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Students are reminded that the “Off & Away” Policy remains in affect. During the school day cell phones & other electronic devices should be off and away while on campus. They can be used during lunch. Also remember you bring cell phones & other electronic devises at your own risk. JLHS is not responsible for lost or stolen devices.

By Judith Latham
VOA News, Washington

Islamophobia: Making Muslims the Enemy, by Peter Gottschalk and Gabriel Greenberg
Hardcover: 192 pages
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. (Sep 25 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0742552861
ISBN-13: 978-0742552869

In their new book, Islamophobia: Making Muslims the Enemy, coauthors Peter Gottschalk and Gabriel Greenberg explore a largely unexamined phenomenon – the “deeply ingrained anxiety” some Westerners, and especially Americans, experience when considering Islam and Muslim cultures.

Peter Gottschalk, professor of religion at Wesleyan University in Connecticut and the author of Beyond Hindu and Muslim, says that in times of crisis, such as the 1979 Iranian hostage situation or the 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington, the long-simmering resentments and suspicions “inherited along with a European Christian heritage, manifest themselves.” Professor Gottschalk and his former student Greenberg explore those anxieties through the political cartoon, the print medium with the most immediate impact.

By Jasmeen Banwait, Courier Staff Writer

A Thousand Splendid Suns, by Khaled Hosseini

Country: United States
Language: English
Genre(s): Novel
Publisher: Riverhead Books(and Simon & Schuster audio CD)
Publication date: May 22, 2007
Media type: Print (Hardcover) and audio CD
Pages: 384 pp (first edition, hardcover)
ISBN: 978-1-59448-950-1

Khaled Hosseini, the author of the best seller The Kite Runner, has written another masterpiece.

A Thousand Splendid Suns tells the story of two women and their journey throughout life. Mariam and Laila are two women who experience much pain and injustice in their lives. Destiny brings the two together to be married to the same man, who abuses them without hesitation.

By Abhishek Saluja, Courier Book Editor

The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Genre(s): High fantasy, Adventure novel, Heroic romance
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Publication date: 1954 and 1955
Media type: Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages: 1216 pp

Frodo Baggins has been left an unimaginably difficult task. J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring starts in a place known as the Shire. Here Frodo has been living for many years and then suddenly his uncle Bilbo Baggins decides to leave.

To leave one’s home can be tough and in addition to this Frodo is asked to carry the all powerful ring. The ring in question came originally from Sauron, the power seeking antagonist of the novel. He wishes to rule the world and control all free man.

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Ralph DePalma (January 23, 1884 – March 31, 1956) was an Italian-American racecar driving champion, most notably winner of the 1915 Indianapolis 500.

Born in Troia, Apulia, Italy, DePalma's family emigrated to the United States when he was eight years old. As a young man of twenty-two, he began racing motorcycles before switching to the automobile dirt track racing circuit in 1909, the year that the American Automobile Association established the national driving championship.

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