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    that this thread deals with reading as a hobby. Actually‚ I was the thread-starter. I wanted to discuss reading with people who simply can’t do without it. I wanted to speak about beneficial effects of reading. And that is why I have called it "Advantages of reading as a hobby”. But as it usually happens in on-line communities‚ other people influence our intentions a lot. That is why I can’t say that the thread is dedicated to positive sides of reading. It is about reading‚ what‚ how much and how.

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    The Hobbit Reading Prompts

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    READING WORKSHOP RESPONSE TOPICS Please keep this in your notebook. You will use it for all your responses. Answer different questions for every book. You should not answer the same question twice‚ even for a different novel. 1. Look for a list of other books by this author in the front of the book. Do the titles of the books seem to have anything in common? Are they structurally similar? Does this indicate anything to you about the author or the books? 2. Check the oldest copyright date

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    Journal 1: My reading and writing experience I love readings books. I began to read English novels when I was in primary school. Alice in wonderland‚ Black beauty‚ and Charlotte’s Web‚ all these fascinating novels (though in simplified version) made me addicted to read English books. When I was elder‚ my English was better. So I decided to read novels in original version‚ The Adventures of Tom Sawyer was the first book I chose. I admired Tom’s courage and his brilliant ideas. Since then

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    Fathers Reading Benefits

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    The Benefits of Fathers Reading to Their Children: Tips for Fatherhood Programs and Dads Reading is an essential activity that is linked to children’s cognitive development‚ academic skills‚ and future employment opportunities. Children often become interested in reading by watching and mimicking their parents or participating in child-parent reading routines. Although mothers have a big role to play‚ research shows that fathers are particularly influential for children’s language and literacy development

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    A primary source gives people insight on matters from someone who witnessed the event first hand. Primary sources were important to understanding the slavery debate because they reveal the beliefs of the author during the time of slavery‚ in this source‚ the author (a white male) shows that ‚depending on your class‚ occupation‚ personal experiences‚ and region you can have a totally different opinion than another person. The primary source reveals that even during this time people knew that slavery

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    When Reading a speech you read it how you read it but‚ when listening to a speech it makes it a whole other level. When he reads it he might miss the key details and not understand. But when listening to it you understand and the speaker and see the main point of their speech. In the “New Hampshire Primary 2008 ” speech by Barack Obama he tries to give hope to the nation after losing the primary to Hillary Clinton. When he delivered this speech and the reader listened to it he really saw how Obama

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    My personal reading history is a simple one. I’ve always read books that appeal to me‚ typically young adult books with a storyline based on teenagers and their struggles‚ romances‚ or friendships. A low point in my reading history would be that I have found myself sometimes having to reread chapters because I felt I didn’t fully understand. A good example would be The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger. I would reread almost every chapter of this book because it was a difficult read for

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    Reading Failure in Nigeria

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    A TERM PAPER WRITING ON READING FAILURE IN NIGERIA I DEDICATION I would like to dedicate this write up to the almighty God for giving me the privilege and knowledge to make this a success‚ to my parents for their sponsorship in all aspect of life and to my pastor‚ for being a great mentor in terms of hard work

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    Reading from the Internet

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    Introduction Reading from the internet has grown over the past decade significantly. It has provided people with access and opportunities to reading that would not have been available otherwise. This‚ however‚ has some positive as well as negative effects to it. This essay will discuss the cause and effect to reading from the internet. Body Reading can help people use their time to gain extra knowledge and learn new things more effectively. The unlimited access to various sources the internet provides

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    million Americans are addicted to alcohol and drugs‚ but only 11 percent of those with an addiction are receiving treatment. The United States sends more people to prison for drug charges than any other country in the world. Out-of-prison rehabilitation and treatment for drug offenders provides better results than imprisonment. Providing treatment outside jail is more cost-effective.It costs about $2‚000 to $7‚000 per person.The average cost of putting someone in the program is $32‚974‚ compared to

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