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We have learned the price of sentimentality. The youngsters of today are facing life and themselves as is." [6] In general, however, slam books were seen in a negative light. A slam book was briefly the focus of the murder investigation of Carole Lee Kensinger in 1948. [7] Slam books crossed racial barriers and were popular among African ...
"Life's a climb. But the view is great." There are times when things seemingly go to plan, and there are other moments when nothing works out. During those instances, you might feel lost.
The book has a Fantasy element: The protagonist repeatedly has prophetic dreams in which he is projected months or years forward into his future, finding himself in a radically different life situation and having to piece out how his life has changed (or is going to change) - without letting the people around his future self notice his ignorance.
The unexamined life is not worth living" is a famous dictum supposedly uttered by Socrates at his trial for impiety and corrupting youth, for which he was subsequently sentenced to death.
Since July 1986, Smith has run the Uptown Poetry Slam, a three-hour show featuring an open mic (1 hour), feature—poet or professional touring act (1 hour), and the poetry slam. It is the longest-running, weekly poetry show in the country, and one of the longest-running shows in Chicago history.
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Other books that have appeared on this list include A Corner of the Universe, Here Today, Friends, A Dog's Life, Ten Good and Bad Things About My Life (So Far), and Better to Wish. [13] Martin finds the ideas for her books from many different sources; some are based on personal experiences, while others are based on childhood memories and feelings.
When comparing a sample of Marshall's claims from 31 pages of his books to what was written in his original notes, Williams found that while he "occasionally increased the numbers of men or the distances involved by twenty to fifty percent", in general his books followed "the sequence of events and the vast majority of the facts faithful to the ...