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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Farewell to Manzanar Farewell to Manzanar is the story of a young Japanese girl who spends part of her childhood in a barbed wire camp trying to live a normal life. This book demonstrates how Jeanne Wakatsuki and her family fought to make it thought this harsh period of time at camp Manzanar. After the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor‚ president Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066‚ which gave power to the war department to declare which people were possible risks to the United States. “FBI deputies
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Maze Runner Book Report Thomas is the narrator and protagonist of the story. He arrives in the maze with no knowledge of who he is or was. He only remembers his name and nothing else about his life. Thomas proves to be brave and clever even though he only has a very limited memory of previous knowledge of the Maze. Since arriving in the maze‚ Thomas makes both friends and enemies and proves to be a leader among the other boys with him in the maze. Teresa is a teenage girl who mysteriously
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Stick Figure The book which I will be talking about‚ is an autobiography‚ Stick Figure‚ written by Lori Gottlieb. The setting of this book is Beverly Hills‚ in the year of 1978. The main character‚ Lori is an intelligent eleven year old girl. She is surrounded by people who live a lifestyle on being rich‚ doing diets and trying to be thin and surrounded by messages of the “perfect body” for women. Every female she comes across‚ from peer to adult‚ is on a diet‚ counts calories‚ avoids desserts
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Both Rainer Werner Fassbinder and Todd Haynes have drawn on Sirk’s film melodramas in their films. Discuss the differences and similarities between their uses of Sirkian melodrama in their films Ali: Fear Eats the Soul and Far From Heaven. In developing your analysis you should engage with theoretical debates about these filmmakers’s work and theories of melodrama‚ and you should support your analysis through close reading of the films Douglas Sirk‚ a Danish-German film director‚ is best known
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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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Drew Creek Persuasive Essay Favorite Book/Who Was Books Have you ever wanted to know more about someone famous in history? Well I have so I started reading Who Was Books. I think more libraries should have Who Was Books because they are educational‚ are true adventures‚ and are told in an exciting way. This is why I think you should read Who Was Books. These books are educational because you can learn all about someone famous in history in just 100 pages. Also‚ it is educational because you
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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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cuddle‚ like cats and dogs‚ and others just cool to have‚ like tarantulas‚ fish and snakes. Almost every household has either a cat or a dog‚ but most people do not realize the similarities and the differences between the two. Our pets are like humans‚ they all need to eat‚ drink‚ sleep and bathe. With every member of a family‚ there are expenses and responsibilities. This includes our pets. Cats need to eat every day and they have a clean‚ fresh litter box to use when needed. Cats usually do not
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