ZAPP book report 11/24/09 ZAPP The Lightning of EMPOWERMENT‚ by William C. Byham Ph.D. and Jeff Cox presents a story of different problems that managers/supervisors face and how they deal with the problems. The book shows how an autocratic supervisor would deal with a problem compared to a participative supervisor would handle the problems. The story shows the contrast between a supervisor that ZAPPS (empowers) her employees and a supervisor that SAPPS his employees by his interactions and
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Hurd‚ Robyn-Alexis Prd. 3 Book Report: Guts by: Gary Paulsen General Information If I could rename this book‚ I would probably call it Close Calls because Gary Paulsen‚ the main character‚ has survived countless dangerous situations that should have ended with his death. The main setting‚ where most of those incidents have occurred‚ is the woods of Minnesota and occasionally Alaska. To me‚ it feels that Paulsen is just as amazed at his
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Book Report Format [50 pts] Standard: Writing Application 2.2 Demonstrate an understanding of significant ideas in a text Requirements: Typed‚ 3-5pgs‚ double-spaced‚ MLA format‚ separate title page Instructions: Follow the outline listed below to properly construct your paper. Also make sure to cite at least three parts of your book within your report. Topic Format: I. Introduction a. Answer the following questions about the story: i. What is the book’s plot? (provide a
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Book Review: Always the Sun by Neil Cross Always the Sun is one of Neil Cross’s famous books. It is first published in Great Britain by Scribner last 2004. Neil Cross was born in Bristol in 1969‚ His other novels are Burial‚ Captured‚ Holloway Falls‚ Christendom‚ and Mr. In-between. He lives in New Zealand with his wife and two sons. Always the Sun is a great novel that talks about a typical yet wonderful relationship between a father and his son. To tell shortly its plot or its main story
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The Pearl By: John Steinbeck Book Report THE PEARL John Steinbeck was born in February 1902 in Salinas‚ California and died in December 1968. Steinbeck enrolled in Stanford University however he never graduated. After an unsuccessful try to establish himself in New York he returned to California to do what he did best: write. Steinbeck’s first novel was published in 1929 but his first critical success was achieved with Tortilla Flat which won the California Commonwealth Club’s Gold Medal
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Ishmael The theoretical perspective I plan to use when evaluating the book Ishmael by Daniel Quinn is the structural / functionalist perspective because it evaluates the subjects that are valued highly in Ishmael. The structural / functionalist perspective consists of a sociological paradigm that all aspects of social life have different levels that enable everyone within the system to find stability‚ order and meaning. Ishmael taught me a lot about the way society is and how Takers and Leavers
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Book Report On “GRENDEL” By: John Gardner Submitted By: Ian Gabriel Benetua Submitted To: Ma Graziella Sigaya Part I Setting: There are two main locations in which the story takes place. 1. Grendel’s Cave – A cave wherein Grendel stays to rest. He lives together with his mute mother. It was surrounded by the remains of dead carcasses and human bodies. The cave was dark and emitted a disgusting smell. Grendel was not happy living in such a place fit for animals. He thought of himself
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Throughout the book Skeeter is fighting for the civil rights of the black maids that have worked for her and her mates‚ by writing a book of the terrible stories that the have been through. Throughout the book there were many issues and actions that people did were interesting to read about and the opinions that different characters had on them. One of the biggest issues in the book that I think is how racist the whites are towards the black‚ throughout the book the blacks are always being treated
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Book report THE GODFATHER The novel God Father is written by Mario Puzo. Mario Puzo is a professional writer from an Italian immigrant family. When he was young‚ he lived in a slum in New York with his parents‚ so crime may be a normal state of affairs where they lived. Yeas later when Mario became a professional writer‚ that part of experience gave him the inspiration about this famous novel---God Father. He also published some other books‚ but none of them was as popular as God Father. This
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Angelina Tambunan ACCT 508 Book Report ‘The Goal’ I. Summary The story takes place at a fictitious town called Bearington where the Uniware manufacturing plant of the UniCo Company is situated. Whatever products the plant manufactures was not mentioned in the novel. The plant is headed by the plant manager Alex Rogo who is also the lead character of the novel. The problems begin when one upset customer approaches Alex’s boss‚ Bill Peach about a very late order. Actually Alex’s plant has
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