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1. Conflicts of Repulsion
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By: Diana Hurwitz, on 4/8/2011
Blog: Game On! Creating Character Conflict (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
JacketFlap tags:  conflict, fiction, writing, motivation, characters, craft, reward, punishment, Add a tag

Which works better, the carrot or the stick? Children learn early that behaviors have consequences.
Too much reward and too little punishment creates a spoiled brat. Too much punishment and not enough reward and they end up with poor boundaries and a tolerance for abuse or they become rigid and a bully. The people surrounding the antagonist are usually one or the other. They can also surround the protagonist. This can be a mild factor in a family dynamic or the dynamic between a mob boss and his cronies.
A child may ask for a cookie. If mom says no, he might cry. This ploy might work or it might result in having to sit time out for five minutes. A child learns to read the people around him and use the methods that work to get what he wants. Characters in your story are the same. People generally do things only if they work. If something stops working for them, they change tactics. Your protagonist will use a variety of methods to gain what he needs. When his tactics don’t work, he is forced to change them until he finds one that does.
If Jane asks Dick to do something and it is within the realm of what he is willing or able to do, or if it will give him a payoff of some kind (the pleasure of Jane’s company, the pleasure of an activity they both enjoy), Dick will agree immediately. They will continue to talk about it, plan for it or commit to a date for it. Dick may have a busy schedule and have to check his calendar or see how much his budget will tolerate. However, his immediate response will be positive: “I’d love to. Let me check my calendar and we’ll go from there.” And he does check and gets back to Jane within a day or so.
When Dick truly, consciously or subconsciously, does not want to do something, he will make outlandish excuses and the justifications fly. Dick will squirm and hedge. He will say things like “Can’t afford it” or “Don’t have time right now.” However, Dick’s excuse is patently false. He really does not want to fulfill the request. He is hesitant to come right out and say so for fear of hurting Jane’s feelings, inconveniencing her, or making himself look or feel bad. The list of justifications will expand and mutate as Jane points out flaws in his logic by saying things like, “but we can afford it” or “I’ll pay for it.” Dick will be driven to even more flights of fancy to excuse his reluctance. These conversations rarely end well.
When Jane asks Dick to do something he does not want to do, his body stiffens. His thoughts skid. It takes a few seconds to come up with a justification. If Dick is an introvert, he might do this if you ask him to speak in public. If he is an extrovert, he might do this if it sounds confining, restrictive or boring.
Dick will do this whenever he does not want to go somewhere, meet someone, engage in an unpleasant activity or spend time with a person he dislikes. It isn’t politically correct to say, “I don’t want to go because I loathe your brother.” He may be completely unaware that his internal resistance is because he hates Jane’s brother. Instead of analyzing his reaction, Dick will simply

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2. Ten Things That You Don’t Want From The Tooth Fairy
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Posted on 8/23/2009
Blog: Time Machine, Three Trips: Where Would You Go? (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
JacketFlap tags:  Barney the Dinosaur, list, Humor, funny, reward, humorous, toothpaste, witty, Tooth, Tooth fairy, amusing, Add a tag

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You just lost a tooth. Time to put your tooth under the pillow and be rewarded by the Tooth Fairy. Here are ten things that you should not want to get from the Tooth Fairy:

  1. You do not want to get an IOU. Come on Tooth Fairy, deliver the goods.
  2. You do not want to get a ham sandwich under your pillow. You are not amused.
  3.  You do not want to get a rock. Times are tough, but you can do better than that.
  4. You do not want to get free tickets to a Barney and Friends concert. You’re too old and it would be too embarrassing to go.
  5. You do not want to get a card for your next dental appointment. This is ridiculous.
  6. You do not want to get five cents. This is your tooth. Don’t be so cheap.
  7. You do not want to get a water balloon. Just what you need, a wet bed and a soggy tooth.
  8. You do not want to get a homework assignment. This is cruel. The Tooth Fairy is not suppose to be cruel.
  9. You do not want to get a letter from the IRS saying that they are going to audit your Tooth Fairy money.
  10. You do not want to get a tube of toothpaste. Listen Tooth Fairy, you want tens and twenties please.

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3. Ten Things That You Don’t Want From The Tooth Fairy
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Posted on 8/23/2009
Blog: Time Machine, Three Trips: Where Would You Go? (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
JacketFlap tags:  toothpaste, witty, Tooth, Tooth fairy, amusing, Barney the Dinosaur, list, Humor, funny, reward, humorous, Add a tag

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You just lost a tooth. Time to put your tooth under the pillow and be rewarded by the Tooth Fairy. Here are ten things that you should not want to get from the Tooth Fairy:

  1. You do not want to get an IOU. Come on Tooth Fairy, deliver the goods.
  2. You do not want to get a ham sandwich under your pillow. You are not amused.
  3.  You do not want to get a rock. Times are tough, but you can do better than that.
  4. You do not want to get free tickets to a Barney and Friends concert. You’re too old and it would be too embarrassing to go.
  5. You do not want to get a card for your next dental appointment. This is ridiculous.
  6. You do not want to get five cents. This is your tooth. Don’t be so cheap.
  7. You do not want to get a water balloon. Just what you need, a wet bed and a soggy tooth.
  8. You do not want to get a homework assignment. This is cruel. The Tooth Fairy is not suppose to be cruel.
  9. You do not want to get a letter from the IRS saying that they are going to audit your Tooth Fairy money.
  10. You do not want to get a tube of toothpaste. Listen Tooth Fairy, you want tens and twenties please.

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4. Monumental Humanity: The Clay Ladies
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By: Just One More Book!!, on 3/6/2008
Blog: Just One More Book Children's Book Podcast (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
JacketFlap tags:  Grandparent, Ecology/Nature, Canadian, Florence Wyle, Frances Loring, Les Tait, Michael Bedard, The Clay Ladies, Ages 4-8, Detailed, Formal, Compassion, Creativity, Generosity, Picture book, Girl, Woman, Making a difference, Friendship, Appreciation, childrens book, History, Realistic, Visual, Harmony, acceptance, Careers, Arts, Out-of-Print, Understanding/Tolerance, Les Tait, sculpture, Grandparent, Ecology/Nature, Canadian, Michael Bedard, Florence Wyle, Frances Loring, The Clay Ladies, sculpture, review, Podcast, Community, Family, Add a tag

The Clay LadiesAuthor: Michael Bedard (on JOMB)
Illustrator: Les Tait (on JOMB)
Published: 1999 Tundra Books (on JOMB)
ISBN: 0887765734 Chapters.ca Amazon.com

Thoughtful, unhurried narrative and rich, enveloping art capture the clutter and compassion of two celebrated sculptors, a fledgling robin’s rescue and the birth of a life-changing friendship.

You can learn more about sculptors Frances Loring and Florence Wyle here. Read about the recently published adult book, And Beauty Answers: The Life of Frances Loring and Florence Wyle, here.

Aha! I found a photo of their studio church on Glenrose Avenue!

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5. WAITER RETURNS WALLET AND MONEY
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By: Eleanor Tylbor, on 11/11/2007
Blog: NOTE TO MYSELF (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
JacketFlap tags:  career, Harrah's, work, jobs, New Orleans, daily life, good news, good deeds, karma, wallet, reward, Add a tag

NOTE TO SELF: Sometimes a good deed by a stranger gives a person faith in humanity.



Tourist, Thomas McCauley, was nervous in as far as crime is concerned when visiting New Orleans for a medical convention. He somehow lost his wallet stuffed with $8,000 he'd won at a local casino and presumed his pocked had been picked.

However, good samaritan, waiter Al Castro, found the wallet stuck in a booth that had been used by McCauley. Now he could have kept it and no one would have been the wiser but instead he returned it much to McCauley shock.

McCauley had stashed the cash, won Thursday at Harrah's New Orleans Casino, in a spare wallet, with no ID that he carries, in case his pocket is picked. His friends back home had warned him about that possibility. After dinner and a show, he realized the wallet was gone.

McCauley said Castro, who'd waited on him and his friend, turned over the wallet as they rushed back into the restaurant.

When asked why return a wallet with no ID, Castro said McCauley was a "gentlemen" and I put myself in his shoes.

"Plus," he said, "my wife's been telling me she believes in karma. Good things happen to people to who do good things."

Amen brother!

McCauley said Castro refused his offer of a reward. But Harrah's general manager said, "we're going to take care of him."

There are good people in this world who do good deeds because they want to, period. For his generous act, we salute waiter, AL CASTRO!

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6. Imagine Generosity: The White Stone in the Castle Wall
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By: Just One More Book!!, on 4/12/2007
Blog: Just One More Book Children's Book Podcast (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
JacketFlap tags:  Podcast, Ages 4-8, Formal, Creativity, Generosity, Gratitude, Picture book, Making a difference, Hardship, Resilience, Contributing, Beautiful, Appreciation, childrens book, Boy, History, Ages 9-12, Realistic, Perseverence, Man, Canada, Biography, Toronto, Casa Loma, Les Tait, Sheldon Oberman, The White Stone in the Castle Wall, Sir Henry Pellatt, Add a tag

Author: Sheldon Oberman Illustrator: Les Tait Published: Tundra Books ISBN: 0887763863 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Historically accurate illustrations and unusually poetic narrative bring to life the plight of young boy struggling to earn a single dollar and the genuine kindness of Sir Henry Pallatt. Other books about Casa Loma: The Cat and the Wizard Tags:Canada, Casa Loma, childrens book, Les Tait, Podcast, Sheldon Oberman, The White Stone in the Castle Wall, TorontoCanada, Casa Loma, childrens book, Les Tait, Podcast, Sheldon Oberman, The White Stone in the Castle Wall, Toronto

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