3. Do you know why you say
Yahoo? Itis a term that was coined by Jonathan Swift in Gulliver's
Travels.
it's all Greek to me? Julius Caesar
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times? It is the
opening line of Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities.
4. Engage with Peers
Be able to hold an intelligent conversation with peers.
As said in one episode of Gilmore Girls, every kid is inevitably
reading books, and different books, and I want to be able to
converse intelligently with each of them and I cant do that unless
I read books, at least a few from every genre and sub-genre.
While this is used as a joke in that circumstance, being well read
in the staples of literature is important. No one likes to feel
lost and confused.
5. Learn About Yourself
Good books do something to us. They change us, leaving us forever
imprinted with a message that encourages us to live for the better,
and giving us a broader understanding of the human condition.
Classical literature spans time and allows us to learn about
ourselves in many different ways.
6. Because We Can
Censoring what literature you have access to violatesthe rights
given to you by the First Amendment.
7. References
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Slide 3: Greenspan, S. (2008, August 27). 11 Literary References
People Make Without Realizing It . Retrieved October 12, 2009, from
11points:
http://www.11points.com/Books/11_Literary_References_People_Make_Without_Realizing_It
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Slide 5: Horton, R. (2009, May 4). T he Modern Relevance of Classic
Literature. Retrieved October 11, 2009, from
http://wedgwoodcircle.com:
http://wedgwoodcircle.com/uncategorized/the-modern-relevance-of-classic-literature/
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