Chance – Resources
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Chapter 1
Page 4: information about Dorothy Parker VIEW
Page 6: the poem Fleurette by Robert Service VIEW; information about Robert Service VIEW
Page 11: information about the Geneva Conventions VIEW
Chapter 2
Page 15: the poem Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost VIEW; analysis of the poem VIEW; information about Robert Frost VIEW
Page 21: the story of the sacrifice of Isaac in the King James version of Genesis 22:1 VIEW
Chapter 3
Page 41: the poem Abou Ben Adhem by Leigh Hunt VIEW; information about Leigh Hunt VIEW
Chapter 4
Page 61: Pavarotti performing La Dona e mobile, the duke’s signature song from Rigoletto VIEW
Chapter 5
Page 90: the karma story is adapted from The Lecherous Academician & Other Tales by Master Ling Mengchu. information about karma VIEW
Page 93: Jeremy looks up and instead of seeing the top of his tent, sees the night sky. The inspiration for this scene comes from a joke. VIEW
Chapter 6
Page 97: a similar puzzle and how to solve it here. VIEW
Page 105: The passage about Thoreau’s stay in jail is based on the story that “Emerson visited Thoreau in jail and asked, “Henry, what are you doing in there?” Thoreau replied, “Waldo, the question is what are you doing out there?” further details VIEW
Page 123: My views on this topic are reflected in an essay on this site VIEW; an essay on rubrics by Alfie Kohn VIEW
Page 127: Jeremy might have seen the movie Thirteen Days. information about the movie VIEW
Chapter 7
Page 142: Freewriting dialogs are just one of many variations of this pre-writing technique. an essay about it by Peter Elbow who popularized the technique VIEW
Page 149: lyrics of the song There is a Mountain VIEW; a performance of the song by its writer, Donovan VIEW
Page 152: lyrics of the song When Johnny Comes Marching Home VIEW; a performance of the song by Mitch Miller VIEW
Page 152: lyrics of the song Johnny We Hardly Knew Ye VIEW; a performance of the song by Joan Baez VIEW
Page 153: lyrics of the song Over There VIEW; a performance by Billy Murray VIEW
Page 153: lyrics of the song Ballad of the Green Berets VIEW; a performance by its writer, Barry Sadler VIEW
Page 153: lyrics of the song Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue VIEW; a performance of the song by its writer, Toby Keith VIEW
Page 153: lyrics of the song I Ain’t Marching Anymore VIEW; a performance by its writer, Phil Ochs VIEW
Page 153: lyrics of the song Where Have All the Flowers Gone VIEW; a performance of the song by Peter, Paul & Mary VIEW
Page 153: lyrics of the song Universal Soldier VIEW; a performance of the song by its writer, Buffy Sainte Marie VIEW
Page 153: lyrics of the song Imagine VIEW; a performance of the song by its writer, John Lennon VIEW
Page 154: the The Caissons Go Rolling Along lyrics and recording VIEW