Author: Steven Smith
Publisher: Sherwood Press
ISBN: 1964189284
Category : Study Aids
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
"Decoding Fahrenheit 451" provides a comprehensive overview of Ray Bradbury's seminal dystopian novel, "Fahrenheit 451." The narrative unfolds in three parts, charting protagonist Guy Montag's transformation from a compliant fireman into a questioning rebel, spurred by critical relationships and escalating conflicts that challenge societal norms and individual conscience. Central themes such as the dangers of censorship, the dehumanizing effects of technology, the valorization of knowledge, and the struggle between conformity and individuality are intricately woven into the fabric of the story. Bradbury employs a rich tapestry of literary techniques, including symbolism, imagery, and allegory, to deepen the narrative's impact and underscore its cautionary message. The relationships Montag forms with other characters are pivotal, revealing various facets of his personality and the societal dynamics at play. Through Montag's journey, Bradbury celebrates the human spirit's resilience and advocates for preserving intellectual freedom. This guide aims to enrich students' understanding of "Fahrenheit 451," highlighting its enduring relevance and the critical need for vigilance in the preservation of individual thought and liberty in the face of oppressive forces.
Study Guide for Decoding Fahrenheit 451
Author: Steven Smith
Publisher: Sherwood Press
ISBN: 1964189284
Category : Study Aids
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
"Decoding Fahrenheit 451" provides a comprehensive overview of Ray Bradbury's seminal dystopian novel, "Fahrenheit 451." The narrative unfolds in three parts, charting protagonist Guy Montag's transformation from a compliant fireman into a questioning rebel, spurred by critical relationships and escalating conflicts that challenge societal norms and individual conscience. Central themes such as the dangers of censorship, the dehumanizing effects of technology, the valorization of knowledge, and the struggle between conformity and individuality are intricately woven into the fabric of the story. Bradbury employs a rich tapestry of literary techniques, including symbolism, imagery, and allegory, to deepen the narrative's impact and underscore its cautionary message. The relationships Montag forms with other characters are pivotal, revealing various facets of his personality and the societal dynamics at play. Through Montag's journey, Bradbury celebrates the human spirit's resilience and advocates for preserving intellectual freedom. This guide aims to enrich students' understanding of "Fahrenheit 451," highlighting its enduring relevance and the critical need for vigilance in the preservation of individual thought and liberty in the face of oppressive forces.
Publisher: Sherwood Press
ISBN: 1964189284
Category : Study Aids
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
"Decoding Fahrenheit 451" provides a comprehensive overview of Ray Bradbury's seminal dystopian novel, "Fahrenheit 451." The narrative unfolds in three parts, charting protagonist Guy Montag's transformation from a compliant fireman into a questioning rebel, spurred by critical relationships and escalating conflicts that challenge societal norms and individual conscience. Central themes such as the dangers of censorship, the dehumanizing effects of technology, the valorization of knowledge, and the struggle between conformity and individuality are intricately woven into the fabric of the story. Bradbury employs a rich tapestry of literary techniques, including symbolism, imagery, and allegory, to deepen the narrative's impact and underscore its cautionary message. The relationships Montag forms with other characters are pivotal, revealing various facets of his personality and the societal dynamics at play. Through Montag's journey, Bradbury celebrates the human spirit's resilience and advocates for preserving intellectual freedom. This guide aims to enrich students' understanding of "Fahrenheit 451," highlighting its enduring relevance and the critical need for vigilance in the preservation of individual thought and liberty in the face of oppressive forces.
Fahrenheit 451
Author: Ray Bradbury
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743247221
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
Set in the future when "firemen" burn books forbidden by the totalitarian "brave new world" regime.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743247221
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
Set in the future when "firemen" burn books forbidden by the totalitarian "brave new world" regime.
Be the Change
Author: Linda Darling-Hammond
Publisher: Teachers College Press
ISBN: 0807757438
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
Be the Change tells the remarkable story of an innovative public high school in East Palo Alto modeled after successful small schools in New York City. Guided by the expertise of renowned educator Linda Darling-Hammond, it offers authentic and engaging instruction that has allowed students who start off far behind to graduate and go on to college in record numbers.
Publisher: Teachers College Press
ISBN: 0807757438
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
Be the Change tells the remarkable story of an innovative public high school in East Palo Alto modeled after successful small schools in New York City. Guided by the expertise of renowned educator Linda Darling-Hammond, it offers authentic and engaging instruction that has allowed students who start off far behind to graduate and go on to college in record numbers.
Fahrenheit 451
Author: Ray Bradbury
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780671872298
Category : Book burning
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book Description
A fireman in charge of burning books meets a revolutionary school teacher who dares to read. Depicts a future world in which all printed reading material is burned.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780671872298
Category : Book burning
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book Description
A fireman in charge of burning books meets a revolutionary school teacher who dares to read. Depicts a future world in which all printed reading material is burned.
Resources in Education
Reader's Block
Author: Matthew Rubery
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 150363342X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 359
Book Description
What does the term "reading" mean? Matthew Rubery's exploration of the influence neurodivergence has on the ways individuals read asks us to consider that there may be no one definition. This alternative history of reading tells the stories of "atypical" readers and the impact had on their lives by neurological conditions affecting their ability to make sense of the printed word: from dyslexia, hyperlexia, and alexia to synesthesia, hallucinations, and dementia. Rubery's focus on neurodiversity aims to transform our understanding of the very concept of reading. Drawing on personal testimonies gathered from literature, film, life writing, social media, medical case studies, and other sources to express how cognitive differences have shaped people's experiences both on and off the page, Rubery contends that there is no single activity known as reading. Instead, there are multiple ways of reading (and, for that matter, not reading) despite the ease with which we use the term. Pushing us to rethink what it means to read, Reader's Block moves toward an understanding of reading as a spectrum that is capacious enough to accommodate the full range of activities documented in this fascinating and highly original book. Read it from cover to cover, out of sequence, or piecemeal. Read it upside down, sideways, or in a mirror. For just as there is no right way to read, there is no right way to read this book. What matters is that you are doing something with it—something that Rubery proposes should be called "reading."
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 150363342X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 359
Book Description
What does the term "reading" mean? Matthew Rubery's exploration of the influence neurodivergence has on the ways individuals read asks us to consider that there may be no one definition. This alternative history of reading tells the stories of "atypical" readers and the impact had on their lives by neurological conditions affecting their ability to make sense of the printed word: from dyslexia, hyperlexia, and alexia to synesthesia, hallucinations, and dementia. Rubery's focus on neurodiversity aims to transform our understanding of the very concept of reading. Drawing on personal testimonies gathered from literature, film, life writing, social media, medical case studies, and other sources to express how cognitive differences have shaped people's experiences both on and off the page, Rubery contends that there is no single activity known as reading. Instead, there are multiple ways of reading (and, for that matter, not reading) despite the ease with which we use the term. Pushing us to rethink what it means to read, Reader's Block moves toward an understanding of reading as a spectrum that is capacious enough to accommodate the full range of activities documented in this fascinating and highly original book. Read it from cover to cover, out of sequence, or piecemeal. Read it upside down, sideways, or in a mirror. For just as there is no right way to read, there is no right way to read this book. What matters is that you are doing something with it—something that Rubery proposes should be called "reading."
Archives and Archiving in the 21st Century
Author: Radhika Seshan
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1040103294
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Archives intersect with our lives in many ways. We have archives of our own, documenting family memories and histories. Then, there are larger archives that document different aspects of the past — memories, identities, location, time, and space. This volume explores changing notions of the archive in different areas, to trace the ways in which the archives continue to be used in history. It examines how history, the historian, and the archive interact in many ways to look at the past and record it. The chapters in this volume discuss an array of diverse and important themes regarding the making and usage of archives which include reconstructing pre-modern economic history from the Dutch archives; the role of India Office Records in the British Library; reading the Rungia Gosavi Affair in 1857 from colonial archives; and Uday Shankar’s Kalpana as archive besides the usage of archives to study nationalism, historiography and literature, water and Chola history, Mysorean invasions in Kerala, and cyberspace. The chapters also explore how archives impact and shape our investigations. First of its kind, this important work will be of interest to scholars and researchers of archival studies, research methodology, archaeology, Indian history, ancient history, medieval history, modern India, anthropology, and history in general.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1040103294
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Archives intersect with our lives in many ways. We have archives of our own, documenting family memories and histories. Then, there are larger archives that document different aspects of the past — memories, identities, location, time, and space. This volume explores changing notions of the archive in different areas, to trace the ways in which the archives continue to be used in history. It examines how history, the historian, and the archive interact in many ways to look at the past and record it. The chapters in this volume discuss an array of diverse and important themes regarding the making and usage of archives which include reconstructing pre-modern economic history from the Dutch archives; the role of India Office Records in the British Library; reading the Rungia Gosavi Affair in 1857 from colonial archives; and Uday Shankar’s Kalpana as archive besides the usage of archives to study nationalism, historiography and literature, water and Chola history, Mysorean invasions in Kerala, and cyberspace. The chapters also explore how archives impact and shape our investigations. First of its kind, this important work will be of interest to scholars and researchers of archival studies, research methodology, archaeology, Indian history, ancient history, medieval history, modern India, anthropology, and history in general.
Semiotics with a Conscience
Author: Marcel Danesi
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350362107
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Demonstrating how semiotic theory and method can be applied to decoding false representations and dangerous discourses, this book explores how semiotics can be used as a potentially powerful science of conscience. Confronting the sometimes negative perception of semiotics as academically inward-looking and lacking in morality, Marcel Danesi turns this view on its head. Instead, Danesi highlights how the same techniques that have allowed the use of semiotics for self-serving commercial purposes, such as advertising or marketing, could also be applied to deciphering current world problems. Through describing the semiotic notions and methods that can be used to analyze misrepresentations, propaganda, or meaning collapses, the book enables readers to become conscientiously aware of their hidden meanings and the harmful effects that they have on society. Identifying key issues of concern, such as climate change and anti-science discourses, it shows how they can be interpreted in terms of basic semiotic theory. This analysis of crucial issues demonstrates how semiotics can be used to raise awareness of critically important matters in modern society, and to encourage the development of more robust and ethical attitudes towards them.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350362107
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Demonstrating how semiotic theory and method can be applied to decoding false representations and dangerous discourses, this book explores how semiotics can be used as a potentially powerful science of conscience. Confronting the sometimes negative perception of semiotics as academically inward-looking and lacking in morality, Marcel Danesi turns this view on its head. Instead, Danesi highlights how the same techniques that have allowed the use of semiotics for self-serving commercial purposes, such as advertising or marketing, could also be applied to deciphering current world problems. Through describing the semiotic notions and methods that can be used to analyze misrepresentations, propaganda, or meaning collapses, the book enables readers to become conscientiously aware of their hidden meanings and the harmful effects that they have on society. Identifying key issues of concern, such as climate change and anti-science discourses, it shows how they can be interpreted in terms of basic semiotic theory. This analysis of crucial issues demonstrates how semiotics can be used to raise awareness of critically important matters in modern society, and to encourage the development of more robust and ethical attitudes towards them.
Lifeform Three
Author: Roz Morris
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781494305413
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
"'Marvellous, powerful, beautiful' KIJ JOHNSON, multi-times winner of the HUGO AND NEBULA AWARDS 'Beautifully written, meaningful, top-drawer storytelling. An extraordinary novel in the tradition of great old-school literary science fiction like Atwood and Bradbury' - LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY AUTHORS" Misty woods; abandoned towns; secrets in the landscape; a forbidden life by night; the scent of bygone days; a past that lies below the surface; and a door in a dream that seems to hold the answers. Paftoo is a 'bod'; made to serve. He is a groundsman in the last remaining countryside estate, once known as Harkaway Hall and now a theme park. Paftoo holds scattered memories of the old days but they are regularly deleted to keep him productive. When he starts to have dreams of the Lost Lands past, Paftoo is thrown into a nightly battle for his memories, his soul and his cherished connection with Lifeform Three. Includes an appendix of suggested questions for reading groups. "'I really didn't want this book to end; it's that good' - BUILD ANOTHER BOOKCASE"
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781494305413
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
"'Marvellous, powerful, beautiful' KIJ JOHNSON, multi-times winner of the HUGO AND NEBULA AWARDS 'Beautifully written, meaningful, top-drawer storytelling. An extraordinary novel in the tradition of great old-school literary science fiction like Atwood and Bradbury' - LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY AUTHORS" Misty woods; abandoned towns; secrets in the landscape; a forbidden life by night; the scent of bygone days; a past that lies below the surface; and a door in a dream that seems to hold the answers. Paftoo is a 'bod'; made to serve. He is a groundsman in the last remaining countryside estate, once known as Harkaway Hall and now a theme park. Paftoo holds scattered memories of the old days but they are regularly deleted to keep him productive. When he starts to have dreams of the Lost Lands past, Paftoo is thrown into a nightly battle for his memories, his soul and his cherished connection with Lifeform Three. Includes an appendix of suggested questions for reading groups. "'I really didn't want this book to end; it's that good' - BUILD ANOTHER BOOKCASE"
Nail Your Novel
Author: Roz Morris
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781461081364
Category : Creative writing
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
By bestselling ghostwriter and book doctor with a top London literary consultancy This book is used by award-winning authors and university creative writing departments. 'A how-to-write book that actually DOES tell you how' 'There are shedloads of books on how to write novels, and a lot of them are longer and considerably less useful' 'I wish I'd had this book a long time ago' 'The author has a proven track record as a writer of fiction, as opposed to writers of "how to write" books' Are you writing a novel? Do you want to make sure you finish? Will you get lost and fizzle out? Will you spend more time reading about how to write than actually getting the words down? Most books on novel-writing will make you read hundreds of pages about character arcs, inciting incidents, heroes' journeys. It's great to know that - but while you're reading about it you're not writing your book. And what these books don't tell you is how to use this learning and get the job done. Nail Your Novel is a writing buddy - and mentor - in a book. In 10 easy steps it will tell you: *how to shape your big idea and make a novel out of it *how to do your research and how to use it *how to organise your time *how to plot and build characters *when you're going to hit problems and what to do about them *how to write on the days you don't feel inspired *how to reread what you've written and polish it. Along the way, Thumbnail Notes give tutorials about storytelling and storycraft - strictly when you need them. The author has written nearly a dozen novels that have made it into print - and this is how she did it. You don't even need to read the whole book before you get started. You read a section, then do as it says. And, once you're finally satisfied, Nail Your Novel will tell you how to sell it to publishers and agents. A FULL index means you can find what you want, when you want it. You've dreamed of writing a novel. Don't procrastinate with another theory book. Don't launch in, get stuck and throw your hard work in a drawer. Nail your novel.
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781461081364
Category : Creative writing
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
By bestselling ghostwriter and book doctor with a top London literary consultancy This book is used by award-winning authors and university creative writing departments. 'A how-to-write book that actually DOES tell you how' 'There are shedloads of books on how to write novels, and a lot of them are longer and considerably less useful' 'I wish I'd had this book a long time ago' 'The author has a proven track record as a writer of fiction, as opposed to writers of "how to write" books' Are you writing a novel? Do you want to make sure you finish? Will you get lost and fizzle out? Will you spend more time reading about how to write than actually getting the words down? Most books on novel-writing will make you read hundreds of pages about character arcs, inciting incidents, heroes' journeys. It's great to know that - but while you're reading about it you're not writing your book. And what these books don't tell you is how to use this learning and get the job done. Nail Your Novel is a writing buddy - and mentor - in a book. In 10 easy steps it will tell you: *how to shape your big idea and make a novel out of it *how to do your research and how to use it *how to organise your time *how to plot and build characters *when you're going to hit problems and what to do about them *how to write on the days you don't feel inspired *how to reread what you've written and polish it. Along the way, Thumbnail Notes give tutorials about storytelling and storycraft - strictly when you need them. The author has written nearly a dozen novels that have made it into print - and this is how she did it. You don't even need to read the whole book before you get started. You read a section, then do as it says. And, once you're finally satisfied, Nail Your Novel will tell you how to sell it to publishers and agents. A FULL index means you can find what you want, when you want it. You've dreamed of writing a novel. Don't procrastinate with another theory book. Don't launch in, get stuck and throw your hard work in a drawer. Nail your novel.