Those were the only books I liked. ... I would go to class and take notes on the lecture. When it was time for the test I would study my notes. ... I really got into science-fiction books and read nearly six books that summer. ... The last book I read was Plato's Republic and found it pretty interesting, though I had to read the Cliff notes along with the book. ...
Han Nolan in my view is a wonderful author, she has written books that reflect on the harsh problems people face in their lives. Nolan is the author of "Born Blue" which tells the story of a child growing up and making her life a mess. Janie was four years old when she had almost drowned. As sh...
They burst into giggles when Wiley Coyote falls off of the cliff, and they feel a sense of security when The Power Rangers kill their many enemies to save the world. The subconsciously take notes on the cartoons filled with violence, and they store it for future reference. ... In this Postman means that it is not the aim of television to try to explain something, which can be done by books, but rather through entertainment in ways like story telling with creative images and sound effects. ...
In the 1920's the medium in which entertainment was distributed was the mass production of books. ... Half way between the edge of the cliff and the square wooden house (which was also chocolate-colored, but with the tin roof of the verandah striped in yellow and brown to represent an awning) two large targets had been placed against a background of shrubbery. ... He writes a note to her and it is shown across the screen as he is giving it to someone to be delivered. On the screen it shows the note saying, "Important...I see you". ...
Every child has fantasy's of being a super hero and leaping tall buildings in a single bound or staring death in the face everyday and somehow finding a way to escape. All of these imaginative thoughts have been derived from the past literary works by the great writers of the early American literary...
