So they say that 37 million people will travel this weekend. If you’re one of them, have a safe trip. Hope you have a great Thanksgiving weekend.
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Archive for November, 2005 Page 2 of 4
Gamers get hands on Xbox 360 (article on CNN.com): Today was the release of the Xbox 360, so you better get reading about it. I wonder how many students are already begging for those this Christmas season. Check out the official Xbox site. Not sure if this link will work, but you could watch the trailer of the release here. (Windows Media)
Related News: Gamers Shell out up to $10,600 for Xbox 360s; Xbox 360 buyers resell product on ebay
Related Links: Mark O’s blog; National Youth Worker’s Convention; Blogging from the NYWC in Nashville; Movie Trailers from Apple.com; Harry Potter resource links; Harry Potter Discussion questions; Tony Sheng’s blog; Grace Community Church Student Ministry
In honor of the 4th Harry Potter movie coming out this Friday, here are some more resources to help you know all you need to know about it.
- Harry Potter overview: This site gives a good overview of the Harry Potter books and movies, including all the stuff you need to know if you’ve just crawled out from under a rock and have no clue.
- Harry Potter and the 6 Critical Needs of Young People (PDF): A paper about some reasons for the popularity of Harry Potter.
- J.K. Rowling official site
- Mugglenet.com: A site with lots of news about Harry Potter.
- The Harry Potter Lexicon: A wealth of knowledge about various subjects in the Harry Potter books.
- Scholastic.com: The publishing house that publishes the Harry Potter books.
- The Leaky Cauldron: Updates on all things Harry Potter
- Secondary Worlds and Primary Beliefs: Youthspecialties article about Harry Potter and the Lord of the Rings
- Investigating Teens, Pop Culture, and Spirituality: Youthspecialties article about prevalent themes in pop culture.
- Reel to Real study on Harry Potter 3: A study from Cokesbury about Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
- Reel to Real study on Harry Potter 1: An entire retreat curriculum from Cokesbury on the Harry Potter movie that started it all.
- Plugged In: This site from Focus on the Family is sure to have a review of the movie on Friday.
- The Catholicinsider.com: This is a podcast series by a catholic priest about the Harry Potter series. While I haven’t listened to the whole thing, it seems very interesting.
If you’ve found a resource to be helpful that isn’t on this list, send a comment.
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