“A lifetime of glory is worth a moment of pain.” (Hillenbrand p.34) Louie Zamperini was a young and rising track star. He was dreaming about the Olympics‚but that didn’t go as planned. It is 1943 in May Louie Zamperini’s plane had crashed in the pacific ocean during WW||. Ahead was thousands of miles of ocean with attacking sharks‚thirst‚and starvation/. He was caught by someone not very pleasant. But do it go away? Find out by reading unbroken By:Laura Hillenbrand. Unbroken has 298 fascinating pages
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Egypt and then all the way back home at the end of the book. On many pages of the book‚ the term‚ “Personal legend” appears; this refers to‚ “What you always have wanted to accomplish” (23). The only difference between a personal legend and destiny is that someone must desire to accomplish a personal legend. Once passion and desire exists‚ your personal legend becomes your destiny‚ a key lesson within the book. Ben brought up how the book in its entirety compares to the story of each and every
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Jayden’s Rescue Written by: Vladimir Tumanov Book Report - Alternative Ending May 16‚ 2011 “Well‚ AFGOI it’ll have to be‚” said Alex. “That’s all we have. I just hope it’ll put Rechner away…” “Next time we will see him we will all say AFGOI at once‚” suggested Vanessa. They waited patiently to see the evil Rechner again so they could use the magic word to free Jayden. Several days went by and the
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Book Report on Pride and Prejudice The author of Pride and Prejudice is Jane Austen who was born in Steventon‚ Hampshire‚ in the south of England‚ in 1775 and died at the age of 41. She began writing at the age of fourteen as entertainment for her family. Austen’s early writing often made gentle fun of popular fiction of the time. Love and Friendship‚ her first book (completed in 1790)‚ was not very kind to those writers who scorned emotional self-control. Northanger Abbey was written at the
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Book Report on The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger The fishing port of Gloucester‚ Massachusetts‚ just north of Boston‚ is one of the oldest fishing ports in the United States and can trace its history to around 1623. Since that time‚ around ten thousand men have lost their lives fishing the Atlantic Ocean. Not only did the fishing port feel the full brunt of the storm but that fateful day in October 1991 was to add another six men to that tally when the fishing boat Andrea Gail was caught in
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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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Book Report Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak is a fictional novel telling the romantic story of Yuri Zhivago’s struggle to choose between two women within the backdrop of the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the Russian Civil War. The forces of this chaotic time greatly impact the characters and add to their dynamic growth throughout the story. Yuri Zhivago‚ the protagonist of the story shows the personal impact of these violent times which adds to the novel’s brilliant use of personal viewpoints
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The Hunger Games Book Report 1. State the title‚ author‚ and number of pages. The Hunger Games is a novel written by Suzanna Collins. The book consists of 374 pages. 2. Tell what the book is about. Describe the setting. The book is about Katniss‚ a sixteen year old girl‚ who lives in district 12 with her mother and her sister‚ Prim. Each year‚ the Hunger Games are held‚ and a boy and a girl from each district are chosen to fight to the death. Prim is chosen but Katniss volunteers to take the
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Title The first-person narrative book‚ “the catcher in the rye” is a fiction novel that was written by J. D. Salinger and published in July 16‚ 1951 but takes place in the late 1940’s after the Second World War. The book’s publication in 1951 came at the dawn of the age of the teenager; “A new social category‚ newly economically empowered and hungry for culture‚ was fed by music‚ films and novels”. Characters •Holden Caulfield: He has a crew cut‚ graying hair and he’s tall for his
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Title: Camp X Author: Erik Walters Introduction: This book report discusses the plot‚ significant characters‚ setting (e.g.‚ time of the story took place‚ historical background)‚ problems and resolutions‚ themes or messages of the story. A reflection of the author’s writing style will be presented followed by a conclusion. Plot: This story talks about 2 young teenagers during World War II are spending an exciting and intense wartime summer in Whitby. Almost 12 years‚ George and 14 years old‚
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