Francisca Martinez Mrs. Smith Eng.9H Per.4 20 May 2010 Book Report 1. Things Fall Apart 2. Chinua Achebe 3. 209 Pgs 4. Tragedy 5. AP List 6. Although his father was a lazy man who earned no titles in the Ibo tribe‚ Okonkwo is a great man in his home of Umuofia. Okonkwo is selected by the elders to be the guardian of Ikemefuna‚ a boy taken prisoner by the tribe. For three years the boy lives with Okonkwo’s family and they grow fond of him. Then the elders decide that the boy must be killed. Rather
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The book opens up with an introduction of the narrator‚ Death‚ and his recounting of the three different times he saw the book thief through his work of carrying the souls of the dead away. A color is associated with all of these visits as he can see a very wide spectrum of color. The first sighting is white‚ the second black‚ and the third red all symbolizing the Nazi flag and the story of the book thief. After this‚ he proceeds to tell the story of the book thief. Death’s story first opens
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452 5/15/2013 Book report- The Managerial Odyssey There is nothing worse than being always ways on the tramp – Homer book fifteen I start reading this book with bad mood. I hate to read books‚ especially the book not written by English. It will always be a disaster for someone to read the book that not written by their first language. However‚ this book really blows my mind. Bod Focazio and his special style of humorous told me this is a knowledgeable and fun book. This book gives me a lot of
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JOSEPH T. WARD DEAR MOM A SNIPER’S VIETNAM Novel Joseph T. Ward writes this inspiring true story on cruelty of the war in Vietnam from his perspective. From the time he makes his decision to join the Marines in the beginning of the book all the way to making it to Vietnam as a Marine Scout Sniper. Among the Joseph T. Ward‚ Dave Young‚ Mike O’Grady‚ and Nick Herrera (whom all since childhood have been friends with Joseph T. Ward and decided to join the Marines with him) share six purple hearts
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Book report of Man from the South One day‚ on an accidental occasion‚ a stranger is willing to bet with you on one of you skills which is not so critical‚ and you are likely to win. If you do succeed‚ according to the serious bet‚ you can get a quite new limousine from the man which is worth millions of dollars; If not‚ however‚ what you have to do is just to dedicate your little finger‚ which means‚ have that poor finger chopped instantly by the man and then you will be rushed to the hospital
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extremely complex so I couldn’t do it without so much detail. SORRY! D: The Host By Myah Dalton A riveting dystopian novel with dreamed up characters‚ Melanie and Wanderer‚ written into something amazing by Stephanie Myer becomes the extraordinary book‚ “The Host.” In a land thousands of years from now there is an earth‚ among this earth is a civilization occupied by human bodies‚ but their minds are occupied by peacekeeping‚ for lack of a better word‚ aliens. They call themselves souls and they
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carrying it becomes so easy when compared to carrying a whole load of books. Font sizes are static in printed books whereas‚ in Kindle‚ the reader can zoom in/out based on the readers convenience. At an emotional level‚ Kindle provides the readers with the ability to have instant gratification of buying and downloading books/magazines/newspapers at the thought of reading them. With Kindle‚ the reader gets the same choice of books to read where ever they are as if they are in their personal library
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Book Report No: 3 Johnny Angel By. Danielle Steel Summary: With a word or a smile‚ seventeen-year-old Johnny Peterson could light up a room‚ fill his mother’s heart with pride‚ and inspire the best in those around him. A star athlete and class valedictorian‚ tall‚ lanky Johnny had a future filled with promise - until he stepped into a car on prom night‚ dazzling in his rented tux‚ and in an
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the book thief is a book about a Nazi family hiding a jew in their basement even though the consequence is death if they get caught. in the story a girl steals multiple numbers of books from the mayors house or anywhere she can find them. the girls friend Rudy is thought as an academic failure until he is involved in a after school program with boys his age. then he also is known as a great athlete after winning the 1500‚ 400 ‚ and more yard dashes in a row. Liesel also reads her stolen books to
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Ryan Hill Mrs. Wheeler Business Tech 20 November 2014 Book Review By Colin Barker Homeland‚ John Jake’s formidable novel about the final explosive events if the nineteenth century‚ is the first in a series that will focus attention on a new “Jakes” family‚ the Crowns. Multiple characters and settings are the norm for Jakes; however‚ this story rivets primarily attention on Paul Crown‚ a young German immigrant. Paul leaves behind a Germany of cholera‚ poverty and political upheaval only to face problems
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