http://www.delmio.com/forums/ Delmio Forum: Recent Posts en Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:45:41 +0000 http://www.delmio.com/forums/topic.php?id=69#post-116 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:49:59 +0000 davewilson 116@http://www.delmio.com/forums/ <p>The race is remarkably tight. Obama's suppporters are enthusiastic and ardent supporters, from the poll results I've seen. McCain supporters are a lot more tepid, mainly because the conservative base doesn't especially embrace McCain, but he's more palatable than Obama. At least some polls (Bliss Institute at The University of Akron -- my employer) show race is less a factor than age in supporting one candidate than the other. </p> http://www.delmio.com/forums/topic.php?id=105#post-115 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:10:01 +0000 davewilson 115@http://www.delmio.com/forums/ <p>Winston Churchill's son, Randolph, once wrote that "Under the mighty oak, no saplings grow." How was John McCain both helped and hindered by having a grandfather and a father who were Navy top brass? </p> http://www.delmio.com/forums/topic.php?id=104#post-114 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:08:54 +0000 davewilson 114@http://www.delmio.com/forums/ <p>Would you agree that John McCain seems to delight in the fact that he, his father and his grandfather all graduated in the bottom quarter of their classes at the Naval Academy? If you agree, why do you think McCain is so proud of it? </p> http://www.delmio.com/forums/topic.php?id=103#post-113 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:07:21 +0000 davewilson 113@http://www.delmio.com/forums/ <p>Do you think John McCain's imprisonment in North Vietnam changed him? How? </p> http://www.delmio.com/forums/topic.php?id=102#post-112 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:06:08 +0000 davewilson 112@http://www.delmio.com/forums/ <p>To what do you attribute McCain's ability to survive the brutality of the North Vietnamese prison camp? </p> http://www.delmio.com/forums/topic.php?id=101#post-111 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:05:01 +0000 davewilson 111@http://www.delmio.com/forums/ <p>What did you learn about McCain's personality or perspective by reading this book? </p> http://www.delmio.com/forums/topic.php?id=100#post-110 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:03:48 +0000 davewilson 110@http://www.delmio.com/forums/ <p>Do you think McCain's Vietnam experience has shaped his views on foreign policy? Iraq in particular? </p> http://www.delmio.com/forums/topic.php?id=99#post-109 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:02:31 +0000 davewilson 109@http://www.delmio.com/forums/ <p>Many presidents, including George Washington, Andrew Jackson, William Henry Harrison, Ulysses S. Grant and Dwight Eisenhower, were war heros. Do war heroes make good presidents? Why or why not? </p> http://www.delmio.com/forums/topic.php?id=98#post-108 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:00:58 +0000 davewilson 108@http://www.delmio.com/forums/ <p>John McCain writes that he "did not want my experiences in Vietnam to be the leitmotif of the rest of my life." But his imprisonment is the central focus of this book and he writes that "my public profile is inextricably linked to my POW experiences." Do you think McCain has used his war record as a political asset? </p> http://www.delmio.com/forums/topic.php?id=97#post-107 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:58:23 +0000 davewilson 107@http://www.delmio.com/forums/ <p>Critics disagree on the theme of the book. What do you think the theme is? </p> http://www.delmio.com/forums/topic.php?id=96#post-106 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:57:10 +0000 davewilson 106@http://www.delmio.com/forums/ <p>Which of the three stories do you like best? Was Cunningham successful with all of the genres? </p> http://www.delmio.com/forums/topic.php?id=95#post-105 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:56:04 +0000 davewilson 105@http://www.delmio.com/forums/ <p>Can you find any common character traits between the “Simons” or “Catherines” of each century? </p> http://www.delmio.com/forums/topic.php?id=94#post-104 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:54:36 +0000 davewilson 104@http://www.delmio.com/forums/ <p>Why do you think the author sprinkled the stories with Walt Whitman’s poetry? Does this illuminate or slow down the book? </p> http://www.delmio.com/forums/topic.php?id=93#post-103 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:52:52 +0000 davewilson 103@http://www.delmio.com/forums/ <p>Which of the three stories do you like best and why? </p> http://www.delmio.com/forums/topic.php?id=92#post-102 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:12:30 +0000 davewilson 102@http://www.delmio.com/forums/ <p>If you were Sue Grafton, what would your next novel in the alphabet series (the letter U) be titled? </p> http://www.delmio.com/forums/topic.php?id=91#post-101 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:11:15 +0000 davewilson 101@http://www.delmio.com/forums/ <p>Does it give the reader any insight into Kinsey herself? </p> http://www.delmio.com/forums/topic.php?id=90#post-100 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:06:00 +0000 davewilson 100@http://www.delmio.com/forums/ <p>How does Kinsey’s relationship with her neighbor Gus affect the storyline and characterizations in the novel? </p> http://www.delmio.com/forums/topic.php?id=89#post-99 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:04:39 +0000 davewilson 99@http://www.delmio.com/forums/ <p>Do you think Sonya Rojas is realistically portrayed? </p> http://www.delmio.com/forums/topic.php?id=88#post-98 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:02:37 +0000 davewilson 98@http://www.delmio.com/forums/ <p>Discuss Kinsey Millhone. Do you like her? If so, what makes her likable? If not, what don’t you like? </p> http://www.delmio.com/forums/topic.php?id=87#post-97 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:58:35 +0000 davewilson 97@http://www.delmio.com/forums/ <p>T is for Trespass is clearly set in the 198Os, before the Internet and cell phones. Do you think a story of identity theft would have been told better in current times or does the 1980s era enhance the story in any way? </p> http://www.delmio.com/forums/topic.php?id=86#post-96 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:56:44 +0000 davewilson 96@http://www.delmio.com/forums/ <p>In T is for Trespass, author Sue Grafton switches voices from Sonya Rojas to Kinsey Millhone and back. What purpose does that serve? Does it add or detract from the story? </p> http://www.delmio.com/forums/topic.php?id=85#post-95 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:50:11 +0000 davewilson 95@http://www.delmio.com/forums/ <p>What mechanisms does Frannie have to cope with all the loss in her life? What does that say about her? </p> http://www.delmio.com/forums/topic.php?id=84#post-94 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:48:40 +0000 davewilson 94@http://www.delmio.com/forums/ <p>Talk about the role of deafness (and other limited senses) in the book. </p> http://www.delmio.com/forums/topic.php?id=83#post-93 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:47:19 +0000 davewilson 93@http://www.delmio.com/forums/ <p>How does Frannie’s perception of her life change throughout the book? </p> http://www.delmio.com/forums/topic.php?id=82#post-92 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:45:56 +0000 davewilson 92@http://www.delmio.com/forums/ <p>Who has more control over how a person defines himself: that person, or everyone else? </p> http://www.delmio.com/forums/topic.php?id=81#post-91 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:44:36 +0000 davewilson 91@http://www.delmio.com/forums/ <p>Is the new kid in Frannie’s class really Jesus? </p> http://www.delmio.com/forums/topic.php?id=80#post-90 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:43:27 +0000 davewilson 90@http://www.delmio.com/forums/ <p>Talk about a time when you were the “new kid.” What did you do to acclimate to your new situation? </p> http://www.delmio.com/forums/topic.php?id=79#post-89 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:41:53 +0000 davewilson 89@http://www.delmio.com/forums/ <p>How would you describe hope to someone? Would it have feathers? </p> http://www.delmio.com/forums/topic.php?id=78#post-88 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:40:39 +0000 davewilson 88@http://www.delmio.com/forums/ <p>What gives you hope? </p> http://www.delmio.com/forums/topic.php?id=77#post-87 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:38:40 +0000 davewilson 87@http://www.delmio.com/forums/ <p>If you could build a bridge to anywhere, where would it go? </p> http://www.delmio.com/forums/topic.php?id=76#post-86 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:36:34 +0000 davewilson 86@http://www.delmio.com/forums/ <p>Where do you think this book is set? </p> http://www.delmio.com/forums/topic.php?id=75#post-85 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:49:43 +0000 davewilson 85@http://www.delmio.com/forums/ <p>6. Write your own potty training song. Extra points for the most use of the word “poop.” </p> http://www.delmio.com/forums/topic.php?id=74#post-84 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:48:31 +0000 davewilson 84@http://www.delmio.com/forums/ <p>5. How do you think songs could be applied in other areas of life to help people (big or little) get accustomed to new situations? </p> http://www.delmio.com/forums/topic.php?id=73#post-83 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:47:20 +0000 davewilson 83@http://www.delmio.com/forums/ <p>4. Why do you think songs work so well to help kids to do things (pick up their toys, go to bed, potty train)? </p> http://www.delmio.com/forums/topic.php?id=72#post-82 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:46:12 +0000 davewilson 82@http://www.delmio.com/forums/ <p>3. What doesn’t? </p>