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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I. Introduction My choice for my book report is the lightning thief by Rick Riordan‚ it was called the lightning thief because Percy Jackson who is the protagonist of the story was accused of stealing the weapon of Zeus (the lightning bolt) Percy had two friends in camp half-blood namely Grover and Annabeth. These two people help our hero Percy in his quest to prove that he did not steal the lightning bolt from Zeus. There is also Luke‚ the real lightning thief‚ who acted nice to Percy in order
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Jackson and the Olympians‚ Book 1) The book is funny and witty‚ effortlessly matching old mythology and tradition with modern culture in a way that makes the book engrossing and unpredictable. There is talk of gods having affairs with mortals‚ and quite a bit of married gods having affairs with other gods. In the following book report‚ I will first introduce the plot of the story. Then‚ I will talk about the writing of the author and the strengths and weaknesses of the books. After that‚ I will talk
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Book Report: The Judgement of Paris The Judgement of Paris: Manet‚ Meissonier‚ and an Artistic Revolution contrasts the lives and artistic struggles of two painters against the backdrop of life in Paris. In the 1860s Ernest Meissonier was one of the most famous artists in Europe. His fame was built on his thoroughly detailed‚ realistic depiction of historical subjects. Meissonier sold his works for record prices and could afford to spend years working on them (he took 13 years to paint Napoleon’s
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Louis Armstrong‚ an influential figure in the Jazz world‚ once said‚ “If you have to ask what jazz is‚ you’ll never know.” Over time‚ jazz has kept its essential elements and original style‚ even as new styles have developed. Jazz‚ in its most basic form‚ is defined as “music that includes qualities such as swing‚ improvising‚ group interaction‚ developing an ’individual voice’‚ and being open to different musical possibilities‚” by Travis Jackson‚ a Professor of American Music. Improvisation‚ being
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This book report is being written for Mr. Reynold Bassant‚ lecturer for Comparative Literature. The book which was carefully selected is New Moon‚ it was written by Stephanie Meyer‚ one of the most promising new authors of this century. The book has 563 pages and was first published in hard cover by Little Brown and Company in September 2006‚ in the United States of America. After mass circulation and the sale of two million copies‚ the book became the New York Times Number One bestseller for 2007
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Book report ‘A child called it’ by Dave Pelzer This book is based on the unforgettable account of one of the most severe child abuse cases in California history. It is the story of Dave Pelzer‚ who was brutally beaten and starved by his emotionally unstable‚ alcoholic mother. A mother who played tortuous‚ unpredictable games; games that left him nearly dead. He had to learn how to play his mother’s games in order to survive because she no longer considered him a son‚ but a slave; and no longer
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I am doing my end of the semester paper on Jazz music. Jazz was created in the twentieth century and was said that it was‚ “created to bring people together.” Jazz was also known in many cities around the time of the jazz age‚ but the city that was known as the birthplace of jazz was New Orleans. There are many important names that people still know today from the jazz ages. One important name during the jazz age was Louis Armstrong is known for many Jazz songs like “What a Wonderful World”‚ “When
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Book Report The Little Prince Author: Antoine De Saint-Exupery Translator: Katherine Woods Released: 1943 Sold more than 80 million copies worldwide and considered as an all-time bestseller Are you a deep thinker? If so‚ The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint -Exupery translated by Katherine Woods is a book you should not miss. The prowess of this book is in its metaphors. Each one can be fully appreciated and perceived in ways more than one. This book is an allegory‚ and I love allegories
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the best‚ jazz music is the best genre of music of all time. Jazz is the best type of music in ways that many other types of music can
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