The text of the book was published in the 1963, during the high times of the Kennedy administration. The short preface to the volume includes this evaluation of American social attitudes: :vii The author wrote that he used the idea of anti-intellectualism as "a device for looking at various aspects, hardly the most appealing, of American culture." :vii Nicholas Lemann, Pulitzer-Moore Professor of Journalism at Columbia, has written "When somebody mentions 'anti-intellectualism', Richard Hofstadter's book usually comes to mind as the place where the problem was defined." The complex of ideas, moods and attitudes designated as anti-intellectual is for Hofstadter, "a resentment and suspicion of life of the mind and of those who are considered to represent it and a disposition constantly to minimize the value of that life." He received his first Pulitzer for The Age of Reform in 1956. Hofstadter was awarded a second Pulitzer Prize for this work in the category of non-fiction in 1964. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that " my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."Īnti-Intellectualism in American Life by Richard Hofstadter (1916–1970) is a classic work on the subject of American intellectuals and their critics. “ ”There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been.
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Scholars seeking to master commentary on the original meaning of Section One of the Fourteenth Amendment confront a bewildering array of theories and schools of thought. Editor’s Note: This essay previously appeared in the Federalist Society Review. Not leaving enough to the reader’s imagination. Michelle is currently working on her second novel. Her first novel, Five Little Indians, won the HarperCollins/UBC Best New Fiction Prize and her poetry has been included in Best Canadian Poetry in Canada 2016 and Best of the Best Canadian Poetry in Canada 2017. Her poetry and short stories have appeared in a number of publications. She graduated from UBC with a Master of Fine Arts Degree in Creative Writing in 2014. She has practiced law in the public and private sector since then, primarily advocating for residential school survivors. 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Printing: Allowed, 2 prints daily for 30 daysĮxpires: Yes, may be used for 30 days after activation Copying: Allowed, 2 selections may be copied daily for 30 days Besides helping out in a classroom, I also became the Noontime Supervisor, or "Louis the Yard Teacher" as I was known to the kids. College credits, no homework, no term papers, no tests, all I had to do was help out in a second/third grade class at Hillside Elementary School. I thought it over and decided it was a pretty good deal. After graduating from Tustin High School, Sachar attended Antioch College for a semester before transferring to University of California, Berkeley, during which time he began helping at an elementary school in return for three college credits. As a child, he attended Hebrew school and Sunday school. Sachar was born to a religious Jewish family in East Meadow, New York. In 2013, it was ranked sixth among all children's novels in a survey published by School Library Journal. National Book Award for Young People's Literature Īnd the 1999 Newbery Medal for the year's "most distinguished contribution to American literature for children". He is best known for the Wayside School series and the novel Holes. Louis Sachar ( / ˈ s æ k ər/ SAK-ər born March 20, 1954) is an American young-adult mystery-comedy author. She is my go-to feel-good authors when I am having a down day. I have read most of her books and what I haven’t read I have them on my shelves in my to-be-read stacks. She is my top top top top romance author that I read (Did I say top). I squeal with delight and do a little happy dance in place. Like every time I receive an email from Harper Collins that asks me to review the newest Jill Shalvis book. **A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review** Maze and Cat must decide if they can rebuild their friendship, and Maze discovers her long-held attraction to Walker hasn’t faded with the years but has only grown stronger. Life has changed all four of them in immeasurable ways. Unexpectedly, they instantly fall back into their roles: Maze their reckless leader, Cat the den mother, Heather the beloved baby sister, and Walker, a man of mystery. Now as adults together again in the lake house, there are secrets and resentments mixed up in all the amazing childhood memories. When Maze returns to Wildstone for the wedding of her estranged bff and the sister of her heart, it’s also a reunion of a once ragtag team of teenagers who had only each other until a tragedy tore them apart and scattered them wide. |