The Grapes of Wrath is a novel by John Steinbeck that exposes the desperate conditions under which the migratory farm families of America during the 1930’s lived. The novel tells of one family’s migration west to California through the great economic depression of the 1930’s. The bank took possession of their land because the owners could not pay off their loan. The novel shows how the Joad family deals with moving to California‚ and how they survive the cruelty of the landowners that took advantage
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In this book‚ “The Woman Warrior”‚ by Maxine Hong Kingston‚ wrote about her life as Chinese-American. This is focus on what makes a woman a warrior‚ by taking control of your life without anyone controlling you. Kingston also refer her mother stories to make this book focus mostly on making a woman a warrior. The focus on making a woman a warrior is there are many ways Kingston explained. There were many action‚ and attempt to show that she show bravery and being a very experienced fighter. That
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The Long Tail Book Report The definition of "The Long Tail" by Chris Anderson is that the more a society advances‚ the more companies will expand the diversity of their products to cater to specific groups of people instead of turning to the popular ’hits’ as the only product. And as more products become available‚ people’s taste will expand creating more markets. As the book quotes Kevin Laws for saying‚ "The biggest money is in the smallest sales" (Anderson 23)‚ meaning that there are a huge amount
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Name : Amalia Amanda Kasih Student #. : 101214129 Date of submission : 15th of March 2010 Book Report : 1 2 3 4 (circle) [pic] • Title of Book : Gulliver’s Travel • Author : Jonathan Swift • Publisher : Oxford University Press • Year of publication : 1971 Setting (of time and place) The setting of the novel is 1699. Major places that this novel took place are in the Country of Lilliput and Brobdingnag‚ the land of the giants. Major Characters:
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begins‚ Guy is happily married and works for the government as a firefighter: a firefighter whose job is to burn down the homes of people who own books‚ which are illegal. He enjoys doing this‚ savoring the warmth of the flames and the thrill of destruction‚ but after a while he perceives the shallowness in himself and begins to wonder why people can’t read books. Meanwhile‚ his wife (I forgot her name :) lives solely for the world within their walls‚ for walls in this time are television screens‚ and
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Book Report On “In the Life of Laetitia” Merle Hodge ‘In the life of Laetitia’‚ published in 1994 by Farrar Straus Giroux of New York; Paperback‚ Aerial Fiction‚ 244 pages. The Novel was written by Merle Hodge a Trinidadian novelist and critic‚ she’s a lecturer at the University of the West Indies‚ she’s also the Author of the 1970 novel ‘Crick Crack‚ Monkey’‚ which is a classic of West Indian literature. The story is about an adolescent girl (Laetitia) who begins on a life changing journey‚ after
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they also need to ensure that the audience is able to understand and engage with the text‚ and thus with the preferred meaning‚ by using conventions and generally accepted techniques. Tom Tykwer’s independent‚ and unmistakably avant-garde film‚ Run Lola Run in many ways‚ defies Hollywood cinematic convention‚ but must also conform with audience expectations in order to convey its intended themes. Tykver conveys a preferred reading to his target audience that stereotypical gender roles are a limiting
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My Book Report on Oliver Twist The name of the author who wrote this book is Charles Dickens. He was born in Landport‚ Portsea‚ England‚ in 1812‚ the second of eight children. His father‚ a clerk‚ moved the family to London when Charles was ten years old. Two years later‚ the boy had to leave school to help support the family. This is how the story goes. Oliver Twist was an orphan. His mother died during child birth. When Oliver was old enough they sent him off to a workshop. He hated it there
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Elephant Run The story of “Elephant Run” begins with the 14-year-old Nick Freestone in the midst of World War II‚ a teenager that had been sent from London to Burma to be with his father on account of the dangers of the Blitz during 1941. It is in Burma Nick’s father‚ Jackson Freestone‚ owns an old estate and plantation that had been passed down from generation to generation in the Freestone family. After Nick is flown into Burma he encounters his native guide to the plantation‚ Nang‚ an elephant
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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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