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    The Lightning Thief is a novel written by Rick Riordan. In the novel‚ Riordan follows archetypes similar to other literature. The story line follows the quest because Percy’s ordinary home is made unordinary‚ and then he goes on a search for the stolen lightning bolt. The conflict is fire versus ice. Percy has knowledge that he did not steal the lightning bolt and saves humanity‚ while Luke and Kronos seek to bring death and revenge to all those around them. The hero enters the story as the narrator

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    Jones Coles AP English Lit. Comp. 21 November 2013 The Book Thief Open Response Markus Zusak‚ an award winning novelist‚ showcases the power that words can have on the environment around the world. In his novel The Book Thief‚ he shows the reader that even in a time of forlornness that words will always be one of the most powerful weapons that the human race can ever hope to gain. In the book Liesel Meminger‚ a German girl‚ is on her way to the small town of Molching‚ Germany‚ near Munich

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    In A Thief of Time‚ Tony Hillerman’s characters display perspectives of diverse cultural backgrounds. In Jim Chee and Joe Leaphorn we see a shared heritage‚ as well as their contrasting points of view which stem from choosing different values to live by. Quite a few characters in Hillerman’s book‚ who are not of Navajo blood‚ connect themselves with Navajo culture through digs‚ collection‚ and personal gain. This essay will briefly touch on the view points of three characters; Jim Chee‚ Joe Leaphorn

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    Role of Women Outline The Thief and the Dogs By Ali Zaman Character Explanation Nabawiyya- she plays a minor role compared to Nur who basically symbolizes the faithfulness in the novel. Nabawiyya divorced him‚ while he served time in prison‚ and no longer wants anything to do with him. He resents her marriage to his former friend‚ Ilish‚ and blames her for turning his daughter against him. His wife has moved into the arms of his friend and causes Said to stir up a huge amount of anger and

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    The Value of Teaching The Book Thief Supported by all the irony and vivid coloring‚ The Book Thief is more easily understood after acquiring knowledge of reading literature with greater care and meticulousness.  It is about Liesel Meminger and her history with death‚ and how she handled difficult situations with the experiences‚ how she survived through it with words. There is a death of a friend‚ the love of a parent‚ and survival of the people who can take it. Markus Zusak took a creative approach

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    The Snot Thief of the Dark or Bilbo the Pocket Thief? Engrossed by the screen‚ the flashing lights‚ the angles‚ the sounds‚ or on the couch‚ nodding off. The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien in 1997‚ was written for preteen and the teen audience about the adventures‚ challenges and parts of Bilbo journey and life. However the movie The Hobbit “An Unexpected Journey” directed by Peter Jackson in 2012‚ included advanced computer graphics‚ attracting the teens of this time period. This book consists of adventures

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    images of snow‚ ice and delicate snowflakes. The final layer of my creative is folded black card‚ forming a spring-like Nazi swastika with the head and tail of an accordion stuck to either side. This creative was in response to the novel‚ The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. The book details four years of the life of a young girl‚ Liesel Meminger‚ throughout the course of World War Two. The novel differentiates the appearance of a person‚ event or item when it is only briefly

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    Macbeth & The Book Thief: A Comparison between Ambition present in the Novels In comparing Shakespeare’s Macbeth and Zusak’s Book Thief‚ though the books deal with different time eras‚ characters and even language styles‚ there are some striking similarities between the themes in both novels. The themes are evident throughout both novels‚ these themes give a better understanding of the author’s message he wants to portray to his audience. Both books show ambition effectively in many situations

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    live another day. Yet‚ that isn’t always what’s displayed over an intricate and troubling past. In The Book Thief Zusak argues a different‚ yet compelling truth. Zusak utilizes his war novel to argue how regardless of circumstance‚ survival isn’t humanity’s first instinct‚ doing the right thing‚ despite often guaranteed danger will always be humanity’s first thought. Throughout The Book Thief we see this

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    Diary of an Oxygen Thief Anonymous‚ I have not read any other books by this author. Fiction Characters: There aren’t any other characters beside the one person who he doesn’t say his name‚ but he is the speaker of the story‚ he is an Irish man and was born in Kilkenny Ireland. This book is first person view‚ making the speaker the main character. In the story the speaker describes his past events and how he wished to fix his mistakes. He describes how he hurt girls when he was in his 20’s‚ by hurting

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