Conduct Book Reflection You never get a second chance at a “first impression”; unless you’re told by a book how to make that impression. Pride and Prejudice is an extremely clever piece of literature written by Jane Austen in the early 1800s. She pokes fun at the times and criticizes the odd qualities which made this time period unique. Today‚ many of the viewpoints made in this book have remained the same‚ and some have developed and stretched as ideas. Austen’s take on conduct books for example
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The Protector The Protector‚ is a Christian Fiction book written by Dee Henderson. While reading the beginning of the book‚ I thought the book was just going to be a boring book about a firefighter‚ but after reading the entire book‚ I realized that there was much more than just the story of a firefighter. I really enjoyed how the author‚ Dee Henderson‚ portrayed Jack O’Malley‚ the firefighter‚ and his family of seven orphaned and abandoned teens who became a family‚ and changed there sir to O’Malley
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Book name: Lucky Six Getting the Message. Author: Rating: Why I like this book: I like this book because it is full of action and it’s a mysterious kind of book. When I first started reading this book I always liked thinking who would have been plotting this idea and it was kind of hard trying to find out who was helping them as in the book‚ there is only a name saying Guest not any other name and the person would only reply when it was night where Guest was sending it to. Lucky Six are a group
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Ranger’s Apprentice: The Icebound Land John Flanagan Random House Australia Children’s Books‚ 2006 266 pp.‚ $6.97; € 5.36 ISBN 978-0-399-24456-8 The Icebound Land is an adventurous fiction set in a gruelling country called Skandia and Gallica; a corrupt land with no ruler. It is the third book in the Ranger’s Apprentice series by John Flanagan. The book is an epic adventure that takes two faces; Will & Evalyn’s escape‚ and Halt’s & Horace’s search for them. It is full of suspense
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26 January 2013 Matthew Smith Reflective Essay The three books I read in the holidays personally affected me in more than one way‚ not only inspiring me to achieve my goals‚ grow in character‚ overcome difficulties and become more spiritual. The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin Sharma is a book which truly inspired me to stretch my imagination‚ dream further and to achieve my full potential. In his books he says‚ “The path to success is the hardest at the beginning‚ messiest in the middle and
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1491‚ which was published in 2005 by Vintage Books‚ is a subversive study that immensely alters most people’s understanding and knowledge of the Americas before the arrival of the Europeans in 1492. The nonfiction historical novel by Charles C. Mann explains about a new generation of researchers’ conclusions about the history of Native Americans before the arrival of Columbus. Mann uncovered many of the untold facts that have never been taught in traditional school. The primary point Mann is trying
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position. These points are; how Anton matured over time‚ how his surrounding places changed after the war‚ and how Anton held onto the events that took place in Haarlem‚ even though he as well as the places around him changed. Over the course of the book‚ Anton showed a significant amount of growth‚ from his childhood in Haarlem‚ all the way until he had reached an age that surpassed his own father in years. Anton was married
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Frankenstein By: Kailee Hood The story of Frankenstein has been told in many ways‚ through novels‚ movies and campfire stories. Mary Shelley’s version is by far the best one I have read yet. Shelley does such a wonderful job describing situations and subtlety hinting at women’s roles throughout the novel. Frankenstein is a novel I personally did not enjoy because of the eerie context‚ and what time period it was placed in. Mary Shelley did an excellent job writing Frankenstein because of
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Dracula The book Dracula was written by author Bram Stoker. It is about the journey a group of friends takes to rid the world of a master vampire‚ and the sorrows and danger along the way. It includes a heart wrenching struggle to believe in something only thought of in the darkest and most secluded portions of the mind. The book although set in London and the surrounding area for the most part‚ begins with Jonathan Harker’s journey to Transylvania. The rising action starts when he then
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When I first saw this book‚ I wasn’t really sure what to expect of it‚ Luna by Julie Anne Peters. I thought totally negative about this book‚ I should have known better‚ because it turns out to be by far one of my favorite books. I was thrilled as I continued to read and notice that this is an absolute unique book. Not because it’s about transgenders - who are people that feel as if they were ’born in the wrong body’ - but it’s because it’s in a different view of living in the fear of homophobia
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