The first part of the quote states that "Books are the best of things, well used" which is essentially true. Books have inspired imagination and innovation for all ages. We are taught at a young age to read stories and because of them, it has encouraged us to fantasize about our future. For example, some children read about veterinarians and doctors and aspire to be just like them. As we grow older, we read different varieties of books and discover new things about the world and even ourselves. For example, successful celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey, Will Smith, and Pharrell Williams have all openly praised "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho as a major influence in their lives and trying to achieve their "Personal Legend." The second part …show more content…
In this generation, we are surrounded by technology where social media runs our lives and shapes our views. Social media platforms like Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter have become a way to connect people around the world and say our feelings, views, and everything we can imagine. Although social media does have many advantages, one disadvantage of it is that everything we do, say, and believe in is open in public to view and abuse. People nowadays have voiced opinions on books that they have not even read themselves. For instance, many people criticize the Qur'an or the Bible but hardly anyone has taken the time to read and truly understand its meaning and value. When Emerson was creating this quote, the first step in his mind was to first read the book. Books are often abused and given a bad reputation because of what people say about it. However, their opinions are not valid because they have not even read the book and come up with their own stand on …show more content…
While reading a book, a person needs to consider things like meaning, intended audience, and even the author. For example, an adult person read "The Princess and the Frog" and reads that they should kiss a frog to find their true love, and they do the action and develops a disease from it. First of all, a sane person would not do that and secondly, they would not certainly blame the book that it influenced them to do that. The book was simply a children's book intended for fun and that should not be taken seriously. A person should not skip reading a book and make assumptions on a piece based on what the opinions of others, personal beliefs, or peer pressure to believe in it a certain way. The relevancy of this argument has become very popular because it applies to this time. Every single person who has access to the Internet are blessed to view and read millions of literary works from all over the world. However, with that blessing comes a curse when everyone is allowed to judge and abuse the
When Emerson states," The soul always hears an admonition in such lines, let the subject be what it may" he wants the reader to think about
...etter than ignorance. Book censorship should not limit the amount of knowledge a child can receive, instead, books should be used to benefit children in their education and future career.
Emerson provides many examples to help illustrate his point. In the beginning he gives the example of an acquaintance of his, Sir Charles Fellowes. He explains how he
He creates this idea that we should not spend our time praising those saints and gods that came before us. He believes that if we choose to live as though there was no history or great men before us that we are better able to aspire to greatness and perfection. Instead of relying on those from the past he believes we should decide for ourselves what we believe. (pg. 295) “It makes no difference whether the appeal is to numbers or to one. The faith that stands on authority is not faith. The reliance on authority measures the decline of religion, the withdrawal of the soul. The position men have given to Jesus, now for many centuries of history, is a position of authority.” Emerson further backs his position through his use of parallelism and satire in this quote.
In the reading, “Why our Future depends on libraries, reading and daydreaming” Neil Gaiman discusses the importance of reading, in addition to that he feels going to nearby libraries to check out books is a wonderful thing especially for children. Gaiman also believes that children of all ages along with adults can read any type of book. The books can be fiction or non-fiction and have dissimilar genres as well. The rhetorical devices that were used are persuasive speaking; the tone which was imperative, and Parallelism. The main point Gaiman is trying to make is that more people should have a desire to read, not only to learn but to also have a broad vocabulary and to be well read to have knowledge on the world.
I interpreted the quote “Reading good literature won't make a reader a better person any more than sitting in a church, synagogue or mosque will. But reading good books well just might.” to be reading good literature won't make you become St.Teresa or Gandhi but reading a good book might make you a better person. For example, reading a good book and understanding everything about it won’t make you a better person. But reading a good book well means that you understand and can relate to the characters on a deeper level. For example whilst reading A Raisin In The Sun, The book opened my eyes to the harsh reality of the conditions
“The power which resides in him is new in nature, and none but he knows what that is which he can do, nor does he know until he has tried” (p.369). Emerson reminds his audience to follow their instinct. He expresses his desire for each of us to trust in our own inner ability to choose what is best for us. Trust yourself! Don’t conform what society wants you to be. He reminds us that no matter what society tells us
...in high school and are normally subjected to crude language and sexual content throughout the day, so this would also give them a better understanding of the book. Banning of certain books help protect children from the evil ways of the world that they should not see until an older, more mature age. The cruel language and violence within this book may influence children to act out and may possibly alter their future.
did not belong in the schools.? (1) How can people take a book that a child enjoys based
We do not experience things for ourselves. We take what our ancestors and others before us have said and do not think twice about whether we should try things for ourselves. Emerson decides not to conform to modern ways, but to be an individual. Furthermore, in Nature, Emerson says, "Standing on the bare ground - my head bathed by the blithe air and uplifted into infin...
It is challenging to choose what types of books are appropriate for children to read. Now in days the choice is even more challenging then it was a couple of centuries ago. There are books that feature violence, sexual content, offensive language or all. These subjects question concern parents because it can teach young children about several subjects that are usually avoided. Times have changed and so have books and what they contain, which makes banned books an important subject. Books can be a great source to learn from whether it history or just a folk tale, but parents and teachers must take into consideration the ages of the audience. Maturity is not achieved until a later time and some children may have difficulty reaching that point.
What kids are reading should be their parents responsibility. Parents know their kids personality and maturity levels best, so they are the most suited for helping their kids decide what the can and cannot read. When parents choose to challenge books and attempt to have them taken off of shelves, they are not only preventing their own child from reading them but all the other people
Some children shouldn't be exposed to dirty language or book with sexual content. That is why they should ban book from school that contain bad influence on readers. Racial issues on books can be found any were in books. Kids should grow with positive thinking and not negative thinking. Kids would love to read book like adventure,action,and comedy. Those kinds of books don't have negative meanings. You should never judge a book by its cover because the cover may look positive ,but it may be negative.
(“Banned Books”) The quote means books will open kids up to adventures that they can face on their own. Banning books will lose that effect. When reading many emotions come into play and it just helps you for real life issues and all of those emotions develop over time.
In modern society, the Internet has become a place where ideas are constantly posed and refuted. People feel free from direct judgment while behind their