House to House by David Bellavia (Bell) is a personal memoir of his experiences during the Iraq war. The book follows Bell and his men on their mission to clear opposing forces out of buildings in Fallujah‚ which was the most dangerous city for armed forces in Iraq. While following through with the task they faced staggering opposition and at times overwhelming odds. In order to survive this suicide mission Bell and his men transition from average men to machines that are programmed to survive at
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Quarter 1 Book Writing Imagine the worst dog possible. That dog has a name‚ Marley. There’s only one person I can think of to take care of him‚ John Grogan. John Grogan‚ in ¨Marley and Me¨ written by John Grogan‚ is a natural at dog training‚ even though you wouldn’t know from his appearance. Actually‚ you really can’t tell anything from his appearance. John has a pretty casual look to him. He wears casual clothes‚ has an average body‚ as well as height. The only thing that would really stick out
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grandparents’ car drives up my family’s driveway‚ my dog‚ Chester‚ always sits next to the door and wags his tail because he knows they are coming by the sound of their car engine. My dog loves my grandfather because every time he comes over‚ they play ball together. When the door opens‚ my dog runs right by my grandmother without acknowledging her‚ and goes straight to my grandfather because he likes him more. At the same time‚ dogs are said to be more loyal than any other pet. In fact‚ they have been
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Dogs are able to connect not only mentally with humans‚ but also emotionally. Through observations dogs are able to understand different types of emotions and how and when they can progress. Depending on the age or the personal experience of the dog‚ their knowledge of human emotions may be slim in comparison to others. A study had shown that the average dog usually has a brain developed at the stage of a 2 ½ year old‚ which explains why dogs are unable to evolve more complex emotions (Knapton‚
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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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Tuesdays with Morrie Book Report The title of the book I read is Tuesdays with Morrie. The author of the book is Mitch Albom. The book was written in 1997. Tuesdays with Morrie is written about a man named Morrie Schwartz‚ who was struggling for his life‚ and slowly dying. Morrie was diagnosed with ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)‚ also known as “Lou Gehrig’s disease.” Although Morrie’s life was slowly deteriorating and Morrie knew that death was near‚ he continued to try to live life to the
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Combs II (1) Michael Combs II Hayes January 29‚ 2014 Period 4 Book Report Artemis Fowl is a young-adult fantasy novel written by Eoin Colfer. It is the first book in the Artemis Fowl series‚ followed by Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident. This book has 280 pages including the prologue and epilogue and the theme of this book is illusion of power. The story takes place in the dawn of the 21st century. The locations the book goes to are Ho Chi Minh City‚ where Artemis meets his informant‚ and
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Book Report On “In the Life of Laetitia” Merle Hodge ‘In the life of Laetitia’‚ published in 1994 by Farrar Straus Giroux of New York; Paperback‚ Aerial Fiction‚ 244 pages. The Novel was written by Merle Hodge a Trinidadian novelist and critic‚ she’s a lecturer at the University of the West Indies‚ she’s also the Author of the 1970 novel ‘Crick Crack‚ Monkey’‚ which is a classic of West Indian literature. The story is about an adolescent girl (Laetitia) who begins on a life changing journey‚ after
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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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Book Report on "The Lost World" Characters: The main character in the book is Ian Malcolm‚ a middle aged mathematician and a little bit of an explorer. The man who set up the exploration‚ Richard Levine‚ is a rich and reckless yet well known adventurer who spends a lot of his time and money exploring different places around the world and helps at a middle school to give students of ideas of careers in science. Sarah Harding is a zoologist who was hired to possibly deal with some of the
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