“Private life, book life, took place where words met imagination with passing through world.” On pages 120 and 121, Dillard talks about reading books; she talks about the extent that she reads to, and what happens when she does that. This is the perfect example of one of the functions of reading shown throughout the book: learning from books and using the imagination. Dillard reads a book, and takes in new knowledge. She then uses her imagination to apply what she has learned to then create an imaginary world where she can escape reality. Throughout the book, Dillard reads about experiences, adventures, events in history, and people.
What kind of reading engages/interests you? What about that writing draws you in? Do you find meaning in reading certain writing? If so, describe the satisfaction you draw from this process. Also consider how you read.
| Book Review | | English 135 | | Book Review | | English 135 | Professor Lisa Shuchter July 22, 2012 Professor Lisa Shuchter July 22, 2012 A good book to me is one that can catch my attention from the first sentence and keep my attention throughout the entire book. I love well written books that I can visualize with as I am reading. I love an author that can use words and phrases to keep me guessing throughout the book, it gives me the urge to want to know what is going to happen next. I want to keep reading to get to the end to fully understand what the author’s purpose is. I love a story that is very detailed because it gives me the chance to place myself in the story and really get into it.
The book educated me about the possibilities of the different dimensions that may or may not exist. It also made me stop to think about all the information that was presented to me. I appreciated the book and would recommend the book to one of my peers, as this book is a brainteaser in some
The Analysis of Percy’s Classifications of Readers The act of reading becomes most effective when it becomes an ongoing collaboration between both the reader and the author of the work. It is one’s responsibility as an effective reader to naturally question and contribute the main ideas of the author, and then work towards developing a deeper understanding of the material. The ability of a person to approach the act of reading with this constructive mindset allows them to be either distinguished as a “common” or a “complex” reader based on how they perceive the work. The ideas presented in the essay "The Loss of the Creature”, written by Walker Percy, allows for readers to be either classified as “common” or “complex” based on the observation of whether they choose to advance on given
It’s more like, you want to read it. Because you reading about someone who’s going through what you going through and it helps a lot. But if read something that I can’t get into, then I don’t read it. It’s not interesting to me. Like Mr._________ he get these books and a lot of these words, he can’t even read that.
According to King, why is it so necessary to read a lot and to write a lot in order to be a good writer? Reading like anything else takes practice. I think that what King was trying to say is that when a person reads frequently they start to get a better understanding of the craft of writing. From the development of characters, to the plot building and creating a colorful timeline of events, ones writing can only improve with more reading. Stephen King was saying that confidence in prose will grow along with reading.
As I mention above he studied in prison, then he discover freedom by reading and opening his mind to a new life and finding that through books people can share their history and by reading one can become part of it. Books for Malcolm X was the first step in him being able to get free from some of that hatred that he had deep within himself and actually be free. Eventually all the reading he had, gave him great knowledge in the fields of history, philosophy, and other subjects that would help him later in his life to preach and influence. (Chaffee,
When it comes to my approach to my weekly reading assignments within this course, I like to do my reading one chapter at a time. I find this method particularly effective for me, especially if I have multiple chapters to read. I do not like to read more than one chapter at a given sitting so that I will not overburden myself with information. On the other hand, I do not like to read less than a chapter when I sit down and read college material. If I stop in the middle of a chapter, I may lose my place and the information may not get absorbed completely.
To plan and organize the fair everyone who is involved should make use of the materials: posters, planning calendars, patterns for making bookmarks and banners, and instructional videos. If workshops are available then volunteers are encouraged to attend them due to the fact that they are interactive, but they can receive tips from the pros and share ideas with others on merchandising, organization, and how to expand on the book fair