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The Wave is a 1981 young adult novel by Todd Strasser under the pen name Morton Rhue (though it has been reprinted under Todd Strasser's real name). It is a novelization of a teleplay by Johnny Dawkins for the movie The Wave, a fictionalized account of the "Third Wave" teaching experiment by Ron Jones that took place in an Ellwood P. Cubberley High School history class in Palo Alto, California.
For example, Rainer Wenger, Karo, Marco, Mona, and Tim correspond to Ben Ross, Laurie Saunders, David Collins, Andrea, and Robert Billings. The outsider theme was expanded by introducing three new characters: Sinan who is Turkish, Kevin the aggressive bully, and Dennis from East Germany who is mocked as "Ossi".
Robert, an unpopular student, is given the role of monitor over the other students, a position which fills him with pride. David, a student, thinks that the Wave's rules will help his football team. With the popular football players now on board, the Wave's popularity spreads across the school.
Robert Billings was born in Niagara Falls, Ontario and raised in Fort Erie. [1] He held two master's degrees in English from Queen's University and the University of Windsor. Billings became well known in Canadian literary circles as a poet, critic, teacher, and editor of Poetry Canada Review and Poetry Toronto.
We Are the Wave (German 'Wir sind die Welle') is a German coming-of-age drama television series that is loosely based on the 1981 novel The Wave by Todd Strasser. [1] The series premiered on Netflix on 1 November 2019.
Here's your guide to every character played by Robert Downey Jr. in 'The Sympathizer,' including Claude, Napalm Ned, Professor Hammer, and Niko Damianos.
Billings was born in Illinois into a multiracial family; she is of European American, African American, and Native American ancestry. [4] Billings's father, Robert Billings, was a music teacher at Los Angeles Harbor College and the musical director for the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera, which influenced her interest in theater. [5]
The Wave is a 2019 American science fiction thriller film directed by Gille Klabin and distributed by Epic Pictures. Plot. Frank, an insurance lawyer, finds ...