horacehijo1

@horacehijo1 (7)

United States • Age 47

Joined myLot 16 years ago

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What is your favourite book from middle or high school? How about college

angusthethird @angusthethird (515) • United States 13 Aug 08

Mine is "To Kill a Mockingbird." It spoke of racism and the tragedy that can erupt when justice is perverted to justify an act of hatred in its most disgusting form. In college I discovered Zora Neale Hurston's "Their Eyes Were...

books in high school

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horacehijo1 I think that one of the books that they should get rid of in the United States curriculum (if they haven't already) is "The Scarlet Letter". Sure we can see how romanticism works in literature from the United States, but when you're 16, you don't really care!...

15 Aug 08

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Have you ever thought of writing a novel or a book?

esthatika @esthatika (85) • Malaysia 14 Aug 08

Every time I read a novel, especially a good one, my desires to write a novel becomes greater. But to realise this dream of writing a novel is easier said than done. Anyone in MyLot who has written a novel and published it? Or is...

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horacehijo1 I am almost finished with my first novel, and let me tell you, the first issue is to write, write, write! You have to finish your manuscript! There are three options to publishing: traditional publishers, vanity publishers and self publishers. I will be doing...

15 Aug 08

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What kind of class participation did/do you make?

EnslinPorter @EnslinPorter (1718) • Philippines 15 Aug 08

In class, there's always class recitation. There are some students who are so enthusiastic that seems to have all the energy to raise their hands and participate in class to every question on every subject. There are also those...

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horacehijo1 I think that by participating in the classroom environment, you learn much more. It has been argued that you don't have to speak to participate. I do not agree with that comment at all. If you don't say something that you are thinking or ask a question that...

15 Aug 08