MANIX Week 1 - For the boys/for the girls.

Week 1: For the Boys/For the Girls - click on any word for a detour somewhere into the wide world of the web 

I've always felt that sexuality is a really slippery thing. In this day and age, it tends to get categorized and labeled, and I think labels are for food. Canned food. ~ Michael StipeHolding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned. ~ BuddhaThe most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds the most discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' (I found it!) but 'That's funny...' ~ Isaac AsimovThe moment a man claims a right to control the will of a fellow being by physical force, he is at heart a slaveholder. ~ Henry C. Wright, The Liberator, 7 April 1837Truly great friends are hard to find, difficult to leave, and impossible to forget. ~ AnonymousSeeds of faith are always within us; sometimes it takes a crisis to nourish and encourage their growth. ~ Susan Taylor It isn't what they say about you, it's what they whisper. ~ Errol FlynnRomance is the glamour which turns the dust of everyday life into a golden haze. ~ Amanda CrossI’m not in this world to live up to your expectations and you’re not in this world to live up to mine. ~ Bruce LeeLife is either a great adventure or nothing. ~ Helen KellerAt the touch of love everyone becomes a poet. ~ PlatoAction is eloquence. ~ Shakespeare You do not fail in life, you only produce results, and you have the right to learn and grow from any results that you produce. ~ Wayne Dyer Then you should have died! Died, rather than betray your friends, as we would have done for you! ~ J. K. RowlingA scar is what happens when the word is made flesh. ~ Leonard CohenA thief believes everybody steals. ~ Edward W. HoweWhy do you stay in prison when the door is so wide open? Move outside the tangle of fear-thinking. Live in silence. ~ Jalal ad-Din Rumi (1207-1273)For some moments in life there are no words. ~ Roald DahlMystery is at the heart of creativity. That, and surprise. ~ Julia CameronWhat matters is not the idea a man holds, but the depth at which he holds it. ~ Ezra PoundNo road is long with good company. ~ Turkish ProverbReligion is to do right. It is to love, it is to serve, it is to think, it is to be humble. ~ Ralph Waldo EmersonA woman may develop wrinkles and cellulite, lose her waistline, her bustline, her ability to bear a child, even her sense of humor, but none of that implies a loss of her sexuality, her femininity. ~ Barbara GordonTo me the definition of true masculinity - and femininity, too - is being able to lay in your own skin comfortably. ~ Vincent D'OnofrioDemons after money? Whatever happened to the still beating heart of a virgin? No one has any standards any more. ~ Rupert Giles (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)Mankind must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression, and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love. ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.What a wonderful life I've had! I only wish I'd realized it sooner. ~ Colette

For the boys/For the girls

Welcome to Week 1: For the boys/For the girls!  All the links you'll need for booklists, website challenges and reviews are listed right here.

Book list madness

Check out our suggested reads, recommended authors and Top 5 staff picks to get started.

 

E-resource challenge

Challenge yourself with this week's e-resource: GALE Opposing Viewpoints Resource Centre is a virtual library of resources that is designed to aid students in the study of today's hottest social issues. Basically, this database helps students research both sides of an argument.

For tips on searching 'Opposing Viewpoints', see our online guide.

To complete this challenge simply use the GALE Opposing Viewpoints Resource Centre to answer the 5 questions found on our:

 

Website challenges

 

Review forms

* We encourage you read and review manga graphic novels, but please note, there are only a limited number of reviews you can do for EACH series (up to 3 titles from any one manga series). Please check with your Teen Librarian if you are unsure about whether a review will qualify for points or not.*

 

Extra challenge question form

For the boys/For the girls extra challenge question form

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