Cleveland is home to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Cleveland Clinic. As of the 2013 Census Estimate, the city proper had a total population of 390,113, making Cleveland the 48th largest city in the United States, and the second largest city in Ohio after Columbus.
The White House was designed by James Hoban, who was born in Ireland and had studied in Dublin. Historians believe that James Hoban based his plan on the Leinster House, the Georgian style home of the Dukes of Leinster in Ireland. Leinster House is now the seat of the Irish Parliament.
Rose Blanche by Roberto Innocenti. Creative Education, Inc.: Minnesota, 1985. Brief Overview: This story is told through the eyes of a young German girl, Rose Blanche, who is a witness to the immense changes occurring in Nazi Germany. Her curiosity leads her outside her town where she discovers a concentration camp. Rose Blanche secretly brings food to the children behind the barbed-wire fence. The author implies that Rose Blanche is killed by crossfire as the Russian soldiers advance into Germany. The ending of this book is symbolic as spring arrives in this deserted camp. Suggested activities: 1. The title, Rose Blanche, can be translated into the White Rose. The White Rose was an underground resistance group of young Germans who dared to speak up for freedom. This group should be researched by students. Make a comparison/contrast of Sophie Scholl of the White Rose with