1. Title: The Gift Of Valor 2. LCpl Olson‚ Zachary‚ M. 3. Author: Phillips‚ Michael‚ M. 4. Publisher: Broadway Books 5. Published: The Gift of Valor is the story of an ordinary young American‚ Marine Corporal Jason Dunham‚ who was mortally‚ wounded shielding his fellow Marines from a grenade. Dunham grew up in a working-class family in a small town in upstate New York. An indifferent student but an outstanding athlete‚ Dunham joined the Marine Corps right out of high school. The Marines fit him
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This book talk is on the novel‚ To Kill A Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee. The main characters in this story are Scout Finch‚ Atticus Finch‚ Jem Finch‚ Calpurnia‚ Dill Harris‚ Aunt Alexandria‚ Boo Radley‚ Bob and Mayella Ewell‚ and Tom Robinson. The protagonist in this story would have to Scout’s father‚ Atticus. He is the Maycomb attorney and state legislative representative who is assigned to represent Tom Robinson. Tom Robinson is a black man who is accused of raping and beating Mayella Ewell. However
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main character of the book‚ A Separate Peace‚ is Gene Forrester. He is in the senior class at Devon. He is widely known as the smart student who is always on time to class and always does his school work. Gene is a good choice as the main character of this book‚ but if the author would have chosen Finny as the main character‚ the book would have been different. Finny leaves Devon for an amount of time because he breaks his leg. Therefore‚ if he was the main character‚ the book would not have been placed
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Running and Crazy Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs in my opinion is one of the craziest books I have ever read. The events the take place in this man’s life are almost unimaginable‚ from living with a doctor to having a 33 year old boyfriend his life is definitely one to read about. Honestly it’s hard to tell if all of these events truly occurred or not. The book follows a boy named Augusten who lives with his parents; his mother reads poetry and wants to have her work published in
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Paper Towns by John Green Ever since Quentin Jacobs has known his adventurous and childhood friend‚ Margo Roth Spiegelman‚ he has been madly in love with her. After splitting apart during high school‚ Q finds her cracking open his window one night seeking for his assistance for an ingenious campaign of revenge on a couple of people who haven’t been on her good side lately. Of course Quentin follows thinking that this could possibly be the day that they reunite but surely enough he was incorrect
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She sets out in this book to tell the true story of Burr‚ as a dedicated soldier‚ an active politician‚ and occasionally as an innocent bystander to the mischief of his enemies. She shows us that Burr was not just the man who shot Alexander Hamilton and was tried for treason‚ he was much more. Isenberg is very passionate about her subject‚ which makes for an interesting read. However‚ this leads to a tremendous amount of
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B2 Planet of Slums essay During my summer vacation I was visiting New York City on one hot‚ humid day. As I was making my way to my destination I had to get on a train. This being my first time in New York City I wasn’t prepared for what I was about to experience. I was in a jammed packed train‚ so crowded I couldn’t even lift my arms all the way up without awkwardly touching someone. It felt like it was a hundred plus degrees and it also reeked a distasteful smell. For fifteen minutes I had
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Francisco‚ Danish soldier guarding Elsinore. Reynaldo‚ classmate of Laertes who Polonius asked to observe ad report on Laertes. The Gravediggers‚ the men who dig Ophelia’s grave. Plot Summary: ACT I Macellus and Barnardo discuss “the apparition”‚ inviting Horatio to see the ghost for himself. Before Barnardo can explain the previous sighting‚ the Ghost appears
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learning and doing an impressive job of identifying the resources he required. However‚ this is also a story about how‚ in the quest to achieve that goal‚ safety considerations can pretty much disappear. As a very young boy David begins to mix chemicals searching for some type of
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Gym Candy is a book written by Carl Deuker where it shows the ups and downs of the life of a football player‚ Mick Johnson. Mick Johnson was born into an athletic family of parents who were student athletes at the University of Washington. His dad‚ Mike Johnson‚ who used to play college football at Washington and made the NFL as a third-round pick to the San Diego Chargers out of college‚ got Mick into the sport of football at a young age. He taught his son all the fundamentals of the sport and got
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