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Life As A Metaphor
If you are not willing to believe that man can talk to cats, that the sky can rain with sardines and eels, or that Johnny Walker is more than the man on the whisky bottle, this book is probably not for you. Haruki Murakami is an author who creates his own world with his own rules. The Japanese author is known for his wild imagination and deeply metaphorical, riddle-like plots that often leave the readers with more questions than answers. In his novel Kafka on the Shore, published in 2002, Murakami ponders the connection between fate and free will, consciousness and dreams, and isolation and loss.
By Scribblegirl5 years ago in Education
Education? Smart? Stupid? Intelligent?
You are not intelligent. You don't have any education how would you help out society. In this essay, we will be describing Nell, Fiona, and Starling and how they are influenced by this can create a rich education but you won't need a large amount of knowledge. To have a kind of rich education is important to understand what it means to be smart as well as what it means to be intelligent for they are different from each other. Each of them being different, well being of intelligence, which is influenced by the people around them. In the next part of the essay, we will be discussing intelligence and how there are going to be some people who will help while others will not. Where the younger generation needs to become more intelligent than the last generation, so they know what needs to get done seeing that each day is different than the next. With that being said the essay will discussing the novel called the form the book called the “The Diamond Age” by Neal Stephenson this will enable us to understand what is education. Regarding what is intelligent as well as what we can do with it: the novel’s argument is the most important element of a rich education and Constable teaches the difference between being smart and being intelligent.
By Fayette Brownie5 years ago in Education
Dystopian Novels
WELCOME TO Dystopian-books.com Dystopian Books - The Best Dystopian Books & Novels for Reading! Writing has been a characterizing some portion of culture since the start of language. The perils of present day times have prompted the composition of tragic books, books which caution of a troubled future. Numerous individuals consider Dystopian books as absolutely sci-fi while sci-fi is a characteristic fit for a tragic story, not every single tragic book are viewed as sci-fi. Immediately, here are the 12 best tragic books.
By Bharat Vyas5 years ago in Education
What Makes a Children’s Story Good?
Children love stories. Stories serve as a great source of both entertainment and education to kids. However, it is generally known that compared to that of the adults, the literary taste of children is more difficult to please and satisfy. In order for a story to be well-received by the young audience, it should be good. But what makes a children’s story good exactly?
By Georgia Wilson6 years ago in Education
Future-proofing our children
"A person’s freedom of learning is part of his freedom of thought, even more basic than his freedom of speech. If we take from someone his right to decide what he will be curious about, we destroy his freedom of thought. We say, in effect, you must think not about what interests and concerns you but about what interests and concerns us.” John Holt
By Zena Hodgson6 years ago in Education
The Wednesday Wars
I have been a fan of Gary D. Schmidt for a long time. My first introduction to him as an author was during my YA Literature class in college when we read his novel, “Okay for Now.” These books are written with young adults in mind, but I find that a lot of the topics that are addressed in Schmidt’s work are very adult in nature: war, racism, mental health, death, and teen parenthood just to name a few.
By Kurt Mason6 years ago in Education
Michael Rose's 'Lives on the Boundary'
In his literacy narrative, Lives on the Boundary, Michael Rose writes on the inadequacies that the American Education system has when dealing with students from vastly different backgrounds. This idea has been incorporated, not only to the localities of the public schools or higher education institutions, but also on the political landscape that is currently happening in the United States. In many cases, such as Khasru’s case in Alex Moore’s Khasru's English Lesson: Ethnocentricity and Response to Student Writing and the Mexican immigrant’s case that Josh Cuevas focuses on in his article Hispanic Acculturation in the U.S.: Examining the Relationship between Americans' Ethnocentricity and Education, the political landscape that American politicians and its citizens create, profoundly influence the views that educators in America have against students who develop from different backgrounds. Rose observes many educators judging students due to their preconceptions, the political landscape of America and American values:
By StageScene Magazine6 years ago in Education
The Other Wes Moore
I came across this book while preparing a thematic unit on survival for my students, and I thought that it seamlessly coincided with the conversation currently happening throughout the country. Survival takes on many different shapes and forms, as my students will learn, but this particular tale of survival shows just how closely we are connected to one another, and--whether you want to call it fate, chance, or even luck--how the smallest slivers of choice and opportunity have to power to drastically alter every aspect of the human condition.
By Kurt Mason6 years ago in Education
Winger
Without a doubt in my mind, I feel as though I have finally found the answer to the question that seems to befall every book lover: who is your favorite author? I have always struggled with this question because I have always enjoyed such a variety of authors and genres, but I have finally figured it out--Andrew Smith. Andrew Smith has woven his way into my heart, and he has taken on the title of my favorite author.
By Kurt Mason6 years ago in Education
