How To Mark A Book By Mortimer J. Adler

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Analysis on “How To Mark A Book” by Mortimer J. Adler When dissecting Adler’s testimony concerning the profits readers gain when thoroughly annotating a piece of literature, I found myself persuaded to look at each detail of a page to a deeper effect. His emphasis on needing patience and a strong work ethic in order to see future rewards perfectly not only applied to literary works, but also other slow processes such as the college application process. By incorporating writer’s thoughts “into] your bloodstream” (1), information gets preserved and further analyzed for years to come. The act of physically interpreting statements as if you were inquiring or joining a thought “preserve[s] those reactions and sharpen[s] those questions” (2).

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