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Functionally Literate – Quote
Our suspicions are first aroused when we see that the self-declared apostles of ethics and of the ‘right to difference’ … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence.
Philisophy does not begin in an experience of wonder, as ancient tradition contends, but rather, I think, with the indeterminate … More
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“Remember me to all my friends and relations – I wish you and others of the family as many as … More
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Plane’s due to take off in a few minutes. Brother West – Living and Loving Out Loud – A Memoir, … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence
We are a nation living with two sets of laws, one public law as guided by the Constitution and a … More
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In his magisterial work A Study of History, British historian Arnold J. Toynbee tells the story of how civilizations rise and fall … More
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Yesterday morning as I was about to enter the lecture hall, I was stopped by a Christian student who asked … More
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Never in the Americas has an event of such extraordinary character, with such deep roots and such far-reaching consequences for … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence
On January 30, 1835, as Andrew Jackson exited a congressman’s funeral, an assassin drew a weapon and pointed it at … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence
When my mother was pregnant with me, she told me later, a party of hooded Ku Klux Klan riders galloped … More
Functionally Literate – Fake Books.
QALUPALIK by zartosht kuipers (2013)
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‘”If you want to keep something a secret, publish it.” Once in print, information is often filed, forgotten, or dismissed. … More
Functionally Literate – Fake Books.
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Functionally Literate – Fake Books
THIS BOOK WILL TEACH YOU NOTHING BY ZARTOSHT KUIPERS (2013)
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Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence.
As the Exxon Valdez churned through chalky turquoise port waters toward the Gulf of Alaska, Captain Joseph Hazelwood descended to his … More
Functionally Literate – Fake Books.
GIANT ROBOTS, FLYING CITIES AND WIZARDS RIDING DINOSAURS, BY ZARTOSHT KUIPERS (2013)
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence
As the bus entered the prefectural capital of Takamatsu, garden suburbs transformed into city streets of multicolored neon, headlights of … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence
I was born twice: first, as a baby girl, on a remarkably smogless Detroit day in January 1960; and then … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentences
The most surprising aspects of the imposition of colonialism on Africa were its suddenness and its unpredictability. African Perspectives on … More
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In eight short years Horatio Nelson, already a rear admiral and a national hero, turned himself into a major international … More
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When this unpleasant remark is made about you, stand up, making sure your flies are closed and announce in a … More
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Who are you? A Paradise Built in Hell – The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster, Rebecca Solnit (2009)
Functionally Literate – Quote
Good old Thucydides, writing in the fifth century BC, knew a thing or two about human nature. Here he is … More
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I usually share the opening lines of books but I was reading The Kingdom of God Is Within You by … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence
Before Westminster Bridge was open, Kennington Road was only a bridle path. My Autobiography, Charles Chaplin (1964)
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence
When I started this research eight years ago there wasn’t much interest in ordinary people’s views on the unfairness of … More
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The action takes place in a large commercial town of the East. Scenario of the Ballet – The Struggle of … More
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About a mile beyond the main square in the village of Józefów, in Eastern Poland, several dozen wooden stakes poke out … More
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Mariam was five years old the first time she heard the word harami. A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini (2007)
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence
On the day of the big rescue, Wil Brierson took a walk on the beach. Marooned in Realtime, Vernor Vinge … More
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The late Sadiq Neihoum, Libya’s preeminent political philosopher of the 1970s and 1980s, and a onetime advisor to Colonel Muammar … More
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Here was once a velveteen rabbit, and in the beginning he was really splendid. The Velveteen Rabbit or How Toys … More
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On the bright and breezy Sunday morning of April 15, 2012, my colleagues and I left NATO’s International Security Assistance … More
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It’s July 19, 2012, and it’s as hot as the hobs of hell here. The Anatomy of Violence – The … More
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On the third floor of the Richelieu Wing of the Louvre in Paris is a gallery devoted to “Holland, First … More
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In December, 2009, patrons of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, experienced a mild … More
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I was inspired to write this book because I found something missing in the popular literature on sexuality. Soulful Sex … More
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Among my earliest memories are those of being down at the railroad depot with my grandfather, watching the trains come … More
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Wall Street has always been a dangerous place. Money and Power – How Goldman Sachs Came To Rule The World, … More
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“The Jonas Brothers are here.” The Thistle and the Drone – How America’s War on Terror Became a Global War … More
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When Sean Devine and Jimmy Marcus were kids, their fathers worked together at the Coleman Candy plant and carried the … More
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“Hey, what does your guy look like again?” Winged Obsession, Jessica Speart (2011)
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence
Many students believe that the study of history involves nothing more than memorizing dates, names, battles, treaties, and endless numbers … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence
One evening in 1871, an association of learned British gentlemen, the Red Lions, gathered in Edinburgh, Scotland, to feed happily … More
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Morals reformed – health preserved – industry invigorated – instruction diffused – public burthens lightened – Economy seated, as it … More
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Shortly after New Orleans physician Samuel Cartwright discovered a new disease in 1850, he realized that like all medical pioneers … More
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I’ve come to believe that the first Earth Day is the most famous little-known event in modern American history. The … More
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The pattern to follow in helping others to understand the Bible is that provided by Jesus Christ and his apostles. … More
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For some strange and unknown reason, it has for many years been considered indelicate, if not absolutely improper, to discuss … More
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Across America on February 6, 2011, millions of people were settling into their couches, splitting open bags of nachos and … More
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We’ve grown to appreciate the way our eyes give everything away, our hips sway, our voices flow up and down … More
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American food is in crisis, and rarely has more disruption loomed before us. An Economist Gets Lunch – New Rules … More
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This is a book about Power. The End of Power; from boardrooms to battlefields and churches to states, why being … More
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There exist moments in life, separated by longs intervals of time, but linked together by their inner content and by … More
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One of my major concerns for many years has been how people could prevent and destroy dictatorships. From Dictatorship to … More
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They call me Chorus Girl – shouts of “Chorus Girl” go up when I stand and swing my left leg, … More
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Less than two weeks before The Great Deformation went to press, the powers that be in Washington pulled off a “deal” that … More
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The Second World War was among the most destructive conflicts in human history; more than forty-six million soldiers and civilians … More
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It is with no small amount of trepidation that I take my place behind this desk, and face this learned … More
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I have been honoured with your letter of the 31 of March, and find with much pleasure that your views … More
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The World and this expanse – or whatever other name men are pleased to call the sky that covers the … More
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During the past thirty-three years the difference in America between being rich and being middle class became much more pronounced. … More
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My Father showed me how to hurt a man one August night at the Torch Drive-in when I was seven … More
Functionally Literate – Quote.
Poet. Poe it.
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Hope Dies Last. A friend.
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I don’t have an emoticon for that feeling.
Functionally Literate – Quote.
IF you peel back the layers of an onion you just get more onion.
Functionally Literate – Quote.
Morphology: the study of Morph.
Functionally Literate – Quote.
Pathology: The study of paths.
Functionally Literate – Quotes.
The Revolution was Televised but we were all playing Words With Friends so didn’t notice.
Functionally Literate – Quotes
We are the Monsters we were warned about as children.
Functionally Literate – Quote
Scientology: the study of scient.
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence
A loud yawning and several snorts announced the fact that Eleanor Maynard, Polly Brewster’s chum and best friend, was coming … More
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‘But I put it to you, my lord, that prize-money is of essential importance to the Navy.’ H.M.S Surprise, Patrick … More
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‘The welcome wagon lady, sixty if she was a day but working at youth and vivacity (ginger hair, red lips, … More
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I was in Amsterdam one snowy Christmas when the weather had turned the canals into oblongs of ice. Art Objects … More
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One day in the middle of the twentieth century I sat in an old graveyard which had not yet been … More
Functionally Literate – Never Enough Books.
Never Enough Books. Ideas: A History of Thought and Invention Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt Atlas Shrugged The Diary … More
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Snow-Balls have flown their Arcs, starr’d the Sides of Outbuildings, as of Cousins, carried Hats away into the brisk Wind … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence
Half way along the road we have to go, I found myself obscured in a great forest, Bewildered, and I … More
Functionally Literate – Opening Sentence
Far down the street I saw the night watchman slowly approaching with his lantern. The Asiatics, Frederic Prokosch (1935)
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“The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad … More
