Name: Zaman Ahmed Independent Reading Date: 01/14/2012 Summary In the first half of the book we get to learn that Carrie believes way too much in luck. She thinks that her luck comes from one of her special red t-shirt. After losing it she gets really worried and feels that she’ll lose everything that she have gained. Her mom tells her that mistakenly her mom have donated it to one the charities. She also tells her that it has been sent to a foreign land which is India. Carrie wants that shirt
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Tarek Taji - 41040 POL 201 – sec.2 Introduction to Political Science Feb 18th /2013 Summary of Rousseau’s Book “On the Social Contract” book 1. “Man is born free; and everywhere he is in chains.” Rousseau’s words that says much about the concept of the Social Contract and other main concepts in life. Here‚ he is trying to raise a question if the “governing authorities” whether support the freedom of people or are they the “chains” over people’s
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Devil in the White City Book Summary The Devil in the White City‚ written by Eric Larson‚ is a gripping novel of two polar opposite men during the building of the World’s Fair in Chicago. It surrounds two characters‚ both extremely talented at their ‘craft’ and perfectly depicts the rush for industrialization in this time. It follows the lives of Daniel H. Burnham‚ the fair’s brilliant director of works and the builder of many of the country’s most important structures‚ and Henry H. Holmes‚ a serial
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Jacky Zou Book Summary and Analysis 1984 George Orwell In 1984 by George Orwell‚ Winston Smith‚ a low-ranking member of the Party in London located in the nation of Oceania‚ faces a life of oppression and control. The Party watches Winston and everyone else through “telescreens” and displays their seemingly all-knowing leader‚ known as Big Brother‚ on the telescreens. The Party is also forcing a language called Newspeak‚ which prevents political rebellion by removing all words related to the
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Engaging God’s World and The Call Book Summary The books that we were required to read for Bible 115 class were Engaging God’s World – A Christian Vision Of Faith‚ Learning And Living by Cornelius Plantinga Jr. and The Call – Finding And Fulfilling The Central Purpose For Your Life by Os Guinness. Both books offered very useful advice for today’s Christians. Engaging God’s World is written for students and will help them make sense of their education in a Christian perspective. Both authors use
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friends‚ you don’t know what love and affection are because you aren’t getting that at home. You are forced to look elsewhere. I believe that if you don’t get love at home and are treated bad‚ you will go somewhere where you can get those things. In the book‚ The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton‚ Johnny Cade didn’t get those things at home. He found a gang of boys that gave him what he thought he needed. He needed to fit in‚ to be cared about‚ and in this gang he did. He protected his gang‚ even though at home
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Summary of the book Arielle Donovan is a fifteen year old girl who has just lost something very important to her‚ her best friend. On a dark summer night‚ Jenna leaves Arielle’s home without her insisting she’ll be right back‚ but never returns. Arielle suffers through a summer alone‚ desperate to find out what happened to her friend‚ but lacking the energy that the experience of loss has drained from her. On the afternoon of her fifteenth birthday however‚ Arielle has a dream. She sights Jenna
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This book is a summary of Dr. Ali Shariati’s own experience and understanding after three times doing hajj and once visiting Mecca. He starts his book with a question; what does hajj mean? Then he continues answering this question by the spiritual feelings that he experienced during his journey. He clearly expresses to readers that this is not a ritual training book instead its purpose is to show his perception of one of the most significant ritual in Islam. According to Dr.Shariati‚ there is no
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Department of History in Macquarie University‚ unfolds the myths and the religiosity that often blurs the image of Jesus. Dickson explores the many roles and identities that are given to Jesus‚ healer‚ teacher‚ Christ. "A Spectator’s guide to Jesus" is a book dedicated to discovering the truth to the most controversial religious topics‚ from Jesus’ replacement of the temple‚ his divineness‚ meaning of his death and his words and deeds that inspire. In the first chapter‚ "How we know what we know about
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CHINA SHAKES THE WORLD x BOOK SUMMARY In China Shakes the World‚ James Kynge gives a history and explanation of the Chinese economy. Kynge started writing the book in 2004 and it was published in 2006. The book is like a biography‚ giving experiences around 1982 when Kynge was a student at the Shandong University. It gives a detailed explanation of economic activities by China in the regions of Germany‚ Italy‚ China‚ and even the United States Midwest. The book sarts with a still mill-Thyssen
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