1. 1. Why study literature?
   Are we ever going to use this stuff?!
   English 11
   
2. 2. Literary References Appear Everywhere
   Source/Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0gXZTfuD1Q
   
3. 3. Do you know why you say
   Yahoo? Itis a term that was coined by Jonathan Swift in Gulliver's Travels.
   it's all Greek to me? Julius Caesar
   It was the best of times, it was the worst of times? It is the opening line of Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities.
   
4. 4. Engage with Peers
   Be able to hold an intelligent conversation with peers.
   As said in one episode of Gilmore Girls, every kid is inevitably reading books, and different books, and I want to be able to converse intelligently with each of them and I cant do that unless I read books, at least a few from every genre and sub-genre.
   While this is used as a joke in that circumstance, being well read in the staples of literature is important. No one likes to feel lost and confused.
   
5. 5. Learn About Yourself
   Good books do something to us. They change us, leaving us forever imprinted with a message that encourages us to live for the better, and giving us a broader understanding of the human condition.
   Classical literature spans time and allows us to learn about ourselves in many different ways.
   
6. 6. Because We Can
   Censoring what literature you have access to violatesthe rights given to you by the First Amendment.
   
7. 7. References
   Slide 2 Image:http://www.wildaboutmovies.com/movies/Mr-Magoriums-Wonder-Emporium-Movie.php
   Slide 3: Greenspan, S. (2008, August 27). 11 Literary References People Make Without Realizing It . Retrieved October 12, 2009, from 11points: http://www.11points.com/Books/11_Literary_References_People_Make_Without_Realizing_It
   Slide 4: http://gilmore-ism.com/node/443 - Submitted by TimK : CC-license
   Slide 5: Horton, R. (2009, May 4). T he Modern Relevance of Classic Literature. Retrieved October 11, 2009, from http://wedgwoodcircle.com: http://wedgwoodcircle.com/uncategorized/the-modern-relevance-of-classic-literature/
   Slide 6:http://blip.tv/file/1284410