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To: epicure who wrote (4635)	5/9/2004 9:52:06 AM
From: Rambi	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 51758

WEll, this was a challenging exercise! In fact, I have moved what I was writing over to my Word to work on it. It was turning into an essay instead of a list of books. It is really hard to change lives with a book, though I think books can affect us deeply by helping us think more clearly, or by inspiring us, or by offering new perspectives. But most people seem to list books they just liked a lot when you ask that question. So I want to really think about my choices. I think they are completely different from the intellectual choices you have made. I;m not sure that what changes lives for one means beans to another. For instance, Camus and Sartre didn't do a thing for me. And at 16, most of the books on your list would have been way out of my league unless I had a great teacher standing over me. But anyway-- I started writing and writing and finally thought good grief. I need to regroup and think about this. I love it. Thanks! And Happy, Happy Mom's Day.

To: epicure who wrote (4635)	5/9/2004 10:58:01 PM
From: coug	Respond to of 51758

Hi X, Happy Mother's Day. And thanks for thinking of me. :). re: "You too Coug- what are the books that changed your life? And which books would you recommend to a high school student?" That's a pretty heavy assignment. :) I read that this morning and thought about it on and off this day.. And I can't come up with an answer. I am honest, Washo didn't eat my homework.<g> I guess the reason, I can't come up with an answer, is that no books really changed my life. But some books and movies too reinforced my beliefs that were galvanized by real life events. I learned I was not alone and that is so important, IMO, to one's life. All life, really.. And it is still happening even here on SI, as it is a dynamic process. As you probably know, I never was in classics per se, I have read stuff like, if these are considered classic. "The Old Man and the Sea" and "For Whom the Bell Tolls" early on.. And more similar works from Jack London and the collected poems of Robert Service.. I guess the common denominator of my reading interest is the "common man/woman" against all odds. And moving on to other artistic forms. Works from Picasso for example exhibited my feelings toward war and peace. And talking about war, I early on picked up a book about WWII and was so sickened by the accounts. And I remember once when I was young, our whole family drove into town on Saturday night to see a movie. We never picked them out, we just went in to see what was playing. No choice. We done that a lot. My dad and mom loved movies. So the movie that evening was some war movie about the Korean War, I don't remember the name. But it showed at the beginning, an American soldier ready and finally, reluctlantly shooting an enemy soldier that was leading a tank.. I couldn't believe it. Killing somebody you didn't want to for some reason you know not of.. that scene is indelibly etched in my mind.. And it is just from a grade B movie.. But it was classic to me.. And other classic events that changed my life were the "Gulf of Tonkin" incident from afar. And up close and personal was a young heifer that just gave birth to a calf that literally died in my hands trying to help her, but appreciated my efforts.. I really realized there was a relationship between all life and how valuable it was.. I put my guns away soon after.. The guns that were used for hunting, a way of life in the rural west, but I soon realized were not needed for my survival.. So I quit.. I just quit, because I realized i did not have to do that anymore.. as I should now quit... Take care.. m

To: epicure who wrote (4635)	5/10/2004 4:43:31 AM
From: 2MAR$	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 51758

The theme to Donny Darko has been playing alot on the radio latelty ...the singer song writer has scored a big hit 3 yrs later after the release ....sure sign of a haunting little movie bumping up to cult status ... after all it really is a M a d W o r l d ! What's a mother/teacher to do ? But help them to become and remain and go --->Sane . while living in a : ;) " Mad World" All around me are familiar faces Worn out places – worn out faces Bright and early for their daily races Going nowhere – going nowhere Their tears are filling up their glasses No expression – no expression Hide my head I want to drown my sorrow No tomorrow – no tomorrow And I find it kinda funny, I find it kinda sad The dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had I find it hard to tell you, I find it hard to take When people run in circles it's a very very mad world mad world Children waiting for the day they feel good Happy birthday – happy birthday Made to feel the way that every child should Sit and listen – sit and listen Went to school and I was very nervous No one knew me – no one knew me Hello teacher tell me what's my lesson Look right through me – look right through me And I find it kinda funny, I find it kinda sad The dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had I find it hard to tell you, I find it hard to take When people run in circles it's a very very Mad world . . . world Enlarge your world Mad world ~ * did you ever catch Krzysztof Kieslowski's trilogy of films "Trois Colouers"? michaeldvd.com.au good foreign films for students to view...very enjoyable .