Read this introduction to a magazine article.It can be found in quiet parlors and in dingy city parks; it can be purchased in marble or plastic. Chess is an equal-opportunity game that allows all enthusiasts to strategize using creativity and logic. Innovative educators know that chess has the power to challenge and inspire without the expense of technology.
Read this excerpt from the introduction to Wheels of Change by Sue Macy.When I was a kid, I took great pleasure in jumping on my bike and riding to the corner candy store about half a mile away. Although I had no knowledge of the part the bicycle had played as a vehicle of change for turn-of-the-20th-century women, I was acutely aware that it allowed this 1960s girl a unique measure of independence. On my bike, I could break free of the bonds that held me in my neighborhood to go buy Necco Wafers and candy necklaces and Atomic FireBalls. If I felt particularly adventurous, I could even ride a bit farther for a fresh ice-cream cone at Applegate Farm.
Read this introduction to a magazine article.Summertime is near, and the lifeguard’s whistle beckons. It is almost time for the swimming season. Of course, with swimming season comes slippery pool decks and shallow water at the end of some docks. And there are always a few swimmers who overestimate their skills or underestimate their fatigue.
Read this excerpt from Leah Missbach Day’s foreword to Wheels of Change.Bicycles have long played a role in my life. As a young woman, I rode one year-round before I had a car. But it was later in adulthood that the bicycle became more than a source of transportation for me. The bicycle actually began to truly shape the way I saw the world.
Read this excerpt from Leah Missbach Day’s foreword to Wheels of Change.As WBR's resident photographer I am privileged to see firsthand the impact bicycles have on the lives of our recipients.
Read this passage.I recall watching the fields and pastures outside my window slowly transform into roads, factories, and high-rises as our train rumbled east. My inaugural train trip to New York City sparked a curiosity about rail travel that blossomed even as the industry declined.
Read this passage.As readers explore this book, I hope they will gain an appreciation for modern dance. I assert that hip-hop deserves the same recognition as ballet, tap, and jazz, and this book supports that assertion. Through an explanation of history, choreography, and famous performances, I will prove hip-hop’s worth.
Read this excerpt from Leah Missbach Day’s foreword to Wheels of Change.It is a challenge for many African girl students to remain in school. A myriad of obstacles often stand in their way. They have so many chores to do in the morning they often cannot get to school or start their lessons on time. Or, their parents need them to take care of younger siblings while they go work in the fields—a job they would never bestow on their boy children. It used to take Lewanika an hour to walk to and from school. Now her biking commute is 20 minutes. Lewanika is able to get her chores done, make it to school on time, and feel refreshed enough to pay attention in class.
Read this passage.My career in journalism has taught me the challenges of capturing sporting events, yet Gregor Powell’s descriptions are flawless. Powell is a gold-medal Paralympic swimmer, but his memoir proves that his true strength is the power of his insights.
Read this excerpt from the introduction to Wheels of Change by Sue Macy.Imagine a population imprisoned by their very clothing; the stiff corsets, heavy skirts, and voluminous petticoats that made it difficult to take a deep breath, let alone exercise. Add to that the laws and social conventions that cemented a man's place as head of the household and holder of the purse strings. How suffocated women must have felt. And how liberated they must have been as they pedaled their wheels toward new horizons.
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