Haley Krough Mr. Hallgren English II 4th 02-07-10 Elijah of Buxton Christopher Paul Curtis wrote Elijah of Buxton‚ a Newberry Honor book. This story takes place in the town of Buxton‚ Canada during the mid 1880’s. Elijah of Buxton is told in first person point of view with Elijah being the main character. Elijah‚ an eleven-year-old boy‚ was the first child born free in the town of Buxton. Cooter is Elijah’s best friend‚ but would sell him out in a second to save his own skin. The Preacher
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Silent Spring 1. A. I was captivated with the way Carson began the book with the imaginary town that had suffered plagues due to pesticides. She then went on to say that these were based off real events that happened all over the country. Also it was fascinating how much Rachel Carson new about carcinogens and the ill effects of pesticides such as cancer and birth defects. This was at a time when this was not a wide spread fact. B. The protagonists in this novel are nature and the public
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took six years for Capote to investigate and write‚ and it put an incredible amount of pressure on Truman‚ so much so that he never published another book again. Even though in cold Blood doesn’t have a great ending‚ the book was worth reading because of the intriguing plot‚ dark tone‚ and the interesting characters. One reason for why I liked the book‚ In Cold Blood‚ is because of how good Capote portrays the characters. More than any other character‚ he does this with Perry. It is part of him to
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into the middle of a raging battle‚ a battle that lasts for 3 long days. The book Killer Angels by Michael Shaara does just that‚ introducing the reader to the Battle of Gettysburg in detail. Killer Angels elaborates upon the 5 days surrounding the Battle of Gettysburg in the Civil War‚ using key points of view from both Confederate and Union sides toshow the reader the brutal nature of war. Michael Shaara also uses this book to show how someof the generals were good friends before the war‚ and that
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A Northern Light book report Honors Literature Main Character Mattie Gokey | The main character in A Northern Light is Mattie Gokey. She has thin brown hair and lots of freckles scattered along her pale face. Her hair is a simple plain brown‚ the same color of her eyes. Her hands are rough and unshapely from days of long‚ hard work on her father’s farm. She is small‚ but strong. She is 16 years old‚ and loves writing. Mattie likes to “collect words.” Every day she gets out the dictionary
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Victoria Conrardy Mrs. Lord A.P. English 11 February 21‚ 2013 AP Book Project Part One Introduction 1. Title-Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America is significant because Ehrenreich does explain how many do “survive” off of minimum wage which really is not much. 2. Author-Barbara Ehrenreich is seventy-one years of age and is a widely-read and award-winning columnist and essayist‚ and author of 21 books which include: Blood Rites; The Worst Years of Our Lives; and Fear of
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Class:AAS 101 Date: 5/15/2012 Final In the book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks‚ Rebecca Skloot is searching for the identity of Henrietta Lacks. In the movie Antwone Fisher Antwone is in turn seeking his own identity. Discuss some of the parallels‚ similarities or differences between the book and movie. Usually when talking about a movie or a book‚ it hard to discuss the similarities and the differences. Because sometimes a movie can be more influencing than a book and vice versa. When
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BOOK REPORT 4th Year (Story/Novel) Name: Yr. & Sec.: I. Title‚ Author‚ and Copyright “Remains of the Day” by: Kazuo Ishiguro‚ 1999 II. Summary of the Story/Novel The novel opens with Stevens‚ the head butler at Darlington Hall‚ preoccupied with the idea of a journey which he foresees to take him through much of England’s finest sites. This journey has been a suggestion put to him by Mr. Farraday‚ his present employer. Not taking this suggestion seriously at first‚ Stevens reconsiders
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Process Paragraph Banana Walnut Bread One of my children’s favorite treats is homemade banana walnut bread. As long as there is a cup of milk to accompany the treat my kids are ready to eat. Most of the time my whole family makes them to enjoy quality time together. Banana walnut bread not only brings us together‚ but it provides us with a yummy treat for our dessert after dinner. Usually my wife makes sure to have enough ingredients for all four of us‚ and we make a list of any missing ingredients
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Joshua Wilson ENL 095-206 Illustration Paragraph I think my biggest fear this semester would have to be the fear of failure. Don’t misunderstand me it’s not the everyday little things that I’m afraid of failing at. I guess more than anything it’s the fear of failing at college as a whole. Now I realize that a select group of you guys will shrug and have a good laugh about how someone could be afraid of that. Okay tough guys let’s see if I can’t shake you up a little. Picture yourself
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