Hungry for Reading As we all grow older‚ there are moments in our lives that are never forgotten. One of my favorite memorable moments was related to reading. A book based movie The Hunger Games taught me that reading can be enjoyable‚ habit forming and a great way to expand my vocabulary. “The Hunger Games” movie is based on the first book of a trilogy of science fiction novels written by Suzanne Collins. The book and movie are about a 16 year old girl name Katniss Everdeen‚ who lives in a post-apocalyptic
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ENGLISH 090 BASIC COMPOSITION: CRITCAL LITERACY The Reading Writing Connection & College Success READING LOG Successful college students spend many hours each week reading a variety of texts including common textbooks‚ journal articles‚ source documents and assignment guides. Additionally‚ daily exposure to print‚ radio/television‚ online/internet‚ and other media requires “reading” and understanding information presented in many different formats. Advertising‚ news‚ entertainment‚ and online
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kinds of reading material? Today‚ we enjoy such a wide array of reading materials – books‚ magazines‚ newspapers‚ comics and others. Yet we do not seem to make an attempt to read. In a recent survey to find out about the reading habits of our students we discovered that a majority of students hardly read. What a shame! Obviously‚ students do not realize the pleasures and benefits of reading and that is why I am standing here in front of you all – to tell you about the benefits of reading. It has
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Shooting An Elephant – George Orwell Orwell begins his essay by describing the intense hatred of the Burmese for their European masters. In Moulmein‚ in Lower Burma‚ I was hated by large numbers of people‚ the only time in my life that I have been important enough for this to happen to me. Europeans were spit at‚ jeered at‚ and insulted. As a police officer I was an obvious target and was baited whenever it seemed safe to do so. I feel his sympathies were on the side of the Burmese‚ and
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“All animals are equal‚ but some animals are more equal than others”(Orwell 177). In the novel‚ Animal Farm‚ by George Orwell‚ the pigs take advantage over the other animals by hoarding food‚ living in the house‚ and doing barely any work. Mr. Jones was a bad owner of the farm before‚ yet when Napoleon and the pigs took over things were not any better. First‚ the pigs start to hoard food while the others rations are cut. Napoleon tricks the animals into thinking the pigs need apples and milk in
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George Orwell has used many techniques of writing such as irony and humour to portray significant events throughout Animal Farm. This extract‚ just after the slaughter of the ’disloyal’ animals (one of the most emotive of the events in the book)‚ is no exception and so I will be analysing and interpreting the response of readers as well as making links to other parts in the book. ’Loud singing’ could be heard from the farmhouse‚ this is just after the pigs have come across a ’case
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1984 By George Orwell Questions Jayson Papa 1. Re read pages 3-6 and describe the setting/atmosphere in your own words The first few chapters of 1984 are devoted to introducing the major characters and themes of the novel. These chapters also acquaint the reader with the harsh and oppressive world in which‚ Winston Smith lives in. It is from Winston’s perspective that the reader witnesses the brutal physical and psychological cruelties brought upon the people by their government. The
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Reading has many benefits. What are they? Introduction Most of us have been exposed to reading since we were young but not many of us have the habit of reading for leisure. - read only because they have to study for their examinations but reading is not only limited to study materials - fun to read storybooks‚ novels‚ magazines‚ comics‚ newspapers and any other reading material that is of interest to us Main body a) Reading enhances our general knowledge. - learn about various and cultures
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BOOKS AND READING Topical Vocabulary 1. Categorisation: Children’s and adult’s books; travel books and biography; romantic and historical novels; thrillers; detective stories; science fiction/fantasy; non-fiction; pulp fiction. absorbing; adult; amusing; controversial; dense; depressing; delightful; dirty; disturbing; dull; fascinating; gripping; moralistic; obscene; outrageous; profound; whimsical; unputdownable
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Alternative/dominant and resistant readings Dominant readings are the most common and widely-accepted interpretations of a given text. An alternative reading is any reading that differs from the commonly-accepted interpretation. A resistant reading is an alternative reading that contradicts the dominant reading. Think about the words resistant (the noun form of the verb to ’resist’) and dominant (the noun form of the verb to dominate) and it will help you to retain the meanings of the terminology
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