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Greg records his sixth grade experiences in a middle school where he and his best friend, Rowley, undersized weaklings amid boys who need to shave twice daily, hope just to survive, but when Rowley grows more popular, Greg must take drastic measures to save their friendship.
3) Anger
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Simple text and color photographs explore the feeling of anger and possible causes for it. Illustrates the many different expressions of anger and describes practical ways to cope with anger. Includes a brief glossary.
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Presents the experiences of Guy, a 15-year-old Mexican-American who spends a great deal of time stoned on reds. Shows his flight into passivity and escape from the realities of an ungiving environment. Questions why he needs to escape and what should change in his surroundings to make his life more challenging.
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Portrays a young college student who smokes marijuana from time to time, usually with friends, for social relaxation. Raises such questions as why does she turn on, how does she view the drug culture and to what extent does the occasional use of marijuana effect her lifestyle, ambitions and self-perception.
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Demonstrates the quality of life as its impact is felt by a young family trying to reorient themselves in a society of conflicting standards and values. Shows how the terms hippie, square, hardhat and straight become blurred when one just tries to find the lifestyle that suits him best. Puts the drug question in perspective as it relates to adults and the total society. (From the contemporary synopsis of this cinema-verite-style film.)
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"Mejor no preguntarle a Greg qué tal lo ha pasado durante las vacaciones de verano, porque no quiere ni oír hablar del asunto. De hecho, al empezar el nuevo curso Greg está deseando olvidar los últimos tres meses de su vida, en particular cierto acontecimiento... Por desgracia para él, su hermano mayor Rodrick lo sabe todo sobre ese incidente que él querría enterrar para siempre. Y es que todos los secretos acaban saliendo a la luz... Sobre...
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One of the best examples of post-World War II social guidance films, with examples of "good" and "bad" girls, proper and improper dating etiquette, courtesy to parents, and an analysis of what makes some people popular and others not. An entertaining and yet sobering document of postwar conformity.
15) What's my role?
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Photographs and simple text describe how children can make a difference at home, by volunteering or doing chores.
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"Seamos realistas: Greg Heffley nunca va a dejar de ser un renacuajo y alguien debería explicárselo a su padre. Reulta que Frank Heffley cree que su hijo puede cambiar. Y para que se haga más fuerte, decide apuntarlo en todo tipo de deportes de competición y otras extividades "varoniles". Claro que para Greg siempre ha sido fácil eludir los deseos de su padre. Sin embargo, cuando su padre lo amenaza con enviarlo a una academia militar, se da...
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THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Millions of readers literally defined their lives through Gail Sheehy's landmark bestseller Passages. Seven years ago she set out to write a sequel, but instead she discovered a historic revolution in the adult life cycle. . .
People are taking longer to grow up and much longer to die. A fifty-year-old woman—who remains free of cancer and heart disease— can expect to see her ninety-second birthday. Men,...
Millions of readers literally defined their lives through Gail Sheehy's landmark bestseller Passages. Seven years ago she set out to write a sequel, but instead she discovered a historic revolution in the adult life cycle. . .
People are taking longer to grow up and much longer to die. A fifty-year-old woman—who remains free of cancer and heart disease— can expect to see her ninety-second birthday. Men,...
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¡LOS LECTORES ADORAN A GREG! La novena entrega del diario más tronchante y desternillante, Diario de Greg. Un auténtico fenómeno mundial.
Dicen que viajar por carretera en familia es algo muy divertido... a no ser que se trate de los Heffley.
Al principio el trayecto promete, pero no tardan en aparecer unos cuantos problemas inesperados. La gasolinera con los baños cerrados, un cerdito descontrolado, gaviotas enloquecidas... nada que se parezca,...