The Butter Battle Book

complications to the United States’ economy and other countries but one of the biggest strains on the economy was gasoline. It was used in most vehicles, and travelling wasn’t easy without unlimited access to gas. Some things that were rationed were butter, meat, sugar, clothing, and gasoline. Rubber was also rationed, so most citizens couldn’t drive very much, what with the loss of gas and rubber. Clothing and shoes were rationed so that expensive and rare materials weren’t used, since we…

Graffiti Knight- Draft #3 Graffiti Knight by Karen Bass is a great book for IB students to read. It gives the reader a deeper understanding of the global context of Fairness and Development. This book is about how a young man named Wilhelm and the rest of the German citizens are in the control of the Soviets, and they are treated very poorly. Wilhelm and his group of friends become leaders in rebelling against the soviets. The book describes the topics of inequality, developing countries and…

the book. William Golding has a theory on sustainable government. It is having adults lead and having a symbol to symbolize power. The flaw about it is that there is always going to be one person running…

war, he started to write some activist children’s books like Horton Hears a Who!, The Sneetches, and Yertle the Turtle. But none were as controversial as The Lorax and The Butter Battle Book. “Most people who read The Lorax see it as a wonderful and important tale. Some, however, do not appreciate its message” (Levine 77). Since this book is focused on environmental conservation, many members of the logging and paper mill industry felt that this book attacked their jobs. One father was…

second recon team in the invasion of Saipan. The story is told chronologically with no major time leaps. Windtalkers has many themes that are common in other war stories such as; war being hell, soldiers being too young, etc.. However, the bread and butter of Windtalkers is the Native American code talkers. The code talkers were essential to the US having secure communication, a resource that saved an immeasurable amount of lives. To the US government the code talkers were a resource that must…

for the thinking-related and highly educated. Each year, all sixteen-year-olds must take an ability test that describes the group of people involved in a battle for which they are best suited. After receiving the results, they can decide whether to remain with their family's group of people or move to a new group of people involved in a battle. Those who do not complete beginning of actions and you do to get in to an organisation you must turn into a new group…

Simplicity “I have to remind myself to live simply and not overindulge, which is a constant battle in a material world.”-Sandra Cisneros Growing up with hoarders, I lived in houses piled with random garage sale finds and stacks of butter dishes filled with useless items my family never knew we even had. It was a very tiny house. The miniature house was similar to something you’d see in Alice In Wonderland.It was crowded with oversized furniture covered in crazy patterns and colors and a…

basically everything that went on as the men were in battle. One big part was Rosie the Riveter because she was an iconic image for the role of work women did. Another big part of the home front war ration books. These ration books helped people get things they needed by…

many difficulties for citizens at home, in both the North and South. The Southerners suffered particularly because most of the war was fought on their land. Food shortages and inflation in the South made life very trying in war times. A pound of butter cost twelve dollars in Richmond, and cotton production became limited. As the war continued, support from the people faded on both sides. Congress became worried and issued a draft law in 1863. Able men between the ages of twenty and…

Bilbo replied, but interrupted. “I have brought forth sad news, from the mountain.” “What’s going on?” asked Bilbo worryingly. Before he sat down to tell Bilbo the sorrow news, Biblo guides him to the kitchen and prepares tea and a loaf of bread, and butter. “Our leader Dain, has been assassinated.” “What?! How did this happen, and who did it?” “We wish we knew, we saw nothing, no blood, no footprints, nothing, that’s why we cam to you. There are tales told about you where you frolicked…