Great Books

Title: The title of the book is: “The Twenty-One Balloons”. This title made me want to read the book because it I was curious to know why the author decided to name this book “The Twenty-One Balloons”. Author: The author of this book is William Pene Du Bois. I have not heard of this author until now. Type of Book: This book is an adventure book. The types of people that would read this book are people who like to read about adventures. Another type of people that would read this book are young…

Books are quickly becoming a thing of the pass. With new ways of entertainment emerging, libraries are being abandoned for a variety of millions of apps on their phones. Yet with all this competition arising many people still believe that barriers should be put in to place on what books are allowed and which are not. One of these book is Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut. Many challenges have rose against the book because of its use of profanity and gore. Kurt Vonnegut, a World War II vet,…

In 2010 Charles Spitzack graduated from Cornish College of the Art in Seattle, Washington with an emphasis on Print Arts and Drawing. Originally from Minnesota he was raised in a family with carpentry skills, this knowledge influences his technique in woodblock and extends to building his own frames for his work. Spitzack primarily works in woodblock, and this medium is what is represented in his gallery shows. He has had multiple solo exhibitions as well as group exhibitions, mainly in…

Why are Books banned? Why are books banned? There are many reasons why books are banned. For instance Language or racial issues. Violence or negativity even religious views or opinions in the book. In the Freedom Writers Diary all of these occur. I believe the Freedom Writers Diary should be banned in school. A few reasons why I think that this should be banned. Is because there is a lot of violence between each other. And a lot of bad language between race and also gangs. The freedom writes is…

In the letter "Ban Those Books!" the author takes a strong stance on the censorship of "evil- minded books" from schools. The emotional investment fueling the author's argument is made apparent by the abundance of illogical and overgeneralized statements used in just about every sentence. The distorted claims made by the author raise doubt in any reasonable and objective audience and, therefore, does not convince them of the authors message. The writer uses several tactics to try to sway the…

READING ANALYSIS REPORT: POPULAR MAGAZINES COMPARED TO ACADEMIC JOURNALS Name: Zachary Junzheng Wang Student Number: 101022583 Course and Section: ESLA 1500 D Date Submitted: 2015/09/23 Assignment Type: Report essay Introduction In university life, the students will contact many types of articles especially journal articles. Journal articles are different from popular magazines by many points. It is important to recognize different types of articles for university students, if you…

Banned Books Have you ever heard of a banned or challenged book? If so, you would know there are a lot of them. There are also a lot of opinions as to whether books should be banned or not. Some books are understandable but sometimes I think this is taken a little overboard. By examining the difference between a banned or challenged book, the most common reasons a book is banned or challenged, and why “Night” was banned or challenged, it is clear that the message from the book outweighs the…

Case for Good Taste in Children’s Books” is given my Meghan Cox Gurdon. She is a children’s book reviewer for the Wall Street journal. In her speech, she discusses what makes a young adult book today. How the stories like the Jungle Book and Alice in Wonderland are the past. Because today, books discuss the profound ways of things that teenagers could be exposed to. And as adults and parents it’s important to protect our children from these types of books, because books are the key to mind. I…

At the moment, the book I am reading is The Giver. I have no idea if it is at my level, but it seems to be pretty simple to read, not many complicated words. What I do well is keeping track on what happens in the book, inferencing and predicting, making connections, getting my points, and especially asking questions and wondering. When it comes to what I struggle with, I really don’t read often when I should. Also, I tend to wander off in the middle of book, which makes me go back and reread the…

read a book, but couldn't find it anywhere? That's because your book could be banned or challenged. A banned book is when someone bans a book for the content or there's something wrong with the book. When a book is challenged, it means someone's fighting for the book to be banned. For example, “A Stolen Life” by Jaycee Dugard is a banned book. I agree the book should be banned, because of the inappropriate content in the book. At Crossroads middle school received a complaint about the book “A…