Redefining Sustainable Development

Millions of papers have been published and the same amounts of discussions have been made on the topic of Sustainable Development. Despite that, the situation is getting worsen day by day, not even meager progress has been reported. The culture, which is developed in society wherein, dead are worshipped and living people are crushed under the legs of power politics. It has stolen humanity from humans the structured society has created an institutional crisis and emotional crisis. People are suffering from dark emotions irrespective of any group of age. Instead of debating about the topic, we should start nudging society for sustainable development at the micro-level. Working at the Macro level for sustainable development without talking about the micro-level is not only futility but also wasting of resources. The ubiquitous three monkeys of Mahatma Gandhi depicting moral gestures see no evil, speak no evil, and hear no evil are the ardent requirement of the 21st Century as it talks about emotions at the micro-level as it talks about how socially communicability is needed in society. It is noteworthy that the small three monkey figurine was among the few belongings of Mahatma Gandhi that always remained with him. However, “A photograph of the few personal possessions which Mahatma Gandhi has left to the world and spoons appear in the picture along with his favorite book of songs and the figurine of the three monkeys whom he used to call his gurus. The Monkeys symbolize the injunctions to speak no evil, to see no evil, and to hear no evil.” In this paper, an attempt has been made to establish a trinity model of Gandhi, Buddha, and Dark Emotions which can help society to think positive to irradiate dark emotions which in turns helps in sustainable development

WONDERFUL JOURNEY

When I was a child, my favorite book was Wonderful Journey by Selma Lagerlof in Hungarian translation. The story is about a boy who is turned into a Tom Thumb for bad behavior. He joins a flock of wild geese and travels with them on the back of a goose on a series of adventures through towns and forests, even under the sea to an “Atlantis.” He speaks the language of the animals and learns good behavior. As a reward, after a year, he is transformed back into a regular boy and goes home. He looks up wonderingly at the flock of geese going on another adventure but can no longer understand the language of animals. He is sad. At this point, I always cried. (I did not know that the story, written in 1907, took place in Sweden and was a geography lesson of Sweden, specifically. It is available now in English as the Wonderful Adventures of Nils. Selma Lagerlof received the Nobel Prize.)

Theory and Practice of the Mini-bibliobattle as an Output Activity of Extensive Reading

The purposes of the present paper are (a) to propose the Mini-Bibliobattle as an appropriate output activity linked with the extensive reading (ER) program by discussing its theoretical background and (b) to explore the effects of the Mini-Bibliobattle on the change of reading attitudes through one case study. The current paper firstly reviews the previous literature on the outcome of ER and points out that little study has been done concerning how the input of English gained through ER can efficiently be connected to the development of the output ability. In this paper, the Mini-Bibliobattle, in which each participant makes a three-minute presentation on his/her favorite book, answers the questions by the audience, and decides a champion book, was proposed as an appropriate output activities of ER. Then its rationale was discussed from the two perspectives, i.e., continuity with ER and relatedness to ER. Additionally, a case study was conducted with 46 third-year technical college students to investigate the effects on their reading attitudes. This case study found that (a) the participants came to read English more carefully than before (b) they came to expand the range of book selection and (c) most participants recognized that the Mini-Bibliobattle was a meaningful activity for their output ability development.

Drama by R. Telgemeier

Telgemeier, Raina. Drama. New York: Graphix-Scholastic, 2012. Print.The book I'm reading is called Drama. Raina Telgemeier wrote this book. It was published by Graphix.This book is about a girl named Callie. At first she has a crush on a grade 8 student named Greg. She liked him until his ex-girlfriend Bonnie got back with him. At stage crew they were putting on the moon over the Mississippi. Callie met twins named Justin and Jessie but then she find out that Justin is gay so then she starts to like Jessie.I liked that Callie had so much drama in her life. At first she liked Greg now likes Jessie and with Matt getting mad at her. This book was so fun to read. Well I guess you have to read the book now. I could never hate this book. It was like I was living her life. I rate this 5 stars out of fiveHighly Recommended: 5 out of 5 starsReviewer: SadyMy name is Sady. I love to read fantasy books. My favorite book is Drama. My favorite place to read is in my class. I hate non-fiction books because I think they are boring to read.

The Fault in Our Stars by J. Green - 2nd review

Green, John. The Fault in Our Stars. New York: Penguin Books, 2014. Print.[Spoiler Alert!]The name of my book is The Fault In Our Stars. The author is John Green and the publisher is the Penguin Group in 2014. My book is about a girl named Hazel Grace and she is sixteen years old. Hazel has cancer in her lungs and she meets a boy in her support group his name is Augustus Waters. Augustus had cancer but he got his cancer taken away from taking his leg but later on he gets cancer again! Augustus and Hazel fall in love but they don’t get to spend a lot of time together because Augustus's cancer makes him die!I liked that at some points in the book when it’s getting to sad it will get really funny! Or when the book seems real in my mind! I like that the book takes me to a whole new worldI didn’t like that Augustus dies right when things in life where getting good for them! I did not like that when Hazel goes to the place she dreamed going and to meet the guy who was there to tell her what it was about was a disappointment because the guy was mean and didn’t want to help her!My rating for the book would be four out of five.I would recommend this book to kids that are older than me because there are lots of hard words and some material that is hard to understand!Highly Recommended: 4 out of 5 starsReviewer: KiaraMy name is name Kiara and my favorite books to read are mystery and horror. My favorite book to read is miss peregrine's home for peculiar children because it is a bit of a mystery and a little bit of horror in the book. I think that reading is important because it helps you understand and read things!

Sunny Side Up by J.L. & M Holm, & L. Pien

Holm, Jennifer L, Matthew Holm, and Lark Pien. Sunny Side Up. New York, NY: Graphix- Scholastic, 2015. Print.The name of the book is Sunny side up. The authors are Jennifer and Matthew Holm and it was published in 2015 by Scholastic Inc. Sunny got sent off to Florida to live with her grandfather for the summer. Everyday her grandfather said that he had something fun but it was always so boring. In the place where Sunny's grandfather lived there was only old people but there was another kid with their dad to visit his name was Buzz.Things I liked/don't like I liked when Sunny went into the pond and Buzz yelled ''BIG AL'' it was so funny. Big Al is an alligator he's big and dark green he lives in the golf pond. I didn’t like how Sunny's grandfather lied to her about smoking. She found out that he smoked because she found a cigarette packs everywhere in the car, bathroom and the cereal.My rating for the book is 5/5 I would recommend this book to age 10-15 because it’s kind of hard for kids age 7-9 or lower it has words that they won’t understand but for older kids they will understand. Highly Recommended: 5 out of 5 starsReviewer: LanitaMy name is Lanita. My favorite place to read is in my grandma’s room with the fan on. My favorite book is Sunny side up its so fun to read. I would recommend this book to my grandma because she loves reading books and she will probably like this book. Reading is important because it could show you words you never seen before it could level up your education.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck by J. Kinney

Kinney, Jeff. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck. New York: Amulet Books, 2013. Print.The book I read was Diary of A Wimpy Kid Hard Luck. The author is Jeff Kinney and the publisher is Amulet Books. The story was about Greg Heffley trying to find new friends and going through the school year. He is doing a lot of stuff he would do with his friend Rowly Jefferson as he struggles through the school year. I liked the book because it is a funny book to read and it has lots of jokes in it and it’s a really good book to read for people in grade 4-6. I don’t like the book because some parts in the story get really boring.[Recommended: 3 out of 5 stars]Reviewer: NoahMy name is Noah. I love to read information books. My favorite book to read is diary of the wimpy kid long haul. My favorite place to read is on my bed. I like to read when I go to sleep.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling

Rowling, J K. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Vancouver: Raincoast Books, 2000. Print.[Spoiler Alert!]This book is about a boy named Harry Potter who is a wizard who attends Hogwarts School of witch craft and wizardry. This year at Hogwarts there's a tournament of 3 schools there's 3 tasks Harry Potter is one of the contenders. On the final task Harry's rival dies to Voldemort Harry has to dual Voldemort and survives. I liked reading about the tournament events. I liked the dual between Voldemort and Harry. I didn't like the first chapter it was boring. I didn't like that Cedric Diggory died. I rate it 4 stars.Highly Recommended: 4 out of 5 starsReviewer: DraydenMy name is Drayden my favorite [book] is Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. My favorite place to read is on a couch any couch.

A Girl’s Best Friend by H.M. Savitz

Savitz, Harriet May. A Girl’s Best Friend. New York: Scholastic, 1995. Print. The book I am reading is A Girl’s Best Friend. I like the book because it’s sad and funny at the same time. It’s sad because she blind. There's a blind girl who has a dog has named Jessie. She also is getting sick. And they are having a hard time with money. It’s sad and funny. It’s awesome and very sad because she is blind and the dog is getting very sick.I did not like the book when the dog might die or get killed and that she is blind so she can’t see her dog but I do love the book. If I could pick one hundred I would but I can't so I will pick five. My reason is it’s an awesome book and I like the dog, it looks cute. Highly recommended: 5 out of 5 stars Reviewer: SantanaMy name is Santana I really like reading comics because it has some action in it. I am 11 years old. My favorite things to do are dance, sing, and cook. I always go to my best friend’s house because she lives very close to me. I enjoy my reading because it is comfy and fun. I really like reading comics because it’s awesome. I also like reading real life stories and my favorite book is called A Girl’s Best Friend.