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books2012-06-24 03:38 pm
in_the_attic) wrote in books2012-06-24 03:38 pm
Classics
Hello!
I have a rather odd question: Does anyone else find reading classics easier to read than reading contemporary fiction, young-adult, or anything modern? I can relate to the characters better in a classics, the stories seem more realistic, and every time I try to read something new, I end up throwing the book away, especially young-adult books. The situations just don't seem real.
It'd be nice to know if anyone else is like this! :)
-In_the_Attic
I have a rather odd question: Does anyone else find reading classics easier to read than reading contemporary fiction, young-adult, or anything modern? I can relate to the characters better in a classics, the stories seem more realistic, and every time I try to read something new, I end up throwing the book away, especially young-adult books. The situations just don't seem real.
It'd be nice to know if anyone else is like this! :)
-In_the_Attic
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There is so much money in the industry that preps students for tests! Damn straight they won't give that up. I mean, if you can get mom and dad to cough up $3,000 per kid to pass each grade, would you give it up? They are the most powerful lobby in state legislatures next to pharmaceutical companies.
Yes, 99% of my students had no idea that people were used for entertainment in forced conditions. I didn't use the sex slave trade, focusing instead on dog fighting (big here in Texas), cock fighting in earlier times (I used the James Bond clip as an example). I really wanted to get into the whole "gentlemen's clubs" thing but that would have cost me my job. *grins*