Connelly talks about the history of book banning‚ its presence in society today‚ and actions that have and can be taken against it. Most of these actions stem from the responsibility of librarians and organizations. Connelly believes that librarians have an obligation to keep their content uncensored and readily available to the public. She has stated that the best way to prevent book censorship is to educate our society about the importance of diverse books. A more specific approach regarding this
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The book The First Part Last is about a teen girl‚ Nia‚ who gets pregnant by her boyfriend‚ Bobby. The story told by Bobby’s point of view and the struggles he goes through with the pregnancy‚ and newborn baby‚ Feather. The topic of the book is teenage pregnancy and the struggles that comes with getting pregnant at a young age. This book relates to the tv series. The Secret Life of The American Teenager by showing the responsibilities of having a baby at fifteen years old. Teen pregnancy is becoming
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Ingi Mansour Book Report 21/9/2013 Patricia Fara’s book “An Entertainment for Angels” is an insightful read about the discovery of electricity and how it helped mold people’s ideas during the enlightenment period. Fara’s point of view on the progress of science is very evident throughout the book. Her main argument is that science wasn’t an easy mission. In fact‚ scientists usually struggled with the ‘hostility’ and ‘curiosity’ of the people at the time when presenting newly formed ideas (Fara
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The Shack. By William P. Young The screaming Dramatic Situation from this book is this: Great story teller dad Mackenzie Allen Phillips has his littlest daughter Missy taken from him by “The Lady Killer” the kidnappers MO (59)‚ and is then accompanied by “The Great Sadness” due to it all (25)‚ which was only overcome by major events through which God Himself in the views of the Trinity make themselves present to him though not through a un-original dream-sense but an adventurous amount of deep
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In Red Azalea‚ Anchee Min uses the symbol of the Little Red Book to demonstrate the chilling level of control indoctrination imposes onto the Chinese people during Mao’s rule. All throughout Maoist China‚ everyone studied the Little Red Book. It was a book that was filled with Mao’s quotations. The Little Red Book symbolizes the societal worship of Mao in China at the time. The Little Red Book is both a product of this worship and a symbol of it. Everyone was expected to know these quotations‚ as
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plays Lillian; she also did an fantastic job with her character. Even though in the book she had red hair‚ and in the movie she was a blonde‚ they displayed her as the same woman who has a big heart‚ and has to help her family get through hard times with him. Last but not least Michael O’Keefe was my favourite character; I was most impressed by his performance in the movie matching so carefully the character in the book. There was a character in the movie that they had left out though- it was Sam Wertzberger
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I read the book Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert. This book was not what I was anticipating. I expected someone to be describing why some people are happier or seem to be happier than others and that was not the case. This book‚ to me‚ was more about each person’s perception of happiness is different so no one can really say I’m happier or this made me happier than them. We each experience things differently due to how much it means or doesn’t mean to us. Situations are not always what they
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Impending Judgement: An Analysis of the Book of Amos The final component of the Catholic Old Testament is a series of books written by a group of people known as prophets. Contrary to some commonly held beliefs‚ prophets are not fortune tellers. Rather‚ they are mediums of divine will‚ social/religious critics‚ and political advisors. One of the Minor Prophet books in the Old Testament is the book of Amos. The book is characterized by a powerful tone that indicts the northern Kingdom of Israel for
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Most children acquire their first books at a young age; some from family or friends‚ some hand-me-downs‚ and are naturally told to cherish and respect them by keeping their condition one of high standard. As per usual‚ no bent pages‚ no scribbles- only tip- top shape. As this child grows older‚ he/she will realize that respecting books does not come from their physical appearance‚ but from the amount of thought put into reading them. Or‚ writing in them. Dr. Mortimer Adler strives to prove the importance
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Dr. Seuss books have always been one of the top series of children books for as long as I can remember. Dr. Seuss books have always been wonderful books to facilitate language and literacy. “Who are you Sue Snue”‚ is one of many great examples of the Dr. Seuss best sellers. “Who are you Sue Snue” was written by Tish Rabe. The book is about a young girl who has just finished celebrating her birthday. Throughout the book‚ Sue is being asked by the cat in the hat what she would like to be when she grows
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