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Greta Thunberg has been called a "Game Changer" and was a nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize at only 16  for her activism in the field of climate change. Please  read this article which quickly sums up her work and provides a bit of background. Consider Greta's story and respond on whether her story is inspiring , saddening, alarming, surprising, or empowering and address how Greta is depicted in these two magazine covers?

Mankind is no island Welcome IB DP Language A students from the two cities of New York and Lahore! :) Here's a Tropfest Short Film Festival Winner of 2008, Mankind is no Island, that both Mrs DiSiena and I felt would be perfect to get our blog rolling. Please watch the video and reflect on the following questions: In thinking about the power of words, how does a video such as this influence your thinking?  Are there certain words that have more power than others?  Explain. Within this thread, please write one original comment and reply to at least two other posts .  Thank you :) Mrs DiSiena & Ms Sadaf

Why are we here? Why do we need to do this? Why does this even matter? This is a question that is going to be central to all our conversations on this blog.  As readers, writers of this 'text', our 'why' precedes our 'how'. What's your why? Decide and share. As Toni Morrison would say, in her Nobel peace Prize speech, about language in the hands of the writer, 'Its life is in your hands', dear students. :)