The Chrysalids John Wyndham Book Report Static vs. Change: Waknuk did not want to change anything about their society‚ and wanted to keep fighting Deviations until the whole society was pure according to the way church and they think god says it. For this reason‚ they had no progress. More and more deviations were created in the society as‚ Waknuk wanting to stay the same grew. Example: The Sealanders say that they are against the Waknuk people because the Sealanders accept change‚ but the Waknuk
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My book report is on the book ‘Maniac Magee’ by Jerry Spinelli. The reason why I chose ‘Maniac Magee’ is because I love Jerry Spinelli books. They’re always very good. ‘Maniac Magee’ is kind of a ‘warm-your-heart’ book. I’ll tell you a little about the story‚ but not a lot‚ because I don’t want to spoil it for you! The story is about a young boy that runs away from his new home and the few new friends he meets along the way. Some of the characteristics about Magee are that he is sad a lot
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Literature may be a world away from home— getting caught up in the ballad of love or whisked away in the adventure. Despite that‚ one of the best qualities of it is also how much a person can take away from that story‚ regardless of the reality of it. Many books call for action; others provide a unique perspective that the reader can learn from‚ and moreover‚ just as history has foretold‚ it’s imperative to shift a tunnel-vision view to a funnel-vision view. What Sara Gruen may have intended to show in “Water
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The Sustainability of Experience — Investing in the Human Factor 28th Annual USSD Conference Portland‚ Oregon‚ April 28 - May 2‚ 2008 Hosted by Portland General Electric On the Cover Portland General Electric’s North Fork Dam‚ on the Clackamas River southeast of Portland‚ is a thin‚ variable-radius concrete arch dam with a maximum height of 207 feet and a thickness varying from 32 feet at the base to 8 feet at the crest. The spillway is a 200-foot-long gated ogee-type structure with
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Pirate Bay 1. Do you think The Pirate Bay can continue to survive in a global internet world? Why or why not? I think The Pirate Bay can’t continue to survive in a global internet world‚ because of all the competition; the new platforms‚ sites and stores you can legally download and buy your music from. Also because of all the lawsuits they get and a lot of countries have refused the internet service providers in their country to host The Pirate Bay or a link which refers to The Pirate Bay. Many
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Strauss and Professor Nemur‚ who are in charge of the experiment‚ suggested that‚ if possible‚ Charlie keep a journal and write a new entry every day. Flowers for Algernon is composed entirely of Charlie’s journal entries which he titles “progress reports”. At Donner’s Bakery‚ the other employees pick on him‚ but Charlie fails to understand that he’s the subject of the mockery and‚ instead‚ considers his co-workers friends. Charlie undergoes his surgery after a multitude of tests. The most prominent
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November 25‚ 2013 Period 6 Book Report #1 Character: Guy Montag Guy Montag is the main character who works as a firefighter doing the ironic. Instead of doing duty of putting out fire‚ he starts them‚ but he can’t be blamed for his duty. He was raised to believe and follow society and not question. Guy is a very determined‚ confused‚ rebellious‚ and is an eager for knowledge character. His determination is shown when he refuses to give up the books he was caught with and he risked
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Award Report By: Seth Love Grade: 7th Teacher: Language Arts Teacher Unknown Date: Sunday August 03‚ 2003 Time: 11:04 Bronx Masquerade’s setting varies from place to place. There are three main settings. A High School‚ the ghettos of the Bronx‚ and many mental settings that occur inside students’ heads. The setting usually occurs in the in the high school. More pacifically‚ Mr. Ward’s classroom. The reason is; Mr. Ward holds a in class poetry event called Open Mike Fridays. The book Bronx Masquerade
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The Outsiders By S.E. Hinton is about two rival gangs known as Greasers and Socs they are divided by their socioeconomic status. The Greasers are a group of boys from lower class.Their gangs were like their families because they were there for them and cared about each other. On the other hand the Socs were the rich kids. They lived on the Westside and were always getting drunk and looking for fights with Greasers.This story is told in first-person narrative by protagonist Ponyboy Curtis. Ponyboy
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History Book Report Name: Candy Au 4A (1) Date: 22 / 1 / 2014 War In The Trenches Written by Simon Adams‚ was published by Franklin Watts in 2004 Reflection: This book talk about what soldiers did in the World War One. They work in a trench which was under cover by darkness; the enemy could not see what was going on. That was the time to bring supplies forwards‚ send out patrols to reconnoiter enemy lines and undertake running repairs to the
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