Terry Fox has cancer and he has an artificial leg. He runs across Canada for sick children and he gets $10,000,000. Read about his Marathon of Hope, his pain, and his short life. This is the true story of a strong athlete—and a Canadian hero.
Her movies are on TV. Her music is on the radio. Jennifer Lopez is a Hollywood star and a successful singer. She is a Latin performer. And "Latin" is about color, fun, and life! And who is the number one Latina? Jennifer, of course.
Explanatory notes and guidance to help students understand Shakespeare's plays. The Merchant of Venice has fascinated and intrigued audiences and critics ever since Shakespeare wrote it some time around 1597. The play fuses together a host of dramatic elements. It contains romantic courtship, riddling love tests, eloping lovers, comic confusions and a seemingly harmonious final act. These guides help students to evaluate the historical, social and cultural contexts for a broader understanding of Shakespeare's plays. The content of each book in the series follows the pattern of an introduction; detailed running commentary on the text; insight into historical, social and cultural contexts; analysis of the language; an overview of critical approaches and different interpretations; essay-writing tips and lists of recommended resources. The first Shakespeare A Level study guide series to be published since the major changes to A Levels Rex Gibson as series editor Complements the play editions of both Cambridge School Shakespeare and New Cambridge Shakespeare or any other edition
Classic World Cup clashes brought to life and re-evaluated by two of the writers of the popular Guardian minute-by-minute football blog. Watching each match in real time and reacting to the twists and turns of the action, Murray and Smyth bring you the real stories of the matches as they happened, not the highlights package or rose-tinted version. From the crowd swarming over the pitch moments before the Brazil-Uruguay classic of 1950 kicked off, to the dubious refereeing decisions that decided England's single triumph at Wembley, this is the history of the World Cup as you've never seen it before. As well as 30 classic moments from other matches, the games given a full report include: 1950 Uruguay v Brazil; 1962 Chile v Italy; 1966 England v Argentina; England v West Germany; 1970 England v West Germany; Italy v West Germany; Brazil v Italy; 1974 West Germany v Holland; 1978 Scotland v Holland; 1982 Brazil v Italy; West Germany v France; 1986 England v Argentina; France v Brazil; 1990 England vs Cameroon; England v West Germany; 1994 Romania v Argentina; 1998 Argentina v England; 2006 Italy v Germany; and 2010 Spain v Holland.