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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1491‚ which was published in 2005 by Vintage Books‚ is a subversive study that immensely alters most people’s understanding and knowledge of the Americas before the arrival of the Europeans in 1492. The nonfiction historical novel by Charles C. Mann explains about a new generation of researchers’ conclusions about the history of Native Americans before the arrival of Columbus. Mann uncovered many of the untold facts that have never been taught in traditional school. The primary point Mann is trying
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Samuel Barber‚ one of the most prominent and popular American composers of the mid-20th century‚ wrote effectively in virtually every genre‚ including opera‚ ballet‚ vocal‚ choral‚ keyboard‚ chamber‚ and orchestral music. His music is notable for its warmly Romantic lyricism‚ memorable melodies‚ and essentially conservative harmonic style‚ all of which put him at odds with the prevailing modernist aesthetic of his time. Barber was a member of the first class at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia
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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 growth‚ from his childhood in Haarlem‚ all the way until he had reached an age that surpassed his own father in years. Anton was married
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Frankenstein By: Kailee Hood The story of Frankenstein has been told in many ways‚ through novels‚ movies and campfire stories. Mary Shelley’s version is by far the best one I have read yet. Shelley does such a wonderful job describing situations and subtlety hinting at women’s roles throughout the novel. Frankenstein is a novel I personally did not enjoy because of the eerie context‚ and what time period it was placed in. Mary Shelley did an excellent job writing Frankenstein because of
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Dracula The book Dracula was written by author Bram Stoker. It is about the journey a group of friends takes to rid the world of a master vampire‚ and the sorrows and danger along the way. It includes a heart wrenching struggle to believe in something only thought of in the darkest and most secluded portions of the mind. The book although set in London and the surrounding area for the most part‚ begins with Jonathan Harker’s journey to Transylvania. The rising action starts when he then
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This is the issue Rush begins to portray in his book‚ Walls. Rush paints a wonderful picture of how we‚ as Christians‚ are to live authentic lives. He provides much Biblical insight in this book to help us break the walls holding us back. We might overcome these stumbling blocks by learning to trust and chase after our Creator with all we have. Only then‚ He will begin to unveil His plan and promises. One of the greatest quotes of this book‚ is Ryan’s definition of a wall. He describes them
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When I first saw this book‚ I wasn’t really sure what to expect of it‚ Luna by Julie Anne Peters. I thought totally negative about this book‚ I should have known better‚ because it turns out to be by far one of my favorite books. I was thrilled as I continued to read and notice that this is an absolute unique book. Not because it’s about transgenders - who are people that feel as if they were ’born in the wrong body’ - but it’s because it’s in a different view of living in the fear of homophobia
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Malcolm Gladwell is a self-reflection provoking book in which the author takes us by the hand and guides us through our mind on the unconscious side of things. To blink is to perform beyond the speed of light; a brief‚ rapid movement that is done in a quick flash and is typically unnoticeable. The book relates to this action through the examination of our minds and how we unknowingly react to high speed and on the spot situations. The thesis of the book is to convince a simple fact: that decisions made
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This riveting fiction based book took place in New York‚ the perfect place for a bioterrorist to drop his new engineered virus. The virus “Brainpox”-code name Cobra- was a mixture of a moth virus‚ smallpox‚ and Lesch-Nyhan disease (rare birth disorder). What this engineered microscopic monster did to people was horrific. Just to name a couple of effects of Cobra: violent seizures‚ blood blisters (mainly back of the throat)‚ victims brains were basically turned to near liquid‚ and the grimmest of
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