expounded for many years and there are many books with regard to these topics. Lee Stroubel‚ who currently has a movie out based on his book and his life story‚ “Case for Christ” nicely spells out the his work and research on the historical and Biblical proof for Christ existence and claims that he made. Much a much longer and quit comprehensive book Ëvidence that demands a Verdict” by Josh MecDowell answer many of the questions asked by Ankerberg. CS Lewis in his book “Mere Christianity”‚ approaches the
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From the beginning of the book‚ it strikes me how brave and passionate Elie Wiesel is. To be a 13-year-old boy and studying the Jewish religion intensely at time when it was dangerous to be Jew shows great passion and dedication to me about his character. His bravery is also shown when on the train to Birkenau and in Auschwitz when in front of his father he continues to stay strong. Reading about how the Jewish people of Sighet had housed Nazis reminds me of the hospitality certain Native American
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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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The purpose Elbert Hubbard wanted to get across in his book was no matter what your position is‚ if you are given a task or an order to do it without question or hesitation. The mission was to ensure people everywhere were doing this to keep everyone focused on their objectives which allow more work to get done faster and more efficiently. I believe the part that gets the authors point across the most is when Rowan takes the letter from Mckinely and was given the task to carry the message to general
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Speaking up and sharing your thoughts were the two main components‚ for me‚ when participating in the Seminar. The discussion itself started spontaneously and then we could move forward from a common idea. Movies and books are very different forms of media and when the two collide to share one common idea‚ which eventually leads to different perspectives making the conversation that more insightful and thoughtful. Many responses that were mentioned referred to certain scenes and texts‚ one student
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Fight Club Book Report by Noga Livni Charles Michael Palahniuk‚ also known as Chuck Palahniuk‚ is an American novelist and a freelance journalist who was born in the early 60’. Fight Club – Palahniuk’s first novel which won many awards was also made into a film‚ directed by David Fincher and starring Brad Pitt‚ Edward Norton and Helena Bonham Carter. Fight Club is the story of a young man‚ tired and frustrated with the way he runs his life – his nowhere-going job‚ his superficial relationships
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The World Is Flat "The World Is Flat" a book by author Thomas L. Friedman‚ discusses key events of the twenty-first century and they have brought the world closer together. At the book’s core‚ it is study of how and why the business world has become more interconnected‚ and how old American values may be preventing it from retaining the status it has long held a top of the economic world. Friedman begins by describing a trip to Bangalore‚ India where he visits “India’s Silicon Valley” and is stunned
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John Adams‚ by David McCullough The book‚ John Adams‚ by David McCullough‚ is a powerfully written biography of one of our nation’s greatest heroes. This biography explores Adams’ life in great depth‚ unveiling a side to his life unbeknownst to those who have never studied his life in great detail. Through diary entries‚ letters‚ and various other documents‚ the reader grasps a sense of what Adams’ day to day life was like‚ and is also able to grasp the enormity of his lifetime accomplishments
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Night Hoops‚ the book‚ is written by an author who includes sports in all of his published books. Carl Deuker is the author of Night Hoops. Carl Dueker is one of my most favorite authors‚ and I will continue to read his published books. In this book there are many themes such as; teamwork‚ dedication and friendship. Nick Abbott‚ the main character in the book is a sophomore in high school. He has a passion for basketball and deeply loves this sport with hard fought blood‚ sweat and tears. In my
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financially unstable however‚ that soon changed after he became a famous journalist in the late 18th century. Being an advocate for the poor immigrants‚ he began to write about the plight of the immigrants living in the United States. This document is from a book that Riis has compiled about the immigrant’s horrid living experiences by illustrating the poor living conditions in the slums of New York City in the time period between the late nineteenth to early twentieth centuries. As there were more immigrants
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