Caribbean Civilization Book Report Title Of My Paper This piece seeks to examine and analyze John Campbell’s “Beyond Massa sugar management in the British Caribbean‚ 1770-1834” published by Calaloux publications. The book is set in the 17th to 18th century. It explores slavery on Golden Groove plantation in Jamaica highlighting that the main intention of the plantation was to make money of the African slaves’ labour. The author‚ John Campbell‚ since 2001 to present is a lecturer at the
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Book Report BY LCPL SCHAFTE‚ RYAN M TITLE: GATES OF FIRE AUTHOR: STEPHEN PRESSFIELD PUBLISHER: DOUBLEDAY PUBLISHED: 1998 PAGES: 400 COST: BASE LIBRARY The author utilizes his experience as a former Marine to create a story of camaraderie and dedication to one’s country‚ even at the cost of paying the ultimate price for a nation to be free from tyranny. The concepts of self-sacrifice‚ service‚ community‚ camaraderie‚ and duty are the thematic core of this historic novel. I believe this
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Jason Cucalon Book Report Basketball Junkie by Chris Herren and Bill Reynolds The book “basketball Junkie” is a Fantastic book it really is. This book is about a hometown high school superstar named Chris Herron on his journey from Fall River Massachusetts all the way to the Boston garden. Chris lived the dream of every kid who has ever bounced a basketball in their drive way. His accomplishments I believe is what really dragged me into the story. Just the fact that he wasn’t just an ordinary
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The Last Stand of Fox Company 1. In as few words as possible‚ what is this book about? This book is a true story about a company from 2nd Battalion‚ 7th Marine Regiment‚ during the Chosin Reservoir in November of 1950 when China was getting involved in the Korean War. The company had to hold a hill so that other Marine units could fight their way clear of the Chinese and make it to the coast to get out of North Korea. 2. What made you want to read it? It was suggested that I read it by
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The Hunger Games Book Report 1. State the title‚ author‚ and number of pages. The Hunger Games is a novel written by Suzanna Collins. The book consists of 374 pages. 2. Tell what the book is about. Describe the setting. The book is about Katniss‚ a sixteen year old girl‚ who lives in district 12 with her mother and her sister‚ Prim. Each year‚ the Hunger Games are held‚ and a boy and a girl from each district are chosen to fight to the death. Prim is chosen but Katniss volunteers to take the
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Helen Keller had so many obstacles throughout her life. She was blind and deaf. Still‚ she continued to live as normal of a life as she could. Keller made the most out of what she was dealing with. She helped many people by writing books and being a political activist (Wikipedia). We all could take advice from her to go out and do the things we want to do. If we don’t then we will regret it later. If you have wanted to do something for a long time‚ do it. Imagine you are at your deathbed and your
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Book Report Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak is a fictional novel telling the romantic story of Yuri Zhivago’s struggle to choose between two women within the backdrop of the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the Russian Civil War. The forces of this chaotic time greatly impact the characters and add to their dynamic growth throughout the story. Yuri Zhivago‚ the protagonist of the story shows the personal impact of these violent times which adds to the novel’s brilliant use of personal viewpoints
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Title: Camp X Author: Erik Walters Introduction: This book report discusses the plot‚ significant characters‚ setting (e.g.‚ time of the story took place‚ historical background)‚ problems and resolutions‚ themes or messages of the story. A reflection of the author’s writing style will be presented followed by a conclusion. Plot: This story talks about 2 young teenagers during World War II are spending an exciting and intense wartime summer in Whitby. Almost 12 years‚ George and 14 years old‚
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Mount St. Helens. Mount St Helens is a volcano in a national park in Washington State‚ USA. It had been thought to be dormant for many years‚ until in 1980‚ when it suddenly burst to life. On March 20th‚ the huge volcano suddenly ‘woke up’ when there was a 4.1 Richter scale earthquake‚ and over the next 28 days‚ there were hundreds of other recordable earthquakes. On the 25th March‚ there were 22 significant earthquakes in just 8 hours. On March 27th‚ a huge earthquake ripped a massive crater
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For the Historical Book Report I decided to read April Morning by Howard Fast. This book takes place in the beginning of the Revolutionary War. Adam Cooper‚ one of the main characters‚ is a fifteen year old who lives with his family in Lexington‚ Massachusetts. He is oppressed ( as the book says) by his father‚ Moses Cooper‚ which means to keep someone in subservience and hardship. Not only does Adam get watched over ‚ but his father questions whether or not his son is a man or not. This effects
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