Let's add our suggestions for good media resources to add to our quick snapshots of the Civil Rights Movement in America.
My pics:
The Great Debaters- great movie about an African American college in the South, who take on debating- suspenseful, smart, fluid, great cinematography. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0427309/
Malcolm X- an intense look at this charismatic, mysterious, sometimes violent radical leader of the Black Panthers.
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Add your selections here for participation points and the viewing benefit of all!
I recommend you don't read this book because the following two reasons, even though its a very well written biography a lot of the material is already out there in other book about him or about The Beatles, so you have probably know or have heard some of the facts of this book. The second reason i would not read this book is thats when a famous person writes a biography the buyers would expect some secrets or personal stories to be reveled but this biography didn't revele anything we all don't know, so that was a little of a disappointment.
I recommend you read this book because of the following two reasons. The first reason I would have to say its a extremely easy book to read, its not long at all. This book it a Biography, it has plenty of pictures of The Beatles and John Lennon's life and its very well written. Even though there are many books about John Lennon by far this is the best because it has some elements that don't apear in other John's books. It not only talks about his artistic career, it also talks about the period we are all are going though right now "the teenage period." I like very much when he talks about his dangerous life style as a boy. But its not all joy in an artist life, he also talks very profoundly about him being psychological damaged.
I recommend you read this book for two reasons; one reason is that I loved the authors writing style and the suspense in the book keeps you into it. This book has lots of action, mystery, and lots of surprises. The Three of Diamonds is a very exciting novel to read because it deals with murders, crimes and other suspenseful actions. I definitely recommend that you read this book for another reason and that is that the whole book is divided into three different chapters in which one mystery is solved. This was a very exhilarating novel to read.
In a movie based on this book, I would choose the James Bond Theme music at the end of the book where they finally catch the criminal and the main character almost dies. I would choose this piece of music because I think it best fits this scene and it would go really well in a movie, also because it is a really exciting song and very suspenseful song, and a very suspenseful scene in the book it would fit right into a movie.
If I were to cast one or two major characters from my book in a movie, I would choose the following actors for these reasons: First, I would choose Jack Black to play the role of Tim Diamond, because Tim is a really funny character, usually in the movies where Jack Black is starred he plays the role of someone funny and I think he would suit this role perfectly. Also I would choose Johnny Depp to play Nick Diamond, because Nick is very dramatic and in lots of the movies that Johnny Depp is starred he plays a very dramatic role ex. Pirates of the Caribbean.
The Secret life of Bees is written by Sue Monk Kidd it is the story of finding yourself and having the belief that there is always someone out their who loves you. The story is of a girl named Lily Owens, who lives in South Carolina in 1964. She runs away from here home to protect here housekeeper from being executed for not apologizing to white men in the town for being disrespectful to them. Lily fears that the men will kill Rosaleen for disobeying, so they leave. They follow the high way until they reach a small store and recognize a picture on a jar of honey that the girls mother once had. They try to find the maker and find a very nice lady named August and her sisters May and June and the story starts there. I really enjoyed the novel for three reasons it had great imagery you could really see the images in your head, it helped understand the racial tensions that were occurring at this time in United States. Another reason I like the novel was because of the style of writing it was very well written I never felt like it was a chore to read this book it was very fluent throw chapters. If this book were to be turned in to a movie I think that the scene where Lily is running away with Rosaleen and walking on the highway the song should be “Life is a Highway“ by Rascal Flatts. I think the song would suit this scene because it shows that life is like a highway and you have to live every moment of it and take the hills and struggles that come with it but you cant stop driving.
Recently, I read a book called ‘Every Second Counts,’ written by Lance Armstrong with Sally Jenkins. I recommend this book for the following two reasons: It gives readers the chance to look back to the past; and readers realize how important it is to be thankful to someone who they rely on. This book is a non-fiction written by a champion cyclist who overcame the cancer he had. He mentioned many places in the book that he learned a lot of significant things throughout his life after the cancer such as taking the risks, be thankful of given second chance and out of all, aiming for the best and faith in yourself. Once Armstrong faced the death right in front of him (or ‘pitched back’ according to Armstrong), he have decided to do the thing that he could do the best with all the effort putting together. Also, by reading this very inspiring book, we get to recognize the value of our closest people. How precious they are and how hard it is to imagine our lives without them. For Armstrong, I strongly believe that it would have been extremely hard for him to get over all that hard time without his families. He claimed that now the prominent reason for him to be alive is his ‘wife’ and ‘children.’ They were the motivation for him to be in fit, stay healthy and to be the champion. For those of people who want to be cheered and heart-warmed, it’s good to read this book because it’s one of an amazing book I’ve read so far.
There are two reasons why I don’t recommend this book to you. For one, if you are not interested in knowing other people’s lives do not read it. Basically, this whole book is a story about life of Lance Armstrong. It has nothing to do with humors and adventures. The cycling competition, his struggling with cancer…it contains lot of repetition too. It could get quite boring as you read. Secondly, I don’t recommend this book because it was fairly hard to follow. If you also enjoy all those writing techniques and styles of the author, this book is not to be recommended. During the reading, I did realize that the events are happening by the time order. However, there was not enough transition to understand that. So if the readers don’t catch it, it could be sort of confusing at time to time. I would say it might get a bit frustrating. It definitely shows that Armstrong is not a professional writer. (But a wonderful cyclist!)
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, written by Robert M. Pirsig, is a fantastic philosophical book that really forces the mind to open up to the mystery of science. The book is about a motorcycle trip that a boy and his father take during their summer vacation. The story describes in vivid detail the scenery of the trip as well as how much more fantastic it is made due to the trip being made by motorcycle, rather then in a car. Often while on the trip, the narrator, who is the main character of the book, goes into incredible detail about motorcycle maintenance, philosophically linking it to all aspects of life. This book was definitely one of the most difficult I have ever read: the narration forces you to re-read paragraphs and even whole pages to figure out exactly what Pirsig is talking about. I found that my mental idea of life was changed and my view on how life should be done was re-considered due to the opinions expressed in this exploration.
(1) I would recommend this book to a more seasoned reader, due to the language and ideas of the story being presented in a high level fashion. This book is a fantastic read for these two reasons: it gives an extremely mind-opening view of all kinds of subjects, anything from how people react to technology to the philosophical idea of how senses work. Another reason I would recommend this book would be the incredible amount of sensory description used in the book. You could feel the heat coming from the engine as the characters where traveling on the open highway, or the chill of the morning drilling into your bones. This book is one which will be easily read 2 or 3 times while still keeping the reader glued to the book.
(11)(question: What would you ask the author if you got a chance to) Seeing as the book is a philosophical autobiography, the main character is also the author. If I was fortunate enough to get to talk to Robert, I would like to ask him what other bike trips he has taken, and what links they share with his past. He has a very complex and interesting past history, and I think he might have more stories waiting to be told.
