Integrated Montessori Center SY: 2013-2014 Book Report of The Trojan Wars Submitted by: Natasha Beatriz Ancheta III- Radon Submitted to: Teacher Orlando C. Pascual I. Introduction a. Biography of the Author Edith Hamilton was a well-known educator and author. She is recognized as the “greatest woman Classicist”. She was sixty-two years old when The Greek Way‚ her first book‚ was published in the year 1930. Hamilton had not yet been to Greece and was only writing about Greek mythology through
Premium Trojan War Greek mythology Iliad
But is it easy to keep your word in certain situations? The mythical stories characters endure things that human beings shouldn’t go through. Some characters overcome deaths while others couldn’t. The Princess Bride is a wonderful and aggressive book that consists of love‚ adventure‚ deaths‚ near death experiences‚ revenge‚ and more. In The Princess Bride there are two main characters (in my opinion) and a few of major characters. The main characters in the story are Buttercup and The Man in Black
Premium Inigo Montoya Near death experience
John Adams‚ by David McCullough The book‚ John Adams‚ by David McCullough‚ is a powerfully written biography of one of our nation’s greatest heroes. This biography explores Adams’ life in great depth‚ unveiling a side to his life unbeknownst to those who have never studied his life in great detail. Through diary entries‚ letters‚ and various other documents‚ the reader grasps a sense of what Adams’ day to day life was like‚ and is also able to grasp the enormity of his lifetime accomplishments
Premium John Adams United States United States Declaration of Independence
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
Premium United States Marine Corps Marine Royal Marines
I read the book Win Forever by Pete Carroll. I chose this book because of the tremendous success that Pete has had in his career as a coach. I wanted to be able to emulate what he has had in his football career into my career as a cheerleading coach. Since this is only by second year as coach this would be the time where I can learn from other peoples mistakes and victories. Pete Carroll (2008) said that‚ “Competition would become the central theme of the program‚ and our day-to-day thinking would
Premium Leadership Coaching Management
children on there way to school thinking its going to be a normal day. They have a terrifying‚ dangerous‚ and unexpected surprise coming their way. The book 19 minutes tells the story of several kids on their way to school. Further in the book a policeman gets a call that says there have been shots fired at the local high school. This book is a lot flashback about when Peter or the shooter was younger. One flashback told the story about when Peter made fun of a girl in sixth grade for poor reason
Premium Education Gun Thought
Smells Lumber mill. When they arrived at the location‚ the children know that they will have to work at the mill‚ but as fragment of the agreement‚ their new custodian‚ Sir ‚they called it Sir because his name was so long that nobody pronounces it right‚ will try to keep Count Olaf‚ their nemesis‚ away. They encounter Sir’s more concerned partner‚ Charles‚ who show them the library‚ which contains three books‚ one about the past of the lumber mill‚ the other one is about the town structure‚ also one
Premium Industrial Revolution Factory Working class
they realized their business was hurting. Fortunately‚ the Carter Warehouse was bought by Archer Daniels Midland Company. This helped pull them back on their feet. Jimmy began writing a book from his memoir he wrote while in the White House. Since that time Jimmy Carter has been the author of twenty-nine books. In 1982‚ he became a professor at Emory University in Atlanta‚ Georgia. In partnership with the university‚ the Carter Center was founded. The center is related to the subject of protection
Premium Jimmy Carter President of the United States
as a trilogy. The story began as a sequel to Tolkien’s earlier fantasy book The Hobbit and soon developed into a much larger story. It was written in stages between 1937 and 1949‚ with much of it being written during World War II. It was originally published in three volumes in 1954 and 1955‚ and has since been reprinted numerous times and translated into at least 38 different languages‚ becoming one of the most popular works in twentieth-century literature. J.R.R. Tolkien While John Ronald
Premium The Lord of the Rings Frodo Baggins One Ring
Born to Fly is a book about a girl named Bird McGill who lives in a small town. She and her father are very close to each other because they both share a common interest. They both love flying airplanes. Bird is pretty good at flying them but still working on how to land them safely on the ground. But when her world falls apart because the Japanese hit Pearl Harbor which sends her dad to fight in the war‚ her life will change in ways on clear to her now. After her dad has be gone for awhile
Premium Family Father Japan