The book that has had the most influence on me is called‚ A Quaker Book of Wisdom‚ by Robert Lawrence Smith. In my freshman year I was enrolled in a class called the History of Peace. The book was an optional part of the reading list. I will admit I didn’t read it that year‚ but when I cleaned out my locker‚ it was sitting there in a stack of books and I felt compelled to read it. Robert Lawrence Smith was a former headmaster of Sidwell Friends School in Washington‚ D.C. What I enjoyed about
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“The King of Masks”‚ directed by Wu Tianming‚ is a sentimental melodrama with many underlying themes‚ one of which is the theme of love. The plot of the film‚ the morals that it teaches‚ and its impact on the audience all revolve around love. "The King of Masks" centers around the old street performer‚ Wang‚ played by Zhu Xu‚ who is desperately in search of a male successor to inherit his secret art of "face-changing". Fate allows him to meet with Doggie‚ a young child whose role is heartwarmingly
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Elizabeth Kubler-Ross and David Kessler. Main theme: In this book‚ Dr. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross teamed up with end-of-life specialist David Kessler to write for the first time about life and living. The authors present fourteen lessons passed on to us from the dying to help us deal better with the issues we face in life. Both authors consider the dying as great teachers because‚ "it’s when we are pushed to the edge of life that we see life more clearly" (Kessler & Kubler-Ross‚ 2000‚ p15).
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Stephen King: Two Books‚ One Story In 1974‚ the world was first introduced to Stephen King through the publication of Carrie. Since then‚ King has released over fifty-four novels‚ short stories and essays (King‚ Written Works). His themes are vast and touch such subjects as aliens‚ telekinesis‚ life in prison‚ trucks coming to life‚ and the end of the world. In 1999‚ a car accident almost ended Stephen King’s life. After his recovery‚ he published five novels that were received with poor sales and
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THE DOME OF THE ROCK The dome of the rock‚ Qubbat Al-Sakhra‚ known as the oldest Islamic Monument and the second holy shrines of Muslims‚ it represents the Islamic civilization and it is the first Muslim masterpiece. Building the dome of the rock took approximately 3 years between 688-691 A.C by an order from (caliph Abd al-Malik Bin Marwan)‚ half a century after Prophet Mohammed (Piece and blessings be upon him) Died. It is located in the area of (Al Haram Al Sharef or temple mount) in Jerusalem
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Amari‚ a fifteen year old African girl‚ taken from her village‚ and forced to work on a rice plantation‚ finds her strength by not giving up on life. Copper Sun by Sharon Draper talks about how Amari endures life on a rice plantation‚ and all the pain she goes undergoes. At first‚ Amari needs strength to survive her horrible trip to America. For three months‚ Amari faced so many challenges on her trip to America‚ to become a slave. The ship was a disgusting place with no clean places to sleep‚ no
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Dear Chancellor Dennis M. Walcott‚ Ever wonder how to increase the graduation rates and set students one the right track with their education? Young students love to use technology and allowing students to use it in class will motivate them to do their work.I would like to introduce my opinion about digital natives to you. I believe that being a digital native can help a person in a variety of ways socially and educationally. Being a digital native can help a student‚ such as I‚ with
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is a 1986 horror novel by American author Stephen King. The story follows the exploits of seven children as they are terrorized by an eponymous being‚ which exploits the fears and phobias of its victims in order to disguise itself while hunting its prey. "It" primarily appears in the form of a clown in order to attract its preferred prey of young children wikepideia many people don’t believe in fairytale but sometimes your biggest fear can become true even at a young he or an adult age because of
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special operations soldier. This book portrays his life story and sheds light into the secretive world of counterinsurgency. The story starts out in Green Team which is the name of the training process to get into DEVGRU (Shortened name for Special Warfare Development Group) more commonly known as SEAL Team Six. It then jumps back to Alaska and his childhood. Mark tells of how living in Alaska prepared him for the extreme cold he would feel during BUD/s and how he decided to become
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Book Review by Alan Deutschman Leadership is about inspecting not expecting or to put it another way leaders should practice what they preach. However‚ few leaders seem to actually do it. In Walk the Walk‚ Mr. Deutschman‚ a consultant and ¬former ¬Fortune magazine writer‚ argues that ¬leaders are most effective when they rely on the power of their ¬example. People who become leaders have many options. One way a leader can lead is by becoming a ruler. Machiavellian leaders who rule tell people
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