A Night at the Ritz (Chapter 15)

Do you know what a celebrity is?  On page 125, the author mentions the names of celebrities who might have been seen at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in 1970, the year in which this book was published.  What are the names of some celebrities that might be seen there today?  Who would you like to meet there? Why?

Click on the link below to visit the hotel...

Ritz Carlton - Boston, MA

Text to World Connection: Louis Armstrong

This is one text to world connection.  What do you think of this music?  Do you like it?  I think it's pretty cool.  I could listen to it all day.  Can you guys find any other text to text or text to world connections?

A Thieving Swan (Chapter 9)

"Make way!" shouted the owner.  He ran for the door, stepped outside, and fired another shot - bang! - at the disappearing bird.  His shot was too late.  The cob was safe in the sky, beyond the range of the gunfire.  He was headed home, toward the southwest, high above the roofs and spires of Billings.  In his beak was the trumpet.  In his heart was the pain of having committed a crime.
     "I have robbed a store," he said to himself.  "I have become a thief.  What a miserable fate for a bird of my excellent character and high ideals!  Why did I do this?  What led me to commit this awful crime?  My past life has been blameless - a model of good behavior and correct conduct.  I am by nature law-abiding.  Why, oh, why did I do this?"
      Then the answer came to him, as he flew steadily on through the evening sky.  "I did it to help my son.  I did it for love of my son Louis."


Discussion:  In real life is it acceptable to do what the cob did? To steal for the love of someone?  Please explain