Reviews the book 'Yoko's Paper Cranes,' by Rosemary Wells.ScroggsSandyEBSCO_bspLibrary Talk
After she is diagnosed with leukaemia, a Japanese legend inspires her to begin folding 1000 paper cranes, which she believes will bring a miracle cure. Every day her brother Masahiro hangs them up for her in the hospital room. Based on the real-life experience of a child victim of war, ...
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Shoutitonabusyhighway.Writeitonaballoonandsetitfree.Writeitonpaperboatsandfloatthemintheocean.Writeitasamessageonabottleandfloatthatintotheocean.Exploreandtrydifferentwaysofdifferentculturesofmakingishescometrue,smallorbig:papercranes,andshootingstars.Tellyourpetifyouhaveone.Tellittoallthepeopleyoucareaboutin...
The conjecture, however, makes the crane "the actual cause" of calm, which seems to me a slight contradiction with the fact that cranes actually seek a shelter in the sky, in order to avoid the waves ( implicitly opposes cf. Pind. Pyth. 1.24 ) and to complete the long journey: the ...
Preference over an assigned gender may lead to the other being devalued, although people who are for gender selection argue that there is nothing sexist about it. They say that gender selection may be used when a couple already has children of the same gender and wish for the other one. ...
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Bennetts Cranes has begun the process of erecting a Raimondi LR 213 luffer at a site in Fulham, UK, that will reach a freestanding height of 105m. The tower crane rental company claims that when that height is reached, it will be the tal... S Kanaris - 《Cranes Today the Global Magaz...
The book is only about a fraction of its title Engaging Education. His section on 'engaging the emotions' sums this up: whereas the book is largely about engaging the emotions positively, the definition of 'Engaging' is more far reaching... S Bigger - 《Journal of in Service Education》 ...
The tip of a high red crane peeked just over the bridge’s deck level. It was there the next day and the next, and soon it was joined by a line of a dozen cranes, arrayed along the bridge’s north side like a rank of mechanical beasts at the trough, ready to feed on hapless co...