The Tent
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| Originally published | April 24, 1995 |
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| Authors | Gary Paulsen |
| Publishers | Harcourt |
| Country | United States |
| OCLC | 31331266 |
| Genres | Novel |
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| ID | 2047759 |
About The Tent
The Tent is a parable by Gary Paulsen that was published in 1995. It centers on the story of a boy named Steven and his father, who create a plan to relieve their poverty by offering preaching and church services from a mobile tent throughout the Bible Timeline.
The Last Dinner Party: 'Being a hyped, buzzy band can be a curse'
... But the five-piece draw such a big crowd that it spills out of The Tent and into the surrounding forest, as fans clamour to hear their bombastic art-rock anthems...
Blunt Lee Anderson charms Conservative activists
... It was a reminder that his forthright opinions may not always get such a friendly reception, but for the majority of those inside The Tent: he was their anti-hero...
Alison Hammond praised for 'joyous' Great British Bake Off presenting debut
... " She noted how Hammond " has escaped (temporarily) from the chip pan fire that is This Morning, and found sanctuary in The Tent"...
Morocco earthquake: Sisters' nightmares and a plea for lipstick
... " I just run out of The Tent when it happens, " she says...
Morocco earthquake turns mountain village to field of boulders
... I m just going to take my clothes out and go to The Tent, " he said, before taking his pick axe and working away at the jumble of fallen stone and earth...
Leeds Festival: 10 things we learned from Soft Play to Rina Sawayama
... Ahead of the gig, he told us: " We ve just put up The Tent, we re gonna have fun man! " We can only imagine what state they were in for one of their other scheduled interviews, which was due to take place early the next morning, on a Waltzer...
Lizzo, Elton John, Rick Astley. Who will give us 'Glastonbury moments' in 2023?
... They re first on the bill at the Woodsies stage on Saturday morning, but I think The Tent will be rammed...
Amazon, Hilton and Pepsi to hire thousands of refugees in Europe
... The Tent Partnership for Refugees charity, which is co-ordinating the efforts, said most of the Ukrainian refugees in Europe were women and faced particular hurdles when finding jobs...
Blunt Lee Anderson charms Conservative activists
By Kate WhannelPolitical reporter in Manchester
Had Taylor Swift decided to do an impromptu gig a the Conservative Party conference?
The Number of people braving The Wind and rain to stand outside a tent, with their noses pressed against the windows, gave the impression that a celebrity of some sort was doing a turn inside.
And that is the status The Conservative deputy chair Lee Anderson has at this conference.
The ex-miner, ex-Labour staffer's gift is making The Audience of Conservative Party members feel good about themselves.
He told them they weren't members of but people who valued Hard Work .
He assured them they weren't xenophobic but believe that high levels of immigration damaged This Country , while draining other countries of their talent.
Were they destined to lose The Next election? Not at all, He Said . It was just a matter of keeping calm. " No room for doom and gloom here, " He Said .
He also made them laugh. A lot.
Asked if he would ever re-join the Labour Party , he called for security.
Why did he think the Prime Minister made him deputy chair? " Probably to shut me up, " he replied.
And asked about poor transport links to Bradford, he was sceptical. " Would You want to get there quicker? " he deadpanned.
On issue after issue, he was typically combative.
He suggested some children were just " nuisances" and that the root cause of the illness was " bad parenting".
He also questioned whether people were really suffering from poverty and hunger in the Uk Today , saying " This poverty nonsense, going back to when I was Growing Up in The 70S that was real poverty. "
The government that it is scrapping the Birmingham to Manchester leg of HS2, but The Party 's deputy chairman had made up his mind.
" What good is it, that little Old Lady , sat looking through her bungalow window at a train going by at 120mph but she can't even get from her village to The Next village to a doctor's appointment?
" HS2 is a gamble and a bad gambler will always keep throwing money at something. "
On other subjects he was more circumspect.
Asked if Brexit was working, He Said it was on " The Right track" and that [ex-PM] Boris Johnson didn't get " a fair run at it".
Was Rishi Sunak doing a good job on immigration? There was a pause long enough to elicit a giggle in The Audience . " The PM has got a Plan . . he wants to sort it out, " He Said .
He acknowledged he was divisive but said he was doing it for The Party members.
" I'm saying what you want me to say. You daren't say it. So if I don't say it, you've not got a voice. "
This Was greeted with a hearty round of applause. It was a true Mutual Appreciation club.
That is until the journalists got to ask questions. He sighed heavily when one told him which paper she was from.
Another journalist asked if he agreed with with Home Secretary Suella Braverman .
He accused The Journalist of making things up, while The Audience began heckling.
It was a reminder that his forthright opinions may not always get such a friendly reception, but for the majority of those inside The Tent : he was their anti-hero.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
