The death of Liesel‚ the book thief‚ starts out the book for us. They are on their way on a train with their mother to their foster parent’s home. This also sparks Liesel’s love for reading later in the book‚ and it also was one of the moments that Liesel had constant nightmares about. Liesel arrives on Himmel street terrified and not knowing what her foster parents will be like. This also sets the setting of the novel and we meet some more main characters‚ Hans and Rosa Hubermann. The Hubermanns
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The book‚ Ishmael‚ by Daniel Quinn‚ was thought provoking and puzzling. The most engaging topic that continued to be extremely relevant throughout the book was about the flaws in the human race. Ishmael believes all of human sin stems from the lack of knowledge on how to live. He argues‚ “If you knew how you ought to live‚ then the flaw in man could be controlled… [and] you wouldn’t be forever screwing up the world.” There were many great breathtaking and heart stopping phrases in this book‚ but
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Demeter’s Grief I am the Goddess of harvest and agriculture; all those who worship me call me Demeter. My story begins with me having only one child‚ and it is my dearest daughter‚ Persephone. She is beautiful‚ kind‚ and also the daughter of my brother Zeus‚ I care about her the most. Persephone has always been delightful being around‚ she is all joyful and full of warm smiles. But then one morning‚ she went out to the fields to gather some flowers like she would do. As time passes‚ she
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Caged‚ by Alaska Jones‚ brings Jenna‚ a fiery‚ redheaded club singer together with hit man‚ Malcolm Cage‚ as he rescues her from attackers outside Club Velvet‚ her L.A. club. Jenna wakes in a strange room‚ in a strange bed with barely any memory of what has happened to her. Stumbling to the door‚ she jerks it open and what does she find‚ a naked man. What has she gotten herself into? In this story of deceit and danger‚ Jenna and Cage are thrown together under extreme circumstances. Jenna realizes
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The Child Called It The book A Child Called It is an autobiography about a boy whose mom starved him nearly to death. This book was extremely sad has and has made me realize how well I have it. I get fed every single day morning and night. But in the book Dave didn’t get food for three days even stabbed him. How does a mother do this to her own son. I wish his dad would try to step in and help him more often. Yes I know that he helps‚ but I don’t think that he helps nearly enough. on average
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On Buck’s first day on the Dyea beach he sees that he has been flung from civilization into confusion and chaos. He must always be working and alert among the "savages" who know only the law of "club and fang." Attack is a constant threat. The good-natured Curly is killed simply for trying to make friendly advances towards a husky dog only have her size. The dog takes her down with efficient‚ quick technique. Once it is certain that Curly will not rise again‚ the rest of the dogs in the camp attack
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Rosemary is a 17 yr old girl‚ who has an eating disorder. Her parents and best friend discover this‚ and she goes to the doctor. The doctor tells her all about the things she is doing and she is shocked at this‚ it’s as if he’s been spying on her! She’s frightened‚ but at first she just tries to get away from everybody‚ until she’s hospitalized and realizes that what she is doing is going to kill her. 17 year old Rosemary is beautiful and smart‚ but she feels like an outsider. At school‚ in her
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October 7‚1763 - The Proclamation of 1763‚ signed by King George III of England‚ prohibits any English settlement west of the Appalachian mountains and requires those already settled in those regions to return east in an attempt to ease tensions with Native Americans. April 5‚1764 - The Sugar Act is passed by the English Parliament to offset the war debt brought on by the French and Indian War and to help pay for the expenses of running the colonies and newly acquired territories. This act doubles
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Upton Sinclair was born on September 20‚ 1878‚ in Baltimore‚ Maryland‚ where his family had once belonged to the southern upper class but‚ at Sinclair’s birth‚ the family floated near poverty. Sinclair graduated from high school early and enrolled in the City College of New York at the age of fourteen‚ during his college years‚ Sinclair encountered socialist philosophy‚ and became an avid supporter of the Socialist Party. Sinclair published five books‚ he spent weeks in the city’s meatpacking plants
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Van Lith utilized a longitudinal‚ multiple case study approach to her evidence based research into how art making is used as a recovery tool for change and coping with adults diagnosed with various serious and chronic mental health illnesses. Participants of the research were selected from two participating rehabilitation facilities and was comprised of both men and women ages twenty to late fifties; whom had participated in community arts based therapy services for various lengths of time and
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