A lot of parents want their kids to read the book then watch the movie. But why? If you read the book‚ you have an image in your head of what the character looks like‚ what their voices sound like‚ and what the scene looks like‚ and usually it is pretty good. But when you watch the movie‚ all those images get shattered. When you read a book‚ there may be parts of the book that you really like that you would like at see on the TV screen. But then‚ when the movie finally comes out‚ the part you like
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Banned Books 3 Where Have All the Books Gone? "Books are dangerous. They make you think feel wonder . They make you ask questions (Weiss p.2)." At the present time‚ at least seventy-five books are being banned. This is hurting our culture more than it is helping. This has to be stopped; books cannot be taken off of the shelves at the rate that they are today. The books that are being taken off of the shelves are‚ for the most part‚ considered classics. The act of book banning puts limitations
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The Book of Revelation is one of the hardest books to understand. It carries strong symbolism‚ which can be very confusing and hard to interpret. It’s an apocalyptic book‚ which tells about things and people such as John. The book also contains symbolic visions‚ which confuse the reader also because it’s hard to grasp whether it’s a literal vision‚ or just a metaphor. One thing is definite though‚ it is fact that the visions are meant to not be taken literal‚ and the symbolism not to be pictured
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villain is but rather to make a point about the protagonist of the story. Such is the case for Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief. In the book thief Zusak uses the motif of thievery to as an act of empowerment for Liesel. It is representative of how Lisel is trying to take control back of her life in a time where she feels she has lost all control of the world around her. The act of stealing books is also significant as this can represent her taking knowledge back from her oppressors who wish to destroy it
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How are you‚ Anthony? Hope you are doing well as I am. Recently‚ I finished reading a book called Night by Elise Wiesel. This book is based on a real life circumstance endured by young Elie Wiesel. I truly enjoyed reading this book‚ therefore‚ I believe that you will enjoy it too. So I am recommending this book to you to read. Reading this book will give you a more in-depth‚ personal view of Elie’s experience during the Holocaust. An interesting fact: Holocaust was derived from the Greek word ‘holokauston’
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The Outsiders By S.E. Hinton is about two rival gangs known as Greasers and Socs they are divided by their socioeconomic status. The Greasers are a group of boys from lower class.Their gangs were like their families because they were there for them and cared about each other. On the other hand the Socs were the rich kids. They lived on the Westside and were always getting drunk and looking for fights with Greasers.This story is told in first-person narrative by protagonist Ponyboy Curtis. Ponyboy
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Have you ever read something in a book or an article and found yourself wondering about how much that could affect readers? For some reason‚ whether due to a personal disagreement with the message‚ or academic dissatisfaction with content‚ or something else entirely‚ you ask yourself ‘How is this allowed to exist‚ to be circulated and available for our posterity?’ In some form‚ that sentiment‚ and the censorship of information which results from it‚ have both been around for as long as information
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Changed Ways In the book‚ Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury‚ a fireman named Guy Montag goes from destroying books to preserving them. There are many reasons that influenced Montag’s decision to preserve books. Clarisse‚ who was one of Montag’s neighbors‚ is one of the main reasons why he began to wonder about books. Faber and an old woman are also important influences in Montag’s decision. Clarisse McClellan is a seventeen year old girl who is very odd and quite different. “I’m antisocial‚ they
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Picture Books Importance on a Child’s Development Ever analyzed a picture book before? The colors‚ shapes‚ and underlying message on every inch of the page create a story. A story that makes your brain tick and contemplate what exactly you’re looking at. These things are significant to the constant development of a human being‚ but the specifically to a child. When I was young I would drown my floor with Dr. Seuss and books that gave excitement to me just by holding them. I loved looking at the
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James Howe once said “Banning books is just another form of bullying. It’s all about fear and an assumption of power. The key is to address the fear and deny the power.” In other words‚ those who ban books are just afraid of how people would react to them. They are afraid of change and possibly losing their position of power. Many people would agree with quote because they have been many cases where books have been banned because political views were expressed. Or because‚ they express how they feel
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