How is it that celebrities like Britney Spears can have huge "come backs" before their albums are released and before they have shown signs of new success? I was watching some television and it seems that the media is so consumed with talking about her…
Apparently, Spokane wasn't the only place to recieve a dumping of snow last Wednesday. A rare snowfall blanketed Las Vegas on Wednesday, canceling all flights in and out of the city, snarling traffic and dusting palm trees and marquees along the Las Vegas Strip.Now, Las…
I am practicing this morning with this blog stuff, and want to experiment with embedding a video. I found this one... I shall embrace my Star Wars nerdness and post it. I found it exciting and terrifying all at the same time, especially when Darth…
Round 4 of Book Thief Discussion!The Flag.Discussion Questions:The color of the last section was black, now we read about red; What effect does this have on the section?The Narrator compares the falling ash to snow, Are there any other aspects of the book that compares…
So, on to part two!In Beside the Railway Line, we are introduced to the book thief for the first time. Again, we are shown this notion of colors as a distraction for Death. Has the meaning of these colors changed since Death and Chocolate? As…
Monday's the day: Time for some Book Thief discussion...Caitlin will be posting the discussion boards for the first and second section: Death and Chocolate, and Beside the Railway Line. So 3 Cheers for the third section of the Prologue!, Here's where we'll discuss The Eclipse.Discussion…
Alright guys, time to kick off the book club! Just to reiterate, there will be four posts, two each from Chloe and me, one for each section of the prologue.So, Death and Chocolate. In this section, we are introduced to Death, his occupation (shall we…
Quote 1:You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view - until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."Harper Lee in To Kill a MockingbirdQuote is here. Any thoughts on this quote? Have you read To…
In 2006, then-editor Steve Smith of The Spokesman-Review had the idea of starting a publication for an often forgotten audience: teenagers. The Vox Box was a continuation of the Vox, an all-student staffed newspaper published by The Spokesman-Review. High school student journalists who staffed the Vox made all content decisions as they learn about the trade of journalism. This blog's mission was to give students an opportunity to publish their voices. The Vox Box and the Vox wrapped up in June 2009, but you can follow former staffers' new blog at http://voxxiez.blogspot.com.
