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A collection of John Cena's most memorable recent matches after
reigning for over a decade at the top spot in WWE. The matches
included see him up against Mark Henry, Cesaro and Roman Reigns,
Randy Orton and Kane.
Collection of five of WWE superstar Roman Reigns' iconic matches.
The matches included see him going one-on-one with Mark Henry, Bray
Wyatt and Daniel Bryan as well as battling with Seth Rollins
against Kane and Daniel Bryan and participating in a battle royal.
Coverage of the WWE WrestleMania Revenge Tour, recorded in April
2012 at London's O2 Arena. The matches included new fighter Lord
Tensai's first ever bout with John Cena and the showdown for the
WWE Championship between CM Punk and Mark Henry. Elsewhere, an
action-packed six-man tag-team match saw wrestlers including Randy
Orton and Cody Rhodes battle for supremacy.
The GIs who struggled ashore through the surf of Omaha and Utah
Beaches on 6 June 1944 were members of the best-equipped army ever
assembled up to that date. It was in the NW Europe campaign of June
1944-May 1945 of World War II that the US Army was finally able to
show its full potential for fluent mechanised warfare. This title
describes both combat and service uniforms worn in the ETO, from
the assault troops on the D-Day beaches to bemedalled veterans
celebrating VE-Day; other subjects covered include artillery,
tanks, anti-tank weapons, the engineers, the replacement system;
and the insignia of the divisions committed to this front.
If you follow the headlines, you could be forgiven for thinking
that things in Ireland are worse than ever. In fact, we live longer
than ever before, we have never been healthier or better educated,
we earn five times more than our grandparents did, our personal
freedoms exceed those of any previous generation, and the lives of
women and children have been transformed for the better. At a time
when some good news is welcome, this uplifting book tells our
national story through facts and stats, placing Ireland under the
microscope to chart 100 undeniable achievements of the past 100
years. When the State was formed, Ireland was one of the most
poverty-stricken nations in Europe. Now it has the second-highest
quality of life in the world. While there is still more to be done,
In Fact illustrates that Ireland, for all its imperfections, is in
a much better state than you might think.
"Write Through Chicago" offers both teachers and students a unique
opportunity to connect with Chicago and its remarkable history.
Young writers will mourn at Lincoln's Chicago Funeral, marvel at
the Columbian Exposition, gather with the crowd at the Haymarket
Riot, drive to Riverview Amusement Park, chomp down on the first
McDonald's Burger, and celebrate at Grant Park as Barack Obama
delivers his presidential acceptance speech. They'll craft a wide
range of written forms, from stories and poems to polemics,
monologues, diaries, letters and more. All "Write Through Chicago"
writing activities align to NCTE & Common Core State Standards
for English Language Arts and are supported by a website that
provides students with ready access to specifically selected
research materials. This unique design leaves teachers free to
concentrate on helping students truly "learn about a city by
writing about a city."
"KIRKUS REVIEWS"
www.kirkusreviews.com
...Larson ("The Creative Writing Handbook," 1992) and Boone
("Forest High," 2011) collaborate to produce a guide primarily for
students, although it'd be useful for anyone "curious about Chicago
and anxious to write." Their guide covers nearly a dozen of the
nationwide Common Core State Standards for writing, including
orienting students to the rhetorical forms of argument, exposition
and narrative, and to disciplines like planning, revising and
rewriting. The authors approach their task by presenting students
with a series of archived headlines from different pivotal points
in Chicago history, from the days of fur trader Jean-Baptiste
Pointe DuSable in 1790 to the passage through town of President
Lincoln's funeral train in 1865 to the Great Fire of Chicago in
1871, as well as the Chicago World's Fair of 1893, the World Series
of 1906 and newly elected Barack Obama's victory speech from 2008.
In all these cases and many more, the authors encourage writing
students to extrapolate from the headline and quick bullet points
of the event, with pointed motivations to consider as many angles
as possible, such as the president's Secret Service detail or the
engineers on Lincoln's train. It's also recommended for students to
go online for further research and to imagine how they would have
reacted at the time. Finally, students are encouraged to envision a
new scenario spun off from the headline's setting but involving
them personally. In all cases, students are carefully guided
through the use of educator Benjamin Bloom's Taxonomy of Learning
Objectives, first using so-called lower-level thinking (knowledge,
comprehension and application) and then higher-level thinking
(analysis, synthesis and evaluation). The headlines are well-chosen
to represent a wide range of interests-everything from the social
reforms of Jane Addams and Hull House to the poetry of Carl
Sandburg and the prose of Studs Terkel-and the concept of making
writing exercises come alive through local history is an inspired
one.
A stimulating, well-presented approach to getting students
interested in writing.
"Write Through Chicago" is the best present an English teacher
could receive. This book brings to the forefront a logical yet
creative way of addressing what is truly important: engaging
students to think creatively and insightfully about the world
around them. By allowing students to write themselves into Chicago
history, Larson and Boone have seamlessly brought together the best
parts of teaching and writing. This is the kind of book that makes
teachers want to teach.
"-Deborah Will, former President, Illinois Association of Teachers
of English"
Randall Foster prefers to preach sermons, teach classes, raise
funds, recruit members and make sure he visits church members
before their surgery. Wants to be known for that, if anything a
caring minister you can trust. Dreamer. Alas, if anything can go
wrong...it does. Not a short list of the wrong going...sexual
misconduct charges...divorce...congregational meeting to throw him
out...double-homicide indictment when a church member is found
slumped dead in church's front sanctuary pew. Didn't help the
woman, four months pregnant, is his misconduct accuser and a noosed
rope around her neck is from his pulpit robe. He has to reach up to
touch bottom. Then the surprises begin. Not everyone is against
him. Some figure shadows are evidence of light somewhere. He is
sinking...fast. But not all is lost. An irascible secretary...a
don't let them get you church member...a new fishing guide...and a
salmon-stalking sea lion make for the most unpredictable sliver of
hope. He'll take it. Sinking? Yep. Drown? Not sure.
An in-depth look at some of the biggest individuals in the history
of wrestling. Among the memorable giants highlighted in the
programme are Andre the Giant, Haystacks Calhoun, Big Show and Mark
Henry.
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