The book that I chose to do my report on is called Life in Prison by Stanley “Tookie” Williams. Tookie Williams was the infamous founder of the notorious Crip gang. The main objective of this book is to dispel some of the street myths surrounding prison life and to steer people away from crime. Tookie first learned about prison from his friend older brother named Rock. Rock spent most of his time in and out prisons. Rock described prison as a gladiator school where men go to prove their toughness
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My report is on the book Toxic Parents by Dr. Susan Forward. I found this book very intrusting and scary in the same breath. I could not understand some of the hurt and pain parents inflict on their children. I do come from a home that was destroyed by divorce‚ alcohol and drug use. I can relate to some of the stories and it brought up my own struggles and made me question my own parents. I dont know what normal parents are but this book made it clear what is not healthy for children and even adults
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Cited: 1. Goodrich‚ Frances‚ Albert Hackett‚ and Anne Frank. The Diary of Anne Frank . New York: Random House‚ 1956. Print. 2. Mathabane‚ Mark. Kaffir Boy: The True Story of a Black Youth ’s Coming of Age in Apartheid South Africa . New York: Macmillan‚ 1986. Print.
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wasn’t that close but still you miss them. This story is about two sister who have grown together in the same house. She both took care of each other. One sister was Katie and one was Lynn. Lynn took care of Katie since she was born.The title of the book is Kira Kira because this is where they life had started to change. Kira kira means glittering in Japanese. This was the first that Lynn every thought Katie when she was a child. “Lynn told me that when I was a baby‚ she used to take me onto our empty
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A child called it book report Title: A child called “it”. Pages read: 180 Author: David Pelzer Pages in book: 180 1. David Pelzer is the author of this autobiography. David suffers severe child abuse at the hands of Mother. He overcomes remarkable odds and survives unthinkable torture. Catherine Roerva Pelzer - David’s mother. A complete alcoholic and always punishes David for being a ‘bad boy’. Stephan Joseph Pelzer - David’s
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Gerald Keegan’s Famine Diary Written by: James J Managan The Irish Famine was a very important event that happened in 1847. It had killed between 500‚000 and 1.5 million people (The Irish Potato famine‚ 1847). The potato was not even a native crop to Ireland‚ until around 1570 when it was brought over from The Americas. In the beginning‚ the potato seemed like it was the ideal crop for reasons such as it grew perfectly in the Irish climate‚ it was easy to grow‚ and it did not take up much
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children on there way to school thinking its going to be a normal day. They have a terrifying‚ dangerous‚ and unexpected surprise coming their way. The book 19 minutes tells the story of several kids on their way to school. Further in the book a policeman gets a call that says there have been shots fired at the local high school. This book is a lot flashback about when Peter or the shooter was younger. One flashback told the story about when Peter made fun of a girl in sixth grade for poor reason
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Lizzie Janes Drugs and Behavior Within Hollywood’s movies depiction of drug addiction‚ many have failed to represent all true aspects that come along with such lifestyles. The movie‚ The Basketball Diaries‚ is based off a novel Jim Carroll wrote from his own diary entries. As a teenager growing up in the sixties‚ Carroll reveals his progression of drug abuse which eventually leads him addicted to heroin.Heroin is a white powder derived from morphine found in opium. It is commonly prescribed
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Born to Fly is a book about a girl named Bird McGill who lives in a small town. She and her father are very close to each other because they both share a common interest. They both love flying airplanes. Bird is pretty good at flying them but still working on how to land them safely on the ground. But when her world falls apart because the Japanese hit Pearl Harbor which sends her dad to fight in the war‚ her life will change in ways on clear to her now. After her dad has be gone for awhile
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Title: The Call of the Wild Author Jack London Setting Life is good for Buck in Santa Clara Valley where he spends his days and nights including eating and sleeping in the golden sunshine. Characters: The Main Dogs * Buck –a proud and powerful dog‚ half St Bernard and half shepherd dog‚ who begins life on a comfortable Californian estate as a family pet‚ yet soon changes when he is stolen and sold to work as a sled dog in the frozen North. * Spitz- Buck’s archrival and original
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