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From: Alexandra kontes <104715.2102>
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 1997 21:17:37 -0500
When I was a child, my grandfather gave me a beautiful edition of Robert Louis Stevenson's book, A Child's Garden of Verses. My mother and I loved reading the poems out loud to each other at night and admiring Tasha Tudor's? illustrations. My favor
Despite the concerns about Stevenson's poetry which I mentioned above, I firmly believe that nightly readings of "Foreign Children" for months on end sparked my interest in learning about people different from myself. Eventually, I majored in anthro
One last note... Rudyard Kipling's "IF" is about the value of believing in oneself in the face of adversity as one journeys to adulthood. My father held a contest once and asked my brother and sisters and I to memorize this poem, and although I don't
Alexa Kontes Boston,MA 104715.2102.Compuserve.Com
Received on Tue 11 Feb 1997 08:17:37 PM CST
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 1997 21:17:37 -0500
When I was a child, my grandfather gave me a beautiful edition of Robert Louis Stevenson's book, A Child's Garden of Verses. My mother and I loved reading the poems out loud to each other at night and admiring Tasha Tudor's? illustrations. My favor
Despite the concerns about Stevenson's poetry which I mentioned above, I firmly believe that nightly readings of "Foreign Children" for months on end sparked my interest in learning about people different from myself. Eventually, I majored in anthro
One last note... Rudyard Kipling's "IF" is about the value of believing in oneself in the face of adversity as one journeys to adulthood. My father held a contest once and asked my brother and sisters and I to memorize this poem, and although I don't
Alexa Kontes Boston,MA 104715.2102.Compuserve.Com
Received on Tue 11 Feb 1997 08:17:37 PM CST
