The Power of the pen.Dear Teacher, In this issue you will find two articles that address the vitality vi·tal·i·ty n. 1. The capacity to live, grow, or develop. 2. Physical or intellectual vigor; energy. of the written word and its ability to shape history: "The Diary of Ma Yan" (pp. 6-7) and "Thomas (language) Thomas - A language compatible with the language Dylan(TM). Thomas is NOT Dylan(TM). The first public release of a translator to Scheme by Matt Birkholz, Jim Miller, and Ron Weiss, written at Digital Equipment Corporation's Cambridge Research Laboratory runs Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence" (pp. 8-11). Ma Yan is a schoolgirl in rural China whose diary describes her family's life of grinding grinding, process by which surface material is removed from an object, usually metal, by the abrasive action of a rotating wheel or a moving belt that contains abrasive grains. poverty. The diary has since been published in several countries, including the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . The book's royalties have enabled Yan's family, and others in their village, to make a better life for themselves. As for Thomas Jefferson, his words inspired the American colonists to free themselves from tyrannical rule--and later gave heart to such freedom-seekers as Abraham Lincoln Lincoln, city and district, England Lincoln, city (1991 pop. 79,980) and district, Lincolnshire, E England, in the Parts of Kesteven, on the Witham River. , Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Martin Luther King Jr. Indeed, the Declaration of Independence continues to inspire people across the world. In this issue, you will also find our annual Fall Teacher's Survey. We hope you will pick up your pen and tell us how you feel. Your suggestions, observations, and criticisms are invaluable to us. Please take the time to let us know what you think. Suzanne McCabe Editor smccabe@scholastic.com |
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