Book cover

Despite the common idiom “don’t judge a book by it’s cover,” book covers play an essential role in grabbing attention from potential readers. Book covers leave lasting impressions on people in a bookstore or in the appstore, and are more influential and eye-catching than a summary. With this knowledge in mind, most publishers choose flashy and memorable covers as a means of luring in an eager audience. However, for world renowned author F. Scott Fitzgerald, book covers serve a much more…

heard the phrase “don’t judge a book by its cover” at some point in their lives. Usually it’s about something unattractive covering something compelling on the inside, but have you ever thought that something beautiful could have ugly insides? What the ad by British Petroleum, “Advertisings Basic Fifteen Appeals” by Jib Fowles, and “What 's Wrong with "Deceptive" Advertising?” by Daniel Attas have essentially helped me learn even more so is to not judge a book by its cover; advertisers can make…

The Flies Book Cover Personal Response Essay “Lord Of The Flies” was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1983. William Golding was the best known for his novel and was also awarded the Booker Prize for his novel “Rites Of The Passage” in 1980. This assignment is about analyzing and observing the cover of the novel. The overall point I am making is that the book cover shows the evil and the barbarian act against wild animals for meat to survive. . The overall cover of the book describes…

people is what lies beneath the surface, in which their abilities to express emotions & having certain morals or virtue in which they gain abilities to tell a right decision from wrong, may come through. First of all, the quote “Don’t Judge A Book By It’s Cover,” - Edwin Rolfe, thought of as one of them many famous quotes known throughout time, one meant to unite humans as one. It stands for the fact a person shouldn’t be declared human or not based on what is on the outside. We as humans must…

just as much relevance and importance now to when he did back when creator Jack Kirby first put pen to paper. The first cover and issue (published on March 10th 1941, eight months before America officially joined the war effort) of Captain America featured him punching Adolf Hilter square in the jaw. Created by two jewish men, drawn by Jack Kirby and edited by Joe Simon, the cover was a call out to America for refusing to join the fight. For the majority of the early comics, showing Steve in…

I Believe I believe in not judging a book by its cover. I believe that first minute assessments are dangerous to those who they are made about. I am a student so I am always meeting new people and it is important to keep an open mind until you truly know someone. It is through the ability to not judge a book by its cover that one is able to truly understand and form opinions about the people around them. When I think about not judging a book by its cover, I think about school. In school,…

“Don’t judge a book by its cover”. Is a lesson that a lot of people have learned after they judge. Stories are also short stories not just to distract people, but also to teach something. In every single story, there is always something to learn. Stories can make people dream and imagine. It may also be seen and gain knowledge about other cultures in different aspects. The stories are sometimes made to understand and not just judge. Those words that are in the books can make people change their…

Story of a Book Reading and writing are key elements of literature. Reading and writing were never a hobby for me. These two elements are fundamental principles for everyone’s education, so there goes me learning how to read and write. Only times I get interested in reading and writing is when I read and write something interesting, like something with a meaning that makes you think, or something with a cause. I love learning how to speak new languages, which interests me to end up reading and…

Judging a book by it's cover, or comparing someone's education by one certain criteria, I believe is a mistake. We are all different, individuals have various strengths and weaknesses. Many people enjoy book smarts and good test taking skills, while others are more suitable in common sense and decision making situations. Kohn's example, in his opening paragraph concerning his ex-wife shows a great illustration of this. I agree with Kohn that we can't attempt to fit the masses into a single…

of their family’s oppression. The story shows how times have changed and people whose families were once the oppressors are now the only people who are helping Jackson throughout the story. Leaving the overall impression that you cant judge a book by its cover. Disappointingly, the tone of this short story is a very sad. The story of a homeless man who is very intelligent but also very close-minded about the white man and how he needs to keep his secrets from the hungry white man (pg. 88). The…