Because my childhood was so filled with literature‚the fact that reading is such a substantial part of my life is somewhat expected. The reading material I read then has helped me become the person I am today. As young as Second Grade‚ I had already read the Harry Potter series‚ and countless other chapter books that had helped shape my childhood. Even though my preferred genre has evolved since then‚ my avidity for reading has not faltered. Because of my reading‚ I learned how valuable the skill
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I open my door to bedroom the‚ smell hits me like a freight train‚ it knocks me to the floor. Turning my head I witness the clothes I wore last week morph into hills and mountain ranges on my floor. Old lollipops with their wrappers dangle from the stem like trees sway the in the breeze. Mold on an old PB&J turns into mushrooms while the dust from the floor turns into clouds and lightly shadows the rising mountains while the rolling hills surround it. As I walk through the deep forest the trees
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Soon after she moved in her‚ best friend came by. The mother and her friend sat on the porch and talked for a few minutes‚ her friend seemed uncomfortable the whole time. The mother saw fear from her friend’s body language. Something in the living room caught her attention. Her eyes got big. Then she said‚ "I have to go." The mother asked her what was wrong but she didn’t respond and tried to change the subject. On her way out the door her friend finally said‚ "This house is haunted.” The next
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For summer reading prior to my start of tenth grade I had to read two books out of a section of memoirs. The two books I chose were Night by Elie Wiesel and A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah. These two books were very inspirational to me and made an impact on my life. After being a sophomore for four weeks the curriculum has already begun to make me more aware of myself and the world around me. When I first learned about the holocaust in the fifth of sixth grade‚ I became very interested in that point
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Reading and writing are two skills we learn early on in school‚ they are the basic tools teachers and parents instill in children‚ meaning that as someone who’s spent 14 years in school‚ I have had a lot of experience with reading and writing. Thinking back on my early school days in 1st and 2nd grade‚ I didn’t care for reading or writing. There were so many other things on the forefront of my mind like recess and lunch that learning just fell in the background. It wasn’t until 3rd grade that I
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Reading and approaches to reading strategies. I am an ardent reader who reads for hours as a hobby. Most times while reading‚ I would subconsciously scan ‚skim‚ mind map and take notes ‚ just for the pleasure of it without really knowing that these are very important concepts in Metacognitive awareness of reading strategies. After listening to the presentation and reading through the article by Kouider Mokhtari and Carla Areichard‚I realized that metacognition provides personal insights into a person’s
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experience; she had to deal with the trauma of the past. This admired contemporary writer has grown up‚ and through her writings‚ it is evident that she is still trying to understand and live with the "silence" which her blood relations bestowed upon her. A Room on the Roof displays the innate tension when prejudice‚ misunderstanding and fear that arises when not knowing‚ and questioning what is known to ones self. It seems that individuals adopt thinking‚ values and beliefs of those around them‚ which is
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Because both my parents came from China‚ I took Chinese. But I cannot read or write Chinese and barely speak it. I love my North American citizenship. I don’t’ mind being called a "banana‚" yellow on the outside and white on the inside. I’m proud I’m a banana. After all‚ in Canada and the United States‚ native Indians are "apples" (red outside‚ white inside); blacks are "Oreo cookies" (black and white); and Chinese are "bananas." These metaphors assume‚ both rightly and wrongly‚ that the culture
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A Room with a View written by E.M. Forster is a story about love‚ conflict‚ and finding your way. The story is set in both Florence Italy and England during the Edwardian era where societal standards were different and the upper class were unforgiving on lower class peasantry. Lucy Honeychurch is an exception‚ as a naïve‚ sheltered young women brought to Italy by her older cousin‚ Charlotte Bartlett. She begins to learn the struggles of love through unexpected encounters and memorable people. Lucy’s
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ROOM 101 The Royal Family What? But you can’t get rid of them‚ they’re the royal family! Its old English tradition and brings tourism! How can we NOT have a royal family?! Well‚ just think‚ what do they actually do? They lead lives of luxury and privilege‚ go to the best schools have wonderful childhoods. But why them‚ why the royal family? They did nothing to earn it‚ they were just lucky enough to be born into that family. They represent the outdated notion of class an aristocracy which
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