yeah, tuesday with morrie was bleah in any type of media X_X
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[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Serry...<h6>The Negative QZer wrote: [/QUOTENAME]"Using of "shall, will" in English language" chapter in "English language for the schools" book.[/QUOTE]
LOL!
Your post always makes me smile! :)
LOL!
Your post always makes me smile! :)
Ah man, I loved Treasure Island and Catcher in the Rye.
I hated anything by DH Lawrence or Billy Shakes-Fear. I can't remember the titles, as I forced them to the bowels ogf my memory.
Also Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad really sucked too.
I hated anything by DH Lawrence or Billy Shakes-Fear. I can't remember the titles, as I forced them to the bowels ogf my memory.
Also Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad really sucked too.
The Bible. I didn't like the Odyssey that much either.
yeah, catcher in the rye was an excellent read...
the best book i read for school though was Roy's The God of Small Things. I so reccomend this to ANYONE
the best book i read for school though was Roy's The God of Small Things. I so reccomend this to ANYONE
Algebra II
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<b><font color = "crimson">ThomasQuinn wrote: [/QUOTENAME]I think a lot of you people have lousy literary taste.[/QUOTE]
At least I know for sure than Don Quijote sucks donkey balls. What's the point of reading about some lunatic who fights windmills.
At least I know for sure than Don Quijote sucks donkey balls. What's the point of reading about some lunatic who fights windmills.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<b><font color = "crimson">ThomasQuinn wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Mr.Jingles wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<b><font color = "crimson">ThomasQuinn wrote: [/QUOTENAME]I think a lot of you people have lousy literary taste.[/QUOTE]
At least I know for sure than Don Quijote sucks donkey balls. What's the point of reading about some lunatic who fights windmills.[/QUOTE]
You obviously have no clue about the context. Read up on Cervantez and Europe in his day. It'll be a revelation...I sincerely hope, as there would be no hope for you if it's not.[/QUOTE]
''To dream, the impossible Dream!'' (Man Of La Mancha! great musical from Don Quixote!)
At least I know for sure than Don Quijote sucks donkey balls. What's the point of reading about some lunatic who fights windmills.[/QUOTE]
You obviously have no clue about the context. Read up on Cervantez and Europe in his day. It'll be a revelation...I sincerely hope, as there would be no hope for you if it's not.[/QUOTE]
''To dream, the impossible Dream!'' (Man Of La Mancha! great musical from Don Quixote!)
I think reading fiction is just a waste of my time. And that's true. There are so many things I would rather do, thus eliminating the only reasonable arguement for reading fiction: entertainment. Non-fiction stories as well. Lame.
And come on, the boy wants to be a catcher of children in a field of rye. It makes me want to punch him if he were to actually exist. Hard. I was so glad when he got the shit kicked out of him by that pimp. Not to mention him calling everyone in existence a phony. He complains too much. Just as I am doing now. Call me Holden Caulfield, if you will. I can understand it's not a terrible book, but it definitely does not deserve to be a "great" anything.
And come on, the boy wants to be a catcher of children in a field of rye. It makes me want to punch him if he were to actually exist. Hard. I was so glad when he got the shit kicked out of him by that pimp. Not to mention him calling everyone in existence a phony. He complains too much. Just as I am doing now. Call me Holden Caulfield, if you will. I can understand it's not a terrible book, but it definitely does not deserve to be a "great" anything.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Music Man wrote: [/QUOTENAME]I think reading fiction is just a waste of my time. And that's true. There are so many things I would rather do, thus eliminating the only reasonable arguement for reading fiction: entertainment. Non-fiction stories as well. Lame.[/QUOTE]
Even the most ficticious stories have a strong relationship to non-fiction stories, and many of them are very well constructed in the sense that they bring more substance to what could perhaps be the outcome of a non-fiction story. There's no doubt that the great majority of good fiction stories have something that we can learn from.
Saying that that fiction is a waste of time brings it down to the level of watching shows like Jackass, The Andy Milonakis Show, or the great majority of reality TV shows.
Even the most ficticious stories have a strong relationship to non-fiction stories, and many of them are very well constructed in the sense that they bring more substance to what could perhaps be the outcome of a non-fiction story. There's no doubt that the great majority of good fiction stories have something that we can learn from.
Saying that that fiction is a waste of time brings it down to the level of watching shows like Jackass, The Andy Milonakis Show, or the great majority of reality TV shows.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Mr.Jingles wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Music Man wrote: [/QUOTENAME]I think reading fiction is just a waste of my time. And that's true. There are so many things I would rather do, thus eliminating the only reasonable arguement for reading fiction: entertainment. Non-fiction stories as well. Lame.[/QUOTE]
Even the most ficticious stories have a strong relationship to non-fiction stories, and many of them are very well constructed in the sense that they bring more substance to what could perhaps be the outcome of a non-fiction story. There's no doubt that the great majority of good fiction stories have something that we can learn from.
Saying that that fiction is a waste of time brings it down to the level of watching shows like Jackass, The Andy Milonakis Show, or the great majority of reality TV shows.[/QUOTE]
I admit that reading is far more productive than such things. However, when I wish to learn, I will take one approach, and when I wish to be entertained, I will take another. I will not try to half-assedly do both at the same time. Regardless, your point is very well taken, and I understand what you mean, but surely you must understand me as well.
Even the most ficticious stories have a strong relationship to non-fiction stories, and many of them are very well constructed in the sense that they bring more substance to what could perhaps be the outcome of a non-fiction story. There's no doubt that the great majority of good fiction stories have something that we can learn from.
Saying that that fiction is a waste of time brings it down to the level of watching shows like Jackass, The Andy Milonakis Show, or the great majority of reality TV shows.[/QUOTE]
I admit that reading is far more productive than such things. However, when I wish to learn, I will take one approach, and when I wish to be entertained, I will take another. I will not try to half-assedly do both at the same time. Regardless, your point is very well taken, and I understand what you mean, but surely you must understand me as well.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<b><font color = "crimson">ThomasQuinn wrote: [/QUOTENAME]I think a lot of you people have lousy literary taste.[/QUOTE]
That's not fair. Literary taste is as subjective as musical taste, and it's nobody's business to judge what others enjoyed/didn't enjoy reading. I actually liked The Bell Jar, but I'm not flaming whoever it was that didn't like it. Accept that others don't share your tastes and opinions.
That's not fair. Literary taste is as subjective as musical taste, and it's nobody's business to judge what others enjoyed/didn't enjoy reading. I actually liked The Bell Jar, but I'm not flaming whoever it was that didn't like it. Accept that others don't share your tastes and opinions.
Goethe,
I don't know how to translate but its title is Die whalverwandtschaften. awful.
I don't know how to translate but its title is Die whalverwandtschaften. awful.
Corporate Tax Law
All the moisture was sucked out of the room, and a two foot pile of sand surrounded me each time I opened that book, ...it was that dry.
A fellow student fell asleep and dropped off his chair to the floor during one lecture. I think I became addicted to Vivarin during that term.
All the moisture was sucked out of the room, and a two foot pile of sand surrounded me each time I opened that book, ...it was that dry.
A fellow student fell asleep and dropped off his chair to the floor during one lecture. I think I became addicted to Vivarin during that term.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<b><font color = "crimson">ThomasQuinn wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]dragonzflame wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<b><font color = "crimson">ThomasQuinn wrote: [/QUOTENAME]I think a lot of you people have lousy literary taste.[/QUOTE]
That's not fair. Literary taste is as subjective as musical taste, and it's nobody's business to judge what others enjoyed/didn't enjoy reading. I actually liked The Bell Jar, but I'm not flaming whoever it was that didn't like it. Accept that others don't share your tastes and opinions.[/QUOTE]
There is a difference between quality and appreciation. Style, idiom, use of stylistic figures, originality, etc. can all be objectively measured.
For instance, many people do not like James Joyce's "Finnegan's Wake", but it's use of complex multi-lingual puns, phonetic wordings and abundance of stylistic figures, amongst many, many other qualities make it a masterpiece, something which is NOT up for debate.
It's like this: I can like or dislike Mozart (I dislike his music, in case you want to know), but I have to admit he was objectively a wonderful composer. I can also like or dislike (I again dislike) Vanilla Ice, but I must also admit that his music lacks every bit of objective quality.[/QUOTE]
It's like this, Thomas: what you enjoy and appreciate is based solely on personal tastes. Sure, it takes talent and years of dedication to master the art and skill of bending paper clips, but it is not necessarily something we all should thus enjoy and appreciate. It's all subjective. It doesn't matter if someone is the best in the world or something, it only matters if anyone cares.
That's not fair. Literary taste is as subjective as musical taste, and it's nobody's business to judge what others enjoyed/didn't enjoy reading. I actually liked The Bell Jar, but I'm not flaming whoever it was that didn't like it. Accept that others don't share your tastes and opinions.[/QUOTE]
There is a difference between quality and appreciation. Style, idiom, use of stylistic figures, originality, etc. can all be objectively measured.
For instance, many people do not like James Joyce's "Finnegan's Wake", but it's use of complex multi-lingual puns, phonetic wordings and abundance of stylistic figures, amongst many, many other qualities make it a masterpiece, something which is NOT up for debate.
It's like this: I can like or dislike Mozart (I dislike his music, in case you want to know), but I have to admit he was objectively a wonderful composer. I can also like or dislike (I again dislike) Vanilla Ice, but I must also admit that his music lacks every bit of objective quality.[/QUOTE]
It's like this, Thomas: what you enjoy and appreciate is based solely on personal tastes. Sure, it takes talent and years of dedication to master the art and skill of bending paper clips, but it is not necessarily something we all should thus enjoy and appreciate. It's all subjective. It doesn't matter if someone is the best in the world or something, it only matters if anyone cares.