an oppressive government or what it can do to a society. As George Washington once said‚ “A government is like fire‚ a handy servant‚ but a dangerous master.” This quote shows how a strong body can have two sides‚ they can be very helpful to their citizens or it could become overpowering and create conflict. Hence‚ dystopian stories show the dangers of an oppressive government. In the book The Giver‚ by Lois Lowry‚ the author shows an authority that takes total control over its citizen. For instance
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A BOOK REPORT ON “THE ABDUCTION” A Requirement in English 12 (Developmental Reading) Submitted to: Mrs. Bernadette S. Garcia of Mindanao University of Science and Technology (MUST) Submitted By: Jealouden G. Alamis BEED-SPED 1X4 February 27‚ 2015 My book report was written for our subject in English 12 required by Mrs. Bernadette S. Garcia. My novel is entitled “The Abduction” by John Grisham. It has 217 pages‚ published by Hodder & Stoughton. It is first published in Great
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Hiroshima - John Hersey Book Report – Natalie Kirby Hiroshima by John Hersey is a collection of biographies from six survivors from the bombing of Hiroshima. John Hersey wrote this book as an essay at first‚ but then the New York newspaper made a big deal out of it and how good it was. So a few months later he got it published. The setting of this book is in Hiroshima‚ Japan during the bombing (1945) and after the bombing. John Hersey wrote this book to tell what these six people were doing when
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Thee Book Report By:Jacob Richard Date:10/6/2014 The title of the book is The Roar. The author of the book is Emma Clayton. It’s a Fantasy‚Science Fiction‚ Thriller‚and Young-Adult fiction. The Roarwas nominated for the Carnegie and the Yorkshire Coast Award in two thousand and ten. It was also in Texas Library Association’s Lone Star Reading List in two thousand and ten ‚ and also USBBY Outstanding International Books Honor List‚ U.S.B.B.Y stands for United States Board on Books for Young
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OCS Book Report War‚ Sebastian Junger 09 May 2013 War is the account of reporter Sebastian Junger’s time spent with the men of 2nd Platoon‚ Battle Company‚ 2nd Battalion‚ 503rd Infantry Regiment‚ 173rd Airborne Brigade in the Korengal Valley‚ Afghanistan. The reporter spent time with the unit between 2007 and 2008. Junger focuses on the psychological effects of war on the men who fight it. “The core psychological experiences of war are so primal and unadulterated‚ however‚ that they eclipse
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Contagious Book Report Introduction: Why Things Catch on The book begins with a restaurant story of Howard Wein that moved to Philadelphia over in March 2004. Wein is trying to open a restaurant in the downtown of Philadelphia. He realized that had good food and great atmosphere was not enough to be successful and be stand out in the crowded area filled with competitors. He decided to serve his food with the best and freshest ingredients‚ and the response turn out to be incredible. It created
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The book I chose to read for my book report is called Spellbound by Janet McDonald. The plot starts with Raven living with her mother in the projects in New York City. Raven had a baby at sixteen and had to drop out of high school to take care of her baby boy‚ Smokey. She wants to be better than another high school dropout‚ project girl with few prospects. She wants to do it for her mother’s sake. Her baby’s sake. And for her own sake. She wants to show the ambition she has inside of her and to do
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Book Report English Title: The Giver Author: Lois Lowry Setting: A controlled‚ utopian community Sometime in the future Protagonist(s): Jonas Antagonist(s): The Community Relationship between the Protagonist and Antagonist Jonas‚ the protagonist of the story‚ is a twelve-year-old boy who lives in a place called The Community‚ which is the antagonist of the story. In the Community‚ led by a Committee of Elders‚ almost all aspects of every citizen’s lives are controlled and planned
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The book I chose for my report is Sleuthing the Alamo: Davy Crockett’s Last Stand and Other Mysteries of the Texas Revolution by James E. Crisp. In my book‚ Crisp follows the Texas Revolution along with the battle at the Alamo which took place between 1835 and 1836. He tackles the questions of why and how myths are made and shows how the environment around someone can influence attitudes that people develop about certain historical events. Crisp also challenges are beliefs of history and wants us
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The novel I chose for my book report is Hero‚ by Mike Lupica. It’s a fantasy novel and one in a series of books by the author dealing with the superpowers and the struggle of good versus evil. The main character of the book is Zach Harriman 14 year old boy whose father recently died in a plane crash. His father worked for the secret service. Zach starts to investigate his father’s mysterious death. He is told by a “friend of the family” named Mr. Herbert that he has supernatural powers‚ and his
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