all told in a rarely seen perspective‚ told from the viewpoint of the front line soldier‚ the privates‚ non-coms and officers who carry out the grand strategy of generals. Many books discuss the inner working of commands at Division and Army levels‚ but few detail the day to day life of the soldier. Stephen Ambrose’s book does that and more. It explores the how the everyday people that were drafted‚ worked in elite outfits like the 101st Airborne did‚ in World War II‚ defeat an enemy like the well
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really enjoy the book. The beginning of the novel was just character introductions and invitations to a suspenseful place called Indian Island. As the story began to progress‚ I found the book strangely intriguing. It was about the perfect murder. The interesting part of the novel is wondering who was committing the murder‚ so it keeps you guessing. There were also very funny puns. My favorite pun was the person who invited all the guests‚ U.N. Owen‚ who later in the book‚ was found to stand
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The Catching Fire The book I read was Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins. Katniss Everdeen was the main character. She was a teenage girl‚ athletic‚ strong‚ fast‚ and very popular. She loved her fellow tribute Peeta‚ Gale and her friend‚ Prim her sister‚ her district 12‚ and hunting with her bow and arrows. Katniss hated the Capitol‚ the Hunger Games‚ Quarter Quell‚ and especially President Snow. She won the last Hunger Games because she was courageous‚ heroic‚ brave‚ and quite a fighter. The districts
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mother. She hates her father‚ Steve‚ which is why they haven’t seen each other for years. One summer‚ she is forced to stay in Steve’s house near the beach in a small town. They have to spend time together but the girl doesn’t even want to talk with him. Then‚ she meets Will‚ who turns out to be the love of her life. This new experience turns her world upside down and she eventually forgives her father. Ronnie is the main character in the novel who changes from a mean teenage girl to a mature young
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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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Freshman Composition 2 Professor: Feng-ming Chi 蕭湞燕 Pika final book report (draft 3) LAST LECTURE SUMMARY: Randy Pausch‚ a remarkable professor in Carnegie Mellon‚ delivered his last lecture and book entitled "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams" in 2007. Because he was diagnosed with terminal cancer‚ he was dying but he tried to leave what he wanted to educate his children in the future. After recalling his memory‚ he found that all meaningful things in his life were related to his childhood
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The book‚ Spare Parts‚ is a great read. I know many people will say the book would not be their first choice‚ but for me‚ I loved this book. I like this book because it shows the life of real people facing real situations. In the book‚ it showed a story of real-life people‚ and that is what made the book good. There are many reasons why Spare Parts is a good read. My first reason is that it was based on a true story. The fact that these boys accomplished so much in real life is amazing. I love reading
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Extra Credit Janet Mock Janet Mock told people that she wants to interrogate her experiences in her book to show how she can be relatable to people. She did not think much about her writing because they were just conversations and life experiences. Her writings included about the painful choices her parents made and how they treated her. Her mom wanted to do the best she can for her child‚ but the journey for her father was intense. Janet mentioned that her father was not there for most of her transitional
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Elijah Pickens 6th / 7th period 3/25/13 The book I read was Son of Neptune‚ by Rick Riordan. It was 513 pages long. The setting of the book Son of Neptune primarily took place in Camp Jupiter in California. The book says‚ "The geography could’ve been anywhere in northern California." An example showing that it took place in Camp Jupiter is‚ "Thank you‚ Percy Jackson‚ for bringing me to Camp Jupiter."It is a camp for Roman demigods and it is basically New Rome. Demigods have one
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As part of the summer reading assignment this year‚ I read the book Amazing Grace by Jonathan Kozol. In this documentary-style book‚ he told about the horrible yet completely realistic conditions of the most poor‚ rundown neighborhoods and districts in New York City. Kozol wrote the book for the purpose of telling the stories of the children who lived in these parts of the city. He dedicated his work to those children and it was his goal to inform readers that slums were in fact in existence and
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