PDF handout of the 32 Powerpoints - Mark Fullmer

6/5/2012Books are the best pathfinders to reach the destiny of success.Importance of books for our present generation is like nothing becauseof updated technology. Here I am not saying that this advancedtechnology is not good, but we should believe in the written words. Weknow that Old is Gold. A poor child who doesn't know that how towrite, is just the one who knows the real importance of books. It is verynecessary to give the books their real importance back as thesedeserves.Reading is the best thing to make your mind relax. You can readsweet stories, funny jokes, fairy tales, real stories; all depends on you,what ever you like you can read. Books are available in variety and forvariety of people. Now days there are lots of sources which makeavailability of books easily and affordable at your door step, forexample, you can e-order your books easily by just visiting the sites. Iknow about one of the book clubs i.e. India Today Book Club that alsotakes e-orders when you once register its membership. After that youcan place countless number of orders for the books of your taste likelatest Fiction, Classics, Art and Reference Books, Children's readingmaterial, Cooking, Gardening, Fitness and Health, Religion andSpirituality, Information Technology, Medicine and many others, withgrand discounts and exciting gifts like holiday packages.Task: While reading,define the wordshighlighted inyellow.1889-1964First Prime Minister of IndiaWhy does one read books? To instructoneself, amuse oneself, train one’s mind, etc.Certainly all this and much more. Ultimately itis to understand life with its thousand facetsand to learn how to live life. Our individualexperiences are so narrow and limited, if wewere to rely on them alone, we would aloneremain narrow and limited.But books give us the experiences and thoughts ofinnumerable others, often the wisest of theirgeneration, and lift us out of our narrow ruts. Graduallyas we go up the mountainsides, fresh vistas come intoview, our vision extends further and further, and a senseof proportion comes to us. We are not overwhelmed byour petty and often transient loves and hates, and wesee them for what they are – petty and hardlynoticeable ripples on the immense ocean of life.For all of us, it is worthwhile to develop this largervision for it enables us to see life whole and to live itwell. But for those who cherish the thought of risingabove the common herd of unthinking humanity andplaying a brave part in life’s journey, this vision andsense of proportion are essential to keep us on the rightpath and steady us when storms and heavy winds beardown on us.A decade or so ago, TIME magazine ran an ad, aregular full-page one-liner which read, “Give me aman who reads.” It simply meant you are greatand privileged if you read this prestigiousmagazine. It did not take long, however, for aquick wit to parody the oft-repeated line. This wasthe paraphrase: “Give me a man. Who reads?”The question is relevant nowadays when theknowledge of English among Filipinos has been ona steady decline. The second language is now avery far second especially among the younggraduates.Consider the following instances. A studyshowed that only 3 percent of those who applyat call centers pass the English proficiency test.Recently, a big bank in Makati wanted to hire anew batch of candidates for their InformationTechnology department. The starting pay washigh; the potential for growth was great. But ittook quite a while to have the neededminimum number. One of the reasons for therejection of many applicants: poor English. Amedical students is planning to specialize in theUS after passing the local board exams. But sheis worried. Her English, oral and written, issuspect. She will have a difficult time passingthe US entrance exam.2