Talking Book

The printing press was invented by the German Johannes Gutenberg around 1440s.The printing press made books easier and cheaper to produce, which increased the number of books, and lowered the cost of books so that more people could learn to read and get more reading materials.It made it easier to spread materials through the time of The Renaissance and the Reformation.It spread religious beliefs and eventually even led to the first translation of the Bible. The invention of the…

young adult books captivated me with what, at the time, were intriguing and comprehensible plot lines. Thus began my love affair with books. Eventually, those plot lines became my adversary, when their simplicity triggered a soporific rendition of the book. It persisted until the gifts of classical literature unwrapped as I learned to penetrate, explore, and discover meanings in, for example, Dickens’ lengthy description of a clock tower did I truly find my beloved. Although young adult books…

Growing up, I thought my mom read too much, and I knew when she was reading, the next time we went to the grocery store one of my favorite childhood snacks would not make its way into the shopping cart. What she was reading were these health magazines and online articles that outlined the basics for a better diet and lifestyle. And due to her always reading, my mom was slowly developing into an eco-friendly, mildly modified and healthy food nut. Organic was the big word to my 9 year old self.…

would love to go to the library, go to bookstores, or when I would go into a store I would always pick up a book or magazine and start reading. I still do really love reading, but I hardly have any time to anymore, my schedule is school, practice, home, homework, then sleep. But when I do have free time I try to read a book. This year I have only read two and a half books, usually I read five books in one year. Next year I plan to read at least five again because when I read an article…

their own life, it is beneficial to them to be able to see their favorite characters face the same problems. Some teens enjoy being able to find those answers in books, Patricia McCormick, young adult author of books such as Never Fall Down and Cut, agrees that teens enjoy problem-solving and states “Part of the reason they want to read books about homophobia or trafficking or alcoholism or teen pregnancy or whatever…is because they are curious about finding solutions.”(Is Current). Teenagers…

read the diary. Although some think that The Diary of Anne Frank is boring and should not be read, students should read this book because it is a first hand account of the Holocaust, it shows what the Jewish people had to go through to survive, and students can relate to the author. Students should definitely read this book. One reason why students should read this book is because it is a first hand account of the Holocaust. Secondary…

This essay is about banning books, and whether or not the community has the right to control what students read in schools. I believe that the community should say what books students read. I believe this for the following reasons. One reason is that the community is largely made up of the parents of students, and the parents have a considerable amount of power over their children. First, the parents would be concerned that their children were being read disturbing books in school. They might…

Who is it up to, to ban and censor books? This question has not only puzzled me but millions of others. Books are challenged and banned every year based on controversial issues like; sexism, violence, profanity, sexuality, and racism. I believe that books should be censored and only certain people should be able to censor them. My personal viewpoint is that guardians, educators, and oneself should censor books. When I turned fourteen I was finally allowed to read The Hunger Games. Immediately…

The author Mortimer J.Adler in “How to mark a book” argues that marking a book is really important to understand the material better. Adler states “If reading is to accomplish anything more than passing time, it must be active”. He explains some techniques to mark a book for better understanding of the content. He said always underline the major points. You can also insert a star at the margin to emphasize the main points. You can also put the number in the margin to show the sequence of the…

life is full of several examples that show contrast. when we look at our ways of living today, we will find out certain facts that are clear. Althrough we may look weak sometimes we can face hardship to set up some useful programmes for our future. there are diffrenet examples from people in_________and_________ to prove my view about this matter. Here is an example about about Linda Bove who was born deaf as her parents, in Garfield, New Jersey. At a period, when it was laborious for disabled…