However, in present time people are busy and less likely to find time to read. ... In present time, parents and teachers have a necessity to promote reading. ... According to James Randerson, "Studies show that children who are read too from an earlier age have better language development and tend to have better language scores later in life." ... In the article "What Reading Does for the Mind, "Books have 50 per cent more rare words in them than does adult prime-time television and the conversation of college graduates"" (Anne E. ... The difference between good literature and popular reading...

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Experts have claimed in articles such as "Life sucks, Timmy" that social realism novels take away a teenager's innocence. ... Social realism books tell it like it is. They don't sugarcoat every situation, as thought life is a fantasy. ... That is why social realism books are advantageous. ... It's time to get real. ...

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Building upon this foundation of literacy, reading books have always been enforced throughout my life. ... The first major literacy moment of my life occurred in the third grade when I joined the Reading Competition Club. ... As I continued to immerse myself in books, I became very addicted to big chapter books. ... When it came time to write for the 8th grade Writing Assessment, I scored a 5, the second highest score possible. ... I began to shift away from books to blog article and news websites to read. ...

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One such difference is the time setting in which the two books are set. A similarity is found in the lies and deceit that both books portray. ... In addition, these books seem to put forth opposite messages regarding the social outlook on adultery, which also goes back to the time period factor. ... The point of view can also be compared between the two books. ... The second person point of view is best for The Scarlet Letter because all points of Hester's life are covered. ...

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His highly literary and sentimental style has dated him somewhat, and he is not as often read now as he was during his own time. ... In a massive, ambitious, and boldly passionate novel, Wolfe examines the passing of time and the nature of the creative process, as Gant slowly but ecstatically embraces the urban life, recognizing it as a necessary ordeal for the birth of his creative genius as a writer (Field 107). This in many ways symbolizes Wolfe's life experiences by showing that over a period of time Wolfe stopped watching his family fail in life, went out, and achieved his dream of b...

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So far, I had only read books with somewhat outlandish plots. "Writing about my own life is a waste of time, there's no way it'll be as interesting as those characters," I thought. ... A lot of my time was spent in the library. I always had at least two books checked out. ... This time in my life is very important to me because it's when I was introduced to poetry, which is one of my favorite forms of literature. ...

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In his life and work, William Carlos Williams was in many ways as complex and contradictory a figure as his name would suggest. ... He wrote and published an enormous amount of poetry and critical prose, several books of short stories, a number of plays, and four novels, all while pursuing a full-time practice as a medical doctor. ... Williams's collections include Spring and All (both poetry and prose; 1923); Paterson, which was published in five books (1946, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1958); and Pictures from Brueghel (1962). ...

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Walt Whitman Walt Whitman, a great poet, is said to be one of the best poets of his time. ... In fact, so much he thought it was one of the best books he had read in a long time. ... He told him that this helped in writing some of his books and a lot of his journals. ... After Walt's life ended many people wrote about him including me. ... Although he wrote all these books he also wrote even more journals. ...

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Forster put many of these aspects in his books making them well written and quite interesting. He combined great characters, a decent story line, and his prolific knowledge of writing to make his books readable and enjoyable. ... All the characters in his books seem to contain the same elements. ... Forster's characters are introduced and used superbly but his introduction to the plot is boring and time consuming. ... Once the story line has begun and all the characters are introduced, his books are quite easy to follow. ...

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Note, however, that at the same time he is also effectively illustrating his general thesis. The thrust of his argument - including the opening metaphor, the discussion of "absolutes," and a concluding list of "whole" books as opposed to "partial" books - does not consist of one logical "whole" but of a collection of incongruous parts. ... When Lawrence says that the "novel is the one bright book of life," he deliberately does nol say that the novel is like life (a simile) or that it is full of life (a description) but that it is the "book of life." ... "Books are not life," he writes. ... By ...

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New books about mystical times were written by the likes of George R. ... As a result of this the reader won't live his life. ... As a conclusion to this, I will say that we need the fantasy books more than ever. ... Anyways, personally I would say that fantasy is essential in life, because it gives us a time to relax and take a breath from the stressful world around you. Fantasy will give you time to think of life in prospect, and you will automatically get new sides of yourself that you didn't you had. ...

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Last year I read more books on my own than were assigned by the teacher. Unfortunately, the books that were reading assignments last year were required to be dissected chapter by chapter, ruining the flow and magic of what I considered to be good literature. ... Years later, a passage/book will make sense once we have had the right life experiences. ... I spend a lot of time thinking and planning how to do this. ...

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There are many great authors who wrote many great books that did not contain a hint of rebellion. ... His work was definitely not the most controversial thing being written at the time, yet we exult his writing today. ... What is so gripping about this tale is the love, the heartbreak, and the loss of life. ... This particular book followed a family on their summer holiday and eventually on their separate paths in life. ... Yet just like the other books mentioned, it is neither subversive nor rebellious. ...

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The Author and Her Time Nelle Harper Lee was born on April 28, 1962 in Monroeville, Alabama. ... Harper wanted to concentrate with her writing so she decided to give up her position as a clerk in order to have more time to write her books. ... In her book, the characters are inspired by the people in her life. ...

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In these college years, I do not have much time to read, because of my schedule. ... I have read several books that led me to the internet because I wanted to know more about some of the things or people mentioned in the books. ... Reading is such an important part of one's life that is not appreciated enough. ... Once it used to be an escape for me, but now it is a time-staking endeavor. It is my goal, by the time I graduate, to get my attitude back to where it was. ...

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Literature is not merely a library of books, but a miraculous collection produced by writers set out to seek the truth and tell their tale. ... They had produced epic works that withstand the test of time. ... Great Literature does not necessarily need to be related to weighty subjects such as religion, philosophy or history, it can be from everyday life. ... At one time this piece and many others were found unreadable or not understandable. ...

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Instead she provides descriptions so vivid, things that are deemed inanimate are elevated to near life form. Commonplace things such as the clouds or the horizon are painted in such a way that they do not need to be compared to human life for them to be alive. ... There is also no solid plot, just the course of time as it progresses. ... It provides beautiful language that also works to ask important questions regarding life and its course. The Waves is known to be Virginia Woolf's masterpiece, and is one of the most mentally engaging books I have ever read. ...

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There are some works of literature that become instant classics the moment they are written, Portrait of an Artist as a young Man is one of those books. ... The sense of time is fractured as well, as events are told only as Stephen remembers them. ... The sentences become longer and more structured, the time is more ordered and progresses logically, rather than a stream of consciousness where entire months are skipped between sentences without so much as a word of warning. ... These numerous allusions also indirectly show Joyce's knowledge of literature, because this book really is a r...

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" Revenge is only satisfying for a short period of time. ... In the books "Wuthering Heights", "The Scarlet Letter", and "The Count of Monte Cristo" characters are all enraged and begin to dig their enemy's grave. ... Heathcliff's life after this abandonment drove his desire to get even with Edgar. From this moment forward, he derailed a hopeful life that would never get back on track. ... He lost his wife to be, his friends, and years of his life. ...

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It may have no reoccurring themes of the two time periods. ... For example, the big fish that the old man spent eighty-seven days trying to catch represents beauty, strength, and the battle everyone eventually faces at some time in their life. ... Authors usually symbolize or allude to objects or the ideas of the time period that the literature is written although some authors allude to past symbols from very different time periods. ... Pieces of great literature most of the time will have to do with their time period but will also have such strong morals and themes represented that they can b...

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The decade that Carver almost died of alcoholism, ironically was the decade that he started getting books published at small and large presses. ... The first period, "his first life" was composed of the period of time between his first steeps as writer, the beginning publication process of some of his literature work, and his alcohol vice. ... He said at that time "There is definitely a change going on my writing and I"m glad of it. ... I suppose it reflects a change in my life as much as it does in my way of writing. ... In this story hope is primary; it means a period of time in which Ca...

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Whitman's controversial views and very evident propensity towards homosexuality, "Twenty-eight young men bathe by the shore, / Twenty-eight young men, and all so friendly, / twenty-eight years of womanly life, and all so lonesome" (lines 193-195), which of course the vast majority of Americans at the time did not want to even think about, is why this writer feels his work also covers the tenants of realism. Whitman's free verse and rhythmic innovations were distinctly in contrast to the rigid rhyming schemes and structural patterns that were considered fundamental to poetic expressio...

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From that verse you learn in just four lines that Luisa is an orphan, who's had a hard life relocating, and that her family has been affected by typhoid, possibly the most important things to know about her to understand her life and her story. Mason provides enough in that short verse for us to learn about the character while at the same time omitting insignificant details, so the important ones jump right out at us, and make it more effective. ... For example, in part 1 in description of Luisa's struggle Mason writes: "But some nights she could barely hear the life around he...

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In literature naturalism was thought of to be positive or negative by the type of people who lectured or wrote books about it. ... The naturalistic writers tended to concern themselves with the harsh, often sordid, aspects of life. ... There was one of the most philosophers ever known who studied naturalism his whole life, Charles Darwin. ... During his time at Christ's College, Camberidge when he was studying theology he loved to collect plants, insects, and geological specimens, guided by his cousin William Darwin Fox, and entomologist. ... Most people feel that a spiritual approach t...

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This begged the question of why there were no poems about work, especially when work is a very influential aspect of ones life. ... One reason was that the major poets at one time were not members of the working class and were not exposed to the many trials and tribulations one faced as a worker of any sort, for that reason there were scarcely any poems about work. Also, only people above the working class could afford books so poetry was a form of literature written and available only to the rich. ... This line also highlights how grave the concept of time can become when one is laid off from...

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