Charlotte's Web
Charlotte's Web is a children's novel by American author E. B. White and illustrated by Garth Williams.
Quotes from Charlotte's Web
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"I think it is only fair to tell you that I was devoted to your mother. I owe my very life to her. She was brilliant, beautiful, and loyal to the end. I shall always treasure her memory. To you, her daughters, I pledge my friendship, forever and ever." |
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★ the usage of "fair" : (adj.) a. beautiful “Mirror Mirror on the Wall, Who is the Fairest of Them All?”
Apple of Discord
The three most beautiful goddesses of Olympos--Aphrodite, Hera and Athena--for the prize of a golden apple addressed "To the Fairest." b. If a situation is fair, everyone is treated equally and in a reasonable way.
(n.) an event where people or companies bring their products for you to look at or buy
★ the usage of "treasure" : (v.) to keep or look after something very carefully because it is very valuable or important to you
(n.) a collection of valuable things, especially jewels or gold and silver objects. |
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"Well," he thought, "I've got a new friend, all right. But what a gamble friendship is! Charlotte is fierce, brutal, scheming, bloodthirsty—everything I don't like. How can I learn to like her, even though she is pretty and, of course, clever?" |
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The Fierce Wife
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E. B. White
Elwyn Brooks "E. B." White (July 11, 1899 – October 1, 1985) was an American writer. He also wrote books for children, including Stuart Little (1945), Charlotte's Web (1952), and The Trumpet of the Swan (1970). (click)
Stuart Little (click)
The book was very loosely adapted into a 1999 film of the same name, which combined live-action with computer animation.
Stuart Little (1999) - Official Trailer
Stuart Little - Boat Race
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WASP stands for White-Anglo-Saxon-Protestant. It is the name of the boat of George who does not accept Stuart as his family. But in the race, he finally accepts Stuart as his family member sine Staurt has won the boat race.  |
Awards
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1963 Presidential Medal of Freedom
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The Presidential Medal of Freedom is an award bestowed by the President of the United States and is—along with the comparable Congressional Gold Medal—the highest civilian award of the United States. It was established in 1963 and replaced the earlier Medal of Freedom that was established by President Harry S. Truman in 1945 to honor civilian service during World War II. |
- 1978 Pulitzer Prize Special Citation for Letters
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The Pulitzer Prize is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine and online journalism, literature, and musical composition in the United States. It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of American (Hungarian-born) Joseph Pulitzer who had made his fortune as a newspaper publisher, and is administered by Columbia University in New York City. Joseph Pulitzer (click)
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