Harlem Children's Zone

collects this information from teaming up with National Geographic, and the National Institution on Aging in which they travel the worlds blue zones that include: the island of Sardinia in Italy, Okinawa in Japan and Loma Linda in California. They discover each zone has more than one person who has lived passed the age of one hundred; Acknowledging that each zone is different Buettner, with…

Rhizophora mangle the red plague Mangroves are a predominant form of vegetation that can be found in intertidal zones of tropical estuaries, lagoons, sheltered shorelines and in subtropical coastlines (Allen, 1998). Mangroves are trees and shrubs that have adapted to living in saltwater environments. They are propped up, out of the water, by dense, tangled roots that allow them to obtain oxygen in oxygen poor sediments. Their roots also allow the tree to remain supported during the rise and…

The Demon in the Freezer is a true, spine tingling nonfictional story and NY Times best seller about how a practically invisible, lethal virus can infect an entire nation within a matter of days. Richard Preston brought the real terror of smallpox to the attention of millions of people by bringing the virus to a personal level. The crucial scientists in this book are Peter Jahrling (chief scientist at United States Army Medical Response Institute of Infectious Disease or USAMRIID for short),…

New IGN: Animize AGE: 15 Time Zone: AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time) Location / Country: Australia. Languages: English. What will you bring to the staff team if you were staff? {Min 100 Words}: I believe I can bring a sense of professionalism to the staff team and network in general by working with staff members and players to create the best gameplay experience for every player. I am a very experienced staff member and know all of the methods and commands to make sure everything…

for every learner to juxtapose multiple text and apply what they have learned to graphic organizers and other visual elements. The textbook adds that, “everyday texts, like children’s literature, are socially constructed and are imbued with dominant worldviews. Using these texts alongside children’s literature will guide children’s critical analysis” (Botelho & Rudman, 2009, pg.…

Misinterpretation Of Children’s Literature Originally our culture was raised to believe fairytale’s had a based audience of children, but are we really teaching our children the right things by reading them these stories? Although a fairytale is a children 's story about magical and imaginary beings and lands, fairytales in some ways might be exposing younger children to more violent, sexual, harmful situations that they are not fully ready to understand. The debate is if the actions in which…

reform in the legal system. Starting in the 1890’s Italy was extremely organized during this time the legal system created a new penal code and implemented it. Since Pinocchio and the changes to the laws occur at roughly the same time Carlo wrote the children’s book it was perfect having his morals and things he believed to be morally befitting of young individuals. In the new law it states, “Criminal responsibility exists in persons above the age of nine years. For any criminal act of the minor…

gothic literature goes just as far back as storytelling goes, and is marked by both classic gothic and gothic children 's literature characteristics. Classic gothic literature involves : romance, good versus evil, heroes and damsels; whereas today children’s gothic involves high tech computers, texting, the blurring line of good and evil, school grounds. But there are still similarities between the two that make modern day scary stories a gothic spine shivering tale. These tales still have…

Literacy Rollercoaster Every young student gets excited for the book fair, even if they don’t like reading, there are lots of fun erasers and pencils to look at or get. I was one of those kids that gazed at the book catalog to create a wishlist of books. I wanted every single book, the scary books, funny books, even comics. The book fair is what blossomed my love for books and reading. I loved how the books were presented and displayed. I got so psyched to read the new books they had to offer.…

Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (2009) and Edward Lear’s The Owl and the Pussycat (1871) are works of literature that both use “nonsense” to convey a story. In what follows I will argue that nonsense is significant, especially in children’s literature, as it is a useful tool for education, and promotes individuality of thoughts. The use of nonsense in literature challenges rules and it allows for the brain to think outside of the restricted boundaries of teaching, which…