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Accenture to Invest $3 Billion in AI to Accelerate Clients’ Reinvention
Accenture to Invest $3 Billion in AI to Accelerate Clients’ Reinvention
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2023-06-13 18:47
Author John Green hits back as his novel The Fault in Our Stars is moved to adult section in library
Author John Green hits back as his novel The Fault in Our Stars is moved to adult section in library
When John Green’s book, The Fault in Our Stars, was first published in 2012 it rose to the top of bestseller lists. The love story about two cancer stricken teenagers won the hearts of teenagers globally and was soon turned into a movie starring Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort. Now the book, a favourite of older teenagers, has been moved to the adult section in a library in the suburbs of Indianapolis. Green took to X, formerly called Twitter, to voice his frustrations. “This is ludicrous. It is about teenagers and I wrote it for teenagers. Teenagers are not harmed by reading TFIOS. This is such an embarrassment to the city of Fishers,” he said. “I only have a small voice in these decisions, of course, but you won’t catch me alive or dead in Fishers, Indiana until these ridiculous policies are revoked,” he added. “Which I guess means no Top Golf or IKEA for a while.” At the local library, staff have spent hours rummaging through books and moving those that don’t comply with the board’s policy to the general section from the young adult section. Books have been targeted for language about sexuality and reproduction, profanity and criminal acts. This isn’t the first time one of Green’s books has irked administrators and parents. His book Looking for Alaska, also aimed at older teenagers, has become a regular feature on the American Library Association’s top 10 most challenged books, making the list in 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2022, for being sexually explicit. In 2008, the author filmed a YouTube video titled “I Am Not A Pornographer” explaining that a school in Buffalo, New York was planning to teach Looking for Alaska to 11th graders. But some people, he said, found the book controversial so the school administrators gave parents the choice: their children could read the book or find an alternative. “But there were a few people who weren’t happy with this solution,” Green said in the clip. “These people didn’t actually have kids in the 11th grade, but no matter. They think that my book is pornographic, and that it will cause immoral thoughts and actions in children. These people believe that no one should be allowed to read the book, even those people whose parents signed the permission slip.” And now with book bans on the rise across America (2022 saw the highest number of attempted book bans), Green told The Independent earlier this year that these parent groups have rallied “to take over America’s school systems”. “There are attempts not just to ban books, but to ban entire subjects from high school curricula,” he said. “There are attempts to rewrite American history to better fit contemporary narratives around America’s purported greatness.” The book, a coming of age story with themes of loss and forgiveness, features a scene in which the main character Miles, receives oral sex from Lara, a friend. A few pages later, in a highly emotional scene, Miles kisses another character, Alaska. By juxtaposing the two scenes, Green said in the YouTube video, he attempts to show “that physical intimacy can never stand in for emotional closeness.” Yet, it’s these very scenes that have led to some seeking to ban the book. “It’s always a bummer to have your work read in bad faith,” Green told The Independent in an interview earlier this year. “It’s always a bummer when people read your work to find out what they hate about it, because that’s not, of course, why anyone writes.” Having this specific section read out of context, he adds, is “especially troubling,” because “removed from its context, it can’t do its work – which is to point out that the romantic encounter that Miles and Lara have is awkward and unfulfilling, precisely because they don’t have the emotional connection they need to have a fulfilling romantic encounter.” Read More John Green on book bans, bad faith, and the ‘history of folks trying to control what other folks can read’ Book bans in US schools increased by 28 per cent in the first half of the school year, says new report Texas county moves to restrict ‘explicit’ and ‘objectionable’ books at public libraries Tennessee educators file lawsuit challenging law limiting school lessons on race, sex and bias Jacqueline Wilson says censorship of children’s books is ‘a huge worry’ Biden reelection campaign offering joint meeting with Obama as ex-president enters 2024 fray early Biden wants to compensate New Mexico residents sickened by radiation during 1945 nuclear testing Trump campaign runs ad attacking Georgia DA who’s expected to indict him
2023-08-10 08:21
Southern Baptists refuse to let Saddleback Church back into the denomination for women pastors
Southern Baptists refuse to let Saddleback Church back into the denomination for women pastors
The Southern Baptist Convention has refused to welcome Saddleback Church back into its fold
2023-06-14 22:26
Abigail Mor Idan's homecoming: Family hopes orphan American girl among 50 Hamas hostages to be released
Abigail Mor Idan's homecoming: Family hopes orphan American girl among 50 Hamas hostages to be released
Following the mediation of an agreement between Israel and Hamas, 3-yaer-old Abigail Mor Edan is expected to be released
2023-11-22 21:24
Antetokounmpo, Lillard combine for 65, and Bucks earn quarterfinal berth by topping Heat 131-124
Antetokounmpo, Lillard combine for 65, and Bucks earn quarterfinal berth by topping Heat 131-124
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 33 points, Damian Lillard added 32 and the Milwaukee Bucks rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the Miami Heat 131-124 on Tuesday night and clinch a home quarterfinal game in the NBA In-Season Tournament
2023-11-29 11:48
Doomsday plot: Idaho jury convicts woman in murders of 2 children, romantic rival
Doomsday plot: Idaho jury convicts woman in murders of 2 children, romantic rival
An Idaho jury has convicted Lori Vallow Daybell in the murders of her two youngest children and a romantic rival
2023-05-13 05:22
US soldier who crossed into North Korea has history of assault and detention
US soldier who crossed into North Korea has history of assault and detention
New details have emerged about a US soldier who crossed into North Korea on Tuesday -- but his exact whereabouts remain a mystery since the secretive country hasn't said a word about the incident.
2023-07-20 11:57
Chinese Foreign Minister’s Unusual 12-Day Absence Draws Scrutiny
Chinese Foreign Minister’s Unusual 12-Day Absence Draws Scrutiny
Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang has been absent from public view for 12 days, an usual absence for
2023-07-07 18:56
A nuclear site is on tribes' ancestral lands. Their voices are being left out on key cleanup talks
A nuclear site is on tribes' ancestral lands. Their voices are being left out on key cleanup talks
Three Native American tribes have devoted decades to returning their ancestral land in Washington to the days before they became the most radioactively contaminated site in the nation’s nuclear weapons complex
2023-06-22 13:21
Did IShowSpeed and Aaliyah break up? Streamer introduces new Japanese girlfriend, fans call her 'cute'
Did IShowSpeed and Aaliyah break up? Streamer introduces new Japanese girlfriend, fans call her 'cute'
IShowSpeed introduced his new Japanese girlfriend to his fans during his livestream and they seemed to have a lot of fun on their date
2023-07-17 14:56
Investors lower outlook for consumers as student loans, credit card debts pile up
Investors lower outlook for consumers as student loans, credit card debts pile up
By David Randall NEW YORK Signs of rising consumer stress are prompting some fund managers to grow more
2023-09-02 09:23
Chris Christie set to announce bid for 2024 Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday
Chris Christie set to announce bid for 2024 Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is set to enter the 2024 Republican presidential primary on Tuesday, launching his second bid for the White House and kicking off another clash with former President Donald Trump, the GOP frontrunner and a former Christie ally.
2023-06-06 17:27