The book I decided to do my book report on is The Last Olympian‚ written by Rick Riodarn. This book is set in Manhattan. There is a camp of halfbloods‚ or people with one mortal parent and one immortal parent. The titan lord‚ Kronos‚ has just been reborn and is trying to kill the people at Camp Halfblood. The main characters of the book are Percy‚ Annebeth‚ Nico‚ Luke‚ Kronos and other assorted campers. Luke had been taken over by the titan lord‚ Kronos. He was trying to
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In the 18th centruy‚ a war takes place in Colonial America known as the French and Indian war. British and French troops fight against eachother for control of the American colonies. The Mohicans assist the British while the Hurons assist the French. Chingachgook‚ his son Uncas‚ and Nathanial or Hawkeye‚ his adopted white son‚ are the members of the Mohican tribe. They were told by the British to travel to New York‚ where they would join Fort William Henry. Meanwhile‚ Cora and Alice Munro‚ Colonel
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The Last of the Mohicans “The Last of the Mohicans” by James Fenimore Cooper is a novel about the British-French war and the Indians who are allying the French. This novel is about people get to fort William safely. Heyward‚ a British general‚ is supposed to get Cora and Alice‚ the daughters of the Colonel Munro‚ safely to Fort William-Henry‚ but on his way there were complications. Hawkeye‚ Uncas‚ and the Mohicans came into the novel trying to help Heyward get to Fort William safely. Three
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"The Last Spin" "The Last Spin" by Evan Hunter is an interesting short story that makes the reader think about friendship‚ emnity and waste of life. The story is about two gang members‚ Dave and Tigo‚ who are made to play a suspenseful game of Russian Roulette. Through the use of features such as setting‚ characterisation and creation of tension‚ the author has managed to write a short but meaningful story. The story is set in a dark‚ cold basement. We can assume that it is in America because
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“Christ Preaching” By: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn [pic] The artist of “Christ Preaching” is Rembradnt Harmensz van Rijn. Christ Preaching is an etching and dry point on laid paper. This artwork is one of the finest examples of Rembrandts baroque style. This picture is worthy of very special study because it is reckoned by critics as one of the best of Rembrandt ’s etchings. Rembradnt Harmensz van Rijn was born on July 15‚ 1606‚ and he died on October 4‚ 1669. He was considered
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The Last Samuri Movie Review The Last Samurai‚ directed by Edward Zwick‚ starring actor Tom Cruise is based on the Japanese history during the end of the 18th century and the start of the 19th. The main focus of the movie is the transformation between a thousand year old tradition of a samurai soldier using a sword as his weapon‚ with the introduction of modern day weapons. During this time period‚ the Japanese communicated with various other cultures such as those of the French‚ English‚ German
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Romancing the Brick wall in Pausch’s Heart When I read the pages 57 – 79 in Pausch’s (2008) The Last Lecture‚ I was surprised and impressed by his expression to his great wife. Even though he continued to love his wife‚ Jai‚ he sometimes felt her to get over such obstructions as a big wall and formidable things. He wrote‚ “The most formidable brick wall I ever upon in my life was just five feet‚ six inches tall‚ and was absolutely beautiful. But it reduced me to tears‚ made me reevaluate my entire
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Grant Benick 10-16-14 AP World AP World History Free-Response Questions (DBQ) Buddhism was founded in India in the sixth century B.C.E and was brought into China by the first century C.E. Gradually winning converts‚ the fall of the Han dynasty in 220 C.E caused a period of political instability and disunity. There is the Buddhist who support Buddhism and praised the Buddha as their god. However‚ there were some people who are against Buddhism and didn’t like it as a religion so they went against
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national hero‚ Dr. Jose Rizal on the eve of his execution on Dec. 30‚ 1896. When Jose Rizal walked from his prison to the place of his execution‚ he not only walked proudly for himself‚ but he planted the seeds of pride for his people. His last words written in his cell “My Final Farewell” were an enduring life giving breath from a man who was about to breath no more. The poem was Jose Rizal’s goodbyes‚ first to his country‚ to his family‚ friends and loved ones. To his country he said in
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The Last Lecture Whenever you hear about a tragedy that happened like a car crash‚ someone getting cancer‚ a mass shooting‚ someone catching a simple disease and dying. You think to yourself for a second and say‚ “that’s terrible‚ why does stuff like that happen in this world. Then you think to yourself of course that would never happen to me. Reading this book and watching the video makes you think that stuff like this happens to ordinary people just like me. Randy Pausch was a very smart man
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