They read science fiction and comic books in their spare time. Science fiction books would let them think out of the box and help them to be more creative and it helps them to have fun time. ... The only way to gain such skill is only by reading more books and articles. I personally have tried to read different types of articles and books develop my skills in different aspects of life. ... All in all, reading effectively has a big impact in my daily personal life helping me to get the most out of my limited life time by having awareness about my surroundings. ...

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He loves his job and never doubts his job or is curious about the reason why he should burn books for the ten years of his working life. ... She asks Guy a random question which changes his life. ... Guy faces a mirror and has a long time thinking. ... The life of them seems boring and rigid, she does not think about the future of their lives or even the society, although she has plenty of time to do so. ... The missing part of real happiness exists everywhere in the lifetime, and books show us it is the details of life, and everyone in this society is skipping them all the time. ...

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With the rising of technology in these recent years, it is vitally important for people to remember that reading books still play a significant role in daily life. ... As the saying goes, "Life without books is like a house without windows" (Mann). ... In other words, reading books is not only an eye-opening hobby in one sitting, but it is also a life-changing experience as it enhances the brain's connectivity, increases knowledge and vocabulary, improves a person's mental and emotional health, and his social life. ... Even though there is an old Chinese saying that goes &...

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It teaches life lessons" but, "we didn't want to put any kids in an uncomfortable situation" (CNN.com). ... Of course, during this time in history, many racial issues arose, but I feel that the book addresses them tastefully. ... The American Library Association's Judith Krug strongly disagrees with the banning of books like "To Kill a Mockingbird" because, "They've stood the test of time. ... Many believe that children should definitely not be exposed to offensive language in books, because if these foul words are in books, how can you expect them not to repeat the words in ...

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Book Review There are many outstanding books available for preschool aged children. ... The stated message of the story is the circle of life or food chain. ... Predictable books hold the attention of younger children. ... Or, have children yell out, "jump, frog, jump-, every time it is read. ...

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Being ranked fifth as one of the most challenged books in the 1990s, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain, can definitely be considered a very controversial novel (Huckleberry 1). ... They can enjoy the fact that the novel is about real life situations, and they read the book for its contents. They believe that a novel is evaluated by the quality of its plot, and that any language enhances the understanding of the time and social period in which the novel takes place (Hartford 1-4). ... The committee of the library at the time, who were very well educated, and had a somewhat high...

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Introduction God is the central and controlling figure in both books. ... He has been stated throughout books when God compares other kings. ... However, Solomon couldn't remain faithful and obedient to God throughout his life as his father David did that caused him to separate from God. ... But God didn't divide Kingdom at his time because of sake of his father David (1 King 11:34). ... Book of Kings reflects the natures of prophets are different from prophet at the time of Moses and Judges. ...

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Development of Tools Throughout Time Our world today has many different kinds of tools. ... Besides hand axes, they also used antler spear throwers , for spear hunting, adorned with life like animal carvings. ... Fire also provided light in caves, or at night time which before this was unavailable. ... These edges were also sharper and could be produced in less time. ... By this time, then, stone and bone tool usage pervaded a great variety of other manufacturing activities and almost certainly produced both division of labor and social hierarchies based on toolmaking...

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They waste their time over such thinking and do not concentrate on the matters that are going to benefit them for example studies and extracurricular activities. This places them in a fantasy world far away from the ground realities of life. ... At the same time, teen boys look for perfect soul mates who tend to have the beautiful and elegant face with an intelligent brain. ... In addition, social interaction increases as groups of teenagers supporting different fantasy books are created. ... This would leave to, if not worse, but better consequences in their life....

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Can you imagine a time in which books are a source of hostility, not of knowledge? ... Can you imagine a time in which firemen enjoyed burning books? ... It seems as if he loved books at one time but now he only wishes to see them burn. ... He was troubled in life until he discovered how books develop and expand horizons. ... He changed drastically over a short period of time and that changed his life forever. ...

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They try to understand things surrounding them through books, and practice them in real life. ... Books help people save a lot of time learning many things about the past, the present and even the future by explaining things, processes, sciences, methods, and lead people to create new ideas. ... Knowing world only by books people would not be able to live in real life because information in books is very general, subjective and sometimes obsolete. For example, many years ago people learn from books that earth is flat, but with time scientists figured out that it is round. ... So, people should...

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Beatty is in charge of burning books, but at the same time possesses a vast knowledge on different types of literature. ... In the story, Professor Faber being one of the few that has ever had contacts with books depicts his own emotions regarding the life of books, "Because they have quality. ... Faber elucidates that it's not the books that have life, but it's the content itself. ... Montag begins to feel complexity about the meaning of life and more specifically, the soul of books. ... Immediately, an alarm sets off showing that there is another accident regarding the use of books...

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In this future time houses have been made fire proof. ... Fahrenheit 451 did not really explain why books are banned during that period of time. ... Characters: Guy Montag: Guy Montag is a third-generation fireman but he suddenly realizes the emptiness of his life therefore starts to search for meaning in the books he is supposed to be burning. ... Professor Faber: Professor Faber is a retired English professor and he really likes to read books in his spare time. ... It's an easy to read enjoyable story, but it also makes you think along the lines of "What would life be like if ?" ...

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Paulsen spent much of his early life in Minneapolis, which is the setting for many of his books. ... For example, while Paulsen was doing research for Nightjohn (1995), a book about slavery in the South, he wrote two or three books during that time. ... Most of Gary Paulsen's ideas for his books come from events that happened in his own life. At first, Paulsen did not want to write about his own life because he feared that his life was boring, and the books about it would also be boring. However, after a friend encouraged Paulsen to write about his own life, his books became mor...

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In the twenty-forth century books have been banned in the United States. Books are not the only problem with the society; people have become conformed to a boring life of watching television, looking at walls and listening to sea shell radios. ... These are some of the activities you can do to pass the time and boredom of your restricted life. The government has banned books other than ones that are approved. ... Fahrenheit 451 has been a good book following the life of Montag who wished to change the United States by bringing books back into life. ...

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Humanity is constantly advancing in almost every aspect of life. ... With the changes that may be presented, people must decide the fate of two ways of life. ... Books are established by atoms and computer technology by bits. ... As time passes by, people are still venturing for new and improved ways of thinking and doing. ... The time it takes to uncover one piece of knowledge by computer technology can be done in well under half of the time it would take to find the same information in a bound textbook. ...

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During Emerson's time, and even in today's society, the act of creating a book is consideredsacred? ... It came to [the author] life; it went out from him truth. ... The modern inventions such as the television, computer, and internet have resulted from our instinctual desire to make life easier. In making life easier, it has pushed our old forms of influence, one being books, further from our immediate sources. ... Aside from the fact that television reduces the amount of time a scholar has to spend reading books, TV can also create, like books, a certain lack of creativity. ...

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Before he met Clarisse he thought his life was perfect . ... To find out he truth Montang asks Mildred if she remembers where they met the first time. The fact that Montang actually asks Mildred if she remembered where they met the first time shows how Clarisse's question influenced Montang . If it wasnt for Clarisse Montang wouldnt have asked Mildred this question because before he met Clarisse he really didn't think about how his life was . ... He wants to understand what is so meaningful and important in books that someone decided to take away their life because of books. ...

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Like the time when he secretly places a book in another fireman's house so that fireman will end up having to burn his own house and go to jail. ... One time, when Montag gets frustrated, he burns one of his fellow firemen because that fireman was demoralizing him. ... Beatty, another fireman, sees Montag as a threat to his life of instant gratification because Montag wants society to stop burning books. ... A specific time when he does this is when he mentions direct quotes from various books, in an argument with Montag. ... In the story Montag makes Mildred read the books with him to h...

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Life at home for Clarisse consists of a family that talks, laughs and spends time together. This contrasts sharply with Montags home life which is mostly about viewing television in silence. ... He is compelled to rethink the value of books and their usefulness. ... When he compares his life to hers, he recognizes how empty his has been. ... Later on, he learns that the answers to many of the questions Clarisse raises in his mind can be found in books, books that now he is willing to protect, books that exist in the heads and hands of people....

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In the time of his life when we meet him he is very unhappy with his job, and life in general. ... She reveals to him that she fears many aspects of her life, including her peers "Sometimes I'm ancient. ... I think she is dead" (77), this is important because it points out that Millie shows no emotions whatsoever about her husbands loss, or a loss in life at all. ... He has for some while been stealing books from time to time, but never reading them just stealing and stashing. ... At this point Montag remembers an old English professor, Faber, who he met at a park some time ago. ...

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The fact that Welty could not "take back a book on the same day [she had] taken it out" and could only "take out two books" at a time disappointed her. ... Welty also describes her early relationship with books to present their power and worth in her life. ... She read the books quickly so she could move on to the next two books the following day and satisfy her longing of unlimited reading. ... Welty had a fervor for reading and knew at the time that it was "bliss". At the age of nine, the author knew the importance of books and carried that throughout her life...

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(p.51) Guy sneaks two books from the lady's home and as the time goes by, he secretly reads many books until his wife discovers his secret and turns him in. ... The title of the book, Fahrenheit 451 The Temperature at Which Books Burn, is significant because it is a metaphor for real life and it is used as a prominent symbol in the book. ... Each time we let ourselves be censored, unique ideas are being destroyed and forgotten. Each time we let a "book burn", we lose a piece of humanity. ... Clarisse lit the fire (no pun intended) of passion in Guy that burned throughout his life and gave...

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They have strived to give a steady establishment to my life and future. ... He soon made a rundown of books to read in light of the fact that they were viewed as great books. ... It is my hobby, when I'm bored I read, when I have free time, I read. ... Growing up and seeing my mom constantly fit in some time for reading regardless of how bustling her day was still impacts me. ... My grandma was a receptionist for quite a long time. ...

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Over time the students learned to be skeptical as well as passive, and to hold a grudge against people who lied to them repeatedly. ... Besides family life, the texts books preach a lot about patriotism. ... The students learn about different social classes and how the lower class has to work hard to get the regular resources of life. ... Leisure time is hardly shown in the texts books; if it is they show day's outing, a trip, or family activities in the house. ... Many of the behaviors which are taught in the texts would not be recognized by the student using the text book at that...

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