| |1930 |Established World Book Company in Singapore to distribute Chinese books and later moved into the publishing business. | |1936 |Established Popular Book Company in Singapore to sell Chinese books. | |1949 |Incorporated World Publishing Company in Hong Kong to publish magazines and Chinese books for both local and Asian markets. | |1952
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The future of books The past decade has seen the unparalleled development of electronic devices. And the subversive popularity of e-books plays a crucial role in this process. Nowadays‚ it’s quite common to see a portable iPad instead of piles of heavy books in a teenager’s backpack. An increasing number of people prefer to tap on screens rather than turn paper pages. Because of this mounting craze‚ some people anticipate that with the looming momentum e-books will ultimately take the place of
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Reading a book is one of the best forms of entertainment a person can have. Books can take you places to a time and lifestyle that you will never visit or experience. I remember the old show called “Reading Rainbow” and it lyrics were gave a very interesting take on books they went like this: “I can twice as high take a look‚ it’s in a book A Reading Rainbow‚ I can go anywhere‚ Friends to know and ways to grow‚ Reading Rainbow‚ I can be anything take a look it’s in a book.” Those lyrics are so true
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Banned Books A Persuasive Essay Assignment Final Essay due March 24th Throughout history‚ books have been the target of censorship. At times‚ these books are even banned from schools and public libraries because the content in them is thought to be too offensive. For this assignment‚ you will be reading one of these banned books. Which book you read is your decision‚ however you should keep in mind the appropriateness of your choice- make sure it is a book that your parents would not
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Books are an extraordinary thing. They are one of the closest things to a time machine as they can take you essentially anywhere in your mind. For many people‚ books are like a friend. Someone to comfort them when they are down and discouraged. Books are someone to teach you things you’ve always wanted to learn. Lately‚ however‚ schools have begun to ban many books making them unavailable for their students to read. This limits what students are allowed to read and essentially learn. Books have many
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Each year‚ libraries across the United States report hundreds of challenges. The leading causes for contesting a book are sexually explicit content‚ offensive language and inappropriate subjects for minors [source: American Library Association]. Only a minority of the requests actually make it through to banning the book from its respective library. The Catcher in the Rye. The Scarlet Letter. Huckleberry Finn. Harry Potter. The Diary of Anne Frank. Animal Farm. To Kill a Mockingbird. The Da Vinci
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On April 20‚ 1999‚ two Columbine High School students‚ Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold‚ went on a shooting rampage in Colorado‚ killing 12 students and a teacher before ending their own lives (Leftwich 1). Nearly seven years later there seemed to be an annual shooting rampage trend. On October 2‚ 2006 a gunman by the name of Charles Carl Roberts IV took hostage five girls‚ at an Amish schoolhouse in Pennsylvania‚ and eventually shot and killed them before committing suicide (“5th Girl” 1-2). The following
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Columbine High School Massacre On Tuesday‚ April 20 1999‚ Columbine High School located in Columbine Colorado an unfortunate massacre happened and many teens lost their lives. The two students responsible for this incident were Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold. These two senior students were responsible for killing twelve students and one teacher; they were also responsible for injuring an additional twenty one students on their rampage. A few other students were injured while trying to escape
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BOOKS AND READING Topical Vocabulary 1. Categorisation: Children’s and adult’s books; travel books and biography; romantic and historical novels; thrillers; detective stories; science fiction/fantasy; non-fiction; pulp fiction. absorbing; adult; amusing; controversial; dense; depressing; delightful; dirty; disturbing; dull; fascinating; gripping; moralistic; obscene; outrageous; profound; whimsical; unputdownable
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In today’s modern world‚ technology has a great influence on our life and time. Back in the early 19th century‚ when electronic devices had not been invented‚ the population could only use printed word such as books‚ posters‚ newspapers or magazines‚ to gather information. Later‚ in the mid 20th century‚ the use of computers‚ televisions and radios helped people to know about the incidents happening all around the world‚ more easily. Now‚ in the 21st century‚ the creation of internet and other devices
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