War Brothers by the author Sharon E Mckay‚ is a book talking about the child soldiers in Gulu and how they’ve being kidnapped to fight for god or at least that’s what they were told. While reading the book you will realize that there are a lot of scenes that you connect to the real life‚ things that happened to you with your family or friends that will make you think more about them and how to appreciate them for being always with you. In the book there are many different type of characters‚ evil
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When the U.S. finally declared war‚ he requested permission to head a volunteer division for service in France in World War I‚ but Wilson had the Secretary of War turn him down. Outside of his political career‚ he published more than 25 books about history‚ biology‚ geography‚ and philosophy. He also published a biography and an autobiography. The Teddy Bear was invented in honor of him. On November 14‚ 1902‚ he went on a bear hunting trip near Onward‚ Mississippi. Mississippi Governor
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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 Abigail Adams/Dearest Friend Abigail Adams married John Adams on October 25‚ 1764. John Adams was a lawyer at the time and was away most of the time. Soon after‚ John Adams worked his way up serving time in Congress to becoming vice president and then to be president of the United State. They had six children‚ but one died after a year and one that was stillborn. Abigail Adams had the responsibility of raising and teaching her children‚ plus working on the farm. Abigail was
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Taylor Swan In Defense of Food Book Report In the book “In Defense of Food” by Michael Pollan‚ you will discover an abundance of information about what food is‚ what is considered food now‚ and how we are affected by this transformation of the western diet. The idea of how to eat well has been distorted many times by the industry and scientists throughout the United States. Essentially anything that has been man-made in a lab or factory is not something that your body should be ingesting
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people stand out as subtly different. Oliver Sacks was a Neurologist and Author. He wrote several books including The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat‚ Migraine and An Anthropologist on Mars. My favourite cases are some of the weirdest ones. For example‚ who would… or COULD mistake their wife for a hat. Dr P was a professor of music at a university. He frequently makes silly mistakes like thinking the white board duster is a pen and so on. He often can’t tell the difference between his students and
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BOOK REPORT 4th Year (Story/Novel) Name: Yr. & Sec.: I. Title‚ Author‚ and Copyright “Remains of the Day” by: Kazuo Ishiguro‚ 1999 II. Summary of the Story/Novel The novel opens with Stevens‚ the head butler at Darlington Hall‚ preoccupied with the idea of a journey which he foresees to take him through much of England’s finest sites. This journey has been a suggestion put to him by Mr. Farraday‚ his present employer. Not taking this suggestion seriously at first‚ Stevens reconsiders
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exactly what happens in the book‚ which this report is about. The Whipping Boy is a fiction book by Sid Fleischman‚ Winner of the 1987 Newbery Medal. Sid Fleischman was born in Brooklyn‚ New York‚ on March 16‚ 1920‚ and grew up in San Diego‚ California. He wrote more than 60 books for adults as well as for children. The Whipping Boy is one of them‚ which has been made into a movie. The Whipping Boy is an 18th century European adventure story that is funnier than any book I have ever come across. However
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The Killer Angels is a historical Civil War novel by Michael Shaara. The book follows the three day battle of Gettysburg‚ switching points of view from the generals of the North to the Generals from the South. In the beginning of the novel the Spy‚ sent out by General Longstreet reports back findings of Northern troops moving prompting General Lee to take action. Though he does not believe the spy‚ he has no choice but to take the spies word and begins to move the troops towards a small town called
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October 11‚ 2013 Period 1 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
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