Title The first-person narrative book‚ “the catcher in the rye” is a fiction novel that was written by J. D. Salinger and published in July 16‚ 1951 but takes place in the late 1940’s after the Second World War. The book’s publication in 1951 came at the dawn of the age of the teenager; “A new social category‚ newly economically empowered and hungry for culture‚ was fed by music‚ films and novels”. Characters •Holden Caulfield: He has a crew cut‚ graying hair and he’s tall for his
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The Perfect shot is a book written by Elaine Marie Alphin. The setting of the book takes place in a small town in Indiana called Willisburg. The setting impacts the plot because Brian has a friend named julius which is one of the only black kids in town gets pulled over by the cops for making a wrong turn and he he did not receive a ticket the police officer took him to jail and this event changes juluis very much. The point of view of the book is first person because Brian is the one who is telling
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Applewhites" received the Newbery Award. She lives with her husband in Charlotte‚ North Carolina. About the Book Have you ever thought what would happen to you if you where kicked out of every school around and burnt down one.Well the main charcter in Surviving The Applewhites does.This book is about a thirteen year old young man named Jake Semple. In the beginning of the book‚ Jake is a punk school drop-out. He had been to many schools before‚ and he even burned down one of his schools.
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expert on the case could be paid to alter the trial. So‚ cases concerning rape‚ murder‚ burglary‚ and such‚ committed by celebrities become a big deal. That’s mainly because they have so much money and can find their way out of it. Which is what my book is about. It is about showing the public that the criminal‚ O.J. Simpson‚ who is really guilty‚ walks a free man‚ but it’s certain that he committed the crime he was charged with and found not guilty to. It was written by four authors. Pablo F. Fenjves
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I was reading a book called ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ book. This book is famous as it will come into a movie and book is well known among the general public. This book comes into contact with those instruments‚ which also see a movie and then yeoseoida reason to study English. Studying English has odd mix of Hindi‚ occasionally‚ but he bought for some to read and study in even had a hard time. The lead role in the first time ‘Jamal’ ‘Jamal’ Let’s get the money by taking part in the quiz show of police
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Bad Science – Book Report Elam Dula 212964763 20/11/14 1. THE PLACEBO EFFECT The first break through that caught my attention was the most common one‚ the application of “ The Placebo Effect” on our society. A placebo is a fake treatment‚ inactive substance that can sometimes improve a patient’s condition simply because the person has the expectation that it will. As I read Ben Goldacre’s book Bad Science‚ I was surprised to learn a couple of new things. TThe first one was the fact that alerting
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A diary is a book kept to record daily events or a person’s thoughts and Impressions. A diary can be a useful aid to memory. If a person is in the habit of forgetting his appointments‚ or something that he is supposed to get or do‚ there is nothing better than to jot these down in his diary and his memory will be aided when the time comes for him to use it. A pocket diary is the most convenient to carry about everywhere. A diary gives us an intimate glimpse of the writer‚ his feelings and the
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The book "Day of Infamy" by Walter Lord is an non-fiction novel. This novel is over the day that the Japanese Attacked Americans‚ also known as Pearl Harbor. This book will keep you interested as Lord goes into great detail and stories of individual characters. What I really enjoy about this book is how Lord not only puts in America’s side of the story but also the Japanese’s side. The line " Then back to Tokyo again‚ guardedly comparing notes with Lieutenant Commander Toshihide Maejimma‚ who was
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The book Omnivore’s Dilemma started off with a question like many other books do but this question is simple‚ what should we have for dinner tonight? But the answer is way more complicated than the just the simple question that is asked. In the book Omnivore’s Dilemma‚ Pollan examines humans eating problems and how food affects humans as a society also he is talking about food as cultural significant object and increasing food availability as a problem in our society. The Omnivore’s Dilemma is an
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Alessia Garino Diary Entry 1: My name is Winston Smith and I think it is the year 1984‚ but I’m not really sure‚ for this matter no one is really sure of that. I’m a member of the outer party of INGSOC‚ live in Oceania and I work for the Ministry of Truth. What I’m writing today is a story that should never be told‚ as it should have never happened. Our house should be a place where we feel safe‚ our shelter and not our prison. Neighbors and colleagues should be our friends‚ people we can trust
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