1. BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Avi was born in New York City on December 23, 1937 and was raised in Manhattan. (Telgen, 71:7) When he was young, he had dysgraphia, which is a writing problem. This played an important role in his life. Most of his school papers were covered in red pen. Avi once said," I wasn't even paying attention (to the red marks) to it. I liked what I wrote."(JRDA) He was als
de Mayo which celebrate Mexican’s independent from Spain and France. With historical holidays activities teach children about justice and peace and also fairness. Children are probably little too young to completely understand struggles that people had. However, they learn from adults especially teachers about how hard people try to keep peaceful world and how to respect historical holidays.
The scene at Six D.O.G.S in Athens.
It’s hard to believe that only six or seven years ago, this shop-filled area — known by the somewhat unwieldy title of the “historic commercial triangle” — was a virtual wasteland for night life. Back then, after the bustling daytime crowds dispersed, the triangle went dark.
“In the center of Athens there was nothing, just these really c
Me Generation
- focus on Gender, Sex, War, Race…
-Kurt Vonnegut, Norman Mailer, John Updike, John Cheever, Raymond Carver, Joyce Carol Oates, T.C. Boyle, Barbara Kingsolver, Don DeLillo…
Bildungsroman
- J. D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye
- Harper Lee, To Kill A Mockingbird
- Born 1946
Austin, Minnesota
Age 12, moved to Worthington, Minnesota
1969.2~1970.3