I found that “The Book Thief” portrayed perfectly one of the greatest casualties of war – the truth. Markus Zusak writes about a young girl – Liesel Meminger – who is initially illiterate‚ however she realizes the importance and power behind words and stories and she hungers for them. She steals books in an effort to understand and eventually‚ under the tutelage of Hans Hubermann – her papa – she is able to immerse herself in the new ideas and truths conveyed in these stories. I believe Liesel Meminger
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E-books E-books open up all kinds of new opportunities‚ especially in the areas of education‚ entertainment‚ and business. Schools around the country take advantage of E-books and other online materials. In most cases‚ the price to access the electronic material is much lower than buying an actual hard copy of the book. I have personally seen this model used in my courses at Penn State. Many of my classes require reading assignments that are in an electronic format. E-books have also revolutionized
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In the first chapters of Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief‚ the protagonist Liesel Meminger experiences conflicts which drive her actions‚ actions which represent clutching to the memories of what once was. Liesel experiences shock and suffering at the traumatic death of her brother‚ Werner. "... With [w]ith one eye open‚ one still in a dream..." (p. 29) describes Liesel’s reaction‚ a state of shock‚ at the moment she realizes her brother is dead and the image of "... His blue eyes stared at the floor
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Far from verity After taking time reading this eye opening novel “Lies My Teacher Told Me” written by Dr. James W. Loewen‚ the book has open my mind to American History and the reality of everyday life‚ for example on the topics of Helen Keller‚ the unbelievable truth of Woodrow Wilson‚ the exploration of Christopher Columbus‚ and the inverse truth of heroes and sheroes. To begin with‚ in textbooks I have read‚ Woodrow Wilson was seemed as one of the most important man and promising to the blacks
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BOOK REVIEW COMPANY COMMAND THE BOTTOM LINE BY: JOHN G. MEYER‚JR. IG ASSESSOR STUDENT OFFICER LT ABHISHEK SHARMA YO’S FD-1606 ‘B’ TP CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. About the author 3. About the book 4. Quality of presentation
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down and arranged the material in the first person‚ and Malcolm X edited and approved every chapter. Thus‚ though Haley actually did the writing‚ it is reasonable to consider the work an autobiography. The work is one of the most important nonfiction books of the twentieth century‚ as it offers valuable insight into the mind of a key figure on a core issue of twentieth-century America. In 1965‚ a New York reviewer wrote of Malcolm X‚ “No man has better expressed his people’s trapped anguish.” The autobiography
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Books Books are valuable objects in our life. I had a friend who was very poor. He came from a family with little money. Though‚ he was a good reader and he read lots of books. He had a habit of reading all kinds of books. He could read the textbooks and apply what he learned from the books. He also liked to read for pleasure. When other kids watched television for entertainment‚ he read books for entertainment. My friend was a good
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In the book of Revelation‚ there are many apocalyptic events that occur. These events symbolize the return of Christ. In other words it’s the end of the world. This is a belief established by the Jews. The forces of good and evil will become more intense and God will intervene to save those who are righteous and destroy those who are evil. God reveals a lot to a mortal man on earth and tells him to do as He says to do. Many events occur that tell the return of Christ like rivers of blood and plagues
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Generation. New York: Vintage Books‚ 2000. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation is a book about the American revolutionary generation‚ but as Ellis puts it a more modern way so that everyone can understand. This book includes information about our founding fathers and stories that some had no idea about; it also gives you some details about the politics going on during the time period but still indicates specific people in history. Ellis has the time frame of this book from right around when
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Book Report 1. Just Listen‚ Sarah Dessen‚ February 28‚2008‚ 383 pages 2. Summary of the plot: Annabel Greene had what could be considered the perfect teenage life: cool friends‚ close family‚ good grades‚ and a part-time career as a model. At the beginning of summer that all disappeared. She is still traumatized by the attempted rape she experienced from her best friend’s boyfriend‚ and she doesn’t try to fix the broken friendships that are created when everyone turns their backs on her
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