One of the things that have always been perplexing about the History of the United States is how the Civil War could end Slavery‚ but immigration issues still exist. Beyond Borders: A History of Mexican Migration to the United States delivers an abundance of information that contributes to the evidence of the ongoing issue. The author emphasizes ratiocinations on why Mexicans aim to live in the United States‚ what they are trying to escape from in Mexico‚ the restraints they are facing in the United
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1. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was a modern children’s novel‚ written in 1900. It educates young readers for the political (but not only) events in America in the 1890s. It metaphorically reflects on the collapse of the Populist movement. However‚ the novel teaches teenagers progressive and regressive political lessons. A good example of the progressive lesson could be a strike the eye visual images of Emerald city‚ silver slippers‚ and Yellow brick road. Baum had a special interest
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Philip Morrissey notices Benang as: Benang is distinguished in the first instance by its language: rather than self-conscious ‘beautiful writing’‚ Scott uses plain English‚ in a form determined by the complexity of the issues he deals with. The fineness of Scott’s writing is a guarantor of his integrity as a storyteller… As a post-contact Aboriginal Genesis‚ Benang considers Aboriginal and settler relationships over an extended time-frame‚ taking into account individual and communal histories‚ personal
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Daughter of Fortune is an inspiring piece of literature that captivates its audience by opening its doors to the life of a young Chilean girl who travels a long journey desperately to find her lover‚ Joaquin Andieta‚ in California during the Gold Rush of 1849. Eliza Sommers‚ when pregnant‚ endangered her life by smuggling herself on the obscure bottom of a ship headed to California‚ a society where people where driven crazy by gold fever. Eliza was raised in a British colony of Valparaíso‚ Chile
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In the book‚ Maniac Magee‚ Jerry Spinelli uses descriptive details‚ dialogue‚ actions‚ and thoughts to develop one of the main characters‚ Amanda. I can show that Amanda was friendly in the story. On page 11‚ Maniac runs into Amanda. Amanda had a suitcase full of books. Maniac asks for a book‚ and Amanda does give him a book. “Jeffrey pointed at the suitcase… ...Jeffrey gasped. ‘Books!’... …’Here!’” The "here" at the end of the sentence shows that Amanda was nice to give Maniac a book since Maniac
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Foortball Genius is a series of young adult sports novels written by former NFL player turned author and speaker Tim Green Tim Green spent years playing for the Atlanta Falcons as a star defensive end before he retired to start a writing career. The National Public Radio commentator‚ lawyer wrote the first novel Football Genius in the series in 2007. The realistic sports fiction novels was so popular among middle age sports enthusiasts that it was not long before the series of novels had expanded
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For this week’s assignment‚ we were assigned to read Bitter in the Mouth by Monique Truong. An exquisite novel‚ many of the themes and motives relate closely To Kill a Mockingbird from earlier in the semester. Additionally‚ Monique Truong’s background was captivating. Born in Saigon‚ Vietnam‚ Truong moved to Boiling Springs‚ North Carolina when she was seven years old. She spent the next four years in North Carolina learning English as well as experiencing first hand racism and discrimination. On
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Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler is a 2016 retelling of William Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew. The book was published as part of the “Hogarth Shakespeare” project by Random House. Tyler’s protagonist‚ Kate Battista‚ is just as strong-willed as Shakespeare’s Katherina. Likewise‚ both protagonists are prickly with those around them. Tyler opens Vinegar Girl with Kate in her garden her father‚ Dr. Battista‚ calls her on the phone. He forgot his lunch and would like her to bring it to him. Kate agrees
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Dream Team: How Michael‚ Magic‚ Larry‚ Charles‚ and the Greatest Team of All Time Conquered the World and Changed the Game of Basketball Forever was written by Jack McCallum‚ a reporter who witnessed and spent time with the Dream Team. From the title‚ you would think that’s all the book’s about‚ but it gets even deeper than that. Assembling the Dream Team‚ members of the Dream Team and what they did in their careers‚ The Dream Team and how everything went/was for them‚ and the end result of the Dream
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A main concept of the novel Silence of Stone‚ by Annamarie Beckel‚ is the protagonist‚ Marguerite de Roberval’s hunger‚ appetite‚ and desire for indulgence. This concept may be viewed and studied both literally and figuratively. Throughout her experience in the new world‚ she manifests her craving for love and must survive with very limited resources when she is stranded and left to her own devices on the Isle of Demons. In this essay‚ the literal meanings of hunger and appetite will be examined
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