nationalismoral historyThe particular and related histories of the Western Sydney suburbs of Green Valley and Cabramatta provide evidence that the category 'westie' was transformed throughout the 1980s under the impact of migration and within the context of a discernable Australian nationalism. By ...
The books below are presented in order of target ages, with the 12+ picks towards the second half. « Read the rest of this entry » 2024 Summer Reading Guide: Elementary Readers (ages 7-12) June 6, 2024 § Leave a comment Welcome to the second of three installments of my Summer...
More About This Book The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins America, now Panem, requires each of its twelve territories to select two children between the ages of 12 and 18 to participate in the Hunger Games.On television, these twenty-four kids will fight to the death, and only one will survive...
My brother and I read Tom Sharpe a lot on holidays but I can't remember the actual ages we would be. I would have been reading John Wyndham at primary school. Exactly all this I had a young teen penchant for Neville Shute too. I never read all the Virginia Andrews ...
Before we get started, there are a couple titles not below that will likely pique the interest of your readers. First, the third in the Batpig series (ages 7-10) comes out later this month; our family are huge fans of Rob Farrell’s wildly clever series, and I believe it to be one...
I have been swimming for ten years now.I still remember the day when I first went to the pool.I was too scared to go into the water.My parents,regular members of a swimming club forced me into the water without a kickboard (浮板).I kicked wildly in the water.S...
In other news, I’ve had a self-imposed social media ban for ages. Why? Because the world is a dumpster fire, and I didn’t want to add any more fuel to it. But recently, I’ve dipped my toes into TikTok because apparently, that’s what we’re doing now. Follow me, please—I...
The return of 23-year-old giant panda Ya Ya came after concerns about her health. Fortunately, the story had a happy ending. Return of the giant pandas The giant panda is the undisputed icon of China. This year,...
This, my friends, is an understatement for the ages. more May 13, 2010 Ben Heller AEM097 Saintseneca A while back, my housemate Mark slipped a CD under my door with a note that said “These guys are playing in our basement.” I tossed it in my “listen to this eventually” pile...
The “Pro-Said” Party believes that all the extra verbs are distracting to the reader. They believe that “said” is easily ignored, so your readers can keep their focus on the dialogue. The best thing to do as a writer is to look at the industry standard for your genre or writing ...