Monday, September 22, 2008

Read Any Good Books Lately?

Poll 10 people by posing the question "Read any good books lately?" How many have the read in the last 6 months? What types of books have they read? What does this tell you about your sample and society?

1.Tyler: Pudding Head Wilson and Breaking Dawn. He has read about 36 books in the last six months. He has read textbooks, novels, scriptures, historical fiction, foreign language books, and historical nonfiction.
2. Carol: Above Perfection. She has read about 5-6 books in the last six months. She reads mostly novels. She used to read a lot more when she was younger.
3. Matt: The Hero of Ages. He has read about 20 books in the last six months. He has read textbooks, scriptures, and novels.
4. Laura: Breaking Dawn, Pride and Prejudice, and The Hobbit. She has read about 20 books in the last six months. She's read textbooks, scriptures, and novels.
5. Kay: She has read about 20 books in the last six months. Most of the books she has read have been textbooks and novels.
6. Andrew: He has read 15 books in the last six months. He said that he has read five text books and
ten novels.
7. Kate: Has read 10 books in the last six months. The books were textbooks and novels.
8. Jordan: Cane River was a pretty good book. He has read about 15 books in the last six months. Half have been text books and half have been novels.
9. Stetson: The Harmless People and The Peace Giver were good books.He has read about 8 books in the last six months. Most have been novels and textbooks.
10.Tyler: Has read 4 books in the last six months. He said that some were textbooks and others were church books and novels.


From my sample, I can conclude that students do a lot of reading. Carol, who is an older adult read just as much as the college students polled when she was in school. However, with less time on her hands, she only gets to read an occasional novel. College students, however, are required to read a vast array of textbooks but often, they read novels for pleasure.

Laura, who is a high school student read just as much as the college students. This is because high school is a critical time for learning. Many of the novels read were for high school. Novels are alluded to in every day life such as To Kill a Mockingbird or Of Mice and Men. To be considered educated in our society, one must read a great many books in the years they have gone to school

Books are massively important to society. We teach and learn from books as well as seek pleasure from them. The excitement and imagination attract many loyal followers. When a movie that is based on a book is released, most people who have already read the book will comment that the novel was much better than the movie. Books are critical to learning, communication, and culture.


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