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And while the number of adults who say they read a non-required book is 3.5 million higher than in 2002, the report notes that that the total adult population increased by 19 million, meaning an increase in the number of people who didn't voluntarily read books of 15.5 million, a huge disparity confirmed by NEA research director Sunil Iyengar.
Archive 2009-01-01 2009
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For every kid who wants to see "themselves" in a "realistic" situation, I'll show you 3 others who read those books only because a teacher required it, but are reading non-required texts on the school ride home - for instance - the Black Panther comic book series where the lead is African American, king of a mythical African country, and has a multicultural cast of friends.
Can we grow the number of readers? Roger Sutton 2009
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And while the number of adults who say they read a non-required book is 3.5 million higher than in 2002, the report notes that that the total adult population increased by 19 million, meaning an increase in the number of people who didn't voluntarily read books of 15.5 million, a huge disparity confirmed by NEA research director Sunil Iyengar.
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The weekend's non-required reading was Daniel Goldmark's Tunes for 'Toons: Music and the Hollywood Cartoon.
In the corners of my mind Matthew Guerrieri 2008
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But I also took a lot of non-required philosophy courses too.
Chosing to major in science Peggy 2007
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Of course, by crazy I mean sleeping 13 hours a night and reading a non-required book.
cacatherine Diary Entry cacatherine 2008
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Once I eliminated a lot of the running around and the non-required church activities, my mind became more stable.
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Once I eliminated a lot of the running around and the non-required church activities, my mind became more stable.
Archive 2005-10-01 2005
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I have the luxury of setting my classes for *whenever I want*, but I need to work my non-required class around the regular class day.
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Balutis concludes that much of the internal regulatory burden is self-inflicted, either from informal withdrawal of authority by non-required reviews, from a desire for "security blanket" documentation to avoid individual responsibility, or from a control mentality that confuses 100 percent review with an appropriate level of oversight.
Npr Report Streamlining Management Control Part A ITY National Archives 1994
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