Jones, I moved onto a variety of mystery books and more importantly, Magic Tree House books. ... After some growing up and reading more, all I read were chapter books which were mostly required to read for English or Writing classes. Sometimes I enjoyed the books. ... Maybe I would occasionally ask a classmate what the past few chapters were about but not that often. ... I then realized that ignoring the books and not even giving the books a chance had to end. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

When reading Neil Postman's books, the reader notices that most of his ideas could be put together to form different ideas. ... which is chapter four of his book, Amusing Ourselves to Death and "The Necessity of Gods? which is chapter one of his book, The End of Education. When the reader takes these two chapters and combines the ideas, then, new and profound ideas are discovered. ... In this chapter Postman looks to answer the question,?...

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Due to her influence of literacy at a young age, I have had a passion for reading different books and storylines. ... Building upon this foundation of literacy, reading books have always been enforced throughout my life. ... As I continued to immerse myself in books, I became very addicted to big chapter books. ... They helped me better myself at reading books with confusing reads and long chapters and also helped me visualize myself as the characters in the books and go through the things they experienced. ... I began to shift away from books to blog article and news websites to read. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

I thought that was a mere myth, something that only existed in the world of movies and teenage fiction books. ... Heading into the final chapter of high school, I now handle criticism like a champion, which is without a doubt, helpful because let's face it, it's everywhere. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

I thought that was a mere myth, something that only existed in the world of movies and teenage fiction books. ... Heading into the final chapter of high school, I now handle criticism like a champion, which is without a doubt, helpful because let's face it, it's everywhere. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

They take the used comic books being thrown away and open up their own library of comic books in the basement, charging a dime for a full days' admission. ... He gives us seven lessons expanding on this lesson and then a few chapters on how to overcome obstacles and how to get started mentally and physically. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Because of this the books we obtained for this class would have to be returned and exchanged for the books she teaches out of. ... My next class didn't start for two more hours so I decided to exchange my books and get it over with. I found my new books and stood in the exchange line. ... The clerk asked for the credit card that was used to buy the books with. ... Every other class I was in we went over the syllabus and left this time we started the first chapter in the book. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

I believe my most distinguished source of encouragement to read and write came from my mother and her love for books and learning. ... Caves loved to assign the longest, most boring reading assignments out of our Robert Frost poem books. ... Throughout my life, I've filled journals, sketch books and diaries front to back, blessed with the ability to read and write my own thoughts and ideas out on paper whenever I feel like it. ... In my culture here in America, it's expected of me to be able to read simple books by the first grade and chapter books by the third grade. ...

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I read my first chapter book in third grade and never slowed down after that. ... We had a few weeks to write a paragraph summary on the chapters of Hatchet that we had read to us in class. ... Alas, looking back on my educational experiences, not only has school and my parents influenced my thought on literature, but the books themselves. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Chapter 4 will explain the results of the study, and Chapter 5 discusses the findings, and provide implications for the study. 50 Section 4: Results 52 First Heading 52 Section 5: Discussion, Conclusions, and Recommendations 54 First Heading 54 References 55 Appendix B: Student Participants Survey 64 Curriculum Vitae 67 List of Tables Table 1 A Sample Table Showing Correct Formatting 52 List of Figures Figure 1. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The purpose of the newsletter is to keep them up to date with issues that apply to their impending transition from high school to the next chapter of their lives. ... Her office was full of professional books, children's books, toys, games, art therapy materials, posters, plants, lamp lighting, and comfortable seating. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

I've made the realization that I have always had a love for the communication of information through reading books, manuals, or websites and being able to write or speak about the information I possess in order to share it with others. ... Perhaps instead of dreading reading chapters, writing essays or solving lengthy equations I once thought were meaningless wastes of time, I would have viewed them as checkpoints aimed towards perfecting my own literary practices. ... Seuss books were just the tip of the iceberg. ... I had a good educational foundation now and at this point I was requi...

• Word Count: 1640
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Growing up, I became increasingly frustrated when I couldn't hear or misunderstood what was being said to me. I am a lip reader that follows along with voice. I believe this is how I acquired literacy as growing up with hearing loss. It wasn't until first grade when I struggled with understanding M...

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• Grade Level: High School

Students check out textbooks, study the chapters, take a test and return the book. ... They provide electronic books and textbooks, while also providing a Christian education and support group for the parents (The Jubilee Academy 2001). ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The teachers' desk was on one corner of the classroom, surrounded by piles of books and papers and more posters on the walls surrounding his space. ... There were multiple shelves with an array of books to choose from. ...

• Word Count: 6745
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• Grade Level: High School