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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Khmer Rouge had invaded Cambodia after winning a five-year-long civil war. The Khmer Rouge came and forced all of the Cambodians out of their homes‚ took their money and more without explaining their reason. In the first chapter of book David Chandler’s book Voices from S-21‚ Terror and History in Pol Pot’s Secret Prison‚ it talked about how after two weeks of fighting Dk (Democratic Kampuchea) had fled with all of their followers. On January 8 two Vietnamese photographers were drawn to a building
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Book Report TITLE: Call of The Wild AUTHOR & BACKGROUND: Jack Landon was the most successful writer in America in the early 20th Century. His best short stories are the Call of the Wild and White Fang. Mainly Landon wrote about animals‚ men and his stories were based off of life experiences. London lived his childhood in poverty in the Oakland slums. At the age of 17‚ he ventured to sea on a sealing ship. He changed his life when he was in a thirty-day imprisonment that was so degrading it
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In this paper‚ I will be exploring the depths of the book titled “Values of the Game by Bill Bradley”. Values of the Game is a book about basketball and an athletes performance‚ but also is geared to males and females. When it comes to age specifics‚ the targeted age of this book varies because students of any age can relate from the information this book has to offer. With this particular book‚ Bill Bradley’s objective was to express the important qualities athletes have that helps them become
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edition of my book. This book has primarily been written with the aim of meeting the needs and interest of C.A. final students. Every topic has been dealt precisely and to the point in a simple and understandable language. Things have been explained with proper reasoning‚ wherever possible. A good number of practical problems have been provided to understand the theoretical aspect. Many new exercises from have been introduced with hints for all difficult exercises. The book covers around past
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Book Report on Abigail Adams/Dearest Friend Abigail Adams married John Adams on October 25‚ 1764. John Adams was a lawyer at the time and was away most of the time. Soon after‚ John Adams worked his way up serving time in Congress to becoming vice president and then to be president of the United State. They had six children‚ but one died after a year and one that was stillborn. Abigail Adams had the responsibility of raising and teaching her children‚ plus working on the farm. Abigail was
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little talking dolls are what make a book a great book.The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan is amazing because it is a fantasy and an adventure. With only 516 pages this chapter book is very thrilling and great for any kind of readers. The story is told in 3rd person point of view which is great if you like to see the characters thoughts‚ actions‚ and their statements throughout the book. Anyone can enjoy this book as long as you stay committed to read it. This book is great because it has a great conflict
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The book "Day of Infamy" by Walter Lord is an non-fiction novel. This novel is over the day that the Japanese Attacked Americans‚ also known as Pearl Harbor. This book will keep you interested as Lord goes into great detail and stories of individual characters. What I really enjoy about this book is how Lord not only puts in America’s side of the story but also the Japanese’s side. The line " Then back to Tokyo again‚ guardedly comparing notes with Lieutenant Commander Toshihide Maejimma‚ who was
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A Book Report on Little Women Louisa May Alcott Submitted by: Submitted to: asdasda asdasdas I. Title and Author Little Women by Louisa May Alcott II. Characters A. Primary Characters Margaret “Meg” March- Meg is 16 years old and the eldest. She is very pretty‚ with plump and fair skin. She has large eyes‚ soft
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Human Growth & Development | Book Report | | Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom | Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom What is the book about? Tuesdays with Morrie is a true story about sportswriter Mitch Albom and his favorite college professor‚ Morrie Schwartz. During Mitch’s undergraduate years at Brandeis University‚ he and Morrie form a bond that goes beyond a typical student/teacher relationship. After graduation‚ Mitch promises to stay in touch with his professor and
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