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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Book Report BY LCPL SCHAFTE‚ RYAN M TITLE: GATES OF FIRE AUTHOR: STEPHEN PRESSFIELD PUBLISHER: DOUBLEDAY PUBLISHED: 1998 PAGES: 400 COST: BASE LIBRARY The author utilizes his experience as a former Marine to create a story of camaraderie and dedication to one’s country‚ even at the cost of paying the ultimate price for a nation to be free from tyranny. The concepts of self-sacrifice‚ service‚ community‚ camaraderie‚ and duty are the thematic core of this historic novel. I believe this
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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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My Book Report on Oliver Twist The name of the author who wrote this book is Charles Dickens. He was born in Landport‚ Portsea‚ England‚ in 1812‚ the second of eight children. His father‚ a clerk‚ moved the family to London when Charles was ten years old. Two years later‚ the boy had to leave school to help support the family. This is how the story goes. Oliver Twist was an orphan. His mother died during child birth. When Oliver was old enough they sent him off to a workshop. He hated it there
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William Wang Mrs. Smart Book Report Midterm Report Underground Railroad Dramatic First-Hand Accounts 1. Alabama a. Narrative of Peter Still i. This narrative appears in stills Underground Railroad Records ii. One of the greatest documents of the underground railroad iii. The life‚ struggles‚ and success of Peter and his Family were ably brought before the public in “The Kidnapped and the Ransoms” iv. His Parents Levin and Sidney were both
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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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Lichen Zhu MKT 452 Book report May 5‚ 2015 The managerial Odyssey is a book written by Robert L. Focazio‚ talks about several aspects a salesperson needs to pay attention on‚ such as motivation‚ self-control‚ guidelines of making sales‚ and notes to be a successful manager. This book has three sections‚ the first section called “three rules for the road”. The first rule Robert mentions is “ you have to have fun to become successful”. He thinks having fun is essential to success‚ and this would
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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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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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Book Report: Deaf Again by Mark Drolsbaugh Deaf Again is the story of Mark Drolsbaugh‚ and was written to show the world a deaf perspective‚ of how they live‚ struggle on a daily basis. Deaf Again is about Mark Drolsbaugh journey from being born hearing‚ to becoming hard of hearing during the first grade‚ and the difficulties of being forced into the mainstream and not knowing of the joys of the deaf community and deaf culture until he is in his twenties. Mark starts his story by talking about
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