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'The Giving Tree': Tender Story of Unconditional Love or Disturbing Tale of Selfishness... - 9 views

www.nytimes.com/...rbing-tale-of-selfishness.html
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  • To condemn “The G
    • taylornbrown
      taylornbrown on 03 Oct 14
       
      i feel that this is true because throughout females lives they give to their children in any way they can even if it hurts them
  • Learn better parenting
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      taylornbrown on 03 Oct 14
       
      i feel that this is untrue. you should love your children as much as you can at any cost. and many other women think that way too
  • “If only
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      taylornbrown on 03 Oct 14
       
      I somewhat agree with this. I believe that if you can give someone you love everything you have to make them happy, it might be harder than you think to set those limits
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Martin Amis's "The Zone of Interest" - 12 views

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  • Szmul perceives himself in very different terms, as a martyr/witness to the horror:
    • taylornbrown
      taylornbrown on 03 Oct 14
       
      It never really occurred to me that the Nazis doing this felt any remorse
  • For some reason, no one in “The Zone of Interest” calls Adolf Hitler by his name; elevated circumlocutions are used.)
    • taylornbrown
      taylornbrown on 03 Oct 14
       
      This is strange to me. It makes me feel like the name is taboo in a way just like it can be in some situations today.
  • he lifetime of a Nazi doctor-experimenter is presented in reverse chronological order, from the instant of his death (as the affable American Tod Friendly) to his conception
    • taylornbrown
      taylornbrown on 03 Oct 14
       
      the way he is presenting his life makes it much more interesting than if he would've presented it from conception to death
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W.E.B. DuBois Critiques Booker T. Washington - 16 views

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  • he put enthusiasm, unlimited energy, and perfect faith into this programme, and changed it from a by-path into a veritable Way of Life.
    • taylornbrown
      taylornbrown on 03 Oct 14
       
      This is a very positive message about what he was trying to accomplish, but did everyone have such positive thoughts like this?
  • In the South especially has he had to walk warily to avoid the harshest judgments,
    • taylornbrown
      taylornbrown on 03 Oct 14
       
      I think this is occurring theme in society. No matter how much good you are doing you will always be judged for some reason.
  • e South is not “solid”; it is a land in the ferment of social change,
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