Rebekah's Reading Room: Merry CHRISTmas!

Sunday, December 25, 2016

Merry CHRISTmas!

Don't forget the real reason behind this wonderful celebration!

Merry Christmas!

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3 comments:

Faith P. said...: A belated Merry Christmas to you, Rebekah! :) Thanks for taking part in the linkup!; December 26, 2016 at 11:25 AM
Rebekah said...: Same to you, Faith!; December 26, 2016 at 1:43 PM
hollyknight said...: I have always LOVED this video! Glad you shared it!; January 29, 2017 at 9:30 PM

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". . . It should be noted here that the public's standard for proper pacing has changed over the years. The leisurely pace of Jane Austen or Sir Walter Scott makes my modern students gnash their teeth. The fact that we have moved from a literary culture to a video culture, as Neil Postman points out, means that modern readers will tolerate little character development and less description. "Nothing happens" in a book, according to my students, unless the first chapter features at least two murders and a car chase.

This just means that moderns have a problem with perspective. Our idea of appropriate pacing is too narrow; it needs to be expanded to include subtle discussions and loving descriptions. But this does not mean that modern readers need to tolerate inefficient time management. Detours worth taking are allowed; foot-dragging is never acceptable."
~J. F. Baldwin

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Sunday, December 25, 2016

Merry CHRISTmas!

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