Fundamental Written Chinese teaches both mastery of individual characters and reading comprehension. It introduces characters gradually, moving from simple independent characters to more complex compound ones. How characters are organized and constructed is taught through the liberal use of charts that display the structural and organizational regularities of each character, that is, its radical, phonetic component, shared graphic components, stroke order, and principles of proportion. This knowledge is then reinforced by exercises at the end of each chapter that require students to draw...

Homer, The Poeming Pigeon mascot, has been hunting and pecking to gather the most delicious poetry for a new collection of poems from around the globe - all about food. Allow us to whet your appetite with an opening poem by Oregon Poet Laureate Emerita, Paulann Petersen, followed by a feast of verse that may not only make your mouth water, but your eyes well-up too. Food not only nourishes our body, it can feed our soul. What's your favorite food? You just might find a poem about it inside this journal of poetry.

Contributing Poets Around the Globe Include:

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Separated into 10 subject matters, the book contains numerous poems and short stories reflecting how my life experiences and the hundreds of books I have read. The subjects are relevant to everyone; Passing, Man, Wisdom, Time, Personal, History, Life, Woman, Metaphysics, and Religion.

Separated into ten subject matters, the book contains numerous poems and short stories reflecting my life experiences and the hundreds of books I have read. The subjects are relevant to everyone--passing, man, wisdom, time, personal, history, life, woman, metaphysics, and religion.

Separated into ten subject matters, the book contains numerous poems and short stories reflecting my life experiences and the hundreds of books I have read. The subjects are relevant to everyone--passing, man, wisdom, time, personal, history, life, woman, metaphysics, and religion.