Sacrifice your friends for food.No - there's no spears, cavemen, or giant people-roasting fires involved: Just one popular website and an equally famous hamburger.Burger King has now launched a new customer-seeking iniative through users of FaceBook, (a popular 'teen networking' site ranking more than 150…
One of my favorite sites for teens is Channel One News. (Some of you may get the broadcast at school.) They have a poll on their homepage entitled "The Next Big Thing." Well, this could be one of the next big things: From Channel One:…
Recipe 1:Homemade Dog Food. Video is here. Does anybody make dog food for their dogs? I could totally tell stories about what my grandma makes for her dog. It involves pumpkin, cottage cheese, bacon, and kibble. Recipe 2:Homemade Donuts. Video is here. Have you ever…
Quote 1:I have never taken any exercise except sleeping and resting. Mark TwainWhat exercise do you like to do? Any favorites?Quote found here. Quote 2:Wear the old coat and buy the new book. Austin PhelpsI know that's true for me. When you have extra money,…
As I'm sure everyone knows the time has come for the all-new television premieres. In addition to new seasons, some shows are being aired for the first time. Here are some you might be interested in (blurbs about shows were taken from the show's official…
With the incoming of 2009 we're hit with lots of those good ol' Resolutions; to eat more healthfully is often one of them. So when you're reaching into the fridge for that next healthy snack, consider what it could about you and your characteristics! Here…
An intriguing, student-made video based on the experiences of children who have grown up in war zones. Set to "The Night Sky" by Keane.
Well, here we go. The list of the most popular (and unusual) Pet Names of 2008. There are some pretty interesting names in the "unusual" names category and of course, you have some classic/traditional names in the "most popular" lists. I found it interesting that…
In this final section of Part Two, Liesel commits her first act of book thievery by stealing a novel that miraculously escaped the flames of the bonfire. -It is obvious that she knew such an action was absolutely unacceptable in the eyes of Nazi Germany.…
At the very beginning of this section, we find that the bonfire has burned itself out and that "most of the crowd [has] vanished." -Despite being so eager for the burning, most of the viewers left very quickly, judging by Zusak's diction. Why do you…
I'm going to try something a bit different for this section. Three quotes (posted below) stood out to me in this section. My question is this: How are these quotes related to each other, to the setting of the novel, and to the current state…
On to Part 5!In celebration of both Hitler's birthday and Germany's triumph in the war thus far, the city of Molching holds a book burning. Death notes that it "would have come as no surprise if certain members of the party had...published a thousand or…
British farmers' markets, butcher shops, village pubs, and elegant restaurants have become more creative with their cuisine. Along with the traditional roast beef and chicken, squirrel has graced the menu. Don't get Great Britain wrong, though. This is a proactive approach to maintaining the balance…
Right now this is what many of the area school districts are up against.
Chapter 4 - Section 2.Begining with the title of the chapter, Dead Letters, What does this lead us to think about the future of Liesel's letters?Liserl exemplifies a unique level of understanding concerning her family's struggles, saying "They were only victims of circumstance." What are…
Here's Chapter 3 of Section 2. Enjoy!The rot. That's the name given to the economic 'rough times.' Do you think we're in the midst of 'a rot'? How do many of the Huberman's financial struggles parallel those of today?As Lisel writes the letter to her…
Section 2 - Chapter 2: Some definite good reading.Right from the starting gate, Death show us the "Keys to Happiness," and also introduces the concept of "Being Happy". What are YOUR keys to happiness?Death later says, "It's not hard to like a man who not…
Alright! - Get our your smarty-pants thinking caps; We'll now resume discussion of The Book Thief - Part 2. "One opportunity leads directly to another, just as risk leads to more risk, life to more life, and death to more death."Does this statement, made by…
I've heard a lot of people claiming that they will never accept President-elect Obama as their President, but after hearing a neighbor mention that officials have not proved whether Obama is actually a US citizen (he is), I started wondering. Is this unwillingness to accept…
For those who can't stand the torture of figuring out what they should have said or what they should have done, planning ahead pays off more than procrastination...or does it?"Something came up." "My cell phone broke." "I had to take Jimmy to the doctor." "What?!…
Schools official in Lexington, Kentucky, favor a later start to the average school day, just like the students!Experimentally, the school officials pushed back the beginning of the school day by only one hour for middle and high school students, and they found less teen-related car…
In the same way the smell of smoke from someone's hair, clothes, house, or car upsets the senses, the brain is affected by this invisible residue, recently labeled third-hand smoke, as well.Loads of heavy metal (and we're not talkin' music!), carcinogens, hazardous chemicals, and radioactive…
From the Daily Show.... The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10cRoad to the Doghouse - Puppedential DebateBarack Obama InterviewJohn McCain InterviewSarah Palin VideoFunny Election VideoQUESTION: "Who's a good boy?"
Like finding a needle (or several) in a haystack, the New York Times has discovered and released the brand-new buzzwords of 2008. Here are the official words from lexicographer Grant Barret.Fail is now used in the phrase, "A bucket of fail!" It is considered an…
Central Valley, West Valley, East Valley, and Mead school districts are closed tomorrow. Spokane Public is not. Here's the ESD 101 site to check for more closures.
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.
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