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SmartScope for January 2012: The New Year has inspired you to want to do big things this year and make a real impact on the world. Use all the positive energy you have left over from the excitement of the holiday season to do just that! Start a new project, club or group in your school or community. Remember you have to start locally in order to make big changes. Be sure to include your family and close friends in your plans too! They are sure to be supportive and you could really use their help in getting your ideas off the ground.
June 21 - July 22
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According to Greek myth, Hercules - one of the greatest Greek heroes - had to perform twelve labors, and one of them was to fight the many-headed monster Hydra. Hera - the Queen of the Greek Gods - didn't want Hercules to win, so during the fight, she sent Cancer the crab to distract him. But Cancer was no match for Hercules, and the crab was crushed under Hercules' foot. Hera appreciated the little crab's effort, though, so she gave him a place in the sky.
The stars that make up Cancer's constellation aren't very bright, so if you want find it in the sky, you have to pick the right time to look. Astronomers say that is during the month of March.
loyal, loving, imaginative, and moody
Bank executive, gardener, chef, nurse, museum curator
Lucille
Clifton (June 27, 1936) is an American poet whose writing involves feminism
and her African American roots. In 1969 her first book of poetry, Good
Times, was one of the New York Times' 10 best books of the year.
Since then she has gone on to write and publish many other books, all
of which have been received with high critical acclaim. She has won grants
from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Coretta Scott King award,
and an Emmy award amongst many others. She has also served on literary
arts boards, taught at colleges, and has had poetry featured on television
programs such as "The Today Show."
