor to their art. The ubiquitous "Clever Fox" in Russian tales is a stand-in for "Br'er Fox" in American stories like "Tales of Uncle Remus". The stories and legends carry children off to a magic world with real life situations that usually turn out well: evil is punished and good deeds are rewarded. The folk tales and legends of all cultures are bound together by common threads of morality and values that are passed through the generations to children all over the world.
These artworks have been exhibited in over 50 locations in New York and beyond - public libraries, schools, children's hospitals, city halls and art museums. Over 300 artworks in the collection were sold at silent auctions, beginning in 1993, and proceeds were returned to their schools in Russia. American children also have sent artworks to Russia since mid-1900s. A large collection of these works is stored in Moscow.
The document is a summary of the fairy tale Cinderella. It describes how Cinderella lives with her nasty step-mother and stepsisters who treat her badly. They go to a ball at the palace but do not allow Cinderella to go. A fairy godmother helps Cinderella get ready for the ball, but she must return by midnight. At the ball, Cinderella dances with and catches the eye of the prince. At midnight, she flees the ball and loses one of her glass slippers. The prince searches for the girl who fits the slipper. When the heralds come to Cinderella's house, she is the only one whose foot fits the slipper, allowing her
Little Red Riding Hood goes to visit her grandmother, carrying a basket of goods. Along the way, she stops to pick flowers and loses track of time. She meets a wolf who asks where she is going. Later, the wolf arrives at the grandmother's house first and eats her. He waits in her bed for Little Red Riding Hood. When she arrives, he tricks her into believing he is the grandmother until she notices his large teeth. She escapes and calls for help, and the woodsman rescues them by making the wolf spit out the grandmother.
The document summarizes the classic fairytale of Cinderella. It describes how Cinderella is mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters but is able to attend the royal ball with the help of her fairy godmother. At the ball, she dances with and falls in love with the prince. However, she must flee before midnight when the magic ends. Later, the prince finds Cinderella with the glass slipper, they fall in love and marry, living happily ever after.
1) The document tells the story of William, who was adopted into the royal family after being found as a baby.
2) As a young man, William's tutor Malvex reveals he is a sorcerer and curses William, trapping him as an enchanted tree for 100 years.
3) During this time, Malvex takes over the kingdom and renames it Knightsfall. Laina, Malvex's daughter, falls in love with the tree containing William and through her tears and singing is able to break the curse.
The document summarizes the events of the final chapter of the OWBC challenge. It describes Rhapsody giving birth to twins Chris and Cherry, completing the challenge. It then shows the children growing up and discussing what will happen after they become teenagers, marking the end of the challenge. The summary concludes by introducing the seven cousins who represent the third generation and thanking the reader for following the story.
This document provides an overview of events in the Nightmare household. It introduces the birth of the youngest child, 'Orrible, and describes how the twins Blight and Burns grow into teenagers. Despite Evil Susan's attempts to send the children to private school, they remain in their original school. The twins pop up as teenagers, with Blight gaining an interest in electronics and Burns focusing on art and music. 'Orrible begins to learn self-sufficiency, and mornings take on a more routine pattern in the household.
Wordle is an online tool that generates word clouds from input text. It emphasizes words that appear more frequently by making them larger in the cloud graphic. The document provides examples of how to use Wordle in the classroom, such as having students analyze passages from books, speeches, or discussion boards. Educators can also use Wordle to visualize classifications like the Dewey Decimal System or have students create clouds for self-introductions.
Wordle is a program that creates word clouds from input text. It extracts common words and allows customization of the word cloud layout, colors, and fonts. Users can generate word clouds from paragraphs of text, customize the output, and share their word clouds with others for feedback or inspiration.
This document contains short quotes from famous rock musicians about life, music, and their careers. Some of the quotes discuss themes of peace, individuality, discomforting others, and not conforming to societal expectations. The document also contains brief biographical information about the musicians, including Sid Vicious, Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, Jim Morrison, Patti Smith, Freddie Mercury, Little Richard, Frank Zappa, Janis Joplin, and Freddie Mercury.
This very short document consists of only two words - "YES" and "NO" - with no other context provided. It is unclear what question or choice these words are answering or referring to based on the limited information given.
My slideshow about using word clouds in the language learning classroom, presented as part of the Virtual Round Table online conference on March 26th, 2011.
http://www.virtual-round-table.com/
This document contains poems and recitations from a first grade poetry recitation event. It includes 20 student poems and recitations on topics like cats, frogs, the sun, snowmen, and more. The poems are typically 3 lines or less and focus on themes relevant to first graders like pets, nature, and winter.
The artist was initially reluctant to paint horses but found success with his horse paintings, including "The Wave" from 1992. His painting "Riders on the Storm" was inspired by the Doors song. "Wild Spirit" depicts fantasy creatures that only come out at night. "Wild Waters" depicts ocean shapes and was his most published painting. "Night Moves" combines horses and ocean in a moonlit scene, inspired by a Bob Seger song.
Foxy the Fox goes on an adventure through the forest, farm, seaside, and desert to find nuts for his friend Sanjay the Squirrel, who is allergic. At each location, Foxy asks the animals he meets if they have any walnuts, but none of them do. Exhausted from his search, Foxy decides to head home. There, he uses Lenny the Laptop to email Liliana about his failed but enjoyable adventure, saying he is tired and hopes to go on another adventure with her soon.
Spider is afraid to participate in the school spelling bee but his family encourages him. His father tells him to pretend to be brave like a mountain lion. Later, his grandmother suggests pretending to be clever like a coyote. On the day of the bee, Spider takes their advice. He stands proudly on stage, turns his back to the audience, and listens to his spirit. Although he misspells a word, Spider is proud to come in second place. His family congratulates him on being brave like a mountain lion.
Goldilocks was playing in the swamp and discovered a house that she thought was a magical castle. She went inside and tried the soup and chairs of the three frogs. The soup and chairs were either too hot, cold, big, or small. She then went upstairs and tried the frogs' beds, which were also not a perfect fit. When the frogs returned home, they discovered Goldilocks stuck in one of the beds. They helped her out and chased her away from their home.
Elise goes on an adventure after being launched into the sky from her new trampoline. She meets a seal whose lid she must find, and an owl who asks her to find its missing pets. Elise searches for the pets with the help of a toad, crow, copycat, and bookworm. She tricks the crow into freeing the pets by offering an "arm and leg" of a branch. Elise returns the pets and lid, but wonders if her whole experience was real.
The document contains lyrics to 12 songs related to Elvis Presley: Always on My Mind, Don't Be Cruel, Return to Sender, King Creole, Love Me Tender, Are You Lonesome Tonight, Crying in the Chapel, You'll Never Walk Alone, One Night, My Way, and brief descriptions of each song.
The document contains lyrics to 12 songs: Always on My Mind, Don't Be Cruel, Return to Sender, King Creole, Love Me Tender, Are You Lonesome Tonight, Crying in the Chapel, You'll Never Walk Alone, One Night, My Way. The songs span various genres including pop, rock, and country and were made famous by artists such as Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra.
Jack traded his family's cow for magic beans given to him by a stranger. When the beans grew overnight into a giant beanstalk reaching the clouds, Jack climbed it and discovered a castle inhabited by a giant. Jack took the giant's gold and other treasures like a golden egg-laying hen and magic harp while the giant slept. Each time Jack returned home with more riches, angering the pursuing giant. Finally, Jack chopped down the beanstalk, defeating the giant and providing himself and his mother with wealth and happiness from then on.
Jack lived with his poor mother and their cow Daisy. He traded the cow for magic beans which grew into a giant beanstalk. Jack climbed the beanstalk and found a castle with a magic hen that laid golden eggs and a harp that played music. When the giant fell asleep, Jack stole the hen and harp. But the hen cried out and woke the giant. Jack climbed down the beanstalk as the giant chased him. Jack's mother chopped down the beanstalk, killing the giant. They lived happily ever after with the magic items.
*Children's Art From the "Land of the Firebird"*
This collection of artworks by Russian children, ages 5-15, was inspired by their national fairy tales and folk tales. The forest animals and 'tricksters' that live across the pages of their folk tales add vitality, inventiveness and humor to their art. The ubiquitous "Clever Fox" in Russian tales is a stand-in for "Br'er Fox" in American stories like "Tales of Uncle Remus". The stories and legends carry children off to a magic world with real life situations that usually turn out well: evil is punished and good deeds are rewarded. The folk tales and legends of all cultures are bound together by common threads of morality and values that are passed through the generations to children all over the world.
These artworks have been exhibited in over 50 locations in New York and beyond - public libraries, schools, children's hospitals, city halls and art museums. Over 300 artworks in the collection were sold at silent auctions, beginning in 1993, and proceeds were returned to their schools in Russia. American children also have sent artworks to Russia since mid-1900s. A large collection of these works is stored in Moscow.
The document is a summary of the fairy tale Cinderella. It describes how Cinderella lives with her nasty step-mother and stepsisters who treat her badly. They go to a ball at the palace but do not allow Cinderella to go. A fairy godmother helps Cinderella get ready for the ball, but she must return by midnight. At the ball, Cinderella dances with and catches the eye of the prince. At midnight, she flees the ball and loses one of her glass slippers. The prince searches for the girl who fits the slipper. When the heralds come to Cinderella's house, she is the only one whose foot fits the slipper, allowing her
Little Red Riding Hood goes to visit her grandmother, carrying a basket of goods. Along the way, she stops to pick flowers and loses track of time. She meets a wolf who asks where she is going. Later, the wolf arrives at the grandmother's house first and eats her. He waits in her bed for Little Red Riding Hood. When she arrives, he tricks her into believing he is the grandmother until she notices his large teeth. She escapes and calls for help, and the woodsman rescues them by making the wolf spit out the grandmother.
The document summarizes the classic fairytale of Cinderella. It describes how Cinderella is mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters but is able to attend the royal ball with the help of her fairy godmother. At the ball, she dances with and falls in love with the prince. However, she must flee before midnight when the magic ends. Later, the prince finds Cinderella with the glass slipper, they fall in love and marry, living happily ever after.
1) The document tells the story of William, who was adopted into the royal family after being found as a baby.
2) As a young man, William's tutor Malvex reveals he is a sorcerer and curses William, trapping him as an enchanted tree for 100 years.
3) During this time, Malvex takes over the kingdom and renames it Knightsfall. Laina, Malvex's daughter, falls in love with the tree containing William and through her tears and singing is able to break the curse.
The document summarizes the events of the final chapter of the OWBC challenge. It describes Rhapsody giving birth to twins Chris and Cherry, completing the challenge. It then shows the children growing up and discussing what will happen after they become teenagers, marking the end of the challenge. The summary concludes by introducing the seven cousins who represent the third generation and thanking the reader for following the story.
This document provides an overview of events in the Nightmare household. It introduces the birth of the youngest child, 'Orrible, and describes how the twins Blight and Burns grow into teenagers. Despite Evil Susan's attempts to send the children to private school, they remain in their original school. The twins pop up as teenagers, with Blight gaining an interest in electronics and Burns focusing on art and music. 'Orrible begins to learn self-sufficiency, and mornings take on a more routine pattern in the household.
Wordle is an online tool that generates word clouds from input text. It emphasizes words that appear more frequently by making them larger in the cloud graphic. The document provides examples of how to use Wordle in the classroom, such as having students analyze passages from books, speeches, or discussion boards. Educators can also use Wordle to visualize classifications like the Dewey Decimal System or have students create clouds for self-introductions.
Wordle is a program that creates word clouds from input text. It extracts common words and allows customization of the word cloud layout, colors, and fonts. Users can generate word clouds from paragraphs of text, customize the output, and share their word clouds with others for feedback or inspiration.
This document contains short quotes from famous rock musicians about life, music, and their careers. Some of the quotes discuss themes of peace, individuality, discomforting others, and not conforming to societal expectations. The document also contains brief biographical information about the musicians, including Sid Vicious, Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, Jim Morrison, Patti Smith, Freddie Mercury, Little Richard, Frank Zappa, Janis Joplin, and Freddie Mercury.
This very short document consists of only two words - "YES" and "NO" - with no other context provided. It is unclear what question or choice these words are answering or referring to based on the limited information given.
My slideshow about using word clouds in the language learning classroom, presented as part of the Virtual Round Table online conference on March 26th, 2011.
http://www.virtual-round-table.com/
The document appears to be a series of prompts and answers related to various topics including food, sports terms, music, and physical education. However, most of the prompts are single words and many answers are also single words or short phrases, providing little context or meaning on their own.
This document provides guidance for conducting a storytime session with young children. It includes summaries and songs about various farm animals. The session is meant to encourage different developmental skills in children of different ages. Babies can make animal sounds, toddlers can say names and repeat phrases, and preschoolers can retell stories. Developing narrative skills through storytelling helps children understand how stories work and aids future reading comprehension.
The document describes events at the Greek house involving several Sims. Opal kills Talin and Keiko after they find out about her plans. Aria gives birth prematurely to a daughter named Venus. Opal plans to adopt Venus but first needs to eliminate a threat named Lyndsay. The creator observes and comments on the events unfolding.
This summary provides the essential information from the document in 3 sentences:
The document is an introduction to Shel Silverstein's book "Where the Sidewalk Ends" which contains poems and drawings by the author. It includes the copyright information and details that Silverstein was known for writing books like "The Giving Tree" as well as songs, cartoons, and poetry. The introduction invites readers who are dreamers or pretenders to come inside and listen to the tales within the book.
The document tells the story of a couple, Mark and Emma, who move into an old mansion on Maple Street that has a reputation for being haunted. On their first day renovating the house, a fire breaks out. Mark arrives home to find the house engulfed in flames. The local fire brigade is able to put out the fire, but it seems the house may still have more surprises in store for the couple.
This document contains lyrics to several classic children's songs that are commonly sung at school, including "Wheels on the Bus," "Miss Polly Had a Dolly," "Five Little Ducks," "Ten Little Indians," and "If You're Happy and You Know It." The songs cover a variety of topics using rhyme and repetition to tell stories, describe actions, and encourage participation through call-and-response sections.
Isabella suspects her cat Midnight is a vampire after she mysteriously appears at Isabella's gymnastics class despite the doors being locked. Isabella conducts an experiment leaving Midnight locked in the basement but finds her in her bedroom in the morning, believing this proves Midnight is a vampire. Isabella spies on Midnight and notices behaviors like biting mice on the neck and turning into a bat that further convince her Midnight is a vampire. Hoping to protect others, Isabella hides garlic in Midnight's fur, believing this will prevent her from harming people as garlic wards off vampires.
The document contains lyrics to several children's songs. It describes 6 little ducks going to and from the river, led by one duck with his father on his back. Another song encourages singing when the spirit says sing. A third is about little marionettes doing turns and going away. The document provides snippets of lyrics from multiple upbeat children's songs.
This document contains a collection of poems written by students in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade. There are over 30 poems on a variety of topics such as nature, animals, activities, and experiences. The poems range from a few lines to a paragraph and use creative language and imagery to express observations, feelings, and stories. Overall, the document showcases the poetic talents and perspectives of young students.
1) The poem discusses how master artists like Breughel understood that suffering often takes place as an unnoticed part of everyday life, as people go about normal activities.
2) It references Breughel's painting of Icarus, where despite Icarus drowning after his wings melt, a ploughman continues working and a ship sails on, indifferent to his suffering.
3) The poem's tone suggests that we often fail to notice extraordinary or awful events happening around us, while caught up in our ordinary lives, and we should work to open our eyes to these things.
The daffodil principle experience at lie changingChandan Dubey
A woman's daughter calls her multiple times to see the daffodils before they are over. Despite rain and fog, the woman drives to see them. She is taken to a garden with 50,000 daffodil bulbs planted by one woman over many years. The experience inspires the woman to pursue her goals incrementally over time. She realizes she can accomplish great things by persisting in small, consistent efforts like planting one bulb at a time.
A woman's daughter calls her multiple times to see the daffodils before they are over. Despite rain and fog, the woman drives to see them. She is taken to a garden with 50,000 daffodil bulbs planted by one woman over many years. The experience inspires the woman to pursue her goals incrementally over time like planting one bulb at a time. Small, consistent efforts can lead to great accomplishments.
A woman's daughter calls her multiple times to see the daffodils in bloom before they are over. Despite rain and fog, the woman drives to see them. She is taken to a garden with 50,000 bulbs planted by one woman over many years. The garden teaches that great things can be accomplished through small, consistent efforts over time. The experience inspires the woman to pursue her own goals through daily progress.
A woman's daughter calls her multiple times to see the daffodils before they are over. Despite rain and fog, the woman drives to see them. She is taken to a garden with 50,000 daffodil bulbs planted by one woman over many years. The experience inspires the woman to pursue her goals incrementally over time. She realizes she can accomplish great things by persisting in small, consistent efforts like planting one bulb at a time.
This document is an introduction to the book "Thiaoouba Prophecy" which details reported events that the author, Michel Desmarquet, claims to have experienced personally. He describes being taken from his home by a being named Thao, who explains to him that he has been brought to a parallel universe where time is suspended. In this parallel universe, people from Earth who were accidentally transported there through natural "warps" between universes can exist indefinitely without aging. The introduction sets up the unusual story that Desmarquet then plans to recount from his experiences.
The document is a collection of unrelated passages on various topics. It includes a fairy tale about a boy left at a monastery, discussions of dating dangers and lack of modern accomplishments, recipes involving deer, and letters between a wolf and shark discussing their forbidden love. The writing shifts abruptly between different voices, subjects, and tones.
Sylvia Plath was born in 1932 in Boston to German immigrant parents. She struggled with depression throughout her life and attempted suicide multiple times. She married poet Ted Hughes in 1956 and they had two children, but he left her for another woman. In 1963, Plath committed suicide using her gas oven. The document provides biographical details about Plath and summaries of some of her poems.
The document contains lyrics to 14 Christmas songs. It includes classic songs like "Frosty the Snowman", "Deck the Halls", and "Silent Night". The songs celebrate different aspects of Christmas like playing in the snow, decorating with holly, and the birth of Jesus. They describe both the religious and secular traditions and symbols associated with the Christmas holiday season.
The narrator recounts how he came to kill an old man who he lived with. He insists that he is not mad, but killed the man due to an intense dislike of the man's eye. Over the course of a week, the narrator secretly entered the man's room at night and observed him sleeping, waiting for an opportunity to kill him without being detected. On the eighth night, the old man awoke and detected the narrator's presence at the door, filling him with terror. The narrator took pleasure in the man's fear and terror in the moments before killing him.
The story is narrated in first person by Maya and describes traumatic events from her past and present. Eight years ago, Maya witnessed her father's death in a car accident, leaving her orphaned. In the present, Maya is interning at a company where she meets Ayan, who will be her supervisor for the next three months. Though Ayan was initially in an argument, Maya sees a kinder side to him and hopes her opinion of him will change over time. Maya fears that her past trauma will resurface during her internship.
The Swayne Media Center has received several new books in April 2011. Some of the notable titles added include "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson, "Cutting for Stone" by Abraham Verghese, and "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett. These three bestselling and critically acclaimed novels have been popular with patrons and are available now for checkout from the media center.
This document contains 20 poems written by young students about different seasons. Each poem describes things they enjoy about a particular season, such as sledding in winter, watching baby foxes in spring, jumping in leaves in fall, and playing at the beach in summer. The poems follow a similar structure where they list seasonal activities, repeat a word or phrase, and conclude by stating their favorite part of that season.
This document contains a collection of poems written by students in third, fourth, and fifth grade. The poems cover a wide range of topics including nature, sports, holidays, imagination, and personal experiences. Many use creative language and imagery to convey their messages in just a few lines.
This document contains poems written by children about different seasons. It includes 4-line poems about topics like grass, snow, fireflies, kites, swimming, butterflies, jack-o-lanterns, winter trees, snowmen, leaves, shells, skiing, and flowers. Each poem uses repetition of the subject in the first line and rhyming in the last two lines. The poems are grouped under the different seasons - spring, summer, winter and fall.
This document is an introduction to an anthology of ecphrasis poetry written by 6th grade students at Newtown Friends School about the Israel-Palestine conflict. Ecphrasis poetry describes works of art, and the students each wrote poems responding to photographs related to the conflict. The introduction provides background on ecphrasis poetry and explains that the students studied the history of the conflict before choosing photographs and writing original poems from different perspectives. The document then shares several of the students' ecphrasis poems responding to and interpreting the photographs.
- You should carefully consider what information and images to post online and whether they could potentially harm you or violate others' privacy. Only post content that you would feel comfortable showing to your parents or principal.
- It's okay to post general, harmless information like your first name, interests and photos you took yourself or have permission to share. Private details like your full name, address or revealing photos should not be posted.
- Anything posted online can potentially be seen by strangers, employers, or others you don't want viewing the content, so use caution in what you share.
The Swayne Media Center received several new books in March 2010. Titles included "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and "1984" by George Orwell. These classic novels were added to the collection to support literature courses being offered that semester.
June 3, 2024 Anti-Semitism Letter Sent to MIT President Kornbluth and MIT Cor...Levi Shapiro
Letter from the Congress of the United States regarding Anti-Semitism sent June 3rd to MIT President Sally Kornbluth, MIT Corp Chair, Mark Gorenberg
Dear Dr. Kornbluth and Mr. Gorenberg,
The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
harassment and intimidation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe learning environment for all students would be a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of MIT and Chair of the MIT Corporation.
This Congress will not stand idly by and allow an environment hostile to Jewish students to persist. The House believes that your institution is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and the inability or
unwillingness to rectify this violation through action requires accountability.
Postsecondary education is a unique opportunity for students to learn and have their ideas and beliefs challenged. However, universities receiving hundreds of millions of federal funds annually have denied
students that opportunity and have been hijacked to become venues for the promotion of terrorism, antisemitic harassment and intimidation, unlawful encampments, and in some cases, assaults and riots.
The House of Representatives will not countenance the use of federal funds to indoctrinate students into hateful, antisemitic, anti-American supporters of terrorism. Investigations into campus antisemitism by the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means have been expanded into a Congress-wide probe across all relevant jurisdictions to address this national crisis. The undersigned Committees will conduct oversight into the use of federal funds at MIT and its learning environment under authorities granted to each Committee.
• The Committee on Education and the Workforce has been investigating your institution since December 7, 2023. The Committee has broad jurisdiction over postsecondary education, including its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, campus safety concerns over disruptions to the learning environment, and the awarding of federal student aid under the Higher Education Act.
• The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating the sources of funding and other support flowing to groups espousing pro-Hamas propaganda and engaged in antisemitic harassment and intimidation of students. The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the principal oversight committee of the US House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate “any matter” at “any time” under House Rule X.
• The Committee on Ways and Means has been investigating several universities since November 15, 2023, when the Committee held a hearing entitled From Ivory Towers to Dark Corners: Investigating the Nexus Between Antisemitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror Financing. The Committee followed the hearing with letters to those institutions on January 10, 202
How to Build a Module in Odoo 17 Using the Scaffold MethodCeline George
Odoo provides an option for creating a module by using a single line command. By using this command the user can make a whole structure of a module. It is very easy for a beginner to make a module. There is no need to make each file manually. This slide will show how to create a module using the scaffold method.
Introduction to AI for Nonprofits with Tapp NetworkTechSoup
Dive into the world of AI! Experts Jon Hill and Tareq Monaur will guide you through AI's role in enhancing nonprofit websites and basic marketing strategies, making it easy to understand and apply.
This presentation includes basic of PCOS their pathology and treatment and also Ayurveda correlation of PCOS and Ayurvedic line of treatment mentioned in classics.
A workshop hosted by the South African Journal of Science aimed at postgraduate students and early career researchers with little or no experience in writing and publishing journal articles.
Exploiting Artificial Intelligence for Empowering Researchers and Faculty, In...Dr. Vinod Kumar Kanvaria
Exploiting Artificial Intelligence for Empowering Researchers and Faculty,
International FDP on Fundamentals of Research in Social Sciences
at Integral University, Lucknow, 06.06.2024
By Dr. Vinod Kumar Kanvaria
Main Java[All of the Base Concepts}.docxadhitya5119
This is part 1 of my Java Learning Journey. This Contains Custom methods, classes, constructors, packages, multithreading , try- catch block, finally block and more.
2. LexiBeavers In the Bathroom There are beavers in the bathroom swimming circles in the tub where the beavers have decided To convene their swimming club. In their little beaver Speedos and their beaver bathing caps, they've been splashing rather happily while practicing their laps. They've been studying the butterfly, the backstroke and the crawl, and it's obvious they like it and they're having quite a ball. For we hear them all the time but we don't see them anymore, ever since they built a beaver dam behind the bathroom door. --Kenn Nesbitt
3. CristinaNo Difference Small as a peanut Big as a giant, We're all the same size When we turn off the light. Red black or orange, Yellow or white We all look the same When we turn off the light. So maybe the way To make everything right Is for God to just reach out And turn off the light! -Shel Silverstein
4. Hurry Grandma hurry, Grandma look at me, I'm right side up, I'm upside down, I'm swinging from a tree. I'm jumping like a squirrel, I think that I can fly_ Grandma please don't worry, Grandma please don't cry. Hurry Grandma hurry, see what I can do, I'm roller-skating backwards across the avenue, Here's a lucious little bug, I think I'll take a bite-- Grandma stop your screaming, everythings all right. Hurry Grandma hurry. Grandma watch me please, I'm climbing up a ladder, I'm dangling from my knees, I found this giant spider that was stuck in gobs of paint, Grandma take a closer look-- whatever made you faint? -Jack Prelutsky DanielleHurry Grandma, Hurry
5. EllaAlmost Lunch Time by Helen H. Moore I could eat a great big bunch of chips and salsa for my lunch and top it off with fruity punch, and then some more chips, crunch, crunch, crunch.
6. Juliadear fish by takayonoda sky is red houses are red flowers are red you are red I am red everything is red in the sunset it is magic I wish you a magical swim
7. SophiaHomework Machine By Shel Silverstein The Homework Machine , oh the Homework Machine, Most perfect contraption that’s ever been seen. Just put in your homework, then drop in a dime, Snap on the switch, and in ten seconds time, You homework comes out, quick and clean as can be. Here is is – “nine plus four?” and the answer is “three”. Three? Oh me… I guess it’s not as perfect As I thought it would be.
8. HaydenEarly Bird Oh, if you’re a bird, be an early bird And catch the worm for your breakfast plate. If you’re a bird, be an early bird— But if you’re a worm, sleep late. -Shel Silverstein
9. LaurenThe Weirdest Tree Bee Once there was a tree bee Instead of gathering honey He gathered grass As he passed through the fields. When the tree bee was tired He fell asleep in the air With some flying pears. 0He loved to play bee flee. When he was in a need for speed, He flew ninety miles per hour. The tree bee had purple hair when he wanted to Wear himself out The tree bee ate leaves He didn’t want to work in A community. By Lauren
10. LeliaOur Family Comes From ‘Round the World Our family comes From ‘round the world: Our hair is straight Our hair is curled Our eyes are brown Our eyes are blue Our skins are different Colors, too Tra la tra la Tra la tra lee We’re one big happy family! We’re girls and boys, We’re big and small, We’re young and old, We’re short and tall. We’re everything That we can be And still we are a family. O la dee da O la deedee We’re one big happy family! We laugh and cry, We work and play We help each other Every day The world’s a lovely Place to be Because we are A family. Hurray hurrah Hurrah hurree we’re one big happy family! Mary Ann Hoberman
11. LuciaStopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow. My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year. He gives his harness bells a shake To ask if there is some mistake. The only other sound's the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake. The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep.
12. NehaWe're Out Of Paint, So... By Shel Silverstein Let’s paint a picture with our food.For red we’ll squeeze these cherries.For purple let’s splash grape juice on.For blue we’ll use blueberries.For black just use some licorice.For brown pour on some gravy.For yellow you can dip your brushIn the egg yolk you just gave me.We’ll sign our names in applesauceAnd title it “Our Luncheon,”And hang it up for everyoneTo stop…and see…and munch on.
13. TaylorPuppy’s Prayer Now I lay me down to sleep, The king-size bed is soft and deep.. I sleep right in the center groove My human being can hardly move! I've trapped her legs, she's tucked in tight And here is where I pass the night No one disturbs me or dares intrude Till morning comes and "I want food!" I sneak up slowly to begin my nibbles on my human's chin. She wakes up quickly, I have sharp teeth- I'm a puppy, don't you see? For the morning's here and it's time to play I always seem to get my way. So thank you Lord for giving me This human person that I see. The one who hugs and holds me tight And shares her bed with me at night!
14. AnsleyIckleMe, Pickle Me, Tickle Me Too Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me too, Went for a ride in a flying shoe, "Hooray!" "What fun!" "It's time we flew!" Said Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me too. Ickle was captain, Pickle was crew, And Tickle served coffee and mulligan stew As higher And higher And higher they flew, Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me too. Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me too, Over the sun and beyond the blue. " Hold on!" "Stay in!" "I hope we do!" Cried Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me too. Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me too Never returned to the world they knew, And nobody knows what's happened to Dear Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me too. -ShelSilverstein
15. KristenOn a Silent Night On a Silent night when friends are few I close my eyes and think of you A Silent night A Silent tear A Silent wish that you were here.
16. SophieEGGS RATED These eggAre excellent.I’m not exaggerating.You can tell by my eggspressionThey’re eggceptional--Eggstra fluffy,Eggstremely tasty,Cooked eggsactly rightBy an eggspertWith lots of eggsperience.Now I’ll eggsamine the bill….Ooh--much more eggspensiveThan I expected.I gotta get out of here.Where’s the eggxit? -Shel Silverstein
17. JuilanAnimals Monkeys are black Giraffes are yellow. Bunnies are white. There are a lot of Animals all around. Some are striped. Some are cute. Some are not cute. There are different kinds of animals. Some are fluffy Some are not fluffy. Some are soft, And some are not soft. There are all different kinds Of animals Around the world. By Julian
18. AudreyThe Mall I do not like the mall Because it makes me fall, Although I saw an elephant, I still don’t like the mall. -Audrey
19. JakeAn Extraterrestrial Alien An extraterrestrial alien I never expected to meet is bouncing about in my bedroom on half of its forty-four feet. It made its appearance this morning, when, plummeting out of the sky without a protective enclosure, it landed, undamaged, nearby. It didn't resemble a rocket, it certainly wasn't a bird, yet no one but me seemed to notice that anything odd had occurred. I couldn't contain my excitement and raced there uncommonly fast. "Delighted to see you!" it blurbled, then laughed as I panted, aghast. That extraterrestrial alien displayed unmistakable charm, it bowed at the waist, then embraced me with half of its forty-four arms. It danced with apparent abandon, I stared in unblinking surprise, enthralled by the twenty-two twinkles in half of its forty-four eyes. "I'm glad that you like m~!" it gurgled. "You wish to be friends, I presume?" "I do!" I replied, and decided to hide it inside of my room. That extraterrestrial alien I never expected to find, Informs me it's coming to dinner I hope that my parents don't mind. by Jack Prelutsky
20. YasminBackward Bill Backward Bill, Backward Bill, He lives way up on Backward Hill, Which is really a hole in the sandy ground But that's a hill turned upside down). Backward Bill's got a backward shack With a big front porch that's built out back. You walk through the window and look out the door And the cellar is up on the very top floor. Backward Bill he rides like the wind Don't know where he's going but sees where he's been. His spurs they go "neigh" and his horse it goes "clang," And his six-gun goes "gnab," it never goes "bang." Backward Bill's got a backward pup, They eat their supper when the sun comes up, And he's got a wife named Backward Lil, "She's my own true hate," says Backward Bill. Backward Bill wears his hat on his toes And puts on his underwear over his clothes. And come every payday he pays his boss, And rides off a-smilin' a-carryin' his hoss. - ShelSilverstein
21. AnthonyYak Yickity-yackity, yickity-yak, The yak has a scirffily, scraffily back, Some yaks are brown yaks and some yaks are black, Yickity-yackity, yickity-yak. Sniggildy-snaggildy, sniggildy-snag, The yak is all covered with shiggildy-shag; He walks with a ziggildy-zaggildy-zag, Sniggildy-snaggildy, sniggildy-snag.
22. The Spider and the Fly Will you walk into my parlor?" said the Spider to the Fly, 'Tis the prettiest little parlor that ever you did spy; The way into my parlor is up a winding stair, And I've a many curious things to show when you are there." Oh no, no," said the little Fly, "to ask me is in vain, For who goes up your winding stair can ne'er come down again." "I'm sure you must be weary, dear, with soaring up so high; Will you rest upon my little bed?" said the Spider to the Fly. "There are pretty curtains drawn around; the sheets are fine and thin, And if you like to rest awhile, I'll snugly tuck you in!" Oh no, no," said the little Fly, "for I've often heard it said, They never, never wake again, who sleep upon your bed!" Said the cunning Spider to the Fly, " Dear friend what can I do, To prove the warm affection I 've always felt for you? I have within my pantry, good store of all that's nice; I'm sure you're very welcome -- will you please to take a slice?" "Oh no, no," said the little Fly, "kind Sir, that cannot be, I've heard what's in your pantry, and I do not wish to see!" "Sweet creature!" said the Spider, "you're witty and you're wise, How handsome are your gauzy wings, how brilliant are your eyes! I've a little looking-glass upon my parlour shelf, If you'll step in one moment, dear, you shall behold yourself." "I thank you, gentle sir," she said, "for what you 're pleased to say, And bidding you good morning now, I'll call another day." The Spider turned him round about, and went into his den, For well he knew the silly Fly would soon come back again: So he wove a subtle web, in a little corner sly, And set his table ready, to dine upon the Fly. Then he came out to his door again, and merrily did sing, "Come hither, hither, pretty Fly, with the pearl and silver wing; Your robes are green and purple -- there's a crest upon your head; Your eyes are like the diamond bright, but mine are dull as lead!" Alas, alas! how very soon this silly little Fly, Hearing his wily, flattering words, came slowly flitting by; With buzzing wings she hung aloft, then near and nearer drew, Thinking only of her brilliant eyes, and green and purple hue -- Thinking only of her crested head -- poor foolish thing! At last, Up jumped the cunning Spider, and fiercely held her fast. He dragged her up his winding stair, into his dismal den, Within his little parlor -- but she ne'er came out again! And now dear little children, who may this story read, To idle, silly flattering words, I pray you ne'er give heed: Unto an evil counselor, close heart and ear and eye, And take a lesson from this tale, of the Spider and the Fly. by Mary Howitt
24. BodeROCK 'N' ROLL BAND If we were a rock 'n' roll band, We'd travel all over the land. We'd play and we'd sing and wear spangly things. If we were a rock 'n' roll band. If we were a rock 'n' roll band, And we were up there on the stand, The people would here us and love us and cheer us. Hurray for that rock 'n' roll band. If we were a rock 'n' roll band, Then we'd have a million fans. We'd giggle and laugh and sign autographs, If we were a rock 'n' roll band. If we were a rock 'n' roll band. The people would all kiss our hands. We'd be millionaires and have extra long hair, If we were a rock 'n' roll band. But we ain't no rock 'n' roll band, We're just seven kids in the sand. With homemade guitars and pails and jars And drums of potato chip cans. Just seven kids in the sand. Talk'nand waven' our hands. And dreamin' and thinkin' oh wouldn't it be grand, If we were a rock 'n' roll band.
25. KaiMy brother came from Mars My brother came from Mars, He lives among the stars. His sister is an alien, His eye is a safety pin. His antenna glow His nose will blow His grandpa lives on Pluto. Once in bed He had no head, And his toes are glowing red. When he would wake, He’d make an earthquake. My brother came from Mars. By Kai
26. Ann Washing my neck I have one thing To say About washing my neck – BLECH! -Ann
27. ZoeThe Hard Way I've got a rabbit's footand a four leaf clover.A lucky pennyand a troll named Dover.I've crossed my fingers,I've wished on stars.And for extra safe measures,I've wished on Mars.I've avoided all laddersand black cats as well.Even went to a witchfor a fifty cent spell.Now I'm armed and I'm readyto do my best.Next time I'll just studyfor my history test. - Arden Davidson
28. LizzyTitanic “Test” I have to study on a Titanic test. You know The one that goes roar… “Oh No!” I flunked it again. Lizzy