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Reading for Growth and Inspiration

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I devoured books as a child. Some of my fondest childhood memories come from reading epic tales in bed, allowing my imagination to flow with every turn in the story. I guess it was a simpler time, when everything was so relatable. I felt my heart ache when Percy finally got with Annabeth, experienced a profound sense of duty when Percy returned to fight in the Deathly Hallows, and developed a thirst for adventure with Huckleberry Finn. These emotional experiences seem to be common among youth of my generation. We were the last group of children to be born without the widespread internet, where our primary source of refuge lied in the books that we so deeply cherished. However, it appears that this love for reading was lost as we grew up. I realized in high school that the only novels I was reading were from English class. The joy of reading had been replaced by our busier schedules and our constant demand for instantaneous information. To most, the benefits of reading seemed to be expe

Reading for Growth and Inspiration Tailai Wang Reading for Growth and Inspiration December 27th, 2019 I devoured books as a child. Some of my fondest childhood memories come from reading epic tales in bed, allowing my imagination to flow with every turn in the story. I guess it was a simpler time, when everything was so relatable. I felt my heart ache when Percy finally got with Annabeth, experienced a profound sense of duty when Percy returned to fight in the Deathly Hallows, and developed a thirst for adventure with Huckleberry Finn. These emotional experiences seem to be common among youth

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