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How many words did you write today. I just wrote 3000. (It's only 10am and I'll probably write more.)

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Just read this recently. I can't remember the last time I read a character study that was this hilarious. Having a close friend who resembles Ignatius certainly made it funnier, not to mention certain traits that paralleled my own personality. Anyone else found this as relatable?

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whats the best non fiction book youve ever read?

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Its much better than I expected,especially surprised this is the author's first work in english.
Compiled interpretive history is candy to me so I do have a bias.

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How long did it take you guys to read Les Miserables?

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Buy our admin's book.

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Is this a fucking joke?
http://nordic.businessinsider.com/stanford-summer-reading-list-2017-6/

- Homegoing,' by Yaa Gyasi
- The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History,' by Elizabeth Kolbert
- 'Salvage the Bones,' by Jesmyn Ward

These are the first books you should read as a stanford undergrad! Iam so glad i never studied there. what a waste of time and money

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>forehead
>bergson

who are some other people that deserve a memeing?

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So I've deliberated on this for several days now because of how permeated this discussion is among boards. This is my conclusion. To complete an objective (create a product of some kind of art) is to travel towards a destination. In terms of physical capacities, talent (in this case genetics) has the upper hand. It is possible to make up for your shortcomings in sports through absolute mastery of everything you lack in but no matter how much you exercise and develop, there are somethings you cannot achieve. For example, only select men will be capable of benching 400 pounds, it's a physical disposition that can't be attained. For many men, that feat is impossible. Now in the realm of art, there is no objective standard. The objective is subjective. It is possible for every man to think and understand the same thoughts. What differs between however is how long it would take them to get to that position. All information can be distilled so a person can eventually understand. Some may need countless reminders however. Talent in this case is perhaps thinking capacity, which on its own is useless in art, exposed to life experience, and the most crucial ingredient, passion (high stimulated interest). It is not IMPOSSIBLE for an untalented man to work hard and create outstanding, compelling art, but it may be most likely a longer travel than for the man of talent.

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Stack Thread

Post and rate, judge, comment, do whatever.

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I've got a copy of the Kojiki which I plan on reading, and would also like to read the Nihongi.

Is the Aston translation the best version available? There's a several volume edition on Amazon, just want to check I'm not missing a better one.

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Leave this board and never return if any one of these apply to you:

>you read any form of genre fiction
>you barely know your classics
>you tend to believe that if you like a given work, it is justified on an artistic level
>you think everyone's opinion should be accepted and respected
>you speak a single language
>you read contemporary versions of Shakespeare or Milton
>you read for the plot
>you read for entertainment
>you rarely read nonfiction
>you don't have a solid grounding in philosophy
>you don't have at least have some understanding of the Three Tragedians and Homer
>you have little to no understanding of literature outside of your cultural horizon
>you have little to no understanding of literature within your own cultural horizon
>you mostly read contemporary literature
>you believe 'the author is dead'
>you make your literary analysis proceed from ideology
>you think intricate prose is 'pretentious' and that the author 'should just get to the point'
>your rarely read poetry
>you think Rhythm and Rhyme is just useless rules and laws restricting creativity
>you have a hard time explaining why you like a given work
>you have a hard time forming structured and relevant literary criticism
>you tend to refuse to judge works for yourself, rather relying on the opinions of literary authorities
>you rarely read for more than one or two hours straight

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>pictures paint a thousand words
>somehow books are still "more intellectual" that graphic novels

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They say the best way to learn a language is to simply get a book on the selected language and read. What are good, simply written novels to read if you want to learn French and German? I guess Camus for French and maybe Bernhard for German?

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Can someone learn to write professionally, or is skill inherent?