In the first part of the book Prebles’ “Art forms” by Patrick Frank is basically about the way you’re able to view the different types of art. Also about how when you look at a certain art piece you’re able to notice the structure of the art. In the first chapter of part one “The Nature of Art and Creativity” it’s talking about how we don’t always have to showing actions or feelings in a physical way. Many artist show there way of emotions and actions through paintings‚ theater plays‚ etc. They
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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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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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Book Title: The Giver Author: Lois Lowry Date of Publication: 2002 Publisher: Laurel Leaf (reprint edition) ANALYSIS I. Setting: In an isolated Arcadian community at an unknown time in the future II. Characters and Commentary: A. Jonas – The eleven year old protagonist (turns twelve at a point) who has “bizarre powers” and is chosen as the Receiver of Memory. He has a wide variety of interests. For a pre-adolescent‚ he is extremely wise‚ curious‚ thoughtful‚ and has a much deeper understanding
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administrators different ways to handle students who are just not easy to discipline because of personal reasons. Jeffrey Benson gives detailed stories of real life students who were truly challenging to the teachers‚ administrators‚ and other students. This book has lists of strategies and ways to develop individualized plans that help challenging students. The examples are also provided with stories that put the plans in action. Jeffrey Benson has recommendations at the end of every
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This riveting fiction based book took place in New York‚ the perfect place for a bioterrorist to drop his new engineered virus. The virus “Brainpox”-code name Cobra- was a mixture of a moth virus‚ smallpox‚ and Lesch-Nyhan disease (rare birth disorder). What this engineered microscopic monster did to people was horrific. Just to name a couple of effects of Cobra: violent seizures‚ blood blisters (mainly back of the throat)‚ victims brains were basically turned to near liquid‚ and the grimmest of
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Malcolm Gladwell is a self-reflection provoking book in which the author takes us by the hand and guides us through our mind on the unconscious side of things. To blink is to perform beyond the speed of light; a brief‚ rapid movement that is done in a quick flash and is typically unnoticeable. The book relates to this action through the examination of our minds and how we unknowingly react to high speed and on the spot situations. The thesis of the book is to convince a simple fact: that decisions made
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Of course Thorin is one of the most important character of this book‚ the entire book evolves around this very proud dwarf. Thorin is the one besides the very wise Gandalf with the most knowledge and intelligence about the mountain‚ Smaug and the treasure. Something that none of the dwarves could predict were the very many difficulties and setbacks they would have to challenge on their way to the treasure. Throughout the book Thorin is often described as a stubborn‚ bulging and stern dwarf but
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The Unwinding is the perfect title for this book. It portrays and revolves around the sad and unsettling history of the last four decades in the United States. His topic is the fall of the structure of the national government. Packer makes remarks regarding the unraveling of unspoken agreements about the limits to Wall Street’s greed‚ about what a congressman would or wouldn’t do for the right price‚ about what a company owes its workers‚ and what the wealthy should contribute in tax. As Packers
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The main theme of The Jungle is the evil of capitalism. Every event‚ especially in the first twenty-seven chapters of the book‚ is chosen deliberately to portray a particular failure of capitalism in Sinclair’s view‚ inhuman and violent. The slow total destruction of Jurgis’s immigrant family at the hands of a cruel and unfair economic and social system shows the effect of capitalism on the working class as a whole. As the immigrants‚ who initially possess an idealistic faith in the American Dream
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