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CNN Transcript - Larry King Live Weekend: A Look Back at Mark David Chapman in His Own ... - 0 views

  • I went to an art gallery, and Robert Goulet was there and Leslie Nielsen was there. And I just wanted to be around them. And I had my picture taken with Robert Goulet -- I don't think this has ever come out. And I felt important while I was with them. And then after, you disintegrate again. You become nothing.
  • Before, everything was like dead calm. And I was ready for this to happen. I even heard a voice, my own, inside me say do it, do it, do it. You know, here we go. And then afterwards, it was like the film strip broke. I fell in upon myself. I like went into a state of shock. I stood there with the gun hanging limply down at my right side
  • This thing started, Larry, when I got angry at Lennon. I found a book in the library that showed him on the roof of the Dakota, and you're familiar with the Dakota, it's a very nice, sumptuous building. And, remember I'm in a different state of mind and I'm falling in on myself, and I'm angry at seeing him on the Dakota and I say to myself, that phony, that bastard.
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  • Some psychologists say he was killing his father but, I think, on a much more relevant level he was killing a part of all of us. He wanted to hurt the world.
  • Chapman told me at one point that he fantasized about getting his hands on nuclear devices and maybe blowing up a small city, injuring or killing thousands, if not millions, of people -- and reasoned that, by killing someone that most of the people in the world identified with or had been touched by in one way or the other he could hurt us all, and he did.
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    Chapman's references to his fading away self is interestingly similar to Holden "disappearing" as mental breakdown. But Salinger never had Holden be harming to others and had him find release and meaning in the innocence of children.
Tom March

Gary Crew - 0 views

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  • His main interest is to research non-fiction events then transpose them into fiction. He also writes Crime and Science Fiction short stories for both youth and adult audiences. He is the series Editor of Lothian's After Dark series of Macabre Tales. His books are published internationally - from Greenland to New York.
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      his mAIN THEMES which have you noticed?
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    Dr. Gary Crew began writing fiction in 1985. Because of his teaching back ground and his own teenage children, he entered the Teenage Fiction or Young Adult genre and has subsequently published 12 novels in that field. He has twice been awarded the Children's Book Council of Australia, Book of the Year for Older Readers [Strange Objects in 1991 and Angel's Gate in 1993].
Tom March

Academic Earth - J D Salinger, Franny and Zooey - 0 views

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    In this lecture on J. D. Salinger's Franny and Zooey, Professor Hungerford presents her argument about religion in the novel as an example to students of how to construct a sound literary critical paper using evidence from the text. Moving between large claims and close readings, Hungerford shows how Salinger prevents his investment in mysticism from becoming mystification by grounding his sense of the divine in the specificity of persons, the importance of family language and love.
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Walking and cycling - Office of Environment and Heritage - 0 views

  • Better health with every step More and more people are choosing to walk in Sydney, especially on weekends. It's now rated the most popular physical activity by people aged 15 years and older. If the number of adults who walked for 30 minutes a day, five days a week, increased by 10 per cent, it would lead to: annual savings of $76 million in direct measurable health care costs, and even more in indirect costs 1,038 fewer deaths from heart disease each year savings of $31 million in cardiovascular disease costs a reduction in the incidence of diabetes prevention of 15 per cent of bowel cancer cases.
Tom March

Education for Sustainability | - 0 views

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    The future looks precarious with present conditions on planet Earth unprecedented. Our survival as a species requires that sustainability, in all its dimensions (environmental, social, economic, governance and personal), becomes a priority in all areas of human endeavour.
Tom March

NoodleTools : NoodleBib Express - 0 views

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    Just need one or two quick citations? No need to log in or subscribe -- simply generate them in NoodleBib Express and copy and paste what you need into your document. Note: citations are not saved and cannot be exported to a word processor using this version of the tool.
Tom March

NoodleTools : NoodleQuest - 0 views

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    One of the hardest parts about doing academic research on the Internet is figuring out where to start! A search engine or subject portal is usually the first thing to try, but which are the most useful for your research need? Fill in the short form below, and we'll point you in the right direction. For every question, you can check any number of boxes (or none).
Tom March

Intute Behind the Headlines - 0 views

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    Intute is a free online service providing access to the very best web resources for education and research. All material is evaluated and selected by a network of subject specialists to create the Intute database. With millions of resources available on the Internet, it is difficult to find relevant and appropriate material even if you have good search skills and use advanced search engines. Issues of trust, quality, and search skills are very real and significant concerns - particularly in a learning context. Academics, teachers, students and researchers are faced with a complex environment, with different routes into numerous different resources, different user interfaces, search mechanisms and authentication processes. The Intute database makes it possible to discover the best and most relevant resources in one easily accessible place. You can explore and discover trusted information, assured that it has been evaluated by specialists for its quality and relevance.
Tom March

The Cold War in Asia - Google Books - 0 views

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    "The Cold War in Asia By James G. Hershberg" 9 results on Zhu
Tom March

Calamity and Reform in China - 0 views

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    "Calamity and Reform in China: State, Rural Society, and Institutional Change ... By Dali L. Yang" 5 results on Zhu
Tom March

April 25: Some Playthings by John Hollander « Knopf Doubleday - Poem-a-Day - 0 views

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      Read the poem at least three times. Be preared to lead the class in a discussion by highlighting what you think are the three most significant lines.
  • trembling brown bird
  • blown oakleaf
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  • noticing itself at play
  • irregular frail patch of brown
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    "Some Playthings," by the distinguished John Hollander, a poet for whom serious and light verse, the formal and the playful, flow forth in equal measure.
Tom March

Welcome to Environmental and Sustainability Education - 0 views

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    When environmental and sustainability education is incorporated into the school curriculum, students: learn about the environment develop skills to investigate and solve issues in the environment acquire attitudes of care and concern for the environment adopt behaviours and practices which protect the environment, and understand the principles of ecologically sustainable development
Tom March

Australian Education for Sustainability Alliance (AESA) - 0 views

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    The Australian Education for Sustainability Alliance is comprised of organisations from the education, union, youth and environment sectors that want a higher prioritisation of sustainability in the education system. We are achieving this by advocating and lobbying for best practice education for sustainability policy to fulfil our vision of a sustainable Australia.
Tom March

Studying Ancient History and Classics - 0 views

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    Basics, glossary, maps, and resources on classical literature. Includes material on ancient Greek and Roman poets and playwrights, and online texts in English and Latin.
Tom March

Logos of the 100 Largest Companies in the World - Slashmarks - 0 views

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      Which 3 logos make the best use of colour?
Tom March

Ancient Egypt - Australian Museum - 0 views

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    Ancient Egypt's distinctive and well preserved art, in the form of paintings, sculpture, hieroglyphs, pottery, jewellery and architecture, gives us a fascinating glimpse into the daily life, beliefs and customs of this ancient society.
Tom March

Apology to Australia's Indigenous peoples - australia.gov.au - 0 views

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      Use yellow highlighter on the PM's use of metaphor and simile.
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      Use blue highlighter where you think the PM is using persuasive techniques.
  • turn a new page
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  • blemished chapter in our nation's history
  • blemished
  • righting the wrongs
  • moving forward
  • successive Parliaments and governments
  • oldest continuing cultures in human history
  • Stolen Generations
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    Apology to Australia's Indigenous peoples
Tom March

History of the People's Republic of China (1949-1976) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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    in broader context
Tom March

The Long March: the untold story - Google Books - 0 views

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    "The Long March: the untold story By Harrison Evans Salisbury" Minimal clips, but perhaps available in the library?
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