When we read books, the stories in them transport us from the world we are in to the world within the pages of the book. To be transported by a book requires the reader to have an emotional response to the book, to visualise the story and eventually, become immersed in it. As a reader, I consider myself lucky to have read several books that have made me lose awareness of my existing surroundings and drawn me into the story unravelling in the book.
“There’s always room for a story that can transport people to another place.” – J.K. Rowling
When I think of being transported by a book, a recent incident comes to my mind. On a winter morning, I had boarded a train to Furkating, a small town in Assam. It was a bleak morning and the sun was a pale yellow, melting into a silver sky. In a compartment colder than December, I sat tucked in my winter clothes amidst rows of filled seats. As the train started with a jolt, I brought out a book from my overstuffed handbag and started reading the first chapter.
Soon, I was deeply engrossed in the story and before I knew it half an hour had passed… The train was starting to slow down as we had reached a station; on a cemented slab in yellow, the letters read ‘Panbari’. Some of the seats in front of me that were previously filled now lay empty. Two of the solo passengers who sat ahead of me had struck up a conversation about the weather in Dimapur – probably the place they were heading to. The winter sun was now splattered across the sky and shining over thatched-roof villages that we were fast leaving behind as the train gained momentum.
Mary Balogh describes it perfectly, “Have you ever wanted to travel back in time? I know I have. And I think that’s why historical romance is so appealing. That experience of being so immersed in the story that it feels like you’re really there: strolling along in a moonlit rose garden with a duke, or taking tea in a lady’s finely appointed drawing room. And if you’re the adventurous type (like me), perhaps you find yourself riding on a cable car in San Francisco, or exploring the canals of Venice in a gondola. Whatever the tale, these new experiences are just waiting to be discovered; beckoning you, enticing you, entreating you to pause, to sit down and to spend time between the pages of a good book.”
By - Prarthana Banikya
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Answer:
C. Crusoe loses his newly built roof to an earthquake
Explanation:
Option C is the correct answer.
A character vs. nature conflict is one that actually takes place when a character undergoes/experiences resistance from a natural force. The character can be troubled, disturbed or even tormented by the natural force. The natural force could be weather, earthquake, flood, wilderness, etc.
The above option reveals that Crusoe was actually troubled by an earthquake. Loosing his newly built roof to an earthquake, a natural disaster shows a conflict.
Answer:
Farther
Explanation:
Farther is the physical distance, no one had been to the moon before them. Physically they have traveled a longer distance than any person.
High blood pressure, or Hypertension, is very common especially in adults. It has no symptoms unless blood levels are life-threatningly high. Symptoms include headaches and nosebleeds, though these are very rare. Getting your blood pressure checked regularly is a good way of preventing and controlling this illness but, there are better ways of doing this such as eating home cooked meals instead of McDonalds' every day. Home economics classes would teach us that and more. We would learn how to make sure our houses stay clean and how to buy a house with a mortgage, if we could afford it. A home economics class would make sure every high school student left with a sense of confidence knowing what is necessary to survive in a modern day economy, something that most high school graduates don't feel when they leave. There you go. One paragraph down, about three to go!
The answer is: C.It illustrates information from scientific studies.
Dan Pink in “Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us” illustrates information from scientific studies such as the experiment on primates from Harry F. Harlow's that shows how the ability to complete a task is linked with rewards and punishments to support his main point as “Motivation 2.0”.
