Riaan Dhankhar
9.8.17
Lit. & Comp.
Newark Academy
A Call to Adventure Literature Assignment
As the car slowly drives down the unpaved driveway I turn around to look at the barefoot children running after the car. As the car slowly drives away and the children fade away a broad grin spreads across my face. Just two months ago I would not have even dreamed of setting up a library in a poor government school in the slums of the Indian city of Jaipur.
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It was another one of those unrealistic normal days in my house. The birds were chirping, the dogs were barking, and the people were screaming.
“A LIBRARY” I screamed “ How am I supposed to set up a library in less than two months”
My mom replied with her oh so generic answer.
“By managing your time and working hard and remember this was your idea not mine” I could smell the sarcasm from a mile away. Ever since my aunt had started a non profit organization in India (which helps government schools in India build libraries with English books in their schools that don't have them (which is pretty much all of them)) I have wanted to help her and set up a library of my own. And when I heard we were going to India over the summer, I felt like the library was just calling for me to come!The one thing that caught me off guard was the time constraint. With two months left to go before I set up the library, I was officially freaking out. With the help of my mom in just one month, we raised enough money to buy over 250 books.
The irony from the poem “Ordinary Life” by Barbara Crooker shows that this day is nothing but ordinary. For example, lines 2 to 4 says that “the children went off to school without a murmur, remembering their books, lunches, gloves.” However, this is rarely the case, as children are bound to forget things and make lots of noise as they leave the house to go to school. Even as an intermediate student, I have left the house and forgotten my things a countless amount of times. Another example would include line 19. “I peel carrots and potatoes without pairing my thumb.” Now I am no professional cook myself, but I do have to say this is merely impossible. Lastly, lines 22 to 23 state that “And at the table, actual conversation, no bickering or
The Call of the Wild, by Jack London, is a classic piece of American literature. The novel follows the life of a dog named Buck as his world changes and in turn forces him to become an entirely new dog. Cruel circumstances require Buck to lose his carefree attitude and somewhat peaceful outlook on life. Love then enters his life and causes him to see life through new eyes. In the end, however, he must choose between the master he loves or the wildness he belongs in.
It was an average day. I turned in my theme. I went about the day normally. It was all going to be fine, I thought.
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Students in Katherine Owen's language arts classes at Chagrin Falls Intermediate School were challenged this year to complete a “Make a Difference” project. Sixth grader Celia Hawk decided to set up a “Little Free Library” for the CFIS school cafeteria, where students in grades 4-6 could stop by to take a book to read and leave a book for others. After discussing the project with Principal Sarah Read, Celia learned that students at JM Gallagher School on Cleveland's near west-side were in the process of building their own Little Free Library in a new community garden located next to the school. Celia decided to collect
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It was the dreadful day kids running around and people stomping, jumping. I was built to withstand a elephant stamped but nothing like this. I live on break road in Georgia I was built in 1999 and if I do say so myself I'm a beautiful house. Now back to the dreadful day it was call thanksgiving everybody comes the wife family and the husband. The children are horrible because they drop things lot of things that stain my floor and turn it pink.
In New on the Job: A School Library Media Specialist’s Guide to Success, Ruth Toor and Hilda Weisburg present a one-stop manual for first-year school library that details numerous aspects of what it means to be a successful school library media specialist. The authors, both of whom are veteran former school librarians, outline everything from the job interview to the last day of school, sharing years of wisdom and practical insight into the ins and outs of the profession. Special attention is paid to developing relationships between the various members of the school population and associated individuals, including students, teachers, administrators, school board members, parents, and volunteers. The authors remind school librarians to keep
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Central Idea (Satisfaction): If your local library is in danger of closing or being privatized, there are ways you can help them from going under. Some options for an average individual contacting your local newspaper, city council or congress member to advocate for the importance of public libraries.