“So, please, oh please, we beg, we pray, go throw your TV set away, and in its place you can install, a lovely bookcase on the wall.” ~~ Roald Dahl
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“So, please, oh please, we beg, we pray, go throw your TV set away, and in its place you can install, a lovely bookcase on the wall.” ~~ Roald Dahl
Filed Under: Education, Roald Dahl, Values
“A word as to the education of the heart. We don’t believe that this can be imparted through
books; it can only be imparted through the loving touch of the teacher.” ~~ Cesar Chavez
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“When you have mastered numbers, you will in fact no longer be reading numbers, any more than you read words when reading books You will be reading meanings.” ~~ W.E.B. Du Bois
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“I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.” ~~ Groucho Marx
Filed Under: Education, Groucho Marx, Knowledge, Learning, Reading
“Outside of a dog, a book is a man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read.” ~~ Groucho Marx
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“There is no end to education. It is not that you read a book, pass an examination, and finish with education. The whole of life, from the moment you are born to the moment you die, is a process of learning.” ~~ Jiddu Krishnamurti
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SUMMARY: Abigail Van Buren (born July 4, 1918) syndicated personal advice columnist
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Abigail Van Buren known as Dear Abby to many, was born July 4, 1918. Her given name was Pauline Esther Friedman. She was born in Sioux City, Iowa 17 minutes after her twin sister, Esther Pauline Friedman. She and her sister grew up in Sioux City, Iowa. They were very close to begin with. They went to Central High School in Sioux City, Iowa. Then they went on to Morningside College together.
The two sisters had a joint wedding in 1939 at the age of 21 years. Abigail married Morton Phillips and had one son, Edward Jay Phillips, and one daughter, Etta Jeanne Phillips. Pauline and her sister were the only children of their parents who were Russia Jewish immigrants. Abigail Van Buren had the nickname of Popo while growing up. Popo was short for Pauline. Her sister, Esther had the nickname of Eppie.
These two sisters became rival columnist. Abigail Van Buren (Pauline) became Dear Abby, and her twin, Esther, became Ann Landers. They fought a lot through out the years and some say they were not on speaking terms when Esther died in 2002. They may have made up but it is hard to say for sure because Abigail Van Buren had begun to suffer from Alzheimer’s disease that same year.
It was said that the two sisters made a public reconciliation in 1964. Although some say the contending continued. Both Abigail’s husband and daughter assure the public that the two sisters Pauline and Esther- Dear Abby and Ann Landers- had made up before Esther’s death. Unfortunately because of her Alzheimer’s Abigail may not actually know her sister Esther is dead.
When Abigail began to suffer from Alzheimer’s disease, her daughter Jeanne Philips took over the column and continues to write as Dear Abby. Mother and daughter did have a time when they were both working on the column. When Abigail Van Buren’s Alzheimer’s disease was too bad to continue writing, Jeanne took over completely. When Pauline Esther Friedman chose her pen name for Dear Abby, she combined two names. She took Abigail from the book of Samuel in the bible and Van Buren came from the former U.S. President Martin Van Buren.
Abigail Van Buren had not written professionally until 1956. This is when she went into the San Francisco Chronicle’s editor and told him she could write a better advice column than what he had. So the editor gave her an interview and asked her to give some replies to a few letters the paper had received. She wrote responses to the editors liking and her Dear Abby was syndicated within two months. Abigail Van Buren was an instant success with her Dear Abby advise column. In 1956 Abigail Van Buren offered her column to the Sioux City Journal at a reduced price, providing the paper refuse Esther Lederers column. This did not help with the sister rivalry.
Abigail Van Buren has also written four best sellers among her non-fiction books. She has the Best of Dear Abby and Dear Abby on Planning Your Wedding among her writings. She has also received many public service awards. Especially for her public-health issues she publicized. Her column became internationally syndicated and she had dedicated followers. Many loved her and the advice she gave.
Abigail Van Buren has given many quotes in her Dear Abby advice column. Some of her famous quotes are: A bad habit never disappears miraculously; it’s an undo-it-yourself project. Fighting fire with fire only gets you ashes! If we could sell our experiences for what they cost us, we’d all be millionaires.
Abigail Van Buren is currently living. She has health issues with her Alzheimer’s disease. Her daughter Jeanne stated in 2006 that her disease was at its middle stages.
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SUMMARY: Rudyard Kipling (30 December 1865-18 January 1936) Rudyard Kipling is the author of The Jungle Book among other stories.
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There are many stories that stand out in British culture but one of the stories that is highly favored is The Jungle Book. This iconic story was written by Rudyard Kipling in 1894. Rudyard Kipling is the author of many different stories and was also the recipient of the Nobel Prize of literature in 1907.
Born in 1865 Joseph Rudyard Kipling had an impressive upbringing as he was born in Bombay but was later sent to live in England. The stories that Kipling was able to tell often brought in stories of British soldiers in India, poems of Britain, and of course the many stories and tales that he wrote for children.
When Kipling wrote The Jungle Book, the tale of adventure immediately was a success. The Jungle Book was actually a collection of several short stories like Rikki-Tikki-Tavi. He was a master of short stories and was able to create unique works like The Man Who Would be King. Not only could Kipling tell a story in a few short pages he was also well-known for his poetry works like the poems Mandalay and Gunga Din and “If—” .The children’s books he wrote and his ability create short stories still reign supreme and he remains one of the innovators of short stories.
Rudyard Kipling was one of English writers that was able to captivate everyone around him with his complex personality and intelligence. Through the late 19th century and the early 20th century, Kipling was among one of the most popular authors of all time. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1907 at the age of 42, which is still the youngest age of any Nobel Prize in Literature recipient. Rudyard Kipling was also offered and given many awards for his creative writing abilities. There are some awards and honors that he simply turned down as he did not feel they were needed.
During the early part of the 20th century, Kipling was seen as one of the most inspiring and popular authors of all time. His career was continuing to rise and he was given the Nobel Prize and was the first English author to ever be given this prize. The poem “If—” still remains one of the most popular poems in England.
Kipling was very powerful in English literature and culture and was able to help England in their involvement in World War I. Rudyard Kipling ended up writing pamphlets that were used to support the war aims of the United Kingdom and to raise money.
Adding to his icon character, Rudyard Kipling was also actively involved with Freemasonry. Kipling was able to become a freemason in 1885, which was unheard of as minimum age requirement is 21 and he was 6 months shy of this window. When he became a freemason he was first at the Perseverance Lodge in Lahore and became secretary of the lodge and then became an apprentice. As he was able to pass to the degree of Fellow Craft and later to Master Mason, it helped to shape his character. Kipling praised his experienced and loved them so much that he ended up writing a poem entitled The Mother Lodge which briefly shared his love for his Masonic experiences.
Rudyard Kipling was a beloved author and continued to write up until his death. His writing began to slow as he aged and then he eventually passed away in 1936 due to a perforated duodenal ulcer. His body was cremated and his ashes were buried in Poets’ Corner in Westminster Abbey where other icon authors like Charles Dickens are buried.
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