Prejudice comes in all shapes and sizes, and surprisingly, mine is for the literary world. It's probably a natural thing for a reader to be drawn away from certain books or topics--simply because they think they know what they like already. Some people are Western-aholics, while others prefer to escape into fantasy or science fiction.
On Progressive U, we encourage you to express yourself. We want to hear all the opinions you have, so long as you don’t attack others for their opinions. Many others have not been so lucky. Throughout history, a number of authors and books have been banned from being read by various governments and communities for one reason or another.
Part of this blog is about the ever-present argument that there's not enough originality on this site. The other part is just something I've been wondering for some time. Let's start locally, here at ProgressiveU, shall we?
Too many kids today don’t like to read. Which, for me personally, I don’t understand. I love reading, it’s a way to disconnect with what’s going on around you, yet still be thinking. For as long as I’ve been able to read I’ve loved reading. I think that more kids would like to read if they grew up with having a story read to them.
I love reading, mainly because it gives me something to do to occupy my time ( I'm the type of person who needs to have things to do with spare time, boredom hurts.I'm trying to read 50-100 books by the end of the year. Mainly, I like fiction novels. but I'm ok with Scifi-fiction and historical fiction.
Today when I was working at the library, I came across a book called, 'Die Happy: 499 Things Every Guy's Gotta Do While He Still Can' by Tim Burke and Michael Burke.
It's the grossest book ever. Every chapter has a check list of things to do before guys tie the knot. An underlining theme throughout the book is, guys have no life after marriage.
My dad just recently introduced me to a book written by Michael Pollan. The book in question is called In Defense of Food. It talks about how when we focus on nutrition, dieting and eating healthier based on the labels on food packages, we are actually contributing to our own eventual obesity. Even though I haven't finished the book yet, the synopses got my mind reeling.
