Book of Esther

of the machines and the rapid development of information technologies, reading remains popular, furthermore, it is probably one of the most educational and preferred activities that a person can do. Why is it so? Why do people continue to dig into books while they can just turn on the TV or the laptop and watch some entertaining show or a film, which need neither concentration on the depicted material nor the careful thinking? For example, in the past reading was cultivated and highly…

Digital Reading is an Exhausted Debate" written by the author Nick Harkaway, it is argued that the digital revolution will continue to grow and will never stop. Moreover, that technology has more pros than cons especially when it comes to e-books .Harkaway praises books in some parts, but his main talk was about technology; he says that technology is becoming a portion of the globe that we inhabit at a level below our notice, and technology is as important as roads or supermarkets. I disagree…

Books, the source of ideas and insight into past and present generations. However, our current generation is plagued with a new issue of physical books or electronic books. Johann Hari weighs in on this discussion. In the article “How to Survive the Age of Distraction” by Johann Hari, the “age of distraction” is evolving because humans want to be on their electronics while reading. No matter how easy and fun technology is, it is still important to recognize what physical books have to offer. The…

Mini Lesson (10:00): (Supportive Reading) [Introduction] 1. Call students over to the by table groups: (Example: Boys and girls can I have Jacks table stand up and push their chair in? Students would say: “Stand up and push my chair in” three times as they are standing up from their seat and pushing their chairs in. Students would then stand being their chair. Okay, Jack’s group, go ahead and use your marshmallow toes and quietly come over to the rug and find your spot (Students spots are…

it known and more visible. Christian Book Distributors invested early and deeply when digital technology and communication devices started becoming available. By recognizing early that the company needed to shift its focus from a brick and mortar business to a multi-channel organization focused in and on the internet and digital market. By deeply devoting in the digital market, Christian Book Distributors has built a strong competitive edge. Christian Book Distributors recognizes the need to…

Literacy Narrative Essay: Go Ask Alice All I have learned, I learned from books. It all started back in seventh grade. At that time of my life, I was having a physical and emotional problem. For instance, most the teenagers suffer from emotional and physical problems, because their body changes or because their body do not change, as well as they do not know what they want. During middle school, my life started to changed, my parents decided to move about three times a year, and that quickly…

Have you ever really liked a book and watched the movie, only to find out that the book is way better? In the book, "Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief" the book has a lot more details and backstory. There are a lot of things that can be confusing in the movie, if you haven't read the book. It is important that you read this essay because it will inspire you to read the book before watching the movie. Comparing the movie to the book, you will find some minor and major similarities and…

Every person has a story to tell. Each story is unique, just like the person. In the book The Book Thief, Liesel has a story of her own to tell. When people experience things, it adds to the dialogue and plot of their story. Both good and bad things contribute to an individual's story. in this novel, Liesel and her family love in Germany. They hide a Jewish man named Max in their basement so that he is not persecuted by the Nazi’s. Max has a copy of Mein Kampf and he decides to write over…

In the chapter “The Floating Book (Part II)” of the novel The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, Rudy and Liesel stroll around town, with Liesel holding the stolen copy of The Whistler. The pair run into Viktor Chemmel, the most recent hated leader of the apple stealing group, and Viktor takes Liesel’s copy of The Whistler. He offers it back if Rudy and Liesel give him a large amount of money. However, once he understands how much it truly means to Liesel, he throws The Whistler into the Amper River…

Is The Book Actually Dying? As technology moves forward, we see more contents being digitized, such as newspapers, magazines, snail mail letters, music and most of all, books! There is a large number of e-books being published and sold online. Thus, the sales of e-books have risen to a point that it has surpassed the sales of tactile books. Although I disapprove of the digital hijacking of tactile books, but I have to agree that technology has to move forward and along with that, the way people…