Nathaniel Philbrick. First of all‚ I was surprised to see a book on this summers New York Times Best Seller List about a subject so long ago. I would have thought the story about the Pilgrims had been told enough times no one would bother writing another book. Philbrick has written an enlightening account of the 17th century events that shaped our country. It was a story that is well written and enjoyable to read. I was immediately hooked in the book. In the first paragraph‚ excluding the preface‚ Philbrick
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Book Report Whirligigs By: Paul Fleischman After getting humiliated at a party‚ Brent drives away drunk and decides to kill himself. Letting go of the wheel on the highway‚ he ends up killing someone else. He killed a girl named Lea. Her mom asks Brent to put up 4 whirligigs‚ one in each corner of the US. Since they were Lea’s favorite toys‚ they’re meant to be monuments representing Lea’s ability to make people happy. With wood‚ sum tools‚ a book on whirligigs‚ and a bus pass‚ Brent leaves
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The Jamestown Settlement "I always consider the settlement of America with reverence and wonder‚ as the opening of a grand scene and design in providence‚ for the illumination of the ignorant and the emancipation of the slavish part of mankind all over the earth." -John Adams. Jamestown‚ Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in the New World. The Jamestown Colony is a town in Virginia. It is the oldest‚ and first‚ English colony in North America. The London Company‚ formed in 1606
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In the book Tale of Despereaux by Kate Dicamillo‚ a little mouse named Despereaux has always read books about princesses and princes. His dream is to save a princess so he can be like a prince. So‚ he sets off on an adventure to save a princess. I enjoyed this book because it was adventurous. I liked when Despereaux was sent down to the dungeon and he had to find his way out. I also liked hearing about the different stories of the characters because they made the book more clearer and interesting
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Angelina Tambunan ACCT 508 Book Report ‘The Goal’ I. Summary The story takes place at a fictitious town called Bearington where the Uniware manufacturing plant of the UniCo Company is situated. Whatever products the plant manufactures was not mentioned in the novel. The plant is headed by the plant manager Alex Rogo who is also the lead character of the novel. The problems begin when one upset customer approaches Alex’s boss‚ Bill Peach about a very late order. Actually Alex’s plant has
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is scared of change. The crystal merchant is an example of a life that is unfulfilled. Santiago then meets the Englishman in a warehouse. The Englishman is also on pursuit of his Personal Legend. The Englishman is very well educated and loves to read his books. The Englishman knows a
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The book I chose to write about for my book report was Hiroshima – by John Hersey. The publisher is Alfred A. Knoff and was published first in 1946 with 196 pages. The book was originally published in The New Yorker. This book tells the stories of six brave survivors on that tragic day on the 6th of August. On August 6th ‚ 1945‚ at exactly 8:15 in the morning the bomb dropped on Hiroshima. At that time the six characters were each doing there own thing. Miss Toshiko Sasaki‚ who was a clerk for a
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A Book Report on Mozart: A Life in Letters Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart‚ known for being a musical genius since his childhood‚ was a brilliant composer of symphonies‚ concertos‚ and chamber music. Even after his death in December 1791‚ Mozart is still among one of the most popular composers to be written of. Mozart: A Life in Letters is a fascinating book that includes a set of his letters‚ providing a new understanding of his life story including his marriage‚ his relationships with
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The Stranger The book that I read was called The Stranger written by Albert Camus. The book is globally famous and was translated to many different languages and texts. The original was called L’Étranger which was written in French in 1942. The plot of this story involved a man in his late twenties or early thirties. The man’s name is Meursault. In the beginning of the novel‚ Meursault is notified that his mother had passed away in the nursing home that he occupied her to. Meursault’s income
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Cultural Book Report Shelby Stansell Intro to Diversity for Education EDF 2085/ Section 020391 Professor Allison 25 February 2010 Our world is filled with various cultures that make it a beautiful place. When given the right tools children can see it that too. Many books and movies can show children how being different is great and help them learn about others’ cultures and lifestyles. Anansi the spider is a book that does just that. Anansi the Spider was written and illustrated
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