The first sentence of The Wednesday Wars begins with Holling and his thoughts and assumptions of his teacher‚ Mrs.Baker. Written by Gary D. Schmit‚ this historical fiction novel is set in 1967 during the Vietnam war. Meanwhile‚ Holling starts to learn that life isn’t as simple as it seems during his entire seventh-grade year. After reading Shakespeare and experiencing life for himself‚ he understands that discrimination‚ war‚ and controlling one’s destiny is crucial in life. The story revolves around
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Wednesday Wars is a coming to age historical fiction story about a seventh grader named Holling Hoodhood. Holling is the only Presbyterian student at his school‚ and he is the only student left there on Wednesday afternoons. He has a father who is never really there for him‚ and I believe that plays a big part to the story and how it all plays out. Holling starts the year believing that his teacher hates him‚ but as the year goes on they form a great teacher/student relationship. I believe this is
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There is always a moment where one’s world turns gray and everything seems dull and hopeless. In “Wednesday Wars‚” by Gary D. Schmidt‚ the character‚ Holling‚ experiences a dull depressing time period of his life‚ his seventh grade year. The author then uses descriptive language‚ repetition‚ and symbolism to create a dreary‚ sorrowful mood. He makes Holling’s world look like there is no hope and there was no room for improvement. The author uses descriptive language to describe the dull and
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Ash Wednesday‚ in the calendar of Western Christianity‚ is the first day of Lent and occurs 46 days before Easter. It is a moveable fast‚ falling on a different date each year because it is dependent on the date of Easter. It can occur as early as February 4 or as late as March 10. According to the canonical gospels of Matthew‚ Mark and Luke; Jesus spent 40 days fasting in the desert before the beginning of his public ministry‚ during which he endured temptation bySatan.[2][3] Ash Wednesday marks
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3:4)‚ and most importantly‚ prior to undertaking his ministry‚ Jesus spent forty days in wilderness praying and fasting (Matthew 4:2). -not including Sundays Sundays are celebratory so not included for “mourning” -Ash Wed-Holy Saturday Ash Wednesday cross on forehead. Day of Fast and abstinence (18-60) Fast; eat one meal‚ and snacks Abstinence; (14+) no meat but eggs are allowed (Daniel 10:1- 3) By giving up good things and denying them to ourselves we encourage an attitude of
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In Gary D. Schmidt’s The Wednesday Wars‚ Schmidt shows us the good and the ugly of being a middle schooler. The book introduces us to Holling Hoodhood and his friends as they go through the thrills and wonders of being in the seventh grade. Although his love interest stands out the most to me. Throughout the novel‚ Meryl Lee faces a lot of inner and outer struggles‚ but she still maintains an intelligent‚ considerate and emotional personality. Meryl Lee certainly is an interesting character. She
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ELIOT’S ASH WEDNESDAY: A CHRISTIAN POEM In 1930‚ just three years after his baptism and confirmation into the Anglican Church‚ T. S. Eliot published his conversion story. It was his poem Ash Wednesday.[i] He had converted amid tides of intellectuals rebelling against the over-secular society of the early twentieth century. Ash Wednesday is the chronicle of this conversion‚ told in beautiful allegories and metaphors. It portrays the struggle Eliot faced in converting. “It is a
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On the 16th of February 1983‚ over 100 fires swept over Victoria and South Australia‚ leaving devastation and tragedy behind. In total‚ there were 75 deaths‚ and thousands of buildings were lost‚ on a day that would be forever remembered as Ash Wednesday. The fires burnt over 520‚000 hectares across Victoria‚ and South Australia. More then 3700 buildings were destroyed. A total 2400 families or individuals lost there homes‚ and 75 people were killed‚ 47 in Victoria and 28 in South Australia. Over
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representation the title in Robinsons‚ “Traplines”‚ symbolizes the presence and significance of native traditions in the main character’s life. The infrequency of the hunt‚ however‚ represents Will’s potential loss of tradition. The title of Birdsell’s “Wednesday Circle”‚ is also physically represented in the story‚ as the main character’s support group. However‚ she remains stuck almost ‘in the middle’ with her problem left unresolved‚ parallel to the fact that the church group meets in the middle of the
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