This book is about a young man who attends a small West Virginian High School. He lives in a house that is located off of the coal mine that the town rests on. Homer’s dad is the manager of the mine. Homer doesn’t receive much appreciation from his father. Homer sees on television the launch of the satellite sputnik‚ and after seeing this he is driven to be a part of the space race. He convinces some of his friends to help him build a rocket. They used terrible materials‚ and the rocket blew
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doctor concluded that nothing was wrong with him and that he just speaks in rhymes. This book as a great way to introduce students to rhyming. I also feel like this book would also be great to use in an ESE class‚ because students would probably be able to relate to Rappy. This book also contains a strong message on being yourself even when people try to tell you something is wrong with you. This is another book that could be used to teach how God created everyone uniquely and that he created us to
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I think burning books is a very wrong act. Burning books is wrong because it is not only ruining hard work and dedication that the author put into it‚ but also‚ the author’s ideas and thoughts. When the nazi’s burned books about the Jews‚ I thought this was extremely cruel. It was bad enough that they killed millions of Jews‚ but burning their thoughts and ideas is something that people should be very ashamed of. My overall thoughts of burning books is that it is very wrong. I agree and disagree
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A lot of parents want their kids to read the book then watch the movie. But why? If you read the book‚ you have an image in your head of what the character looks like‚ what their voices sound like‚ and what the scene looks like‚ and usually it is pretty good. But when you watch the movie‚ all those images get shattered. When you read a book‚ there may be parts of the book that you really like that you would like at see on the TV screen. But then‚ when the movie finally comes out‚ the part you like
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Banned Books 3 Where Have All the Books Gone? "Books are dangerous. They make you think feel wonder . They make you ask questions (Weiss p.2)." At the present time‚ at least seventy-five books are being banned. This is hurting our culture more than it is helping. This has to be stopped; books cannot be taken off of the shelves at the rate that they are today. The books that are being taken off of the shelves are‚ for the most part‚ considered classics. The act of book banning puts limitations
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The Book of Revelation is one of the hardest books to understand. It carries strong symbolism‚ which can be very confusing and hard to interpret. It’s an apocalyptic book‚ which tells about things and people such as John. The book also contains symbolic visions‚ which confuse the reader also because it’s hard to grasp whether it’s a literal vision‚ or just a metaphor. One thing is definite though‚ it is fact that the visions are meant to not be taken literal‚ and the symbolism not to be pictured
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The Outsiders By S.E. Hinton is about two rival gangs known as Greasers and Socs they are divided by their socioeconomic status. The Greasers are a group of boys from lower class.Their gangs were like their families because they were there for them and cared about each other. On the other hand the Socs were the rich kids. They lived on the Westside and were always getting drunk and looking for fights with Greasers.This story is told in first-person narrative by protagonist Ponyboy Curtis. Ponyboy
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How are you‚ Anthony? Hope you are doing well as I am. Recently‚ I finished reading a book called Night by Elise Wiesel. This book is based on a real life circumstance endured by young Elie Wiesel. I truly enjoyed reading this book‚ therefore‚ I believe that you will enjoy it too. So I am recommending this book to you to read. Reading this book will give you a more in-depth‚ personal view of Elie’s experience during the Holocaust. An interesting fact: Holocaust was derived from the Greek word ‘holokauston’
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Have you ever read something in a book or an article and found yourself wondering about how much that could affect readers? For some reason‚ whether due to a personal disagreement with the message‚ or academic dissatisfaction with content‚ or something else entirely‚ you ask yourself ‘How is this allowed to exist‚ to be circulated and available for our posterity?’ In some form‚ that sentiment‚ and the censorship of information which results from it‚ have both been around for as long as information
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Changed Ways In the book‚ Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury‚ a fireman named Guy Montag goes from destroying books to preserving them. There are many reasons that influenced Montag’s decision to preserve books. Clarisse‚ who was one of Montag’s neighbors‚ is one of the main reasons why he began to wonder about books. Faber and an old woman are also important influences in Montag’s decision. Clarisse McClellan is a seventeen year old girl who is very odd and quite different. “I’m antisocial‚ they
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