Books are the quietest and most constant of friends: they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors‚ and the most patient of teachers. Charles W. Eliot The more that you read‚ the more things you will know. The more that you learn‚ the more places you’ll go. Dr. Seuss We shouldn’t teach great books; we should teach a love of reading. B. F. Skinner Today a reader‚ tomorrow a leader. Margaret Fuller Reading takes us away from home‚ but more important‚ it finds homes
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream is one of Shakespeare’s most popular and frequently performed comical plays (Berardinelli). The play transformed into a cinematic production by Michael Hoffman has not changed in its basic plot and dialogue‚ but the setting and some character traits have. The play setting has been gracefully moved from 16th century Greece to 19th century Tuscany (Berardinelli). The addition of bicycles to the play affects the characters in that they no longer have to chase each other around
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Cross-cultural analysis for Eva Hoffman pp102-108 Introduction In Lost in Translation‚ Eva Hoffman describes how she starts a new life in a new language. In this essay‚ I will analysis pp102-108 from a cross-cultural perspective to identify relevant cultures‚ sub-cultures and their influences on Eva as well as internalised cultures and non-internalised cultures. Then‚ to see the forms and levels Eva shows on intercultural competence. Tensions of a cultural origin within Eva and between Eva and
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The article that I have analysed is ‘Only immigrants can save Japan’ by Michael Hoffman published in The Japan Times Online on 21st October 2012. Assessing the article’s currency‚ this article was published a month back‚ which is relatively recent. The article is making a long term analysis as it referenced the need to welcome 10 million immigrants from now till 2050‚ hence the issue is valid because such a current and future issue will be monitored and reiterated in the news for the coming
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Ian Jones March 16‚ 2013 European Literature Influence of Imagination The power of imagination is one that can dramatically affect the lives of human beings. Sometimes the story portrayed in a novel causes the readers mind to wander off‚ away from the text‚ into a world different from reality. In this domain‚ the reader is able to escape their present problems and find some sort of comfort. With a positive imagination one is able to control their own destiny. Looking for the hidden answer
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First‚ both Nathanael and the romanticism were consistently reject by other people. For Nathanael‚ he was consistently rejected by Klara. In Nathanael’s first letter‚ he says and believes that Coppelius is the Sandman and Coppelius is the one who killed Nathanael’s father. However‚ Klara thinks differently. Klara distinctly says that whatever Nathanael is believing in is not real‚ but only an
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when someone disagrees with something‚ whether it be a statement given by an official or an offhand comment said by a passing stranger‚ they are going to say something about it. When writers disagree with something‚ they will write about it. Jared Sandman and David Bradley are examples of this principle; in essence‚ both responded to Gladwell’s 10‚000 Hour Rule. Both disagreed with the claim that the rule applied to writing by responding with articles full of evidence supporting their rebuttal. However
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Concert Review MT101 Boston Symphony Orchestra Nov.7th Saturday night Show To begin my review of this concert‚ I would like to first briefly talk about foundation history of Boston Symphony Orchestra. This orchestra was founded in 1881 by Henry Lee Higginson. The first conductor was George Henschel who was a famous bastion as well as an orchestra conductor. He was also a close friend of famous composer‚ Johannes Brahms. The current conductor of the orchestra is Andris Nelsons who is also the music
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Two people‚ sitting on a bar‚ high above the ground wearing decent clothing’s that you would normally see in a casual date. The piece was not fully a dance‚ but more to a circus act. The act was a two-person on a trapeze. Trapeze‚ to be precise‚ is a horizontal bar hanging with a height from the ground. It have been done staticcally high above the ground. The act was choregraphed and performed by James Finch and Alyssa Luna. It started out as both was already on the bar‚ sitting facing each other
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in which the fetus did not receive enough nutrients. Having a low birth weight directly correlates to having a lower IQ‚ hyperactivity‚ and even inattention (Davis & Sandman‚ 2006). Psychologists are also finding that there is a more pronounced affect of stress when it occurs earlier in the pregnancy. For example‚ Davis and Sandman conducted a study about how mothers reacted to the stress of an earthquake. They found that mothers who were exposed in their first trimester delivered their child earlier
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