Blog Post #2 To Kill a Mockingbird By: Harper Lee

Final Thoughts On The Novel TKAM was a powerful novel that I would rank very highly compared to other realistic fiction books. It had characters that you could really connect with and themes that were strong and still apparent today. One conclusion that I reached after finishing the novel was that human beings wouldn't be…

Blog Post #1 To Kill a Mockingbird By: Harper Lee

While reading the first nine chapters of To Kill a Mockingbird (TKAM) by Harper Lee, I felt myself gradually getting more intrigued. Something that particularly interests me, is the mysteriousness of the Radley House. Secrets and "secret lives" are my english class's main focus while reading this book, and I definitely sense a great amount…

Reimagining Education

I found Joshua Metcalf's podcast on "Living That Life of Purpose" very interesting. He was very enthusiastic and felt very strongly about his thoughts on the current education system. He mentioned that there are two types of experience- "experience through doing and experience through knowledge." He believes that the current school system revolves around experience through…

Blog Post #3: Haroun and the Sea of Stories By: Salman Rushdie

The ending of Haroun and the Sea of Stories surprised me. I was expecting a clear happy ending, in which every knot was tied, but that wasn't necessarily the case in my opinion. I was a little confused if Haroun was actually happy at the end. I know he was happy that they conquered Khattam-Shud,…

Blog Post #2: Haroun and the Sea of Stories By: Salman Rushdie

The book captured my attention even more as I continued to read. Everything was making more sense, for more meanings of names of characters and places were revealed, making me very intrigued by Rushdie's work. As I mentioned in my first blog, more messages were being conveyed, from politics to the power of speech. I…

Blog Post #1: Haroun and the Sea of Stories By: Salman Rushdie

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