Book Review By Valerie Persinger Author: Archie L‚ Dick Title: The Hidden History of South Afica’s Book and Reading Cultures Publication Data: The Hidden History of South Africa’s Book and Reading Cultures Author: Dick Archie Format: Hardcover‚ 196 pages Publisher: Univ of Toronto Pr Publish Date: Apr 2012 ISBN-13: 9781442642898 ISBN-10: 1442642890 Biographical Data for Writer: Archie L. Dick is a professor in the Department of Information Studies at the University of Pretoria
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wasn’t until high school I thought highly of literature‚ in a sense I would have to be literate in order to succeed. As I proceed through life I realize how important literature is‚ not only to myself but to others. In “The Lonely Good Company of Books”‚ Richard Rodriguez explains how his parents did not read to him‚ and how he became literate. I could relate to Richard’s situation because I wasn’t read to much either. Though reading and writing is a necessity and students should learn literature
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several characters‚ many of which you grow to love and feel for. Several times in the book I was bawling my eyes out or crying for pure joy‚ it really gets to you on an emotional level. It has holocaust themes (obviously) but I would say that they are quite mild. People who are sensitive to these themes can quite easily skip over the details and continue reading on as the book will still make total sense. Reading this book my views of WWII completely changed--as this is not an Anne
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The death of Liesel‚ the book thief‚ starts out the book for us. They are on their way on a train with their mother to their foster parent’s home. This also sparks Liesel’s love for reading later in the book‚ and it also was one of the moments that Liesel had constant nightmares about. Liesel arrives on Himmel street terrified and not knowing what her foster parents will be like. This also sets the setting of the novel and we meet some more main characters‚ Hans and Rosa Hubermann. The Hubermanns
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The Four Hazards The Four Hazards Samantha De Zee Environmental Science Natural Hazards: Cultural‚ Biological‚ Physical and Chemical An altogether diverse viewpoint is carried into center as we think as of a portion of the natural perils that go hand in hand with streamlined development and concentrated farming. A portion of the most hazardous dangers in this planet are the conclusion of perfectly voluntary conduct---specifically‚ smoking tobacco and taking part in unsafe sexual movement
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Idols and Francis Bacon By: Bailey Gray Soc 101-099 TR 11:10 To Francis Bacon the four idols‚ tribe‚ cave‚ market place‚ and theater‚ beset the minds of men (Bacon). To him‚ the human race has four prejudices that haze our scientific thoughts: 1) Our perceptions are true and trust worthy‚2) Experience make us wise‚ 3) Language provides us to be superior beings‚ and 4) We believe previous scientific theories and philosophical assertions (Bacon). Because of these prejudices
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writing about Undertow by Michael Buckley. When you first look at the title‚ you’d think that the book would be about lifeguards or something to do with undertows. But in fact‚ the true reason that this book is named Undertow is because it drags you in and never lets you go. From the hook that drops you into an alien environment‚ to the drama packed halls of Lyric Walker’s high school‚ Hylan High‚ this book truly drags you down‚ deep into its pages. Lyric Walker is the only child of a hard working cop
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I read the book‚ Legend written by Marie Lu. In this book the world has been flooded after the polar ice caps have melted completely‚ leaving most of the world covered in water. During this time the eastern seaboard of America tried to move west for land that wasn’t flooded. After the floods‚ the inflation of America’s population and lack of resources and places to live it caused major conflict. Eventually the two sides settled and separated to become two separate countries. As the eastern side
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The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore is a book about two Wes Moores who grew up similarly with the same name‚ but chose two different destinies as time went on. Both of them endured a life without a father figure‚ got into serious trouble with the police‚ and grew up in a poor household. The author of the book‚ Wes‚ is at first a trouble maker‚ doesn’t have a healthy relationship with his mother‚ and struggles in school. Since Wes skipped classes and let his grades slip‚ his mother made a tough and expensive
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Something Upstairs Something Upstairs by Avi is a historical fiction book based on the main character Kenny who has just moved into his new house in Providence‚ Rhode Island. He soon finds out that a ghost lives in the connecting room to his room because of the scratching sounds he hears coming from his closet. The ghost was a slave who was murdered in that house. Caleb‚ the ghost and Kenny are able to transport to the past‚ because of Caleb’s abilities. Kenny figures this is a great way to go
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