Lady Liberty: A Biography By Doreen Rappaport Book Summary: A powerfully moving‚ authentic portrait of the Statue of Liberty‚ told through the eyes of those who created her and illustrated in glorious detail. "Soon America will be one hundred years old. I share my dream of a birthday gift." It begins in 1865 as a romantic idea‚ but ten years later Édouard Laboulaye’s dream catches fire and takes shape. Sculptor Auguste Bartholdi gives the dream
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like to get an idea on how he thinks. He was telling people about the questions or concerns he has with the world. He wrote the book to tell Malcolm X’s side of his story. Value: I can see how he thinks he is really affecting others. He is evaluating america and its problems. He only uses his opinions‚ he doesn’t use the credibility of another person. I got out of this book that he felt strongly about influenecing his people to be better and to speak your mind even if it gets you killed.
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When I was a little girl‚ my life was very much E. B. White’s story‚ “Once More to the Lake.” In White story‚ he describes the town as being always the same‚ even years later when he takes his own son there‚ “-the waitresses were the same country girls‚ there having been no passage of time” (White 203). Like White‚ my grandfather would always take us camping and for many‚ many years nothing changed about the lake in Kirby Landing. There were always the same pine trees that needed to be cut the year
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As I reviewed the book Black Boy by Richard Wright‚ I have noticed that the author’s main interest is in Language and World Affairs as he paid much attention to human conditions of the twentieth century. Keen focus/ literary theme was on the life and history of the author which stimulated insights and thoughts of the cultural occurrences of the period. The story tabulates the author’s life growing up as a poor African-American‚ highlighting the struggles and obstacles that were trite for that group
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That stupid Phyllis Lopez‚ who is even dumber than Sylvia Saldivar‚ says she remembers the sweater is hers! I take it off right away and give it to her‚ only Mrs.Price pretends everything is okay. That’s when I look at Mrs.Price and she completely ignores me. That made me want to cry again but this time I wanted to cry as if i was two and i lost my mom in the mall. Waiting for the bell to ring I hear Phyllis say‚” Wow this sweater does smell terrible.” I noticed that Mrs.Price was standing close
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Brayan Aguilar In the novel "Trash" by Andy Mulligan‚ tells the story of three young boys named‚ Raphael‚ Gardo and Jun Jun but goes by Rat‚ live upon the acres of Trash in Behala (dumpsite) going through it hoping to find anything they can sell or recycle. Their lives are rugged‚ poverty stricken‚ unadventurous. This changes when Raphael and Gardo find something in the trash in which‚ turned out to be a bag with eleven thousand pesos and a wallet in which contains the ID of man named Jose Angelico
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The Unfortunate Fortunate By: Keira Perry. It was the summer of 1990 when Ava Smith was born. Her family already knew going into this that another child would bring them into more debt. That didn’t stop them from welcoming Ava‚ though. Their family lived in Fort Lauderdale‚ Florida‚ in a tiny townhouse by the beach where they struggled to pay rent each month. Ava had an older sister named Aubrey who was two years older than her and Ava’s parents were already struggling with one child. Ava’s parents
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Caleb Thomas Ms. Crosby English 4 4/7/2015 Angela’s Ashes study guide Ch 1. It is a memoir. He describes it as a typical “miserable Irish Catholic childhood.” their parents are Catholics from Ireland. McCourt is saying that it always rains in Limerick. McCourt puts emphasis on a mellow tone with the use of rain. The people go to church initially to escape from the rain. Malachy’s life is marked by alcoholism and criminal activity. we know his fate before we get to know anything else. Her mother
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It is also through the painting that we identify the key difference and similarities between the two cultures. Individuals such as John White‚ have provided a very detailed account and depiction of the early indigenous Americans. White’s images consisted of lifelike details as well as depictions of the culture and society that existed amongst the natives. White images depict women having paint and tattoos on their bodies.
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Planet of the Apes Book Summary Planet of the apes is a novel based on what it would be like if Apes ruled the Planet. The book starts off with three scientists traveling to outer space to explore the universe. There Trip takes a relatively short time for them compared to how much time has actually passed. They discover a planet that has a lot of the same geographical features as their home planet earth. They land on the planet but two of the three scientists die and only Ulysse who is the main
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