Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Weekend Post: Festivals: Annapolis Book Festival celebrates Mark Twain

Max Kalifut still has fond memories of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." The Key School senior read Mark Twain's novel last year, and remembers admiring the book's daring raft trip down the Mississippi, as well as the message of the story.

"Anybody who writes a great book like that deserves to be celebrated," added Key junior Mike Norfleet, 16.

Visitors to the upcoming Annapolis Book Festival will get the chance to do just that - since the event commemorates the 100th anniversary of Twain's death - and a whole lot more as well. A total of 30 authors from across the country will be highlighted at the festival, covering subjects as diverse as global security, the world's waters, romance and the Chesapeake Bay.

The event attracts about 3,000 people each year.

Among those slated for this year's festival are Jeffrey Deaver, author of "The Bone Collector"; Mark Kurlansky, author of "Salt: A World History" and "Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World"; and Ashley Merryman, author of "NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children."

In my opinion this festivals seems like a great fun time and i would love to have the chance to attend. I read The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn in I think, 5th grade and i don't remember much about it, but it was a good book. Mark Twain wrote some of the best poems like "A Dream Deferred" and he will be greatly remembered.

Friday, March 12, 2010

Martin Luther King Jr: My Podcast

"...there are literally two Americas. One America is beautiful for situation...this America is overflowing with the milk of prosperity and the honey of opportunity...the other America has a daily ugliness about it that constantly transforms the ebuillency of hope into the fatigue of despair..."

sabrina mlk sound bite

Sunday, March 7, 2010

Weekend Post: Popular Culture: Who will win the Oscars and WHY?

BEST PICTURE
"The Hurt Locker" seems to have the most No. 1 votes in this Oscars derby, followed by "Avatar," but, remember, a preferential ballot is being used that requires voters to rank Academy Award choices. Just as both films have strong advocates, they both have many detractors who gave those pix low ranking on their ballots. Most voters have "Inglourious Basterds" ranked in the top three. Upset? If I were betting a ranch, I'd put it on "Hurt Locker," but since I'm merely wagering my professional reputation, I'm sticking with "Basterds."

This what is being debated and going around because people have said that this year's Oscars might be a tough one. EVen though oscar night has been very successful and probably better than it will be this year, this years nominees are high competition.

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR AND ACTRESS
Christoph Waltz ("Inglourious Basterds") and Mo'Nique ("Precious") have won everything and are thus unstoppable. Only once in modern history has a star won every major precursor award, then failed to nab the Oscar: Michelle Pfeiffer ("Fabulous Baker Boys") was stopped by Jessica Tandy ("Driving Miss Daisy"). This is another category that is very competitive said even Pix 11 morning news one morning while I was watching.

I personally believe that for best picture it would have to be Avatar because I really enjoyed that movie; I think it became one of my favorites and it also made a lot of money considering many others enjoyed it as well. And for best supporting Actress I'd have to say Mo'Nique because her performance in Precious was absolutely phenomenal! I'm so use to seeing her in comedy's and being funny and loving and so when I saw how she pulled off such an awesome character in Precious I think we all see that she deserves to take home an oscar. Absolutely breath-taking actress. This article was retrieved from Google News.