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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Discussion Questions: The Book of the Dead 1. Why are Annie and her father in Florida? 2. Where does Annie’s father go when he leaves the motel‚ and what does he do? 3. What surprising information does Annie’s father give her about his past? 4. Why does Annie hold back from promising to make another statue for Gabrielle Fonteneau? Thinking Critically 5. How does a particular historical period shape the events of this story? Could you imagine similar events happening in the lives of people who
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A Book Review: Work and Motivation Missouri State University Work and Motivation published in 1964 by Victor Vroom is a compilation of studies done by researchers in social psychology. Vroom’s main purpose for writing Work and Motivation was to link what has already been done in the field of social psychology into a piece from which future research could be derived. Work and Motivation is divided into five parts‚ the introductory speaks about the cognitive model‚ which funnels the
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I. Title of the book Memoirs of a Geisha II. Publication Information Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group‚ 1997‚ 448 pages. III. Genre “Memoirs of a Geisha” is classified as a History novel. It’s novel that has its setting a usually significant period of history and that attempts to convey the spirit‚ manners‚ and social conditions of a past age with realistic details and fidelity (which is in some cases only apparent fidelity) to historical fact. IV. Author of the book Arthur Golden V
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The book that I will be telling you about is called‚ “Red Sky in the Morning” which is by Elizabeth Laird. Elizabeth Laird wrote this book because of her brother Alistair. Ben plays the role/part of Alistair (Elizabeth’s brother). The other characters in the book are made up. The story starts in Anna Peacock’s house when Anna is 12 years old. Anna is really excited when her mother announces that she is going to have a baby. She felt that this was her chance to show everyone that she was grown up
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himself‚ the book entitled “Beyond Massa- Sugar Management in the British Caribbean 1770-1834‚” examines the daily operations on the plantation including the lifestyle of the superior Europeans and the enslaved Africans during the seventeenth and eighteenth century. The book is inclusive of an in depth study of chattel slavery on the sugar estate of the British Caribbean. Also it is revisionism of previous knowledge as many contradictions of past events were made throughout the book with vital evidence
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Book Summary Beginning chapter one with citing one of the ten commandments‚ “Thou shall not steal‚” Wayne Grudem sets the stage of what is about to come; a black and white analysis on how having business success does not necessarily make you fall short of being a “good” Christian. As a well-known‚ very credible Christian theologist‚ one may wonder why Grudem would venture out to right a book solely about business. “Business for the Glory of God‚” looks at business ownership‚ profitability‚ money
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Practical Book Review: Why Don’t We Listen Better? Patty Smith Liberty University SUMMARY! Petersen breaks down the communication process in five parts. These areas come are separate and work together in different ways. Petersen breaks down the communication process so it easy to understand. Flat brain theory of emotions tells of how the mind and emotions interact (Petersen‚ 2007). Pictures are provided to provide visual perspective of where the logic is. The stomach represents feelings
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extremely complex so I couldn’t do it without so much detail. SORRY! D: The Host By Myah Dalton A riveting dystopian novel with dreamed up characters‚ Melanie and Wanderer‚ written into something amazing by Stephanie Myer becomes the extraordinary book‚ “The Host.” In a land thousands of years from now there is an earth‚ among this earth is a civilization occupied by human bodies‚ but their minds are occupied by peacekeeping‚ for lack of a better word‚ aliens. They call themselves souls and they
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INTRODUCTION a. BACKGROUND This modern inspirational classic book entitled Tuesdays with Morrie written by Mitch Albom has changed millions of lives. This book tells about the story of an old professor named Morrie Schwartz who is suffering from a disease called amyothopic lateral sclerosis (ALS)‚ it is a brutal unforgiving illness of the neurological system. And it has known no cure. Morrie’s doctor guessed he had two years left‚ but he knew it was less. But despite of knowing that
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