The novel Forgotten Fire, by Adam Bagdasarian is about a 12-year-old boy named Vahan Kenderian. His father is a successful lawyer who believes that Vahan needs to build a better character. This book takes place during the Armenian genocide. When Vahan is separated from the rest of his family, he has to rely on the kindness of others in order to survive.…
Fire is one of the many symbols represented in Fahrenheit 451. Fire can be observed as both renewal and destruction. The biggest reference to fire is at the end of the novel when Granger explains to Montag the meaning and existence of the Phoenix. Granger explains that every few hundred years, a Phoenix will appear and burn himself to ashes. The Phoenix would then spring out from the ashes to be born again. Granger compares this reference to mankind and how it destroys himself, only to be rebuilt. The Phoenix is a symbol of renewal.…
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness is an autobiography by Susannah Cahalan documenting her month-long stay in a hospital, where later she had no memory of being. Before her hospital visit, Susannah found two red bumps on her arm, but being in New York City, she assumed that they were bedbugs. She became obsessed with the idea that her apartment was infested, but an exterminator confirmed that she didn’t have them.…
In the writings of William Manchester in “A World Lit Only By Fire”, Manchester uses the first two sections of his book to provide a background for the third section. In general, the first section explains the background and causes of the renaissance, and the third section explains the effects of the renaissance and what parts of the renaissance inspired the changes that were applied to history then and now. Manchester explained the life of the lavish and the peasants versus explorers, like Ferdinand Magellan, Christopher Columbus, and more. To understand the context of the third section of the book, the reader should understand the reasonings for the changes, being that Europe just transitioned from the Dark Ages with poverty to a new age…
In 1957, Central High school was a school that was segregated. The school allowed nine African-Americans to go to the school and graduate from Central. Carlotta LaNier is the author of “A Mighty Long Way”. This book talks about how she was a part of the Little Rock Nine and how she and her family survived from there house being bombed during her high school life. During the integration of Little Rock Central High school in 1957, the media both illuminated events and pointed an inaccurate or incomplete picture of events.…
Imagine a world in which our brains were not needed, books were forbidden, and in which passion was dismissed as odd. If it was real, you would probably run as far away as you could from that world, as portrayed in the book Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. I know I would. But what if I told you that our world is not so different from that world? I believe that Fahrenheit 451 tells us that our present world is well on the road of becoming like the dystopian world of the book because of similarities in both worlds, such as advancing technology, media, and changes in human interaction.…
The book I read during the summer for world history was Gates of Fire, written by Steven Pressfield. Essentially, this book is about the Battle of Thermopylae and the events that took place during those times. The author is trying to tell the story through one’s perspective. In this book, one learns of the conditions at the battlefield during war and how it was to go to war as a young man. This book highlights many details in the battles fought in the times of the Battle of Thermopylae. Specifically, the book highlights the gore and death that occurs in the battles.…
Caspar realized that he left his stuff outside, and wanted to go out to get them. Everyone in the house warned him to just leave it outside but he said that he needed his stuff because there were important stuff in there. The people who warned him let him go and Caspar quickly ran out to get his stuff. When he came back in, Caspar was wet from the rain. Everyone got freaked out and told Caspar to stay by the door and to not come any closer. Caspar told them that he was fine and that he didn’t feel anything from the rain. Everyone was still scared, and after a few minutes, Caspar’s skin got red and spotty. Caspar, staying at the door, started to scratch himself and his skin started to peel off. Caspar started to scream as the infected rain went deeper into his skin.…
Although he was strong mentally and physically, his overall strength was vital to him because that was the purpose for his accomplishments. Without it, he wouldn’t be the hero he is. Fighting Grendel is a perfect example of this because his overpowering strength turned out to…
I received a copy of Trail by Fire by Josephine Angelini from Pan Macmillian in exchange for an honest review, this has in no way influenced my thoughts and feelings about the book.…
This month I read the book, Stormbreaker, by Antony johnston. It is a graphic novel that does not have page numbers. I chose to read this because i like graphic novels, and this is the first book in the series.…
In the poem ‘Fire and Ice’ Robert Frost explains how the world will end by either fire or ice. The poet uses these two primal elements to serve as a metaphor for the destructive powers of the universal human emotions. ‘Desire’ which he associates with fire, and ‘hate’ which he associates with ice. The poet uses the first person singular and concludes that from personal experience he sides with the people who believe the world will end in fire. But, after analysing his experience with hate, he concludes that ice would be equally as destructive. Frost effectively communicates the central focus of the poem which is how desire and hate are equally as powerful in bringing the destruction of the world. Frost uses an irregular rhyme scheme, simple language and a carefree attitude towards these particular destructive forces to signify the importance of how each emotion is equally as destructive.…
There are 5 sections to this book report. Each section is worth 20 points. Do not skip a section. Each section is important to show your understanding of the book you read.…
Four Weddings and a Funeral was the most successful film of 1994. All over the world, people were charmed by this romantic English comedy. The Penguin Reader version has been written from the novelization of the film, and is a very, very funny book. Charles is a charming and good-looking young Englishman, with a delightful group of friends. But he has a problem – although he loves women, he just doesn’t want to get married. Also, he’s rather shy. He meets Carrie, a beautiful and sophisticated American woman, at a wedding, and although it’s obvious he likes her, he’s much too shy to make advances to her. So Carrie has to make the first move. A romantic comedy begins, as the couple meet at three more weddings and a funeral. One of the weddings is Carrie’s, but it’s not Charles who she’s marrying. One of the weddings is Charles’s but he’s not marrying Carrie. Finally, Charles finds the courage to declare his love, when he realizes that he can’t live without Carrie.…
As per the preface, Arun Tiwari had worked with Dr. Kalam for over a decade and was involved in the project on Akash missile airframe. Arun Tiwari was so fascinated by Dr. Kalam’s range of ideas and thought process that he decided to pen down Dr. Kalam’s recollections before they get buried irretrievably under the sands of time.…