words to rule‚ and soon‚ his words turned into trees‚ but Max and Liesel’s bond grew further than any of Hitler’s word trees did. Max was able to evoke emotions of love and friendship out of Liesel‚ even if it was through a book. Max and Liesel’s story is just one example‚ but books‚ poems‚ the internet‚ music‚ and much more can be used to spread the power of words as well. When people have favorite songs or poems‚ it is usually of the words that evoke certain emotions out the reader. They are able to
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In the novel “The Book Thief”‚ a young girl is forced to live in a world full of greed for power and hatred for others. The young girl‚ Liesel Meminger loses people she loves and is forced to go live with foster parents and live in Germany during the time of World War two. Liesel has a tough time breaking into her new life‚ she becomes close with her foster dad‚Hans Hubermann‚ whom she calls papa. Papa teaches Liesel to read because Liesel stole a book and could not read it. This helps Liesel grow
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streams are flowing down their faces and they stagger on‚ coughing and searching‚ and finding” (Zusak 536)‚ and “A few cars drove by‚ each way. Their drivers were Hitlers and Hubermanns‚ and Maxes‚ killers‚ Dillers‚ and Steiners…I wanted to tell the book thief many things‚ about beauty and brutality. But what could I tell her about those things that she didn’t already know? I wanted to explain that I am constantly overestimating and underestimating the human race-that rarely do I ever simply estimate
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The Great Gatsby Journal 1 Quote: "I hope she’ll be a foolthat’s the best thing a girl can be in this world‚ a beautiful little fool." This quote‚ from chapter 1 is an important quote said by Daisy Buchanan‚ the second cousin of Nick Carraway‚ narrator of the "Great Gatsby". This quote is significant towards the story because it reveals glimpses into Daisy’s character. Daisy is not a fool herself‚ but due to the times and the extent of her exposure to the social environment‚ she has not
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13 December 2010 Funke‚ Cornelia. The Thief Lord. New York: Scholastic Inc.‚ 2000. 345 Reading Assignment A3. The Thief Lord is about two brothers‚ who live with their aunt and uncle. When Esther and Max want to adopt Bo after their mother’s death so the boys decide to run away to Venice‚ Italy. The boys arrive in Venice and are taken in by four other orphans: Hornet‚ Riccio‚ Mosca‚ and their mysterious leader‚ Scipio‚ or "The Thief Lord." The children survive by selling the things that Scipio
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A Tale of Two Cities: Dialectal Journal Doubles and opposites: "It was the best of times‚ it was the worst of times‚ (...)" In the first chapter of A Tale of Two cities‚ Dickens emphasizes the fact of how bad the people lived. "It was the worst of times‚" due to mistreatment from the third estate. But it was also the "best of times‚" for the nobles‚ and higher class people who could actually afford things‚ and weren’t mistreated and starved. "(...) ’John Solomon‚ or Solomon John?’ (...)"
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In The Book Thief‚ readers follow through the childhood of Liesel Meminger‚ a young German girl growing up in Nazi Germany during World War II‚ all through the interesting perspective of Death. After losing her entire family‚ she is adopted into a new family‚ and gradually adapts to a new life in the town of Molching‚ on a street named Himmel. She learns how to live with her two adoptive parents: a stern‚ “small wardrobe-sized” mother who swears “Saumensch” on a daily basis‚ and a father who plays
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Journal #1: Just the Way I liked it When Holden was in New York‚ he purchased the red hat when he got out of the subway in a sporting goods store. He wears his hat by swinging the peaks around the back. Holden always wears his in different ways‚ either the correct way or backwards.The hat symbolizes uniqueness‚ individuality‚ and confidence. When he wears it towards the back means that he is frustrated or mad. His red hunting has is red with long peaks. The purpose of the hat is to make himself comfortable
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The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn‚ Dialectical Journal · "You don’t know about me without you have read a book by the name of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; but that ain’t no matter. That book was madeby Mr.Mark Twain‚ and he told the truth‚ mainly. There was things which he stretched‚ but mainly he told the truth. Chapter 1 Page1 - This is an example of foreshadowing. It sets the mood of whats going to happen next. · "There warn’t anybody at church‚ except maybe a hog or two‚ for there warn’t
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Heart of Darkness Journal 2 The native Africans are once again demoralized throughout this section of the novel. The are looked upon as less than the white explorers. They are constantly judging the native on the most miniscule aspects almost as though the amplify the common things flaws that everyone have just because they aren’t the same. One native is shot dead and even as he lays dying he doesn’t mutter a sound. The narrator mentions that they do not speak much this could possible lead to the
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