Bram Stoker Bram Stoker (1847-1912) is best known as the author of Dracula. Abraham Stoker was born in Clontarf‚ Ireland in 1847. He was a sickly child‚ bedridden for much of his boyhood. As a student at Trinity College‚ however‚ he excelled in athletics as well as academics‚ and graduated with honors in mathematics in 1870. He worked for ten years in the Irish Civil Service‚ and during this time contributed drama criticism to the Dublin Mail. Despite an active personal and professional life‚
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Stolen by Lucy Christopher teaches its readers to not misinterpret someone’s demeanor on the outside but to look deeper within their soul and understand their perspective. To not praise someone based on what the look like on the outside without getting to know them on the inside. In the beginning‚ a sixteen year old teenager by the name of Gemma Toombs is struck by a guy from his looks and his icy blue eyes but comes to find out her drugged her. Later she calls him kidnapper‚ a psycho‚ and a stalker
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Pre-Reading Questions: 1. Why do you suppose the author chose to write a book such as the one you are reading? I think the author wrote this book because he knew that the Flyboys on Chichi Jima needed their story told. 2. Have you read any other books similar to this one? No I haven’t because this book gives an in depth detail of WWII. 3. Have you read any other books by this author? No I haven’t read a book by this author. 4. What do you know about the time period when this story
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A couple of years ago I read a book called Unwind. This book‚ written by Neal Shusterman‚ is about a boy that runs from his family. He ran from his family after they signed a contract to have his body harvested. Being “unwound” happened to be a decision that the parents made. Connor’s parents signed a contract without him knowing. After he found the papers in a drawer‚ he ran away to save his life. Throughout the book‚ Connor endures many challenges. His mental stamina allows him to outsmart juvey
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Thesis: To show the lives of four enlisted army officers‚ from World War II up to the Vietnam War. The book The Majors is one of a nine book series named Brotherhood of War. The Majors is book number three in the series. Through out this series the author (W.E.B Griffin) is trying to give people a better understanding of certain aspects of periods of time‚ the ranking system in the United States Military‚ and the life of four army officers. These officers where real people‚ but i have come to
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MockingJay Mockingjay continues right where Catching Fire left off. Katniss is extracted from the Quartell Quell along with others who were also in the Quarter Quell. One person who was not there was Peeta. Peeta is still missing‚ and Katniss is going to save him. Peeta sends the rebels a coded message warning them that the Capitol will attack them. The Capitol finds out‚ and responds to this by torturing Peeta. The Capitol continues the bombing of District 13 just as Peeta predicted
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Into the Wild by John Krakauer is a book about Chris McCandless and his journey in the wild. He was a smart person‚ but lacked certain survival skills. I believe he would have been alive if he had been more careful and studied more about wilderness survival. Chris McCandless went into the wild because he wasn’t satisfied with his life at home. He had a very privileged background and was doing great in school. Then he decided he was tired of it and left a life many people wish they could have. He
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The Stranger The book that I read was called The Stranger written by Albert Camus. The book is globally famous and was translated to many different languages and texts. The original was called L’Étranger which was written in French in 1942. The plot of this story involved a man in his late twenties or early thirties. The man’s name is Meursault. In the beginning of the novel‚ Meursault is notified that his mother had passed away in the nursing home that he occupied her to. Meursault’s income
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novel is Ellen Raskin. During her book there were major events that took place. Somewhere such as being forced to go somewhere‚ and finding out clues to the bombings that took place in the book. The book has one big setting that takes place in the Sunset towers where all the people live.The main events where very important because these were the very places the setting of the book took place. The things that took place in the book where pretty shocking. In the book a bomb goes off and one of the things
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development‚ a book by Thomas Keenan‚ is an intriguing book that covers predominant issues in development of a child. The book is written well and it offers an exceptional covers of developmental psychology theories and techniques. Notably‚ the author has provided a grounding of principles which directs theory and research in modern child growth. Evidently‚ the book reviews research methods and theories which are quite significant in gaining substantial knowledge in developmental psychology. The book is wonderfully
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