being illegal immigrants. They face many conflicts like when the baby gets ill and they do not have money for anything. Another conflict the family faces is the moving around. That is the conflict because he has to keep moving to different places just to get more work‚ it is a struggle to move from a place because just as you get used to one place‚ then move away‚ and do it over again it gets frustrating. The cycle continues throughout the book‚ it is putting a pressure or struggle on Panchito‚ and
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university. Throughout the book Skeeter is fighting for the civil rights of the black maids that have worked for her and her mates‚ by writing a book of the terrible stories that the have been through. Throughout the book there were many issues and actions that people did were interesting to read about and the opinions that different characters had on them. One of the biggest issues in the book that I think is how racist the whites are towards the black‚ throughout the book the blacks are always being
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distant mother and younger sister made me sympathize for Katniss. I also really liked the relationship between Katniss and Gale because even though they were brought together through necessity‚ their friendship is so easy and comfortable. It was heart wrenching that they had such a serious duty to their families‚ hunting illegally and putting their names tens of times into the Hunger Games raffle. I felt that the raffle was ridiculously barbaric‚ and reminded me of a short story that we read in English
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to modern times‚ the authors of more contemporary works have taken the same concept of identity but have revealed the way actions taken can influence an individual’s understanding of themselves. For example‚ in John Howard Griffin’s memoir‚ Black Like Me and Wes Moore’s memoir‚ The Other Wes Moore: One Name‚ Two Fates were both authors encounter lifestyles of similar individuals. Through both comparable lifestyles‚ Griffin and Moore display the way work can affect the personal and social identities
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Debby Shum 9B (12) Book report-Fiction Pre-reading task: Title: Flour Babies Author: Anne Fine Publisher: The Penguin Group Year of Publication: 1992 Post-reading Task: My comments: My favorite character is Simon Martin because he was willing to solve problems and found the final answer. He was mature and self-disciplined‚ always helping others‚ considerate and thoughtful to others. We should learn from him. The most interesting and memorable scene in the book is Simon hurdled all
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Although some people might not like the profanity used‚ Snitch by Allison Van Diepen is a book that you should read because it’s an addicting book and has good dialogue. First of all‚ some readers might not like how profanity is used in the book. For example when Toneya‚ Lisa‚ and Marta yell at Julia‚ “Whore! Skank! Snitch!
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A Book Report on Mozart: A Life in Letters Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart‚ known for being a musical genius since his childhood‚ was a brilliant composer of symphonies‚ concertos‚ and chamber music. Even after his death in December 1791‚ Mozart is still among one of the most popular composers to be written of. Mozart: A Life in Letters is a fascinating book that includes a set of his letters‚ providing a new understanding of his life story including his marriage‚ his relationships with
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BOOK REPORT: "The Outsiders" 1. Hinton‚ S.E. The Outsiders. New York: Puffin Books‚ 1967 2. The title of this book relates to the story‚ because in the book‚ Ponyboy and Johnny are "outsiders." They can be thought of as Outsiders because they are labeled Greasers although they do not act like hoodlums‚ like the rest of the Greasers. They are thought of as Greasers just because they live on the East Side of town‚ and because they slick back their hair. But Ponyboy and Johnny are different
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Minority Autobiography Analysis (Book Report) Title: Honky Author: Dalton Conley Summary "Honky" is the true story of Dalton Conley‚ a white kid‚ growing up in a minority community. The story takes place beginning at the end of the 1960’s and concluding in the early 1980’s and takes us from the authors early childhood to college. Dalton Conley was white‚ with a Jewish mother and an Irish/English father. Both of Dalton’s patents were artists. His mother‚ Ellen‚ grew up in northern Pennsylvania
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I chose the quote‚"You cannot open a book without learning something" by the Irish proverb because I can relate it to my favorite book‚"The Outsiders" by S.E. Hinton which taught me lots of stuff that I did not know about. The book is about a 14 year old named Ponyboy and his two brothers Darry who is 16 and Sodapop who is 20 years old. Darry is in charge of them due to both of his parents dying in a car accident. They are all greasers in a gang and often watch over Johnny ‚who is another greaser
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