He was one of the last Allied pilots to withdraw from Greece during the German invasion. After Greece fell to the Nazis‚ he went to the Middle East to fight Vichy French pilots after staying for a brief time in Alexandria‚ Egypt. Background The book is set in the time of Queen Victoria‚ when the British public are fascinated with East Africa and colonise there. The Royal Dutch Shell Company‚ which Roald works for‚ was formed when two moderately successful but fragile businesses merged together
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I am reading "A Child Called It." This is a ver good book. let me tell you a little about it. Pelzer was the second born of five children. His father was a fireman and‚ according to Dave‚ his mother was originally a loving‚ kind and wonderful person who would try to do anything for her family. The abuse gradually started when he was about five. At that point‚ Dave could tell what kind of day he could expect to have by the way his mother was dressed. If she was all made up then he could expect
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My knowledge of World War One was solely built on the works of European writers‚ which I had a chance to read in high school and university. The books such as All Quiet on the Western Front by German writer Erich Maria Remarque‚ Death of a Hero by English poet Richard Aldington‚ Doctor Zhivago by Russian novelist Boris Pasternak and The Good Soldier Švejk by Czech satirist Jaroslav Hašek shaped my view on the subject‚ giving me a chance to see the history from many different perspectives. However
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Hatchet Hatchet is an amazing survival story. The book is about Brian Robeson a 13 year old boy who has been stranded in the Canadian wilderness. The author really explained how Brian felt and what he had to do to survive. The author talked about a mysterious secret between Brian and his mom. The author explains in detail what it looked like‚ how he felt‚ and what he did. I think the author did a good job on explaining this. The story starts with Brian going to visit his dad in the summer after
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delegation with comes along brings along peace. The book‚ The Servant written by James C. Hunter tells a story of an average man with his mixed up approaches and priorities. The book teaches us different ways to become a good leader with many different lessons he has provided for us. When it comes down to begin a good leader you have to learn from your mistakes‚ listen to your subordinates and treat them with respect. The first chapter in the book explains the definition of a
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The book that I read was Purple Heart by Patricia McCormick. An 18 year old boy named‚ Matt Duffy awakes in a ward called The Green Zone after being injured in war. He has no idea what happened to him‚ all he knows is he has been awarded the Purple Heart‚ but he doesn’t want a metal-he wants answers. With doctors asking him questions he can’t answer and people telling him things he doesn’t want to hear‚ Matt scrambles to recollect what happened the day he got hurt. Only bits and pieces are coming
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Justin Michael Caban English 10 Mrs. Meyer Book Report For my 1st quarter book report I read “Beyond Belief” which is written by Josh Hamilton. Hamilton is a Major league baseball player who now plays for the Texas Rangers and was named MVP two short season’s ago. Josh is a premier center fielder and the captain of his team‚ for the average person you may think Mr.Hamiliton lives the ordinary life of a sports star ‚ the pretty women ‚ fancy cars ‚ huge house’s and the six figure
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Bell hooks makes a clear argument throughout her book‚ Feminism is Everybody‚ stating what feminism is. She starts off the book by stating‚ “feminism is a movement to end sexism‚ sexist exploitation‚ and oppression”(hooks 1). She hopes to diffuse the mainstream ideas of feminism‚ that they want what men have‚ and educate people with what feminists really stand for. The media and society like to label feminists and portray them in a certain light. Feminism began to be known as a movement for females
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A Day No Pigs Would Die Essay In the book A Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Newton Peck‚ a child named Rob gets a pig from his neighbor‚ Mr. Tanner. He gets the pig as a thank you gift after helping birth Mr. Tanners cow Apron. The main conflict of this story is having to kill Pinky‚ his pig‚ in the winter for food. Although he has to kill Pinky in the winter for food it was still right to have him as a friend at first. It’s important for him to think of Pinky as a friend because it’s connected
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The Hunger Games The Hunger Games is the first novel of The Hunger Games series written by Suzanne Collins in 2008. This novel is written in the first person point of view of the main character‚ Katniss Everdeen. Throughout the story‚ Katniss’s opinions are made clear to the audience. This intriguing novel shares Katniss’s struggles and overall victory of the 74th Annual Hunger Games. The Hunger Games story takes place in a post-apocalyptic society. The Capitol is a highly advance city that holds
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