Current Events > Alaska school removes Great Gatsby, Catch-22, others from approved books list

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RunAwayCaterpie 04/28/20 4:52:04 PM #51:	Several books that were not removed from classrooms still came under harsh scrutiny. "The Jungle" and "A Christmas Carol" could be interpreted as advocating for socialism, while "A Street in Bronzeville" was called to question for showing too much "realism" in describing racism against African Americans, according to a district memo. This last part is the worst part. --- Join: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/1498-printhello-world https://imgur.com/gallery/ecQJBtH (Ca_os ) <cite>RunAwayCaterpie posted [p:938258352] in Alaska sch... [t:78636237]...</cite> <quote><quote>Several books that were not removed from classrooms still came under harsh scrutiny. "The Jungle" and "A Christmas Carol" could be interpreted as advocating for socialism, while "A Street in Bronzeville" was called to question for showing too much "realism" in describing racism against African Americans, according to a district memo.</quote> This last part is the worst part. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NinjaBreakfast 04/28/20 4:52:59 PM #52:	Do things like this ever get met with the same backlash as, say, grifters spreading lies that they're being censored on third party platforms --- https://imgur.com/nGZeEqw Do you really think you can beat me? <cite>NinjaBreakfast posted [p:938258397] in Alaska sch... [t:78636237]...</cite> <quote>Do things like this ever get met with the same backlash as, say, grifters spreading lies that they're being censored on third party platforms </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DevsBro 04/28/20 4:53:13 PM #53:	I can attest The Great Gatsby is harmful to students. I had to read it as a student and it gave me a concussion by making me slam my head on the desk a million times to relieve the agony. --- 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 <cite>DevsBro posted [p:938258416] in Alaska sch... [t:78636237]...</cite> <quote>I can attest The Great Gatsby is harmful to students. I had to read it as a student and it gave me a concussion by making me slam my head on the desk a million times to relieve the agony. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Bad_Mojo 04/28/20 5:01:16 PM #55:	Captain_Qwark posted... I had one parent this year sent me a slew of emails shitting all over me / my school because I had some kids / her daughter read Freak the Mighty. Just because it said the r-word Ironically the book was very against people using that word, just one of the main antagonists uses it a couple times Crazy. One of the books I was forced to read has an actual rape in it --- https://i.imgtc.com/hQ5SuG6.gif https://i.imgtc.com/QrhAq36.gif https://i.imgtc.com/Yjov9DU.gif <cite>Bad_Mojo posted [p:938258911] in Alaska sch... [t:78636237]...</cite> <quote>Captain_Qwark posted... </cite> <quote>I had one parent this year sent me a slew of emails shitting all over me / my school because I had some kids / her daughter read Freak the Mighty. Just because it said the r-word Ironically the book was very against people using that word, just one of the main antagonists uses it a couple times</quote> Crazy. One of the books I was forced to read has an actual rape in it </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 04/28/20 5:01:46 PM #56:	Captain_Qwark posted... I had one parent this year sent me a slew of emails shitting all over me / my school because I had some kids / her daughter read Freak the Mighty. Just because it said the r-word Busybodies on one side and SJWs on the other, and all it takes is one person freaking the hell out to ruin it for everyone else. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:938258943] in Alaska sch... [t:78636237]...</cite> <quote>Captain_Qwark posted... </cite> <quote>I had one parent this year sent me a slew of emails shitting all over me / my school because I had some kids / her daughter read Freak the Mighty. Just because it said the r-word</quote>Busybodies on one side and SJWs on the other, and all it takes is one person freaking the hell out to ruin it for everyone else. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Blue_Inigo 04/28/20 5:02:56 PM #57:	RunAwayCaterpie posted... When I was in high school we read The Bluest Eye which includes graphic incest and child rape. Damn, that's more of a college level book to me tbh. I read it in my early 20s and it threw me for a loop --- "This is your last dance." <cite>Blue_Inigo posted [p:938259003] in Alaska sch... [t:78636237]...</cite> <quote>RunAwayCaterpie posted... </cite> <quote>When I was in high school we read The Bluest Eye which includes graphic incest and child rape.</quote>Damn, that's more of a college level book to me tbh. I read it in my early 20s and it threw me for a loop </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NinjaBreakfast 04/28/20 5:03:14 PM #58:	Seems generous to group people like those in the OP in with 'busybodies' --- https://imgur.com/nGZeEqw Do you really think you can beat me? <cite>NinjaBreakfast posted [p:938259020] in Alaska sch... [t:78636237]...</cite> <quote>Seems generous to group people like those in the OP in with 'busybodies' </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
rexcrk 04/28/20 5:03:32 PM #59:	Beveren_Rabbit posted... can we get new approved books for reading? It would be nice to get kids to see reading as a fun activity rather than something you only do for school. Introduce them to good books from their era. This. It took me years after I graduated high school to start reading for fun again. --- These pretzels are making me thirsty! <cite>rexcrk posted [p:938259036] in Alaska sch... [t:78636237]...</cite> <quote>Beveren_Rabbit posted... </cite> <quote>can we get new approved books for reading? It would be nice to get kids to see reading as a fun activity rather than something you only do for school. Introduce them to good books from their era.</quote>This. It took me years after I graduated high school to start reading for fun again. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 04/28/20 5:04:49 PM #60:	NinjaBreakfast posted... Seems generous to group people like those in the OP in with 'busybodies' Given the reasoning given for removing those books, I suspect ye olde pearl-clutching busybodies instead of our modern SJWs. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:938259130] in Alaska sch... [t:78636237]...</cite> <quote>NinjaBreakfast posted... </cite> <quote>Seems generous to group people like those in the OP in with 'busybodies'</quote>Given the reasoning given for removing those books, I suspect ye olde pearl-clutching busybodies instead of our modern SJWs. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
monkmith 04/28/20 5:06:37 PM #61:	now that reagan is dead can we take catcher in the rye off the list? --- Taarsidath-an halsaam. Quando il gioco e finito, il re e il pedone vanno nella stessa scatola <cite>monkmith posted [p:938259261] in Alaska sch... [t:78636237]...</cite> <quote>now that reagan is dead can we take catcher in the rye off the list? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
kirbymuncher 04/28/20 5:07:02 PM #62:	Antifar posted... "A Christmas Carol" could be interpreted as advocating for socialism lol also yeah gatsby was kinda boring but I don't think it was like, stand-out boring from the rest of the stuff I read in highschool --- THIS IS WHAT I HATE A BOUT EVREY WEBSITE!! THERES SO MUCH PEOPLE READING AND POSTING STUIPED STUFF <cite>kirbymuncher posted [p:938259296] in Alaska sch... [t:78636237]...</cite> <quote>Antifar posted... </cite> <quote>"A Christmas Carol" could be interpreted as advocating for socialism</quote>lol also yeah gatsby was kinda boring but I don't think it was like, stand-out boring from the rest of the stuff I read in highschool </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NinjaBreakfast 04/28/20 5:08:13 PM #63:	No, you misunderstand. You are giving bad faith idealogues a generous grouping and pitching them against the far less generously described 'SJWs' who to my knowledge have not really factored into this discussion. Seems p suspect given your own leanings --- https://imgur.com/nGZeEqw Do you really think you can beat me? <cite>NinjaBreakfast posted [p:938259377] in Alaska sch... [t:78636237]...</cite> <quote>No, you misunderstand. You are giving bad faith idealogues a generous grouping and pitching them against the far less generously described 'SJWs' who to my knowledge have not really factored into this discussion. Seems p suspect given your own leanings </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AlisLandale 04/28/20 5:09:59 PM #64:	We need to bring back spanking as a socially acceptable punishment. And everyone responsible for this decision should be the first ones to get the paddle. --- https://imgur.com/mptS9Qj <cite>AlisLandale posted [p:938259467] in Alaska sch... [t:78636237]...</cite> <quote>We need to bring back spanking as a socially acceptable punishment. And everyone responsible for this decision should be the first ones to get the paddle. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ElatedVenusaur 04/28/20 5:10:41 PM #65:	The Great Gatsby is pretty great! In any case, this is really goddamned dumb. <cite>ElatedVenusaur posted [p:938259510] in Alaska sch... [t:78636237]...</cite> <quote>The Great Gatsby is pretty great! In any case, this is really goddamned dumb. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Intro2Logic 04/28/20 5:11:12 PM #66:	AlisLandale posted... We need to bring back spanking as a socially acceptable punishment. And everyone responsible for this decision should be the first ones to get the paddle. That's a weird response to this --- Have you tried thinking rationally? <cite>Intro2Logic posted [p:938259554] in Alaska sch... [t:78636237]...</cite> <quote>AlisLandale posted... </cite> <quote>We need to bring back spanking as a socially acceptable punishment. And everyone responsible for this decision should be the first ones to get the paddle.</quote>That's a weird response to this </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 04/28/20 5:11:39 PM #67:	NinjaBreakfast posted... You are giving bad faith idealogues a generous grouping and pitching them against the far less generously described 'SJWs' who to my knowledge have not really factored into this discussion. Busybodies were just the SJWs of a couple generations ago. All that's really changed is the general leanings of the obnoxious complainers demanding some damn thing be removed from society somehow. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:938259584] in Alaska sch... [t:78636237]...</cite> <quote>NinjaBreakfast posted... </cite> <quote>You are giving bad faith idealogues a generous grouping and pitching them against the far less generously described 'SJWs' who to my knowledge have not really factored into this discussion.</quote>Busybodies were just the SJWs of a couple generations ago. All that's really changed is the general leanings of the obnoxious complainers demanding some damn thing be removed from society somehow. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
brestugo 04/28/20 5:13:15 PM #68:	Smashingpmkns posted... Dont know why so many people hate Gatsby. Also dont know why people would be so offended by it that they would ban it. I have heard conservative libertarian types say that it stigmatizes and unfairly characterizes the wealthy, old money types Gatsby was trying to ingratiate himself to. IMO it is a great novel. I haven't read it since HS but I would consider reading it again. --- It's not about the size of the dog in the fight, it's about the size of the fight in the dog. <cite>brestugo posted [p:938259678] in Alaska sch... [t:78636237]...</cite> <quote>Smashingpmkns posted... </cite> <quote>Dont know why so many people hate Gatsby. Also dont know why people would be so offended by it that they would ban it.</quote>I have heard conservative libertarian types say that it stigmatizes and unfairly characterizes the wealthy, old money types Gatsby was trying to ingratiate himself to. IMO it is a great novel. I haven't read it since HS but I would consider reading it again. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sariana21 04/28/20 5:15:31 PM #69:	The Things They Carried is full of sexual references? Really? It's about the Vietnam War. It does have bad language (and no high schooler has ever heard THOSE words, you know!), but it's not sexual. They're probably offended because it's about truth and lies and the gray area in between. I hated The Great Gatsby as a student but loved teaching it. It's really apropos in the current world, too. --- ___ Sari, Mom to DS (07/04) and DD (01/08); Pronouns: she/her/hers <cite>Sariana21 posted [p:938259825] in Alaska sch... [t:78636237]...</cite> <quote>The Things They Carried is full of sexual references? Really? It's about the Vietnam War. It does have bad language (and no high schooler has ever heard THOSE words, you know!), but it's not sexual. They're probably offended because it's about truth and lies and the gray area in between. I hated The Great Gatsby as a student but loved teaching it. It's really apropos in the current world, too. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Distant_Rainbow 04/28/20 5:21:47 PM #71:	The Catcher in the Rye better not be on that list either, it's more undeserving of being there than Gatsby. "A Christmas Carol" could be interpreted as advocating for socialism ...Actually, I'm starting to doubt whether this school board is competent enough for deciding on these matters. --- Link meets Fire Emblem in CYOA: Tales of Elibe! Come read, and find out what happens! Click below! https://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/468480-fire-emblem/77111212 <cite>Distant_Rainbow posted [p:938260220] in Alaska sch... [t:78636237]...</cite> <quote>The Catcher in the Rye better not be on that list either, it's more undeserving of being there than Gatsby. <quote>"A Christmas Carol" could be interpreted as advocating for socialism</quote> ...Actually, I'm starting to doubt whether this school board is competent enough for deciding on these matters. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Questionmarktarius 04/28/20 5:26:25 PM #73:	What are you really teaching a kid, by forcing him or her to read some thick-ass boring book, while expecting that kid to reach the "right" conclusion about it? Kids aren't even thought how to think critically, and a report that tl;dr's to "John Lennon was shot over this?" is an easy F. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:938260474] in Alaska sch... [t:78636237]...</cite> <quote>What are you really teaching a kid, by forcing him or her to read some thick-ass boring book, while expecting that kid to reach the "right" conclusion about it? Kids aren't even thought how to think critically, and a report that tl;dr's to "John Lennon was shot over this?" is an easy F. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
IShall_Run_Amok 04/28/20 5:27:28 PM #74:	While they're at it, they might as well ban Don Quixote for bring pro-immigrant, and A Confederacy of Dunces for being pro-Yankee. --- There are no cats in America. <cite>IShall_Run_Amok posted [p:938260530] in Alaska sch... [t:78636237]...</cite> <quote>While they're at it, they might as well ban Don Quixote for bring pro-immigrant, and A Confederacy of Dunces for being pro-Yankee. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hayame Zero 04/28/20 5:29:10 PM #75:	Antifar posted... "Caged Bird" was derided for "'anti-white' messaging Now that's a big fucking yikes right there. --- ...I think I'm done here... <cite>Hayame Zero posted [p:938260640] in Alaska sch... [t:78636237]...</cite> <quote>Antifar posted... </cite> <quote>"Caged Bird" was derided for "'anti-white' messaging</quote>Now that's a big fucking yikes right there. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 04/28/20 5:29:52 PM #76:	Distant_Rainbow posted... ...Actually, I'm starting to doubt whether this school board is competent enough for deciding on these matters. Assume "no" for any school board. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:938260672] in Alaska sch... [t:78636237]...</cite> <quote>Distant_Rainbow posted... </cite> <quote>...Actually, I'm starting to doubt whether this school board is competent enough for deciding on these matters.</quote>Assume "no" for any school board. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zikten 04/28/20 5:31:18 PM #77:	from having a dad that used to work on a school board, and hearing so many stories from all over the country, I can say that most if not all school boards in america are run by idiots <cite>Zikten posted [p:938260752] in Alaska sch... [t:78636237]...</cite> <quote>from having a dad that used to work on a school board, and hearing so many stories from all over the country, I can say that most if not all school boards in america are run by idiots </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Proto_Spark 04/28/20 5:41:29 PM #80:	Great Gatsby is such an "English class" book I don't know why anyone would want to read it otherwise. Like its an OK book I guess, but its so heavy handed with its metaphors and themes and imagery that its built to be taught in a class so that kids can learn these things. Its better than Catcher in the Rye at least. <cite>Proto_Spark posted [p:938261383] in Alaska sch... [t:78636237]...</cite> <quote>Great Gatsby is such an "English class" book I don't know why anyone would want to read it otherwise. Like its an OK book I guess, but its so heavy handed with its metaphors and themes and imagery that its built to be taught in a class so that kids can learn these things. Its better than Catcher in the Rye at least. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
garan 04/28/20 5:56:22 PM #81:	It's funny to me that they removed Catch-22 for violence. First of all, it's a book about the horrors of WW2, of course there's going to be violence. Secondly, there's also sex & even rape in it, but no mention of that from these moronic schoolboard pieces of shit. <cite>garan posted [p:938262309] in Alaska sch... [t:78636237]...</cite> <quote>It's funny to me that they removed Catch-22 for violence. First of all, it's a book about the horrors of WW2, of course there's going to be violence. Secondly, there's also sex & even rape in it, but no mention of that from these moronic schoolboard pieces of shit.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FortuneCookie 04/28/20 5:57:15 PM #82:	Alaska? Do they even have the internet? That school might be a child's only outlet for reading those books. :v --- 2020 going to be a CE kind of year ~ Panthera <cite>FortuneCookie posted [p:938262353] in Alaska sch... [t:78636237]...</cite> <quote>Alaska? Do they even have the internet? That school might be a child's only outlet for reading those books. :v </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zikten 04/28/20 5:59:24 PM #83:	FortuneCookie posted... Alaska? Do they even have the internet? I am posting so yes. we do. I live in Anchorage. internet might suck in other parts of the state. but anchorage isn't too bad <cite>Zikten posted [p:938262487] in Alaska sch... [t:78636237]...</cite> <quote>FortuneCookie posted... </cite> <quote>Alaska? Do they even have the internet?</quote>I am posting so yes. we do. I live in Anchorage. internet might suck in other parts of the state. but anchorage isn't too bad </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HylianFox 04/28/20 6:11:44 PM #84:	"Caged Bird" was derided for "'anti-white' messaging," while "A Street in Bronzeville" was called to question for showing too much "realism" in describing racism against African Americans, according to a district memo. fucking yikes also lol @ "A Christmas Carol" being pro-socialism because learning to be more generous and thankful of the people who work for you is BAD, folks I assume "Atlas Shrugged" is still okay, though --- I like my beer cold, my TV loud, and my homosexuals FUH-LAMING! - Homer Simpson Don't be a turd. - Chris Pratt <cite>HylianFox posted [p:938263263] in Alaska sch... [t:78636237]...</cite> <quote><quote>"Caged Bird" was derided for "'anti-white' messaging," while "A Street in Bronzeville" was called to question for showing too much "realism" in describing racism against African Americans, according to a district memo.</quote> fucking yikes also lol @ "A Christmas Carol" being pro-socialism because learning to be more generous and thankful of the people who work for you is BAD, folks I assume "Atlas Shrugged" is still okay, though </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 04/28/20 6:15:40 PM #85:	HylianFox posted... I assume "Atlas Shrugged" is still okay, though No highschool kid wants to read that gigantic thing. It's over a thousand pages of tiny print, and sixty pages of it is long dry boring manifesto dump. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:938263493] in Alaska sch... [t:78636237]...</cite> <quote>HylianFox posted... </cite> <quote>I assume "Atlas Shrugged" is still okay, though</quote>No highschool kid wants to read that gigantic thing. It's over a thousand pages of tiny print, and sixty pages of it is long dry boring manifesto dump. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bananana 04/28/20 6:15:41 PM #86:	Invisible Man is one the greatest novels ever written, and anyone can learn a lot about the world and themselves from it. --- http://error1355.com/ce/Bananana.html <cite>Bananana posted [p:938263496] in Alaska sch... [t:78636237]...</cite> <quote>Invisible Man is one the greatest novels ever written, and anyone can learn a lot about the world and themselves from it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CapnMuffin 04/28/20 6:16:21 PM #87:	Seconding the notion TGG is a better read as an adult. The writing prowess and style are masterful. Not something I really appreciated as much as a highschooler. --- Parent or parent-to-be? Come join us: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/1027-all-things-parenthood NNID : CapnMuffin \| XBGT : Capn Muffin <cite>CapnMuffin posted [p:938263540] in Alaska sch... [t:78636237]...</cite> <quote>Seconding the notion TGG is a better read as an adult. The writing prowess and style are masterful. Not something I really appreciated as much as a highschooler. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HylianFox 04/28/20 6:16:43 PM #88:	Questionmarktarius posted... and sixty pages of it is long dry boring manifesto dump. more like 300 pages --- I like my beer cold, my TV loud, and my homosexuals FUH-LAMING! - Homer Simpson Don't be a turd. - Chris Pratt <cite>HylianFox posted [p:938263564] in Alaska sch... [t:78636237]...</cite> <quote>Questionmarktarius posted... </cite> <quote>and sixty pages of it is long dry boring manifesto dump.</quote> more like 300 pages </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
evil_zombie11 04/28/20 6:18:33 PM #89:	The Things They Carried is god tier. ** the schools --- lifting or running. S/B/D 405/345/500 @181lbs Your daily gfaq cringe: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tJSFGO5EFC4 <cite>evil_zombie11 posted [p:938263685] in Alaska sch... [t:78636237]...</cite> <quote>The Things They Carried is god tier. ** the schools </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 04/28/20 6:19:29 PM #90:	HylianFox posted... more like 300 pages Maybe, but it seems like 3000... in a 1000-page book. I don't know what purpose the train bits even serve. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:938263738] in Alaska sch... [t:78636237]...</cite> <quote>HylianFox posted... </cite> <quote>more like 300 pages</quote>Maybe, but it seems like 3000... in a 1000-page book. I don't know what purpose the train bits even serve. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HylianFox 04/28/20 6:20:03 PM #91:	Questionmarktarius posted... I don't know what purpose the train bits even serve. Trains and metalwork were kind of Ayn Rand's fetish... --- I like my beer cold, my TV loud, and my homosexuals FUH-LAMING! - Homer Simpson Don't be a turd. - Chris Pratt <cite>HylianFox posted [p:938263775] in Alaska sch... [t:78636237]...</cite> <quote>Questionmarktarius posted... </cite> <quote>I don't know what purpose the train bits even serve.</quote> Trains and metalwork were kind of Ayn Rand's fetish... </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DeadBankerDream 04/28/20 6:20:10 PM #92:	Antifar posted... "If I were to read these in a corporate environment, in an office environment, I would be dragged into EO," an equal opportunity complaint proceeding, Hart said. "The question is why this is acceptable in one environment and not another." "Why are we allowing children to having learning experienced ill-suited for a corporate bootlicker office job? That's exactly the future we want for our children! --- "That thick shaft that causes women to shudder!" <cite>DeadBankerDream posted [p:938263779] in Alaska sch... [t:78636237]...</cite> <quote>Antifar posted...</cite> <quote>"If I were to read these in a corporate environment, in an office environment, I would be dragged into EO," an equal opportunity complaint proceeding, Hart said. "The question is why this is acceptable in one environment and not another." </quote> "Why are we allowing children to having learning experienced ill-suited for a corporate bootlicker office job? That's exactly the future we want for our children!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheMikh 04/28/20 6:21:27 PM #93:	damn, why don't they just ban every great work of american literature while they're at it --- https://imgur.com/A0TAfek <cite>TheMikh posted [p:938263858] in Alaska sch... [t:78636237]...</cite> <quote>damn, why don't they just ban every great work of american literature while they're at it </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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TheMikh 04/28/20 6:23:35 PM #95:	evil_zombie11 posted... The Things They Carried is god tier. ** the schools this so much one of the most gripping and sobering reflections on the human condition ever written --- https://imgur.com/A0TAfek <cite>TheMikh posted [p:938263995] in Alaska sch... [t:78636237]...</cite> <quote>evil_zombie11 posted... </cite> <quote>The Things They Carried is god tier. ** the schools</quote>this so much one of the most gripping and sobering reflections on the human condition ever written </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Squall28 04/28/20 6:31:25 PM #96:	Gatsby was awesome. I don't get the hate. Most important book is 1984 imo. --- You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending. -Misattributed to CS Lewis <cite>Squall28 posted [p:938264388] in Alaska sch... [t:78636237]...</cite> <quote>Gatsby was awesome. I don't get the hate. Most important book is 1984 imo. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jagr_68 04/28/20 6:33:56 PM #97:	Hairistotle posted... Antifar posted... "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou wow Fucking nazis. I know right. What the fuck is so offensive to young minds? Oh wait, I have an idea because Alaska... --- New York Rangers [2004-2008] https://media.giphy.com/media/WvQHBYW0q4TuxdAg61/giphy.gif https://psnprofiles.com/Jaromiroquai68 <cite>Jagr_68 posted [p:938264542] in Alaska sch... [t:78636237]...</cite> <quote>Hairistotle posted... </cite> <quote>Antifar posted... "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou wow Fucking nazis.</quote> I know right. What the fuck is so offensive to young minds? Oh wait, I have an idea because Alaska... </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 04/28/20 6:34:37 PM #98:	Jagr_68 posted... Oh wait, I have an idea because Alaska... You mean North Texas, right? <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:938264582] in Alaska sch... [t:78636237]...</cite> <quote>Jagr_68 posted... </cite> <quote>Oh wait, I have an idea because Alaska...</quote>You mean North Texas, right? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sticky_Derp 04/28/20 6:35:52 PM #99:	Everybody complaining about Gatsby definitely never had to deal with Ethan Frome --- https://youtu.be/MvYApd_X3aU <cite>Sticky_Derp posted [p:938264664] in Alaska sch... [t:78636237]...</cite> <quote>Everybody complaining about Gatsby definitely never had to deal with Ethan Frome </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PiOverlord 04/28/20 6:36:45 PM #100:	The Great Gatsby is the worst book of all time. --- Number of legendary 500 post topics: 33, 500th posts: 28; PiO ATTN: 5 RotM wins 1, LETTEN MY ARROW FLYEN TRUE <cite>PiOverlord posted [p:938264712] in Alaska sch... [t:78636237]...</cite> <quote>The Great Gatsby is the worst book of all time. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Current Events > Alaska school removes Great Gatsby, Catch-22, others from approved books list (+) Yeah! (+)

Current Events > Alaska school removes Great Gatsby, Catch-22, others from approved books list