MANIX Week 2 - Life.

Week 1: Life - Click on any word for a detour somewhere into the wide world of the web If you think you are too small to be effective, you have never been in bed with a mosquito. ~ Betty ReeseAn eye can threaten like a loaded and levelled gun, or it can insult like hissing or kicking; or, in its altered mood, by beams of kindness, it can make the heart dance for joy. ~ Ralph Waldo EmersonHe didn't tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it ~ Clarence Budington KellandReality leaves a lot to the imagination ~ John Lennon“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.” - Charles DarwinYou have a choice. Live or die. Every breath is a choice. Every minute is a choice. To be or not to be ~ Chuck PalahniukFor death is no more than a turning of us over from time to eternity. ~ William PennEvery day is a journey, and the journey itself is home ~ Matsuo BashoCourage is fire, and bullying is smoke ~ Benjamin DisraelifamilySatisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment, full effort is full victory ~ Mahatma GandhiIf evolution really works, how come mothers only have two hands? ~ Milton BerleOpportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. ~ Thomas Alva EdisonThe finest thing in the world is knowing how to belong to oneself. ~ Michel de MontaigneMan cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore. ~ Andre GideA journey of a thousand sites begins with a single click. ~ AnonymousNot all religion is to be found in the church, any more than all knowledge is found in the classroom. ~ AnonymousFeelings are much like waves, we can't stop them from coming but we can choose which one to surf ~ Jonatan MårtenssonThe value of identity of course is that so often with it comes purpose ~ Richard R. GrantEducation is not preparation for life; education is life itself. ~ John DeweyMusic is what life sounds like. ~ Eric OlsonIn most cases, suicide is a solitary event and yet it has often far-reaching repercussions for many others. It is rather like throwing a stone into a pond; the ripples spread and spread ~ Alison WertheimerRight now I’m having amnesia and déjà vu at the same time. I think I’ve forgotten this before ~Steven WrightAlthough the world is full of suffering, it is full also of overcoming it. ~ Helen Keller

Life

Welcome to Week 2: Life!  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: Everybody aims to provide useful and accurate consumer health information for New Zealanders. It is written and reviewed by medical writers, consumer health organisations and health professionals.

To complete this challenge simply use the Everybody website 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

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