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Honky Book Review
Growing up in the projects in hard enough as it is, but throw in the fact that you are a white kid, and you have an idea of what Dalton Conley has had to grow up with. Now a successful sociologist, Dalton Conley explains in his book, the trials and tribulations he had to face in order to survive in the projects and his battle with race. Conley had more exposure to the idea
Rating:Essay Length: 901 Words / 4 PagesSubmitted: November 30, 2010 -
The Giver Author, Setting, Theme, Connection To Self, Connection Ot Another Book Read, Conflict, Protagonist, Antagonist, And Summary
Title: Giver, The Author: Lois Lowry Setting: In the future in a perfect society with no color. The place is weird compared to our society, it eliminated all pain, fear, war, and hatred. Theme: The significance of memory to human life. Connection to Self: Memories are just normal things in our life. But now I realize that without those memories what the world would be like. Connection to another book read: Number the Stars by
Rating:Essay Length: 447 Words / 2 PagesSubmitted: November 30, 2010 -
A Child Called It Book Review
A Child Called It by Dave Pelzer is an intriguing, yet intimidating journey through the torturing childhood of the author himself. Dave being the outcast of his own family and being a victim of severe parental abuse, will leave you in suspense as you wait with anticipation for the end of this little boys struggle to live. This book is a wonderful and uniquely inspiring story that is sure to touch your heart. Dave Pelzer,
Rating:Essay Length: 856 Words / 4 PagesSubmitted: December 2, 2010 -
Book Review For Hair's "Carnival Of Fury"
William Ivy Hair., Carnival of Fury: Robert Charles and the New Orleans Race Riot of 1900 (Louisiana State University Press, 1976). William Ivy Hair's Carnival of Fury elaborates on the life of Robert Charles and the events leading New Orleans to the race riot of 1900. Hair quoted newspaper articles printed during Charles' life to include society's reaction and provide a white-Southern perspective of African Americans. Hair's original objective was to uncover what Charles
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Eldest Book Review
Eldest, the second book in the Inheritance trilogy was written by Chris Paolini. The book takes place in the fictional world of Alagaesia in a time period called "After the Fall". Eldest follows the adventures of Eragon and Saphira, Eargon's dragon as they trian to fight the evil king Galbatorix. Eldest is a indepthe book with many overlaping plots. Chris Paolini was born in Southern California, though he was raised and still lives in the
Rating:Essay Length: 554 Words / 3 PagesSubmitted: December 3, 2010 -
Book Summary Of
Book summary "Fish" by Stephen C. Lundin, PH.D., Harry Paul, and John Christen. This book was really fun to read. It was easy to read, and it kept you from putting it down. I read it in a day. The more I read the more I seemed to enjoy it. It was like it wanted me to read the book to fit it in my own life personally and professionally. I feel everyone should read
Rating:Essay Length: 545 Words / 3 PagesSubmitted: December 4, 2010 -
Book Two Of Herodotus, The Histories
Book Two of Herodotus, The Histories The story of Egypt by Herodotus is a compelling and mesmerizing voyage into the Ionian world but it is not his mastery of writing that is at question but rather the proposed neutrality of The Histories. Herodotus would not be the first historian I would place under a scrutinizing eye in fact I would disagree with any text by a self proclaimed non-biased historian. Men, no matter what era,
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Book Review On Ugly
UGLY! By Constance Briscoe "A True Story of a Loveless Childhood." I handed my school photograph to my mother. She stared from the photograph to me. 'Lord sweet Lord how come she so ugly. UGLY. UGLY.' Emotional and Physical abuse day and night all her adolescent life is what Constance Briscoe faced. This amazingly awe inspiring true story of the horrible life the writer had to put up with truly shows the strength of the
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On The Book Garbage Land
Elizabeth Royte wrote the book Garbage Land specifically to inform readers on the latest events that is damaging our environment. With so many facts, data and statistics, she hopes she can win her readers over. Garbage Land, is directly mostly towards the people who aren't aware of how the garbage that we throw away everyday is having a negative effect on our lives. The book has an enormous amount of information. Many people didn't
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Wizard's First Rule Book Review
Wizard's First Rule Book Review Wizard's First Rule starts off with a young man named Richard Cypher wandering in the woods of Westland. Westland is where most of the story takes place, along with the Midlands. Richard notices that the Boundary, a gateway to the underworld that also separate Westland from the Midlands, is breaking down. On his way back to tell the High Councilor, he sees a beautiful young woman running through the trees.
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To Kill A Mockingbird Movie Vs. Book
To Kill A Mockingbird By: Harper Lee There were many similarities and differences between the novel and the movie To Kill A Mockingbird.. Both book and movie involved a black man accused of raping a white woman, a court room trial, and the Finch family. The book and movie were different in many aspects. The movie followed the book very closely with the main events. For instance, Mayella Ewell and her father accused Tom Robinson
Rating:Essay Length: 277 Words / 2 PagesSubmitted: December 6, 2010 -
Book Review Of "Bait And Switch" By Barbara Ehrenreich
Bait and Switch by Barbara Ehrenreich takes a comical look at the troubles that plague "white collar" unemployed. This book offers an in-depth view of the Barbara Ehrenreich's struggle to get a "good job," which she defined as a job that would provide health care and an income of $50,000 a year.(6) This book was written in 2005 and is still up to date with the current unemployment problems. She uses her own experiences and
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Whale Done-Book Review
WHALE DONE- THE POWER OF POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS "The one thing competition can never steal from you is the relationship you have with your people and the relationship they have with your customers" Innovation is the key in business. However any new strategy, be it on price or service is immediately known by competitors and replicated. Copying is inevitable. This means that the only real competitive edge is the relationship you have with your employees and
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Why The Book "Night" Is Called That
Why is "Night" Called Night? Night is a book about a boy experiencing the Holocaust. But then why does the title seems to have no relation to the Holocaust? The simple word "Night" can mean anything, it could be a metaphor, or a "meta-more"; or a bunch of metaphors bundled into a single word. To a freshman in high school, the title seems to have many meanings, it could be the "dark" times that were
Rating:Essay Length: 409 Words / 2 PagesSubmitted: December 8, 2010 -
Book Analysis: Elie Wiesel's Night
Book: Elie Wiesel, Night "It's over. God is no longer with us." Ang "It's over. God is no longer with us." ang isa sa mga mabigat na binitawang salita ng isa sa mga "rabbi" na kasama ni Wiesel sa "concentration camp" noong nakaraang ikalawang digmaang daig-dig. Ang librong Night ay tungkol sa karanasan ng hudyo na si Elie Wiesel sa kamay ng mga Nazi. Bata pa lamang siya noong dinala siya kasama ang kanyang pamilya
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Why Are Biology Books Written With The Main Idea Of Evolution
Question: Why are biology books written as if everyone believes in evolution? I am a creationist, and I am offended by the way the text is written. I haven't taken biology for three years because the last text I read made fun of creationists as people who believe in the "pseudo-science." Judi Y Wu Answer 1: Biology is a science, and, as such, is based on the scientific method. As long as creationism is based
Rating:Essay Length: 730 Words / 3 PagesSubmitted: December 10, 2010 -
Book Withour Borders
Book Without Borders Real friendships are more than a stubborn act; they are actions that surround your soul in order to uncover the truth that you're seeking in a friend. Friendship, as understood in Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner, is a distinctively personal relationship that is grounded in a concern on the part of each friend for the welfare of the other, for the other's sake, and that involves some degree of intimacy. Given this
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Escobar: Development And Domination. Book Review
Development and domination. Escobar's one sided discourse. Book Review: Escobar, Arturo (1995) Encountering Development: The Making and Unmaking of the Third World. New Jersey: Princeton University Press Encountering Development: The Making and Unmaking of the Third World (1995), written by Arturo Escobar, has been a controversial book in development debates. The book establishes a critical reading of multiple ideas and practices that have evolved, since World War II, to form what Escobar calls the development
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Ministers Of Reform Book Review
Crunden, Robert M. Ministers of Reform:The Progressives' Achievement in American Civilization, 1889-1920. Basic Books, 1984. When a historian is asked to recall what they know of Progressivism does Robert Crunden's Ministers of Reform come to mind? Is it a useful tool for examining and interpreting this period in American history? In Ministers of Reform, Crunden displays his interest through a strong evaluation and exploration into the lives of twenty-one prominent progressives. He credits his
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Textbook Bias/History Books Usa
Textbooks are written supposedly with the purpose of addressing facts and topics defined by the educational systems to be the most crucial and valued for a factual and well-rounded educational experience. Not mass-marketed as editorials on how the rich white men remember things, this is too commonly how they some to be. Capitalism is defined as “an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit,
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Book Review: "God Of The Oppressed"
Book Review: “God of the Oppressed” James H. Cone “God of the Oppressed” is a history of the African American Struggle through the complex account of its author, James H. Cone. Written in 19, “God of the Oppressed” is the continuation of Cone’s theological position, which was introduced in his earlier writings of, “Black Theology and Black Power,” (1969) and “A Black Theology of Liberation” (19). This final account was put together and published as
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True North Book Review
Destiny, with credit to Professor Nettifee brought the book True North: Discover Your Authentic Leadership into my life and I want to bring it into the lives of others. More specifically those who may believe they weren’t born with the characteristics or traits to become a leader or those who have not found their passion or purpose in life; their “True North.” The book, written by Bill George and co-author Peter Sims, compiles a series
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War In Iraq Book Review
The End of Iraq Book Review Peter Galbraith, the former first ambassador to Croatia book writes, The End of Iraq, a book about the United State’s invasion of Iraq and what to do about the situation now. Galbraith writes, “My purpose is to argue a course of action by which the United States can extricate itself from the mess in Iraq …this strategy should be based on U.S. interests and reflect the reality that Iraq
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James Frey Book Report
I identify with; Lilly she’s kind hearted and listens, she has troubles in her life but knows how to keep them together for the most part. She helped James out a lot through out this story of his life. Lilly had her hard times, being an addict herself caused her much pain but she was still able to find someone and managed to help him even if her life wasn’t going as well as she
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Murder In Fuoogy Bottom Book Analysis
Murder in Foggy Bottom Book Analysis In the book Murder in Foggy Bottom, on one ordinary day three commercial planes crash seconds after they lift off. No one knows who is to blame, but will try to solve the mystery. The book starts with focusing on two individuals working around the United State's central command center, Washington D.C., Joe Potamos and Max Pauling and what they do preparing up to the largest terrorist attack the
Rating:Essay Length: 913 Words / 4 PagesSubmitted: December 12, 2010