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    Outliers Book Review

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    2012 English 101 Outliers Malcolm Gladwell is a speaker‚ bestselling author‚ and Canadian journalist. He is a writer for the New Yorker since 1996. Gladwell has four New York Times bestseller books he has written. Among one of those books is Outliers: The story of success (2008). Outlier‚ a nonfiction book‚ had to do with social psychology. Outlier is about the success of people who do not fit into our normal understanding of achievement. Gladwell points out that many people could be giving the same

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    The Circle book review

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    political science 490 Dave egger’s book The circle discusses how invasive modern technology has become. He notes are willingness to accept and adapt to new technology as commonplace. The book was eye opening to my social media presence and to be cautious about how much I share. The book was easy to read but I felt it had to many plot holes. Mae Holland is a recent college graduate ready to move on to better opportunities. Having grown tired of the monotonous life she was living‚ she finally (with

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    Sociology Book Review

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    Bailee Elizarraras Sociology 100 Animal Farm 11/4/14 The book Animal Farm‚ by George Orwell‚ plays on the sociological ways how overseeing government has total control over society. In the book‚ Gorge Orwell begins with the introduction of Mr. Jones; a farmer who over works his livestock. This aspect reflects dictatorship and through history‚ people in the society of a dictatorship have relatively short stands‚ as the animals do after a secret alliance is decreed between all of the animals

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    Book Review, the Hobbit

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    Of course Thorin is one of the most important character of this book‚ the entire book evolves around this very proud dwarf. Thorin is the one besides the very wise Gandalf with the most knowledge and intelligence about the mountain‚ Smaug and the treasure. Something that none of the dwarves could predict were the very many difficulties and setbacks they would have to challenge on their way to the treasure. Throughout the book Thorin is often described as a stubborn‚ bulging and stern dwarf but

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    Book Review Essay

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    26 January 2013 Matthew Smith Reflective Essay The three books I read in the holidays personally affected me in more than one way‚ not only inspiring me to achieve my goals‚ grow in character‚ overcome difficulties and become more spiritual. The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin Sharma is a book which truly inspired me to stretch my imagination‚ dream further and to achieve my full potential. In his books he says‚ “The path to success is the hardest at the beginning‚ messiest in the middle and

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    The Giver Book Review

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    Book Title: The Giver Author: Lois Lowry Date of Publication: 2002 Publisher: Laurel Leaf (reprint edition) ANALYSIS I. Setting: In an isolated Arcadian community at an unknown time in the future II. Characters and Commentary: A. Jonas – The eleven year old protagonist (turns twelve at a point) who has “bizarre powers” and is chosen as the Receiver of Memory. He has a wide variety of interests. For a pre-adolescent‚ he is extremely wise‚ curious‚ thoughtful‚ and has a much deeper understanding

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    The Notebook Book Review

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    Divine Solidum 6th Period October 20. 2010 Mr.Amos THE NOTEBOOK Set in 1946 in North Carolina. The Notebook was a wonderful story that shows the love-lost-found story by Nicholas Sparks. This book was published 1996. A Fifteen year old‚ Allie Nelson is visiting a small town at New Bern. She met Noah at a carnival and they started to date. They spent wonderful summer together. He always tells Allie about the house he had been dreaming of buying. The first chapter is narrated by

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    Icebound Book Review

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    Ranger’s Apprentice: The Icebound Land John Flanagan Random House Australia Children’s Books‚ 2006 266 pp.‚ $6.97; € 5.36 ISBN 978-0-399-24456-8 The Icebound Land is an adventurous fiction set in a gruelling country called Skandia and Gallica; a corrupt land with no ruler. It is the third book in the Ranger’s Apprentice series by John Flanagan. The book is an epic adventure that takes two faces; Will & Evalyn’s escape‚ and Halt’s & Horace’s search for them. It is full of suspense

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    The Outsiders Book Review

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    “The Outsiders” is a novel written by S. E. Hinton in 1967. The story is set in Tulsa‚ Oklahoma‚ in 1965. The book follows two rival groups‚ the Greasers and the Socs (short for socials). The groups are divided by the economic status of their societies. The main Characters are Ponyboy Curtis‚ Sodapop Curtis‚ Darry Curtis‚ Dally Winston‚ Two-Bit Mathews‚ Steve Randle‚ and Johnny Cade. Ponyboy‚ Sodapop‚ and Darry are three brothers that look out for each other after their parents died in a car crash

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    Book Review: The Assault

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    author uses time and place to show how life continues and things have changed; yet‚ the impact of the night of the assault continues to haunt Anton. I believe that there are three key points that support my position. These points are; how Anton matured over time‚ how his surrounding places changed after the war‚ and how Anton held onto the events that took place in Haarlem‚ even though he as well as the places around him changed. Over the course of the book‚ Anton showed a significant amount of

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