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Black Out Common App Essay

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10 Year Syllabus

There are some unusual titles in this list. While following it, I also made some rules for myself so that I don't get discouraged to stop reading them. The most important of them being to read in no specific order, to give myself an illusion of choice, because we all know being forced to do something never allows us to enjoy the activity. Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell My dad read this book and recommended me to read it when I was older. Blink goes through the thought process of untrained minds and almost trains the reader as the book progresses. I tried reading it when I was 11 and put it away due to the sheer complexity. I'm pretty sure this book will have a lasting impact on me, so this is the one I'll try to read the earliest to benefit the most. The Little P rince - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry After having taken French for 4 years, I think it is very disappointing that I haven't read the most notable French novel. I watched the movie...