Summary Of ' The School Library '

People read books about dystopians all the time, you know those books that have everything possible go wrong. Books like The Hunger games, or Fahrenheit 451, Ect. Some people look at them as just stories, just fictional books. Those books are all about censorship and having the government controlling and watching your every move. What most people don't realize is that there is censorship happening right now, every time you send a text or make a phone call, the government can see/hear it. There is censorship on books at schools and ratings on movies. There is censorship happening all around you and most of us don't even notice it. That's because they are minor, but, over time things can progressively get worse. Someday those

“The Library Card,” by Richard Wright is a strong essay on how books can affect and influence readers. Richard Wright writes that his first experience of the real world is accomplished through novels. He read an article criticizing H.L. Mencken and it tempted him to read some of his books. The article labeled Mencken as “a fool.” Wright wanted to know what this man had done to cause such hatred against him. “I wondered what on earth this Mencken had done to call down upon him the scorn of the South. The only people I had ever heard denounced in the South were Negroes, and this man was not a Negro,” (pg.319) Wright writes that tells us that the South was filled with racism and hatred among the whites and blacks. Mencken must have had ideas

While he usually liked Emma, she had an annoying habit of being rather…what was the right word? Fanciful, yes that was it. Still she was an excellent assistant, kept perfect record data records, was always on time, and perpetually cheerful. “I think I’ll quadruple check that the data is charted correctly” he decided, “Emma did you take my pencil that was here on the desk?” As he quickly checked all around the aforementioned desk, she chuckled and handed him a different pencil saying, “The lab fairies must have stolen another one of your pencils, what is that, the sixth one this week?” “This is a lab studying one of the most complex forms of science known to humans right now, you of all people should know that there’s a logical explanation as to where all the pencils are going!” “Exhibit A of Emma being fanciful” Kennen thought to

Jungkook emerged from his room and tried to hide back his grin when saw her holding the flower. “I kind of skipped because I want to personally apologise?” he said, unsure.

his homework she said, “I always do my homework because I do not want to get bad grades or

The question, “…is death that which gives meaning to life?” is more than just a question being asked in the short story “The School” by Donald Barthelme, it is a question asked by many throughout life (Barthelme 2). In the short story “The School”, where a series of unfortunate events are happening around an elementary school, it begins with something less tragic from a failed school project, to something dreadful with the death of two students. The author of the story, Donald Barthelme, addresses the issues of life and death through this, and with the conflict of “The School” not only does it teach us to accept death, but also to be responsible with life and to be courageous.

My role in this classroom was to work with the two girls, referred to as Student J and Student E who were aged eleven and twelve, in the library media room for thirty minutes at the start of the period. Here I acted as a tutor and helped them study for tests, prepare for class, and review homework problems that they struggled with. Everyday there was a new topic to discuss and a new obstacle to overcome with these girls.

In a modern world, we face many problems with the literature we choose to teach kids in schools, especially in high schools. Many books have profane language, and are often offensive to many kids and parents who read them. Deciding which pieces of literature to allow in high schools is a big task, and it is worth listening to many different opinions. Lorrie Moore is a writer, and she also clearly states that she is a mother. She brings up the book Huckleberry Finn, a classic that has been taught in high schools for many years, saying that it “is not an appropriate introduction to serious literature,” and that it should be taught in college instead. She also brings Sherman Alexie’s “Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian,” and uses it as literature exemplary for teaching to high school students, and says that it “is a welcoming book for boys.” I think that Lorrie Moore’s definitions for which books should be allowed to be taught in high school are incorrect, and that Huckleberry Finn is actually a very fitting book for high school students.

The bell rang. Kyla’s locker wasn’t even open. A look of panic washed over her face as she realized that she was going to be late. Quickly, she opened her locker and rushed to pick up her books. She gathered her calculus, English, science, and Spanish textbooks and threw them into her locker. She grabbed her A.P US History book and slammed her maroon locker shut, the sound of her steps echoing in the empty hallway.

The first week of school was finally coming to an end and she had a wonderful idea. Each day after work she had come up with one excuse after another to put off his request to stop by her home to study. At least, that’s what she had believed. With his help, homework had become less time consuming than a thought. It was completed within minutes shortly after they had arrived at the mall for their part-time job and an overall subject review during each break. Each exam they had taken that day was so simple that she was shocked that it seemed as if they had not prepared for any of the test at all.

In most towns or cities, you will find a library; whether it contains “old-school features”, including a card catalogue, a historian, and an old librarian shushing you for talking too loud, or it features modern aspects, like usable iPads, eBooks, and lots of noise being made. The local library in my town became my home as a child.

Proverbs are commonly used in Africa are signifiers that help identifies the characteristics and values of a certain culutre. They are usually simple but provide the reader or listener with an image that requires reflection for the individual and the society from which it originates. The African proverb, “when an old man dies, it is as if a library has burned down” illustrates the importance of wisdom, age, and experience. This proverb highlights the necessity from preserving historical knowledge and the devastation that comes with losing that knowledge. Libraries are symbols of education and information typically containing works of written history whereas the old man who is in juxtaposition with the library has preserved historical information in his memory, the library in his mind. By placing the old man and the library as equals, the African proverbs is stating the importance of human wisdom and the passing of history through the mouths of wise men to youthful ears.

In reading through Management Basics for Information Professionals by Evans and Ward, one of the theories of management that stood out to me was the “administrative approach” (2007). Henry Fayol was one of the main proponents of this approach, though there were many others as well. Fayol “divided organizational activities into five major groups” and also identified 14 principles of management and believed that “management is a skill one can learn, rather than a talent received at birth” (Evans & Ward, 2007). In the context of my personal experience I found that it might be interesting to compare my experiences as a student employee in the UC Berkeley library to some of the more applicable aspects of Fayol's principles of management. I

James often gets pulled for additional reading during Science time. This makes it hard for James to fully grasp some of the topics covered, since he is gone for parts of the class. It is important that James continues to work towards his transitions in and out of the class during this time. Quick transitions back into the class will allow James to catch up easily. With assistance James did excellent on

Tick tock tick tock. I stare at the clock dreading each second that passes. Can class end soon. I look back at the teacher, but I can’t hear anything neither do I care. Ring. I quickly rush out of my desk just about to head out the door, until my teacher calls me back to stay after class. Sighing, I head to her desk and impatiently wait for everyone to leave. “Ava” she starts, “You’re slacking in this class, I know you’re capable of more. If Ari can do it, you can too.” Again, with the comparison. Unfortunately, my physics teacher taught her first semester, now I’m always being compared to her. I hate having a twin…