Read thread and  reply that show your ability to write a persuasive analysis of a literary work; follow standard usage in English grammar and sentence structure; evaluate the literary merit of a work; identify the major theories of literary criticism in order to understand their implications from a biblical worldview; and identify ideas in literature to evaluate them from a biblical worldview. your reply must be 250–300 words. when composing your reply, note that statements such as “I like what you said” or “I disagree with your comment” do not count as replies. You must explain why you liked or disliked the thread by adding additional thoughts or ideas if you agreed with the author, or by providing alternative thoughts or ideas when you disagree with the author. Keep in mind that, regardless of whether you agree or disagree with your classmates’ opinions, you must be respectful and courteous in every interaction.

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This discussion asks students to choose something from the lesson that they agree with or disagree with. So I am going to go with two things that I agree with. I believe that in a world consumed with technology it has become toxic. The fact that studies are showing that children from the ages five to eighteen have spent at least 15,000 hours watching television is so sad to me. Especially since I am a mother of two children myself. Television itself is not a bad thing, but its consumption is what has gotten out of hand. Literature on the other hand stimulates children’s and adults’ minds and helps us to think critically, whereas television requires little to no thinking at all. Literature can also help us to increase our faith because it helps us to understand the secular world that we are trying to reach as Christians. It challenges us to go further in our thinking to have more empathy for what is going on around us. So that is why I believe that Literature is so important even in the modern world that we live in, and we should strive to read more of it. It will help our generation and future generations to better ourselves and themselves in our daily life as well as the impact we have on others.