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Christopher Farai Charamba The Reader A couple of years ago, one came across one of those online challenges. This specific one was to read 50 books in a year. As someone who is fond of books and is rarely without some form of reading material I thought this was going to be a breeze.
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Christopher Farai Charamba The Reader Over the years a number of Zimbabweans have emigrated to different parts of the world. In this digital age and aided by social media Zimbabweans the world over have been able to connect and share their stories, experiences and aspirations with one other.
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Christopher Farai Charamba The Reader Catch them young is a phrase that is quoted when the education of children is called for. The belief is that if you can instil the skill or the discipline while a child is still young then it will have a lasting effect on them. Another expression that goes to support […]
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Christopher Farai Charamba The Reader Facebook has this feature, memories, where it reminds of your posts from time gone by. Those who are frequent users of the social media application might be familiar with these flash- backs.
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Christopher Farai Charamba The Reader “I don’t believe in the kind of magic in my books. But I do believe something very magical can happen when you read a good book.” These are the words of celebrated author of the Harry Potter series, J. K. Rowling.
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Christopher Farai Charamba The Reader The phrase “love is blind” is a common cliché often cited when one chooses to comment on the relationship of another.
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Christopher Farai Charamba The Reader Absurd literature is one of my favourite genres. Of it Greig E. Henderson and Christopher Brown write: “Conspicuous in its lack of logic, consistency, coherence, intelligibility and realism, the literature of the absurd depicts the anguish, forlornness and despair inherent in the human condition.”
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Christopher Farai Charamba The Reader Reading is a time-consuming exercise. A pleasurable means to spend the precious resource but time consuming nonetheless. Generally, this reader takes a couple of days to finish an average sized read – by average one would gauge the book to hold 300-odd pages or so.
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Christopher Farai Charamba Correspondent The 21st Century has spoilt the human race as information is widely and readily available and can be accessed at the click of a button.
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Christopher Farai Charamba The Reader I have always considered reading to be an individual and personal activity. One immerses themselves in the pages and is whisked away to world’s unknown, created by another who has time and skill of putting ink to paper.
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Christopher Farai Charamba The Reader The other day I stumbled upon a copy of “A History of South Africa” by Leonard Thompson. It was a book I used during my undergrad and so I skimmed through it reminiscing on my student days.
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CC: Mr Banda, there is this Leonard Cheshire situation where residents, some of them people with disabilities, were evicted from this place of residence. What is the ministry’s take on it and how has the ministry moved to deal with what is happening?
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Christopher Farai Charamba The Reader The Internet age is a fascinating time to live in. Not only has it made the world smaller by allowing us to connect to people all over the globe, but it has also created different media with which people can engage.
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Christopher Farai Charamba The Reader A few years ago when this reader immersed himself in online content, blogs and vlogs alike, he stumbled upon a series of posts on the website “The Art of Manliness dubbed The Libraries of Great Men”.
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Lovemore Ranga Matairer The Reader The language of literature is often used in an emotive way to arouse emotional response, for writers generally believe that they have an obligation to ensure that the point of view or ultimate vision is not only understood by the readers but also sympathises or empathises with the issues raised either […]
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