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What are your thoughts on the question: Are books important? Are there any books that have been meaningful or important to you? Is there anything you have learned from a book that you may not have learned otherwise? (Think about not only traditional books, but also newspapers, magazines, directions, manuals, etc.)
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Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

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IMPORTANT?

ARE BOOKS
What are your thoughts on the question: Are books important? Are there any books that have been meaningful or important to you? Is there anything you have learned from a book that you may not have learned otherwise? (Think about not only traditional books, but also newspapers, magazines, directions, manuals, etc.)

WHAT IF...

BOOKS WERE ILLEGAL?
You have just been told that books are no longer allowed to exist, and you will be punished for reading or possessing any printed materials. How would you feel? Would you want to live in a society that did not allow books? What do you think would motivate a society to ban books and reading?

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What are your thoughts on censorship? Has censorship affected you personally?

BETTER OR WORSE?

10, 50, or 100 years from now will the world be a better or worse place? Explain your reasoning.

ARE YOU

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How would you answer if someone asked you, "Are you happy?" What is happiness to you?

ARE YOU READY TO READ?