Brown. It’s the only crucially important thing in this life. And in English class – Who cares about all those boys trapped on an island? BORING! We should read love stories: books that show us the value of love and relationships. As Mrs. Stephenie Meyer proves in her wonderful novel‚ Twilight‚ a relationship is crucially important for our survival. The protagonist‚ Bella Swan‚ was depressed for months after her man left her. This novel obviously teaches us important values. She ignored her friends
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On Fandoms & Movies “The term ‘fandom’ is used to refer to the collective fans of something such as a sport‚ hobby‚ or series of books. Typically‚ the members of a fandom feel interconnected by their common interest‚ and a fandom can often be a subculture as well. Only the most devoted fans are included in a fandom‚ separating them from people who may casually enjoy the thing in question.” – Mary McMahon and Bronwyn Harris (What is a Fandom?)
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Girls and boys from school districts around the world are encouraged to practice reading in their daily lives due its beneficial effects. Writer Alan Maley encourages Extensive Reading‚ which guides students to read independently and extrinsically. He believes that it‚ “develops learner autonomy...enhances general language competence” and‚ “helps develop general‚ world knowledge” (Maley 2-3). However‚ the number of people choosing to spend their leisure time invested in a novel is declining by the
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riches story. B. Suzanne Collins is well respected for coming up with the dystopian world of Panem‚ but no one really knows anything about her. C. Rather then being relatively unknown‚ Stephanie Meyer is not very well liked across the board. II. Last but not least the ability to pass the story through the generations. A. The Hunger Games‘ reality TV commentary is incisive‚ but it probably won’t resonate as much with our kids because they’ll
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register tour sign in Goodreads: Book reviews‚ recommendations‚ and discussion search Home My Books Friends Recommendations genres listopia giveaways popular goodreads voice ebooks fun trivia quizzes quotes community groups creative writing people events Explore quote Popular Quotes Find quotes popularrecentnewfriendsmy authors Quotes popular among Goodreads members. Dr. Seuss “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any
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Dystopian Literature. A dystopia is quite common as a literary subject. It is usually unpleasant‚ with a repressive society and/or strict ruling force‚ and is the flip side to another common literary subject; a utopian society‚ in which everything is perfect to either the inhabitants or/and protagonist. Some stories set in a dystopian universe or ’world’ may seem quite normal or maybe even ’perfect’ at first‚ but eventually the reasons behind that become apparent and become quite unpleasant for
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English 151 25 March‚ 2010 Edward Cullen Who is Edward Cullen? He is an amazing character in Twilight. Twilight is a book that includes a well known knowledge of good and evil. It is the true meaning of “I’d rather die than be without you.” The novel is based on secrets and love that collide with hatred and enemies. In this interesting book Edward is a different kind of person. He is the kind of person that has love and compassion in his life but he could destroy everything he created
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Richard Bennefeld Mr. Marquart English 12 9/14/12 The Enjoyment of Reading The first time I became interested in reading books and novels was during my summer vacation last year while I was staying at Maple Bay. It was another simple and yet dull day when my mother suggested that I should try doing something new for a change. At first I thought it wasn’t a good idea‚ but I decided to give it a try and do Something new for a change. It was hard for me to figure out something I don’t
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Teens Go Gaga Over Vampires: Its Causes and Effects Abstract This article will identify and discuss the reasons why teenagers are obsessed with vampires and what effects does it have on them. Study shows that this obsession has a great impact on both the teenager as an individual and to the people who surround her. The researcher studied and investigated the topic by finding different articles‚ essays‚ data and surveys from different sources in the Internet‚ as well as reading some vampire
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Dimary Sanchez 12/28/13 Shakespeare? NO MORE! Shakespeare? More like bore me to sleep speare‚ plays like this should not be enlightened anymore. Shakespeare should NOT be taught to students in High School nor any school due to his advanced themes and language. What is the point of studying his work if it is not even fun to study? Shakespeare is neither amusing nor enjoyable. In the words of Merida‚ parent‚ “Majority of university
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