Fourteen-year-old super spy Alex Rider swings back into action in Point Blank‚ the second in the thus-far six-book series written by Anthony Horowitz. This time he’s matched against a South African madman‚ Dr. Grief‚ and his sadistic second-in-command‚ Mrs. Stellenbosch‚ who run an elite school high in the French Alps for trouble-making teenagers. For those who may not know who Alex Rider is‚ he was dragged into the spy business by his uncle’s murder in the first book‚ Stormbreaker. Alex lost his parents
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the second book in the Alex Rider series. The story tells us about Alex Rider a teenager who was made spy after his uncle Ian Rider Died. Alex is sent on a mission to the point Blanc academy as the son of a very rich person David Friend. The academy of Point Blanc acts as a finishing school for the rich people’s son. Alex’s mission is to investigate whether two murders of very rich men who both sent their sons to the finishing school are related with this academy. When Alex reaches this academy he
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Well his name is Alex Rider. Stormbreaker‚ written by Anthony Horowitz‚ is an adventure fiction and thriller novel targeted towards teenagers. It was published on the 4th of September 2000. Stormbreaker holds the battle between Good and Evil‚ between a young teenager named Alex Rider who is determined on stopping the main antagonist Herod Sayle. Herod Sayle‚ the main antagonist‚ is trying to kill every young school child in Britain because of past bullying experiences. Though Alex Rider‚ the protagonist
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Alex Libby‚ a teen activist‚ has been bullied from sixth to eighth grade. He has been regularly punched and kicked almost every day‚ on the bus and sometimes in school. “I stand for the silent‚” is a popular quote associated with Alex Libby himself.Even though Alex was bullied all through middle school‚ he rose up and decided to join a movie called “Bully” and another movie “The bullying effect.” Today‚ Alex is still an intern at The Bullying Effect in NYC. As of today‚ he is still in high school
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Alex Sander is a highly motivated product manager for the Toiletries Division of Landon Care Products‚ Inc.‚ a cosmetics products company headquartered in Connecticut. Alex was brought to the company by owner Sam Glass with the expectation of shaking up the product team and creating waves through his relentless work ethic. The young manager‚ undaunted by any learning challenge‚ has successfully lead his team through the rebranding of two national skin care products in just over a years’ time. A recent
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1) Investigate the 360 feedback system as a performance evaluation tool. List key advantages and problems associated with this method. 360 degree feedback system as a performance evaluation tool as long as the understanding of its intent is understood. “There are three key steps in the successful implementation of 360 degree feedback systems in an organization. The three steps are that it must fit the organizations culture‚ make it psychometrically sound‚ and used with care” (“Best Practices”‚
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Written by James Patterson‚ Pop Goes The Weasel is about a Washington D.C. police officer Alex Cross‚ who is trying to catch the most explosive and dangerous serial killer he has ever faced. If there is something to be learned from this book‚ it is that looks can be deceiving. This is because the killer in the novel also leads a normal life as a British ambassador with a wife and two kids. Pop Goes The Weasel is an exciting thriller full of imagery‚ irony‚ and foreshadowing that keeps you on the
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Comparative Assignment Report We chose to compare Vincent Van Gogh’s ‘Starry Night’ painting to Alex Ruiz’s ‘Starry Night’ digital painting‚ and then to compare Van Gogh’s ‘Starry Night’ painting‚ to Van Gogh’s ‘Starry Night Over the Rhone’ painting. We agreed on Vincent Van Gogh because we were inspired by his ability to create such breathtaking pieces of art which managed to make him an artistic icon‚ despite the numerous mental illnesses that he suffered from throughout his life. Vincent
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novel‚ titled Albert Bridge. I will explain how Horowitz uses writing techniques to keep the reader engaged and how he completely shifts the plot in this extremely important section where Alex Rider is shown the video of Albert Bridge. Horowitz starts this chapter by describing the large room Mrs Rothman leads Alex to at the hotel in Positano. “There was no bed‚ just two chairs and a trestle table with a video player and some files”‚ Horowitz describes. He then engages the reader with direct speech
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Plot James Patterson should be included in an anthology because he has mastered the art of description and plot. He’s capable of creating lives in his books like no other author from past or present. He has created a fictional world inside of his Alex Cross series‚ where many fans of his like to live. With each new book he can fill a mind with unbelievable detail and imagery. A small two book series‚ nicknamed the “bird books”‚ blew away many critics. With this mini-series he ventures into biotechnology
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