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In the YouTube video called “PEN Banned Books Week Google Hangout on the Air with Sherman Alexie,” PEN representative Deji Olukotun and American Library Association Office Director Barbara Jones interview Sherman Alexie. This video highlights authors whose books have been banned; therefore, Sherman Alexie is a guest for this interview. Olukotun and Jones ask him a series of questions about his novel, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. In the interview, there are three intriguing…

Today I volunteered for four and a half hours at Santa Clara Central Library, Comic Con event. I signed up for this event because I want to learn more about comic con, and since this is the first time that Santa Clara have the comic con, I want to be a part of the event to see how it goes. At first, I didn’t expect that it was crowded like it was, because of how this is the first time our city doing comic con. At the event, I did meet a lot of new people and some event from cities that are…

The Patriot Act: A Need For Change The United States Constitution states, “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause” (Cornell University Law School). These are the rights given by the constitution. America is seen as the land of the free. It is a place where the government is by and for the people, where people’s rights shall be…

have rhythm and is choppy to read making it difficult to yet telling a story of racial bias through confrontation as in her line, “If they wave newspapers in your face and shout, stay calm. Remember everything they learned. Offer to take them to the library” (Majaj 2009). Whereas the poems are of overcoming bias, one recommends rising above the injustice the other confront it verbally with the…

Despite the struggle that William Shakespeare endured throughout his life he still managed to become an influential historian, and become successful regardless of his financial, family and career problems. He had a very different childhood than most think he had, and growing up in the Elizabethan era wasn’t the easiest for him either. He took the word success to a whole new level in his time and left a huge impact on the world of theatre as a whole. Shakespeare has been known for his strong…

Motivation for Self-Education The essays “Coming to the Awareness of Language” by Malcolm X and “The Library Card” by Richard Wright are about how two men tried to educate themselves by reading books. Malcolm X was a man in the 1940-1950 who spent his time in jail rewriting the pages of the dictionary to better himself as both a reader and writer. He wanted to better his education and be able to write letters to Elijah Muhammad without sounding uneducated. He was reading about African American…

After we stuffed our faces with the most delicious pancakes with sweet strawberries and syrup, we loaded up in our hippie van and started the day. On our way through springfield we thought it could be fun to stop at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. What was really unique about this museum was they had many realistic models of many important people like Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Louis XV of France. Austin got hungry after we left…

A very essential part of nursing is being able to understand the literature review and what it offers for evidence based practice. In regards to research there are primary sources as well as secondary sources. Both primary and secondary resources are vital to a good literature review. There are different types of primary and secondary sources that a nurse might use when preparing for a research project. Primary and Secondary Resources A primary source is “original information presented by the…

However, this was my secret hideaway into the thoughts of myself. For years it has been stationed in the heart of downtown Chicago within the youth center at the Harold Washington Library. You can spot the tall library building no matter the seasons because it always had an old, edgy exterior look. Inside the library, YOUmedia was a place suited for my very own comfort and passion. Whether it was a superb or an unpleasant day, the recording studio never fails to console me even in my bleakest of…

A tragic hero is a character within a literary work that possesses a tragic flaw that will ultimately incur the downfall of the character, regardless of the character’s good intentions. Macbeth, from Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth, is, without a doubt, one of the most prevalent tragic heroes throughout all works of literature. Macbeth is a tragic hero as he possesses noble stature, a tragic flaw, free choice, an increased awareness of his downfall, and a punishment that exceeds his crimes, all…