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fiction author, expresses the importance of libraries in the above quotation, stating that access to the public library essentially “cures” us of our nescience, pessimism, and prejudice. Bray describes books—to which the library card is a passport—as windows into new mindsets, ideas and perspectives; books are described as conduits by which the library broadens…

course the picture books were the best. I mean, at that age, I didn’t really have the visualization skills to see the book on my own just from words, versus how I am today. So, I loved having the pictures in books as a visual aid. I was reading things like “Beauty & the Beast, The Jungle Book, Tarzan, Cinderella, and The Lion King.” I can’t say how many times I read those books over and over. I went on to read more and more of those books, but this time they had some chapters. Books such as…

I have always been known by my family and in school as an avid reader. Early on, my mom, a former elementary school teacher herself, fostered in me a burning desire for reading and a love to get lost in a book. In grade school, I was known to finish my math and other more “boring” work as quickly as possible so that I could get back to whichever story I was reading at the time. As I got older, reading for pleasure took a backseat to homework, a social life, and other hobbies. I believe I…

Although paperback and digital books are both great ways of reading, they each have distinct advantages and disadvantages. There are three categories in which some of the main advantages and disadvantages can be sorted into; Price, Enjoyment and Convenience. The first category price can vary for both ways of reading. Paperback books can be fairly expensive when bought one at a time and that’s similar for digital books as well. But, an advantage when buying books for digital books is that it's…

When reading books and fairy tales, people more often than not learn many things. Not just crazy facts about dolphins, but real things that can be useful in everyday life. Stories are told every day by people for many different reasons. They are often told to give people hope when times are tough. They can also be used to give a message to a reader like how actions have consequences. Greek Mythology is no exception to this theory. Many messages and lessons could be learned from these myths like…

Maniac Magee is a helpful and smart person that loves to read books. I think a good character trait for Maniac Magee would be responsible. I think this because he is very manageable and he has great control over things. He is also responsible for anything that is fragile, something that is a lot of money, or when it has sentimental value. To prove he is responsible is “So what if I loan you one, huh? How am I going to get it back?” “I will bring it back. Honest! If it’s the last thing I do.…

the years about the types of books you have read, you can see what got you where you are today. When I was really young, my parents would always read to me; even when I couldn’t understand what was going on. They continued to read to me up to the ages of picture books and pop-up books. After a while, I eventually learned to read by myself, with much help from my parents. Once I learned, I wanted to read all the time. During this time I read lots of books by Dr. Seuss, such as…

the mission will think she is ungrateful. This example is experienced by Babamukuru who doesn’t desire to go to the UK, but if he doesn’t his scholarship, and therefore his chance of a higher education is gone. The example of oppression seen in the book were very slim, but their impact on the characters throughout is apparent. Colonization touched every who was a part of…

else empowers the human will quite like hope does. So with this hope in his heart, the man set out to reach for the sky. He kept the fires going, but drew them in closer to maximize the lighting he needed. He then began to stack books. One by one, he took thick books off the shelf and set them up in a square. The man then proceeded to make another square on top, with a smaller perimeter so that he would have a step. He would take stacks of more and more, carrying loads at a time to the base of…

“The only important thing in a book is the meaning that it has for you.” W. Somerset Maugham. The quote above has such a big impact on regular readers. The quote’s meaning makes you realise why you actually want to read a book. It’s for the thrill of seeking new meaning in your life, and experiencing new emotions that while reading the books stirs up inside of you. A writer of every book has one target that he or she has to achieve. If that target is to get the readers crying, or to make the…