Priscilla Coit Murphy begins her article Books Are Dead‚ Long Live Books by siting the work of a man named Octave Uzanne who predicted in 189e that “the book-as-we-know-it would soon disappear”. She then goes on to site other articles from 1919‚ then 1925‚ and so on and so forth. The many examples of misguided notions that other mediums would lead to the extinction of books all but make Murphy’s argument before she even begins to write. After displaying an array of evidence Murphy introduces three
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The story told by Ishmael Beah in A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier is an amazing recollection of the effects that the extreme violence of war can have on a person‚ including physical‚ psychological‚ and social trauma‚ in which a boy tries to survive and escape his past as a child soldier. Civil war brings along not only violence‚ sadness‚ poverty‚ death etc. but also horrible conditions in which the victims that suffer the consequences are the children. Kids in third world countries‚ like
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parent(s) or the adult-figure in their life. The child depends on them for love and affection‚ but in some cases‚ the love and affection in not returned. Childhood abuse and neglect can happen in various situations for various reasons. The abuse can leave long-term effects on the children into adulthood‚ which includes post traumatic stress disorder‚ depression‚ anxiety‚ bipolar and multiple personality disorders. Not only can the children suffer from disorders‚ they can begin
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A Voyage Long and Strange written by Tony Horwitz is a novel in which he shares he thoughts and discoveries as he retraces the steps of some of the first people to ever set foot in North America. He retraces the steps of Christopher Columbus‚ Eirik the Red‚ John Smith‚ and many explorers in between. Vinland I found the first view chapters of this book to be very informative and easy to understand. I found it interesting to learn about Eirik the Red because in kindergarten we are taught the
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In the memoir A Long Way Gone‚ the author‚ Ishmael Beah‚ relates his story to the title. On page 65‚ the author says: “We were a long way from Mattru Jong. A long way gone.” The title‚ A Long Way Gone‚ gives the reader a glimpse of how far Ishmael is away from Mattru Jong‚ his life before being a soldier‚ and how distant he is with himself. Mattru Jong is a city in Sierra Leone‚ which Ishmael‚ his brother‚ Junior‚ and a few friends travel to in chapter 1 to attend a talent show. While on the way
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HI 429 November 14‚ 2007 The Long Goodbye: The Deaths of Nancy Cruzan Part 3: From Joyce Cruzan’s Perspective I never thought the day would come that I would want a child of mine to die instead of live. Nancy is in a place of no return and I pray to God everyday that he would allow her to die and stop her suffering. It is so difficult to look at her and only see a shell of a human being that use to be my daughter. I only wish that the government and the rehab hospital would mind their
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order to rank within the top 10 highest grossing Broadway productions and to sell the show as a “fun night”‚ Hanson Productions (HP) must: 1. Captivate the audience with the performance (atmosphere‚ production‚ etc.) and market effectively so that a long run on Broadway will be achievable. 2. Determine a pricing strategy that will capture the largest volume of theater goers or they will not be able to recoup their investment. 3. Determine a venue that will be able to house all theatergoers so potential
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Such a Long Journey by Rohinton Mistry Plot Summary Such a Long Journey examines the life of a handful of Parsi Indians in the turbulent early 1970’s. When Britain withdraws from the subcontinent in 1948‚ two states are created. Muslims form one state‚ Pakistan. Pakistan’s two parts are widely separated by its massive southern neighbor‚ India. In India‚ Hindus predominate‚ although society is officially secular. Parsis are a tiny‚ secretive religious minority. The inhabitants of Khodadad
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Do you think it’s too short‚ too long or just right? This is a question many are asking about our school days. Many kids in schools today are saying “the school day is too long; I have no time for homework...” Etc. Is the school day really too long? Or does it even need to be longer? The school year consists of 180 days of school to receive credit. Is this too short or too long? Knowing there is 365 days in the year‚ some may say it is‚ some may say it is not. 180 days of the year in the classroom
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The Long Essay Themes and Sources is examined via a Long essay of 3‚000 to 5‚000 words. This is a ‘take-home’ examination paper which first-year students receive in May‚ after they have completed the course. Students submit their Long Essay the following January‚ at the start of the Lent term in their second year. The aims of the Long Essay are to test students’ understanding of the main problems and approaches of the course they have followed with reference to a specific question. The paper
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