Right from the first page of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone" (or "Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone" for those reading in the UK) Rowling proves that she knows a thing or two about the kind of magic that brings stories to life. The book starts with Harry as an infant‚ the child of a wizard and witch. He is suddenly left orphaned after an attack by the evil and powerful wizard Lord Voldemort‚ a villain so evil that most wizards and witches refer to him as "You-Know-Who". Mysteriously
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Kayla Williams’‚ Love My Rifle More Than You‚ is unlike any war memoir I have ever heard of or read. Williams was part of the 15% of female soldiers in the U.S. Army. She shares her experiences in the war in Iraq in a courageous way. Everything she says in the memoir is straightforward. She does not hesitate to say anything about what it was like to be a female in the war. The memoir was not only written to inform society of what life was like being a female in the war‚ but it was also written to
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Generation. New York: Vintage Books‚ 2000. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation is a book about the American revolutionary generation‚ but as Ellis puts it a more modern way so that everyone can understand. This book includes information about our founding fathers and stories that some had no idea about; it also gives you some details about the politics going on during the time period but still indicates specific people in history. Ellis has the time frame of this book from right around when
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The book‚ Honor and the American Dream: Culture and Identity in a Chicano Community‚ and the film‚ Salt of the Earth‚ both relay to their audience‚ the pursuit of happiness within the Chicano community in which they live. These works aim to show how Mexican-American immigrants fight to keep both their honor and value systems alive in the United States of America‚ a country which is foreign to their traditions. The Mexican-Americans encountered in these works fight for their culture of honor in
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Book Review: Frankenstein Instructor: Brian T. Crumley HIS 162 Alvin Barnes 15 February 2015 In this modern era‚ it is very easy to get lost in the recent advances in motion picture special effects. The introductions of computer graphic imagery and green screens helped movie studios globally to create exciting and eye appealing productions. In prior years‚ a movie encouraged more writers to focusing on complex characters‚ dynamic and tightly woven story plots. The 1931 Frankenstein
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the Prophet. The book is associated with the other five Wolves of the Beyond books Lone Wolf‚ Shadow Wolf‚ Watch Wolf‚ Spirit Wolf‚ and Star Wolf. I would give the book a 2 because I like the Wolves of the Beyond books. They explain how the wolves survive and how they hunt their prey. The book shows how they grow up and learn to hunt and communicate with the others. I also like how the author makes it feel like something is going to happen like a fight scene. The book also continues the story
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and more joyous‚ self making choices that lead to these desirables are the usual Paulo Coelho staples themes that one finds in Brida. . Every page of the book stresses on a Universal Truth. I enjoyed reading this book.This enthralling novel incorporates themes that fans of Paulo Coelho will recognize and treasure. The themes incorporated in this book are quite similar to those seen in The Alchemist and Like a Flowing River its simple story and straightforward Universal Truths have stirred me It
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going to catch up on my reading list‚ I’ve fallen way behind schedule. Haha! Anyway‚ one of my courses this semester was PI 100 or the "Rizal" course. As one of our final requirements‚ we were required to submit an essay on Ambeth Ocampo’s renowned book Rizal Without the Overcoat. Here’s what I wrote (crammed might be a better word choice) Heh heh: My Perception of Jose Rizal and Ambeth Ocampo’s Rizal Without the Overcoat Of all the things I have learned in our humble university‚ none of it
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usefulness of this text for those who wish to teach English but are not native speakers. The introduction to the text says that this text will be used to "acquaint [the reader] with the English words that are most frequently used". If the user of such a book is a beginning ESL learner‚ this introduction is clearly written for the instructor. On the bright side‚ the author draws attention to "a‚ the‚ of‚ for‚ and" and the difficulties that this may bring for an language learner. I am very appreciative of
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process of decolonization‚ bred by the dominant concept of the nation-state and sovereignty as the right to self determination and the sanctity of borders. The book Kashmir: New voices‚ New approaches‚ is the product of international peace Academy. It is the compilation of various research articles by 14 different scholars. The book is edited by Waheguru Pal Singh Sidhu‚ Cyrus Samii and Bushra Asif. Waheguru Pal Singh Sidhu is on the faculty of the Geneva Centre for Security Policy. He is coeditor
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