{"id":3,"date":"2020-09-30T18:31:28","date_gmt":"2020-09-30T18:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/commonread\/common-read\/"},"modified":"2025-06-13T15:52:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T19:52:05","slug":"common-read","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/commonread\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Read"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-umflint-templates umflint-template-default\"><div class=\"wp-block-umflint-jumbotron jumbotron jumbotron-fluid jumbotron-page-large  mb-3\" style=\"background-color: rgb(255,255,255);\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-umflint-card card card-default \"><h1 class=\"card-header\">Common Read<\/h1><div class=\"card-body\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"jumbotron-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CommonRead.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CommonRead.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CommonRead-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CommonRead-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CommonRead-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CommonRead-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CommonRead-2048x1360.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" alt=\"\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-2\">\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-3\">\n\t\t\t\n<button class=\"btn btn-section w-100 px-0 wp-menu-block-toggle mobile-nav-toggle d-none\" data-target=\"wp-menu-block-side-menu\">\n          <span class=\"h-100 mr-3 mt-1 d-block mobile-nav-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mb-1 transition bg-dark d-block mobile-nav-icon-line\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mb-1 transition bg-dark d-block mobile-nav-icon-line\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mb-1 transition bg-dark d-block mobile-nav-icon-line\"><\/span>\n\t\t  <\/span>\n          Common Read<\/button><nav id=\"wp-menu-block-side-menu\" class=\"wp-menu-block sidebar-nav wp-block-umflint-menu-block\"><div class=\"nav-sidebar-title-container\">\n                <div class=\"nav-sidebar-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/commonread\">Common Read<\/a><\/div>\n                <a class=\"nav-sidebar-title-close\" href=\"#\" data-target=\"side-menu\" aria-label=\"Close\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"100%\" height=\"50\" fill=\"currentColor\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n                        <title>close<\/title><path d=\"M19,6.41L17.59,5L12,10.59L6.41,5L5,6.41L10.59,12L5,17.59L6.41,19L12,13.41L17.59,19L19,17.59L13.41,12L19,6.41Z\" \/>\n                    <\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n            <\/div><ul id=\"menu-side-menu\" class=\"menu nav nav-sidebar flex-column\"><li itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/www.schema.org\/SiteNavigationElement\" id=\"menu-item-7\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-7 nav-item\"><a title=\"About\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/commonread\/about\/\" class=\"nav-link\">About<\/a><\/li>\n<li itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/www.schema.org\/SiteNavigationElement\" id=\"menu-item-221\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-221 nav-item\"><a title=\"Events\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/commonread\/events\/\" class=\"nav-link\">Events<\/a><\/li>\n<li itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/www.schema.org\/SiteNavigationElement\" id=\"menu-item-250\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-250 nav-item\"><a title=\"Author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/commonread\/author\/\" class=\"nav-link\">Author<\/a><\/li>\n<li itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/www.schema.org\/SiteNavigationElement\" id=\"menu-item-278\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-278 nav-item\"><a title=\"Previous Common Reads\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/commonread\/previous\/\" class=\"nav-link\">Previous Common Reads<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-9\">\n\t\t\t\n<nav aria-label=\"breadcrumb\"><ol class=\"breadcrumb mb-3\"><li class=\"breadcrumb-item\"><a href=\"\/\">Home<\/a><\/li><li class=\"breadcrumb-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/commonread\">Common Read<\/a><\/li><li class=\"breadcrumb-item active\" aria-current=\"page\">Common Read<\/li><\/ol><\/nav>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e700a505ddb8cfbd6e498ae43ebf76c2\">The Life and Death of a Garment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Take a look at your favorite pair of jeans. 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