Let Me Stand Alone: The Journals of Rachel Corrie
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| Rating | : | 4.78 (872 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1482909308 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 189 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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markd said A true hero who carried the heavy burden of liberty, freedom and justice for all.. Rachel Corrie was everything that embodied America, Liberty, Justice for All, and democracy. I know that sounds "patriotic" but she truly had a heart the defined what a person should be during our lives, giving, compassion and standing up in the face of horrific oppression. Until Israel stops its ignorant fascism and deliberate hasbara campaign, there will be no peace anywhere on ear. A very intense life journal Rachel Corrie's narratives are written as though she would look back at the transcript in later years to remind herself of who she had been and exactly what she had thought and done. Tragically, she cannot look back since she is dead, victim of the struggle she chronicles with such passion.I do not get an impression of Rachel as anti-semitic or anti-Jewish, or even anti-Israel. She h. Great Reading Rachael Corrie was, in my opinion, a remarkable young woman. This book is her journal. Some of her poetry is rough around the edges, some is of great beauty. She died for her beliefs, crushed by an Israeli bulldozer, which was to raze the house of a Palestinian doctor.The world is a much poorer place without her. I wish I could have met this wonderful person, but this book is as clos
The essays, poetry and drawings reveal Corrie going through the routine pangs of growing up, the development of her social consciousness and her love of language. Two events broadened Corrie's perspective beyond her childhood home of Olympia, Wash. This collection of essays, while uneven, contains thought-provoking ideas. This collection of her journal entries opens a window on the maturation of a young woman seeking to make the world a better place through social activism. From Publishers Weekly In 2003, whil
A twenty-three-year-old American activist, Corrie also possessed a striking gift for poetry, writing, and drawing. Corrie's words - whether writing about the looming issues of our time or the ordinary angst of an American teen - bring to life all that it means to come of age: a dawning sense of self, a thirst for one's own ideals, and an evolving connection to others, near and far.. Read by Tavia Gilbert Introduction by Craig Corrie Introduction Read by Edward Asner This inspiring memoir brings to life all that it means to come of age. Let Me Stand Alone, a selection of her journals and letters as chosen by her family, reveals her story in her own hand, from her precocious reflections as a young girl to her final e-mails. Rachel Corrie's determination to make a better, more peaceful world took her from Olympia, Washington, to the Middle East, where she died in 2003 while trying to block the demolition of a Palestinian family's home in the Gaza Strip