Judy Blume

Courthouse Visit On Tuesday, November 8th I visited the Price County Courthouse in Phillips, WI were the honorable Douglas T. Fox presided. Judge Fox is a circuit court judge which is an elected positon and he is currently serving his sixth term. I was not aware that Judge Fox was an elected official until I did research on his background, but I feel that this is a good way for the people to pick a judge that will be fair and impartial and has similar views as the public. On the day that I…

Judge Channing Bennett and Avery’s Child Support Walking into the courtroom was an experience in itself, preparing for whatever dull or typical case would entertain my sights for the rest of the hour. A young and nimble man in a hoodless sweatshirt stood poised at the defendant’s table with an empty chair beside him. The prosecutor 's table supplied an older man and a young auburn haired woman, seated and watching as the older man shuffled through paperwork. Two women sat in the benches behind…

partner, Nadine Hale (Ann Miller). He eventually finds Hannah Brown (Judy Garland) and they start off really bad. They become a sensational duo after Don figures out what Hannah’s singing and dancing abilities are best at and the two eventually fall in love with each other in the film. Judy Garland is a sensational actor. She has made a big impact on many of the films she was a part of through Hollywood and researchers today. Judy Garland plays Hannah Brown in Easter Parade as an innocent girl…

photograph, architecture, music, and dance. As a matter of fact, art can also be interpreted in many ways because art is open to interpretation. The three pieces of art I analyzed were the beaded crown, George Washington’s painting , and the Dinner Party by Judy Chicago. I used three of (Scott McCloud’s) steps to analyze these pieces of art. The first step I used was Idea/ Purpose which is the impulses, ideas, emotions, philosophies, purpose, and content the art deals with. The second step I…

Evil?", the author Judy Blume discusses the danger of allowing people to censor books so freely. Alex Beam, author of "Why Stop with Mark Twain's 'Huckleberry Finn'?", points his fingers towards the people whom he feels are making foolish decisions by banning books. Although both articles discuss the problems and dangers of banning books, they do so in different ways. They use many of the same techniques, but with different approaches. In "Is Harry Potter Evil?", Judy Blume makes many points…

“Having the freedom to read and the freedom to choose is one of the best gifts my parents gave me. “-Judy Blume. As you grow into an adult your parents teach you how to make choices on your own so you can learn right from wrong and how to survive in the adult world on your own for the first time. Some people believe books should be banned because of inappropriate language or actions taking place in the book that the parent is not comfortable with their child reading. There will come a time in a…

and I would wait patiently by her side as she piled book after book into my arms. Despite financial difficulties, my mom made sure that I became acquainted with her favorite childhood authors, and although a generation divided us, the tales of Judy Blume, Beverly Cleary and Shel Silverstein engulfed my childhood just as much as hers. I loved reading. I loved the words and the way they could whisk me out of my own life and send me somewhere else. They showed me…

Among popular belief in American society, censorship no longer occurs because communities are not “stuck in the 70’s,” though, censorship is nevertheless prevalent in the United States to this day, as it was forty years ago. What is the true definition of censorship? Well, it is prohibiting determined works of literature, movies, news, and even a bias approach in textbooks concerning terms of not presenting all evidence. Albeit, censorship is no longer a massive problem that the population faces…

story up, pretending I knew what I was reading. As I got older, I matured on to books such as: Junie B Jones, Nancy Drew and other popular books. Because Nancy Drew books would give me nightmares and Junie B Jones was a little too easy, I enjoyed Judy Blume and Allie Finkle’s Rules for Girls.…

Narrative Essay When I was in second grade. I had the chicken pox, and I was miserable. I was so itchy and hot, all I wanted to do is scratch my bright red blisters. My grandma hated to see me suffer. She had a great Idea, and that was to a read to me. The first book we read was Dr. Seuss Cat in the Hat. I can remember letting my mind wander through the pages wishing the cat would come and play with me. Soon I realized that when she was reading the books to me, I was not Itching from my…