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Arts,grudes10-12,Solomon High School,Solomon,Kansas.Received BS.from Kansus SLateUniversily;M.A.From lurt Hays StaleUniversity.  \nBarbana Wencl:Library Media Specialist,COL10Park Senior High Suhcul.St.Paul,MnnesuLa.Teaxcherol sxRlary social sludies and listory,St.Paul,Minnesola.ReceivedB.S.and MEd.frun Univensily of MinesoLax;received rediacertificatiun fron Universily uf Wisconsin.Educator and media specialist with over 30years experience.  \n# Table of Contents\n\nGuest Foreword  \n\"Why Study Ljterabire A1 AlI?”  \nThunas E. Barden. . ……………………………………vii  \nIntroduction.. . . .. …………………ix  \nLiterary Chronology………………………………xji  \nAckzowledgnents.. . . .. . .xv  \nContributors……………………………………………………xvji  \nThe Birds  \nTaphne du Maurier  \n. ………………]  \nBlack Is My Fevorite Colox  \n1Berarcl Malanul  \n. ……………………………………22  \nDhera  \nVikr出IT) Chandra. . . . .  . ..46  \nThe Diamond Mne  \nWilla Cather .. . . . . ………………………64  \nThe Gold of Tomas Yargs  \nJsabcl Allende. . . …………………………………………85  \nBe  \nKatherine Anne Porler . . ……………………](3  \nBenne Firt  \nIsaac Bashevis Singur  \n. . . . . 129  \nThe Inval1d's Story  \nMark Twain  \n. . . .. 145  \nF  \nRip Tan WinkleBanana Yeshimulu .    .....  164Washinglon lrving..     ....225Menagerie,a Child's PebleRules of the ameCharles Juhnson.        .    ..  186Amy Tan.,   ,,   ,,..,253The Pnrloined LetterThe WOD&n Who Came at Six D'ClockFdgar Allan Poe........207GabricJ Gar:ia Márquez ......275Lloss&ryof Literery Terms,.,293Cmulative Author/Title Index .305Nationality/Ethnieity Index..311Subject/Theme Index......317  \nKitchen  \nShort Stories for Students is designed to providereaders with information and discussion about awide range of important contemporary and historicalworks of short fiction,and it does that job very well.However,I want to use this guest foreword toaddress a question that it does not take up.It is afundamental question that is often ignored in highschool and college English classes as well as researchtexts,and one that causes frustration among studentsat all levels,namely—why study literature at all?Isn't it enough to read a story,enjoy it,and go aboutone's business?My answer (to be expected from aliterary professional,I suppose)is no.It is notenough.It is a start;but it is not enough.Here's why.  \nFirst,literature is the only part of the educationalcurriculum that deals directly with the actual worldoflived experience.The philosopher Edmund Husserlused the apt German term die Lebenswelt,\"theliving world,\"to denote this realm.All the othercontent areas of the modern American educationalsystem avoid the subjective,present reality ofeveryday life.Science (both the natural and thesocial varieties)objectifies,the fine arts create and/orperform,history reconstructs.Only literary studypersists in posing those questions we all askedbefore our schooling taught us to give up on them.Only li","cbCaikzF3Kq2Aedg","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaikzF3Kq2Aedg","pdf",10050950,336,"English","# Guest Foreword\n## Why Study Literature At All?\n# Table of Contents\n## The Birds\n## Black Is My Favorite Color\n## Dhera\n## The Diamond Mine\n## The Gold of Tomas Vargas\n## Be\n## Benni Firt\n## The Invalid's Story\n## Rip Van Winkle\n## Menagerie","[{\"question\":\"Why should students study literature according to the foreword?\",\"answer\":\"Literature directly deals with lived experience, explores what it means to be human, and gives credibility to personal perceptions, feelings, and inner consciousness.\"},{\"question\":\"What practical benefits does studying literature provide?\",\"answer\":\"It helps students explore and analyze texts by learning how language constructions, symbols, connotations, context, and ambiguity shape meaning.\"},{\"question\":\"How does close reading affect learning beyond literature?\",\"answer\":\"Close reading develops analytical skills that transfer to other fields and strengthen critical thinking, making people better at problem solving and advocacy.\"}]","Short Stories for Students Vol.16--336 | PDF",1789946723,517]