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I am writing on behalf of the 8th grade class at Monticello Trails to persuade you to write a book about Kansas. We know that you do not take submissions, but we would love to at least be considered to be included in your wonderful book series. Kansas really deserves a book more than any other state because Kansas usually gets a bad rap from other states. Many people in other states tend to think that Kansas is a very boring and dull state. Well this book may show people that Kansas is not what they think it is. We want to show people what Kansas is really about. Another reason that Kansas deserves a book, is that 46 out of all 50 states have a book and we want to be able to say that we have a Goodnight Kansas book, and be proud of it. Kansas
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Pioneers founded our nation, they built the railroads, they helped teach in schools, they made life easier for us by building machines that people take for granted in everyday life. “Little House on the Prairie” by Laura Ingalls Wilder, is a fiction book about her life living on the prairie. The book tells us what life was like for those living on the prairie in the late 1800’s. It takes the reader on a journey out to the prairie where they have to work and work and work to keep the house running. While “Words West” by Ginger Wadsworth is a nonfiction book about the pioneers and their journeys west on the wagon train. The book tells us about the accidents and struggles of the Pioneers on the wagon train in the early 1800’s. Both
Despite the overall opinion of our class, I enjoyed Hugh Willoughby’s Across the Everglades. The short history he provided and the description of his journey through mangroves and saw grass was both enlightening and entertaining. He offered insight into the historical part of Florida that we, in 2004, will never know of by first hand experience. Willoughby’s journal was also the perfect handbook for an Everglades class canoe trip. From the intricate metaphors he weaves into his facts to the influence of opinion behind those facts, Willoughby’s work captures the minds of his readers.
Kennedy, X. J., and Dana Gioia. Backpack Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Education, 2012. Print.
Reading Oklahoma has really opened my eyes to how much traditions and society have changed.
Louisiana has several magazines that focus on food and drink but I have to admit that one of my favorites is Louisiana Cookin'. They produce some of the most amazing recipes and spotlight places, dishes and drinks throughout the state of Louisiana.
Montana today is place that is still very similar that of a hundred years ago. Ranching and farming out east, mining still goes on in Butte, fishing is big along the western rivers, and now there is a new boom, with oil and natural gas throughout the state. As John Steinbeck said, “I’m in love with Montana. For other states I have admiration, respect, recognition, even some affection. But with Montana it is love. And it’s difficult to analyze love when you’re in it.”
“The Journal of C.J Jackson” is one of the most interesting and educative books, both in the past and present-day circumstances. The main character and narrator, C.J. Jackson is only 13 years old when their family is forced to leave Cimarron County, Oklahoma in April, 1935 due to the harsh environmental conditions. The author begins the narration by providing the actual picture of what is happening in Oklahoma; life is bleak. The inhabitants lack food to eat, water to drink or clean air to breathe. There is extreme famine and drought. C. J Jackson, who hails from as a poor family, is bitten by a snake amidst many challenges affecting his family and society. In relation to the conditions mentioned above,
I am writing on the behalf of the 8th grade class at Monticello Trails Middle School to get a book about Kansas added the Goodnight book series. Many underestimate Kansas, but with your help, we can show people how amazing Kansas really is. Kansas is one of the four states without a Goodnight story. We know you don’t accept submissions, but by adding a Kansas book to your collection, it is sure to bring a smile to all of the Kansas citizens. We hope that you will take our ideas into consideration.
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Our nation. Our great nation. Our great, but imperfect nation. The ideals our nation holds so close to its heart. Have we forgotten them? Have we forgotten what our soldiers were fighting for? Have we forgotten the path our forefathers paved out of love for those who hadn’t even swallowed their first breaths on earth. Have we become so lost in the dredges of life, in our problems and opinions, that the path isn’t even in sight anymore? Lost...lost is a strange word. Lost is troubled, but not hopeless. Lost is out of sight, but not gone. Lost can be found. New paths can be made and maybe, the old path can come back into sight. Or maybe it doesn’t have to. The America our forefathers envisioned is likely not the America that we see today. Not, we are not the same America, but like the generations that
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