BOOK REPORT 4th Year (Story/Novel) Name: Yr. & Sec.: I. Title‚ Author‚ and Copyright “Remains of the Day” by: Kazuo Ishiguro‚ 1999 II. Summary of the Story/Novel The novel opens with Stevens‚ the head butler at Darlington Hall‚ preoccupied with the idea of a journey which he foresees to take him through much of England’s finest sites. This journey has been a suggestion put to him by Mr. Farraday‚ his present employer. Not taking this suggestion seriously at first‚ Stevens reconsiders
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This book talk is on the novel‚ To Kill A Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee. The main characters in this story are Scout Finch‚ Atticus Finch‚ Jem Finch‚ Calpurnia‚ Dill Harris‚ Aunt Alexandria‚ Boo Radley‚ Bob and Mayella Ewell‚ and Tom Robinson. The protagonist in this story would have to Scout’s father‚ Atticus. He is the Maycomb attorney and state legislative representative who is assigned to represent Tom Robinson. Tom Robinson is a black man who is accused of raping and beating Mayella Ewell. However
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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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Quarter 1 Book Writing Imagine the worst dog possible. That dog has a name‚ Marley. There’s only one person I can think of to take care of him‚ John Grogan. John Grogan‚ in ¨Marley and Me¨ written by John Grogan‚ is a natural at dog training‚ even though you wouldn’t know from his appearance. Actually‚ you really can’t tell anything from his appearance. John has a pretty casual look to him. He wears casual clothes‚ has an average body‚ as well as height. The only thing that would really stick out
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Farewell to Manzanar Farewell to Manzanar is the story of a young Japanese girl who spends part of her childhood in a barbed wire camp trying to live a normal life. This book demonstrates how Jeanne Wakatsuki and her family fought to make it thought this harsh period of time at camp Manzanar. After the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor‚ president Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066‚ which gave power to the war department to declare which people were possible risks to the United States. “FBI deputies
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INTRODUCTION Genetic variations are the basic tools in the hands of breeders to develop new cultivars with better traits‚ like tolerance against various environmental stresses‚ resistance against pest and diseases and improved yield and quality. In field conditions‚ a number of abiotic stresses affect the crop plants. Abiotic factors generally disturb various cellular functions along with the complex metabolic pathways (Kassem et al.‚ 2004; Lee et al.‚ 2004; Popelka et al.‚ 2004). Drought is
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“The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” Stephen Covey‚ author of the giant best-selling book “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People‚” passed away last month at the age of 79. This particular work of Covey’s sold to date over 20 million copies along with his many other fascinating eye opening reads focused around self-improvement. In this book‚ Covey explains in detail what he believes to be 6 foundational habits that an individual must possess if they are in search of personal success at the
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whiskey. It was the same wrinkly green hand. I told Butler to give Xuan the money. Finally things were going according to plan. She asked me if I had anything that needed healing. I told her I only wanted her book. She threatened to kill me. I told her that I would save her if she gave me the book. She gave me a questioning look. Perhaps the affects of the holy water hadn’t started yet. I told her about it and she said I
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first sparked by a book I was required to read in high school‚ Brave New World. For my class I was required to do a little research on this book‚ and as I was searching the Internet I came across a website on designer babies. Although Brave New World is not a book about designer babies‚ the altering of human genes described in the book is a concept very similar to designer babies. The possibility of a society made up of genetically altered humans‚ such as the one in this book‚ is becoming very real
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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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