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Neil Gaiman Shares His Reading Habits. 25 Things You Should Know About Word Choice. 1.

25 Things You Should Know About Word Choice

A Series Of Word Choices Here’s why this matters: because both writing and storytelling comprise, at the most basic level, a series of word choices. Words are the building blocks of what we do. They are the atoms of our elements. They are the eggs in our omelets. 2. 25 Banned Books That You Should Read Today. Almost since the dawn of publishing, books have been banned for one reason or another.

25 Banned Books That You Should Read Today

Many notable banned books are also compelling reads from classic or contemporary literature. This list summarizes 25 of the most controversial banned books from throughout history. #1 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. - StumbleUpon. WHY DID THE CHICKEN CROSS THE ROAD?

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Plato: For the greater good. Karl Marx: It was a historical inevitability. Machiavelli: So that its subjects will view it with admiration, as a chicken which has the daring and courage to boldly cross the road, but also with fear, for whom among them has the strength to contend with such a paragon of avian virtue? In such a manner is the princely chicken's dominion maintained. Hippocrates: Because of an excess of light pink gooey stuff in its pancreas. Classics - A Nerd's Guide to Reading. 1920s and 1930s YA. The Jazz Age, the Great Depression,and the Beginning of Nazi Germany The 1920s are known for jazz artists whose music is still appreciated today.

1920s and 1930s YA

Baseball also became an important sport during these years. In the U.S., a law was passed prohibiting alcoholic drinks, leading some people, known as "bootleggers," to break the law by making their own "bootleg" alcohol, which drinkers often hid in small flasks that fit inside the legs of their boots. Other people made fortunes by smuggling boatloads of alcohol into the country from the Caribbean and elsewhere. During the 1920s, many middle-class people began buying shares of stock in businesses, which rose dramatically in value until, in 1929, the values of these stocks suddenly crashed. There wasn’t much in the way of alcohol addiction treatment in the early part of the 20th century. Abbreviations for Awards and Honors: Jump to: America in the 1920sEurope in the 1930sThe Beginning of Nazi GermanyAmerica in the 1930s America in the 1920s D.A.

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- StumbleUpon. A&[Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy] A comprehensive and detailed recommendation list of the best fantasy books ever written. The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend.

a comprehensive and detailed recommendation list of the best fantasy books ever written.

Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth returns again. In the Third Age, an Age of Prophecy, the World and Time themselves hang in the balance. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow... I can truthfully say that Jordan is the King of Fantasy, if not in complexity, then in page count. This monstrously big series spans over 13 massive books (each at least 700 pages). Robert Jordan harkens back to the old school days where village boys and dark lords chase each other endlessly across a landscape.

Jordan takes the classic fantasy trappings laid out by Tolkien, and weaves together a massively complex tapestry of politics, kingdoms, and magic. Yes, this book is still on the Top 25 list, despite the vehement protests left by people attacking or defending Jordan in the comment section for this book (some of the comments are quite humorous).