“I hope you will grow up gentle and good, and never learn bad ways; do your work with a good will, lift your feet up well when you trot, and never bite or kick even in play. " This is the advice that a young foal is given by his mother. Black Beauty by Anna Sewell is a classic tale from the perspective of a black horse with a white star on his forehead. His name is Black Beauty. Even though he goes through both kind and cruel experiences, he still remains gentle and good all the way till the end and has the hope that good things will come out of bad times.…
Overall my experience with reading has been forced, and limited and has lost its original glamour. For me what reading novels brings to other people, I can obtain through other means that are more appealing for my way of thinking. While I don’t enjoy the act of reading a 600 page mandatory novel, I do enjoy the conversations that it can cause. Such as the debating, and sometimes the arguments, that come from the material within the carefully thought out cover pages can be intriguing and rewarding. However, to say that books have influenced my thoughts about the world, or have made…
Reading literature does not equal comprehension or understanding. Readers must first understand how their life shapes their perspective and then they must let other perceptions dominate their thoughts in order to understand the writer’s perspective. Barbara Tuchman explains that books are the foundation of life’s disciplines because “books are humanity in print”. We read books to understand other people’s culture, struggle, and perspective, but only if we desire to understand. Perspective shapes how we view…
Art and literature are the foundation of life. Long before Netflix and social media existed, people used books to entertain themselves. Mason Cooley said “reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are”. Even in 21st century, the age of technology, people use books as a source of entertainment and writing as a form of self-expression. Books and reading in general has many benefits like mental stimulation, gaining knowledge and much more.…
Wanex 5-2 The Downsides of Hate Reading Pamela Paul’s article “Why You Should Read Books You Hate” is an intriguing read that focuses on the importance of reading books that are unappealing to the specific reader. She thoroughly explains that pursuing novels with subjects that do not interest the reader makes them a more skeptical and scrupulous critic. In addition, she details the pleasure that reading brings to all as well as the magnitude of the time commitment that it requires in comparison to other activities that expose people to new content.…
Growing up, all my teachers told me to read books. They told me that reading books is good for your and, it would make you smarter. When I was younger, I really didn’t understand how reading fiction books made me smarter. I always thought non-fiction were the books to increase your knowledge because they were real events. Real is better than fake so, I really didn’t understand how you could learn from fictional books until now.…
Banned Books: A Girls Life Online. Everyone loves to read a good book once in awhile. Some people may tell you they hate to read, but chances are they're lying. but what if some of our favourite books gets banned?…
I found the ending of Black Beauty, by Anna Sewell, to be a satisfying ending. It seemed to wrap things up nicely. After Beauty is injured and nearly overworked to death, he ends up in a beautiful home surrounded by people who care for him for the rest of his life. Although it is rather bittersweet, as the last line reminds us of everything Beauty has lost: “often, before I am quite awake, I fancy I am still in the orchard at Birtwick, standing with my old friends under the apple trees” (49.22). This line shows that even in the comfort of his lovely home, Black Beauty still wishes he were somewhere else.…
All throughout life you will find tales that you enjoy and dislike, they tear at your emotions and change your outlook on others. As you get older there are more instances where you may have to read even though you didn’t wish to or found the pages boring and unbearable. This happens…
Reading allows for one to drift away from reality and opens a new door of an alternate fictional world. Once the reader has developed an emotional connection to the book and finds it intriguing, it is impractical to close the book. Reading allows a person to think creatively and take a break from life 's stresses and worries. Whether one is reading for pleasure or for academic reasons, if enjoyable, the difference should be indistinguishable. Gratifying books teach lessons and try to get the reader to think deeply about a topic.…
I am not easily moved by literature. Since before I can remember, literature has been the keystone of my education; whether it was having my mother lovingly read me a children’s story before bed as a young preschooler, or staying up past my bedtime in elementary school engrossed in wondrous tales of adventure and danger. Reading, specifically for enjoyment, has always been a priority in my life as it allowed me to escape the monotony found in everyday life, providing me with the necessary tools to break the chains of reality and enter a lush world full of new exciting experiences. However, with the flood of literature I was exposed to as a child came standards which were abnormally high, numbing my reactions to books that where anything…
I wanted to go out and experience things or just figure things out on my own. I saw reading as a barrier to those experiences. As a kid all I wanted to do was run around the corner in my neighborhood and go play basketball or baseball or football, or street hockey, or even hit golf balls in the field at my high school with friends. Reading got in the way of that.…
Reading was something I was practically raised on as a child. My dad made sure that my younger sister and I were read to every single night before he tucked us in, passing down a tradition that he believed had aided in shaping his own childhood. I distinctly remember my simple mind roaming along in the lands of Narnia and Middle Earth as such books instilled in me a restless sense of adventure and a longing to learn. This longing drove me to read more and more on my own, all the while my father continued to read to me at a higher and more complex level, that at the time seemed unattainable. Yet books to me were journies completely separate from my own world and I could never seem to envision them as anything more than a source of entertainment.…
Reading Memoir John Green, author of The Fault in Our Stars, stated,” Great books help you understand, and they help you feel understood.” Actually, reading books helps me to explore the world. When I was just a little girl, I loved reading fairy tales which brought me to many vicarious thrilling adventures, and when growing up, non-fiction books taught me how to become a good person. Besides that, reading has brought me to many various levels of emotions, such as joy, love, hate, fear, and sorrow. Some stories not only make me feel euphoric with happy endings, but they also make me feel despondent when a character’s deep sorrow touched my heart.…
Reading brings peace and warmth throughout the body and mind. When I read I envision myself in the story. Reading stories and books that are filled with details paint a picture of the event or scenery being described. Imagination is key. However, it was not always like that.…