BOOK REVIEW The Alchemist Paulo Coelho Translated By Alan R. Clarke Published 2002 Harper Collins Publishers‚ UK 177 pp. Title: “Diamond Dreams-Struggling Souls” Reviewed by Syed Muhammad Hassan Askari In Alchemist‚ Paul Coelho tells the story of a boy who desires to travel the world to explore hidden treasures known to human beings. The author has written this book in two parts. First part deals with the dreaming of a boy about a hidden treasure near Pyramids in Egypt while second
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evil‚ why didn’t everyone see it that way? With in the mid 1800’s 2 people written books on slavery and why it should be discontinued. The first author is known as Harriet beecher stowe creator of uncle toms cabin. The second author is Hinton rowan helper creator of the impending crises in the south. With each book caused such a massive influence which caused so many followers towards abolition in the 1800s. Both books are similar and different in its view on slavery but still managed the same goal
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such as friendship‚ loyalty‚ drugs‚ gangs‚ abuse‚ urban blight‚ bullies‚ and self-esteem to name a few. More than entertainment‚ these books can be a powerful learning and coping tool when a struggling reader connects with credible characters and a compelling storyline. Anne Schraff About the Author Award-Winning Author‚ Anne Schraff‚ published her first book when she was just a teenager. Discovering her love for writing at such a young age‚ Anne used her personal experiences‚ living amidst
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22June2012 Banned Books Banned books are becoming more current in this day of time. People often do not understand the challenge of books or why a book is being banned. Ken Petrilli‚ the author of “Banned Books Week: Celebrating You (and Celebrating Your (and Your Teens!) Freedom to Read” in the Young Adult Library Services summer of 2009‚ talks about how he understand‚ how the parents feel about some books being banned. He also advised ways to make displays for banned books week. Petrilli is a
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Book Analysis Jonathan Livingston Seagull I. Introduction This story is about Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach. Richard Bach is an American writer. He was part of 141st Fighter Squadron in ASAF as a F-84F pilot. He was widely known as the author of the hugely popular 1970’s best sellers Jonathan Livingston Seagull‚ Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah and others. His books espouse his philosophy that our apparent physical limits and mortality and merely
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Summary of the books of the Old Testament Books Exodus The book of Exodus is a narrative account but also a book containing the laws of God. A few of the key events that happened in this book are when Moses was put in the river because
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Reading a book is one of the best forms of entertainment a person can have. Books can take you places to a time and lifestyle that you will never visit or experience. I remember the old show called “Reading Rainbow” and it lyrics were gave a very interesting take on books they went like this: “I can twice as high take a look‚ it’s in a book A Reading Rainbow‚ I can go anywhere‚ Friends to know and ways to grow‚ Reading Rainbow‚ I can be anything take a look it’s in a book.” Those lyrics are so true
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Each year‚ libraries across the United States report hundreds of challenges. The leading causes for contesting a book are sexually explicit content‚ offensive language and inappropriate subjects for minors [source: American Library Association]. Only a minority of the requests actually make it through to banning the book from its respective library. The Catcher in the Rye. The Scarlet Letter. Huckleberry Finn. Harry Potter. The Diary of Anne Frank. Animal Farm. To Kill a Mockingbird. The Da Vinci
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with him‚ to losing her close friend John Barton from suicide. There are many themes in the novel such as Family‚ Relationships‚ Search for identity and MULTICULTURALISM. The narrative conventions seen in the novel Looking for Alibrandi have shaped my response to the theme of MULTICULTURALISM seen in the novel. In the novel‚ MULTICULTURALISM IS expressed through characterization. For instance‚ Anna is one of Josie’s friends who are from a different culture. There is also Seraphina who is Italian
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The Book Thief Essay Mark Zusak’s novel‚ The Book Thief‚ was better than the film‚ as it dives deeper into the various perspectives and personalities of the characters. It builds up the character of Max‚ and the minor characters (such as the Holtzapfel family) build up the story. By reading this story‚ you learn about the themes of mortality and the power of words which aren’t as present in the film. Max‚ in the film‚ appears to be nothing more than another helpless and weak Jew. He is in hiding
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