etc. Some books that I love are: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly‚ Gone with the Wind‚ Jane Eyre‚ A Time of Angels‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ The Help‚ The Fault in Our Stars‚ Ender’s Game‚ Harry Potter and more. I want to learn how to read faster and retain information better to become a more efficient reader. I often find that I have difficulty recalling details in a
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Schindler’s List The list is life. Famous words spoken by a large number of Schindler’s Jews. When Thomas Kineally composed Schindler’s List he did more than just write another biography‚ he told of the greatest humane figure‚ amidst the unspeakable horrors of the holocaust. In his novel Kineally artistically portrays the story of Oscar Schindler‚ an alcoholic‚ a member of the Nazi party‚ and a shameless womanizer of the worst sort. Schindler is first viewed as a man only out for money
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discuss the problem in the holy land. This discussion led to the series of the crusades with the knights which were called the crusaders. The effects of the Crusades on Europe of the middle Ages were an important factor in the history of the progress of civilization. I will be discussing the causes and effects of the crusade years and the causes and effects of the crusades. The crusades began with pope Urban. Once he said‚ “A grave report has come from the lands around Jerusalem... That a race
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Personal Literacy Essay For as long as I can remember literature has always played an important role in my life. As a young child‚ I can remember how excited I’d be at story time each night before bed. My interest in literature carried on throughout my school years...from kindergarten...when I was placed in the red bird group‚ which was the group of strongest readers….to high school…when I had the benefit of being taught by one of the best English teachers ever‚ Ms. Irena King. Now as an adult
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Dragonwings is a historical novel by author Laurence Yep who won the Newberry Award. In this novel‚ Moon Shadow comes to America to be with his father‚ Windrider‚ from their home in the Middle Kingdom. As Moon Shadow and his father struggle to survive in a hostile country‚ they somehow find time to focus on their dreams. Windrider has read about the flying machine the Wright brothers built and believes he can build a better one and fly. Moon Shadow struggles alongside his father as they both build
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The Cause and Effect of Divorce The American Dream for your young girl is to grow up one day and meet their prince charming and to get married and live happily ever after. Marriage is the legal and binding union between a man and woman. Yet when couples marry‚ they vow to stay by their partner’s side ‘till death do us part.’ Currently that vow seems to have little or no value in today’s society. Statistics shows‚ that the divorce rate hit a low of 3.4 divorces per 1000 population (0.68% of
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There were many causes and effects of the civil war‚ some well known‚ while others not so much. Some of the causes include the preservation of the Constitution‚ the social and economic differences between the North and the South and Slavery. There were many effects as well‚ such as the advances in weaponry‚ the advances in the medicine industry and the population decrease. These causes and effects had a great impact on the American people and history as we’ve come to know it. One cause of the Civil
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and lasted until 1814. America went to war with Britain for many reasons. The first cause for the war was because of the British’s interference with American shipping which is also known as the naval blockade. Great Britain was at war with France. The US was providing the French with food and supplies‚ and Britain did not like this‚ so they set up a partial blockade to keep the US away for France. The second cause of the war was because of the impressment (kidnapping) of American sailors. The British
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some are becoming more serious than others. Some of these predicaments can cause long term effects for our future generation in numerous ways. One of the main issues among teens is underage drinking. The outcome from this issue may be critical not only for our teen but also for our communities. Some consequences caused from underage drinking are alcohol addiction‚ medical problems‚ and accidents. Underage drinking can cause teenagers to develop an alcoholic addiction. Addiction changes a person’s
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Cause and Effect Essay As a child my mom always taught me to be proud of who I am; to disregard all the negativity that was sure to come my way. As a constant reminder she bought books like Black Beautiful Me and Strong and Black to keep up my self-esteem. It was a good reminder‚ but because of all the negativity that surrounded me I started to feel bad about who I am. I never thought that I would have been a victim of discrimination moving to such an isolated place‚ but it comes to show that you
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