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Recent Literature / Fiction Discussions:
Know of any good literature or fiction books on borderline personality disorder or fear of abondonment?
Read any good books lately? Please care to share. I do prefer young adult fiction preferably about a girl dealing with borderline personality disorder or fear of abondonment. Something phylosophical and positive.
Do you think this piece of writing is deep?
Well, my literature teacher was reading a poem today, the poem was described by items, such as, "the man was tall said the long bed", she gave us an assignment to do the same thing, but with our rooms, and the assignment didn't have to be in a poem form. This is it.-The enormous amount of random junk under my bed says I’m very messy.
The electric guitar, trumpet, keyboard, and pairs of drumsticks say that I’m a musician.
The countless amounts of CDs say that I’m a rocker.
The great amount of soccer and taekwondo trophies says I’m an athlete.
My laptop, speakers, and multiple strands of cables and now useless technology say I’m a tech.
The awards and medals on my wall say I’m an achiever.
The huge amounts of pencils, sketch pads, and paints sprawled across my room say I’m an artist.
Lists, goals, and my bucket list covering a cork board say I’m a planner.
Piles of fiction books covering great parts of my room say I’m a dreamer.
Pictures of my favorite band, My Chemical Romance, say I look up to them as inspirational figures, to become a true musician and add something to this world.
Some of the songs I write say I can be very deep.
Posters of the ocean and dogs say I love nature and animals.
The dark, terribly unfashionable clothes in my closet say I’m a tomboy.
Pictures of my family and friends that slather the walls say that I love them to death.
Does this sound deep?
Well, my literature teacher was reading a poem today, the poem was described by items, such as, "the man was tall said the long bed", she gave us an assignment to do the same thing, but with our rooms, and the assignment didn't have to be in a poem form. This is it.-The enormous amount of random junk under my bed says I’m very messy.
The electric guitar, trumpet, keyboard, and pairs of drumsticks say that I’m a musician.
The countless amounts of CDs say that I’m a rocker.
The great amount of soccer and taekwondo trophies says I’m an athlete.
My laptop, speakers, and multiple strands of cables and now useless technology say I’m a tech.
The awards and medals on my wall say I’m an achiever.
The huge amounts of pencils, sketch pads, and paints sprawled across my room say I’m an artist.
Lists, goals, and my bucket list covering a cork board say I’m a planner.
Piles of fiction books covering great parts of my room say I’m a dreamer.
Pictures of my favorite band, My Chemical Romance, say I look up to them as inspirational figures, to become a true musician and add something to this world.
Some of the songs I write say I can be very deep.
Posters of the ocean and dogs say I love nature and animals.
The dark, terribly unfashionable clothes in my closet say I’m a tomboy.
Pictures of my family and friends that slather the walls say that I love them to death.
Am I doing my research paper correctly?
From the almost getting raped, the violence, the cursing I’ve read it all in young adult novels. Did it change me? No. I’m still the same person as I was before I’ve picked up the book. Dystopian young adult fiction is a great read for teenagers because it shows them what happens in the real world instead of your typical fairy tale ending. It doesn’t give teenagers false hope into thinking a pristine life is a taste of what real life is. But why is it that people consistently slam dystopian novels and say it’s not suitable for teenagers? One journalist says young adult literature is becoming too dark. Darkness in young adult literature is inappropriate, and denotes a slipping of moral standards (Gurdon). Judging by the latest best-selling novels such as: The Hunger Games, Harry Potter series, Twilight, and the House Of Night, it definitely contains violence, profanity and performed sex acts that rears people into thinking dystopian novels are not an appropriate fit for young adults to read but people forget why teenagers are reading these types of books in the first place.
How do you create a good Dystopia in your Dystopian story?
This is what I have so far, the Dystopic City is called Equali City,
The buildings are ordinary and plain-looking with nothing to fancy or extensive or extravagant, there are many zoos and gardens with all different kinds of animals and plants, the artwork is mainly of numbers, geometric shapes, mathematics, colors, animals and plants, every book, play and music is all about facts and logic, the land is earthy, and people are identified as people. All of this run by the leading group called the Philisterians.
Yet the city lacks many things that have been replaced with materialism and ignorance; culture, non-Equali artwork/music, drama, no mentioning of national, holidays, heritages or ethnic names/words, no other languages except the common tongue (English), and no books about literature, science-fiction, adventure, history or philosophy.
The Philisterians are anti-culture/history/nationality and creeds. They wanted to create a state of pure equality, one without books, art, music, theater or histories that mention or talk about war, racism, slavery, religion/non-religions, holidays, oppressions, revolutions and hysteria, and also that people must denounce their national/ethnic heritage in order to live in a society of 'humanity'.
They prefer to use animals, shapes, plants and numbers as their form of identity, cause the Philisterians believe that mathematics and nature have no prejudices or qualms.
Does this need more work or is it a poor idea?
What else can i add to this research paper paragraph?
Dystopian young adult fiction is a great read for teenagers because it shows them what happens in the real world instead of your typical fairy tale ending. It doesn’t give teenagers false hope into thinking a pristine life is a taste of what real life is. But why is it that people consistently slam dystopian novels? One journalist says young adult literature is becoming too dark. Darkness in young adult literature is inappropriate, and denotes a slipping of moral standards. (Gurdon)
I honestly don't know where to even go from there :( it's due tomorrow
could all of you help me with my experimental research?
Dear All,
I'm doing a research in English literature (speech representation in fiction) and would appreciate your help. If you happen to have a minute, mail me to "philip.victorovich@yahoo.ca" and i will send you a test! (no personal information in there)
A huge 'thank you' in advance,
I need a good novel to read by an American Author?
This is for my American Literature class. I can read any book as long as it's by an American author. I prefer fiction to non-fiction. My favorite authors are: Anne Rice and Neil Gaiman if that helps. I also like young adult novels but I'm a little more picky with those. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist is my favorite.
Follow-up regarding "it doesn't mean anything - its fiction" question. Could you please clarify?
I had previously asked what people mean by answering "it doesn't mean anything - its fiction" to questions about text interpretation.
This is the conversation
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Aqz_fp.dbkuD6WtnIa_NFdfsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20120423081644AAutCaP
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AqK_l2o.mrRo_XyXlwLd7Ubsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20120423093520AAqiyfQ
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Ag7UCagpIbkbsBDbXsw8QC3sy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20120423141023AAbXtvq
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AkOIIECbJ42KFIHMcyc.jtfsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20120424142216AALSQDX
(the last itteration is still open)
For those who don't want to click --
we normaly interpret texts irrespective of whether they are fiction or not.
ie: "What did Shylock mean when he asked 'do we not bleed?' ?" or "What do we learn about racism from the relationship between Huck Fin and Jim?"
so the assertion that "it doesn't mean anything because its fiction" seems wrong -- and would get you a failing grade in any literature class.
If I am properly summarizing the answer of those who defended this assertion -
they are aware that they would not answer this about a piece of literature but
it is a proper answer about a religious text because religious texts cause dangers and strife
(please feel free to expand my summary or clarify it)
So -- I'm wondering about consistency.
Those who use and justify the "its fiction" answer on this board --
(1) Seeing that the work of Fritz Lang, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Richard Wagner have been documented to have directly influenced Hitler and the development of Nazism,
Do you also hang out in media groups and give this answer to anything regarding 19th and mid-20th century German-Austrian arts and literature?
(2) Seeing as Henry Ford's writing was translated into German and formed the backbone of Nazi racist propaganda, do you make any disruptive comments in automotive boards talking about Ford? or perhaps on boards dealing with the history of industrialization / innovation in America?
(3) Do you hang out at actual racial supremacist and religious fundamentalist terrorist websites and give disruptive answers there?
@Canadian Atheist -- Evidently not.
That's why I am asking.
Please enlighten me.
I am starting to think that I have been sheltered all my life - seeing as in NY and NJ people of multiple religions live and work together and get along.
Follow-up regarding "it doesn't mean anything - its fiction" question. Could you please clarify?
I had previously asked what people mean by answering "it doesn't mean anything - its fiction" to questions about text interpretation.
This is the conversation
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Aqz_fp.dbkuD6WtnIa_NFdfsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20120423081644AAutCaP
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AqK_l2o.mrRo_XyXlwLd7Ubsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20120423093520AAqiyfQ
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Ag7UCagpIbkbsBDbXsw8QC3sy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20120423141023AAbXtvq
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AkOIIECbJ42KFIHMcyc.jtfsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20120424142216AALSQDX
(the last itteration is still open)
If I am properly summarizing the answer -
it is a proper disruption because religious texts cause dangers and strife
(please feel free to expand my summary or clarify it)
So -- I'm wondering about consistency.
Those who use and justify the "its fiction" answer on this board --
(1) Seeing that the work of Fritz Lang, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Richard Wagner have been documented to have directly influenced Hitler and the development of Nazism,
Do you also hang out in media groups and give this answer to anything regarding 19th and mid-20th century German-Austrian arts and literature?
(2) Seeing as Henry Ford's writing was translated into German and formed the backbone of Nazi racist propaganda, do you make any disruptive comments in automotive boards talking about Ford? or perhaps on boards dealing with the history of industrialization / innovation in America?
(3) Do you hang out at actual racial supremacist and religious fundamentalist terrorist websites and give disruptive answers there?
@Great Gazoo - please reread my original question. I don't believe your answer relates to it.
@"WellTravelled.."
(1 and 2) the literature is still out there as well as the racists who take it in the same manner as did the original Nazis
"By the way, opposing one thing for justifiable reasons..." - true enough. Except (again, please see the original questions) if the whole opposition is to disrupt questions regarding the interpretation of religious texts with meaningless answers -- is that realy opposition to wrongs or taking out agression on a random target?
@debra_fairchild2000 - except that the "truth value" of a text is not relevant to a question about its meaning.
ie: These are all questions about fictional characters and events:
"What does Shylock mean when he says 'Do we not bleed?' ?"
"What does Iago mean when he says 'they make the beast with two backs' ?"
"What do we learn about racism from the relationship between Huck Finn, Jim, and Tom Sawyer?"
