story starts by introducing the main character Louis Zamperini. It starts by telling the reader about his childhood. He is always getting into trouble and always running around. He never stays in the same spot too long. He is stealing food with his older brother and causing mischief. As he grows up‚ he gets into running competitively and is quite good. He becomes an Olympic runner‚ one of the best in the world. The story takes place during World War II. Louis is drafted to the military‚ where he finds
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Joseph-Louis Lagrange Joseph-Louis Lagrange was born on January 25‚ 1736 in Turin‚ Sardinia-Piedmont (which is now known as Italy). He studied at the College of Turin where his favorite subject was classic Latin. After reading Halley’s 1693 work on the use of algebra in optics Lagrange became very interested in mathematics and astronomy. Unfortunately for Lagrange he did not have the benefit of studying with the leading mathematicians‚ so he became self-motivated and was self-taught. Then in
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Louis Riel‚ a central figure in the Red River Rebellion and the North West Resistance‚ played a large part in the creation of Canada as we know it. A controversial figure‚ he is considered either a hero or a traitor depending on which side of the fence you stand. Louis riel is a hero because he stood for his people against the tyrannical Canadian Government‚ was influential in the creation of Manitoba and he lived and died for what he believed in. At the same time‚ by putting Riel on a pedestal we
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The story’s title main protagonist has the name Louis Zamperini‚but he has an irregularity with his name and decides to call himself Louie . Living within the scarce community of Torrance‚ California‚ Louie shares his residence with his parents Tony and Louise‚ his brother and sisters. Due to the little amount of people within the town‚ Louie began to perpetrate petty thievery and started skirmishes with the other adolescents of the town. With a great amount of disdainment from his community‚ Louie
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August 4‚ 1901‚ in New Orleans‚ Louisiana‚ in “a section so poor that it was nicknamed ‘The Battlefield’” (“Louis Armstrong”). After being arrested at the young age of 11 for shooting his stepfather’s firearm in the air while celebrating New Year’s Eve‚ Armstrong was sent to the Colored Waif’s Home for Boys. He quickly developed a deep passion for music upon receiving cornet lessons (“Louis Armstrong”). As soon as Armstrong was out of the home he began working on his dream of making music. While working
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It was a hot summer day in Paris July 6th‚ 1885. Louis Pasteur had just finished vaccinating the 9-year old Joseph Meister. This was a new beginning‚ a new era for Pasteur and the rest of the world. He had created a vaccine for the deadliest disease of all time: rabies. He was very proud of his accomplishment‚ and looked back on how much progress he had made in the field of medical sciences. Many summers before‚ in the year 1882 in Paris‚ France‚ Pasteur had yet to create a furrow between his brows
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The book Don’t Give Up‚ Don’t Give In by Louis Zamperini and David Rensin conveys the valuable life lessons learned from Zamperini’s life in a touching and poignant way. From youthful shenanigans to touching stories of forgiveness‚ Zamperini surely lived a full life. There is no doubt that this book provides valuable insight and direction to live a meaningful life. Everyone can take a lesson in forgiveness. Little grudges and thoughtless condemnations weigh society down and make humanity miserable
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The Giver‚ a book written by the New York Times best seller Louis Lowry revolves around a community that encompasses one major trait‚ order. This community has many rules and a structure to everything that happens in the society from putting everyone in a job they believe is best for them‚ having precision on language to fully understand what each person is trying to say‚ and releasing The Old once their life is fulfilled and newborn babies who don’t meet the health code of the community. There is
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Holes In the novel‚ Holes‚ written by Louis Sachar we meet the main protagonist named Stanley Yelnats. Who is in a juvenile detention centre called Camp Green Lake “ a camp for bad boys”. From which Stanley goes on a self-discovering journey. From becoming a “nobody” to a “somebody”. But how did Stanley just change his character? When Stanley first arrived in Camp Green Lake he was a “nobody” and was not like the other boys there. They were all “bad boys”. But Stanley was a different sort of boy
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The making of a murderer. How does one come to commit murder? Well‚ it is obvious that in Holes‚ by Louis Sachar‚ Kate Barlow´s experiences influenced her motives to become a killer outlaw. Step one to the making of a murderer: Destroying everything one loves and cares about. Kissin´n Kate Barlow was not always Kissin´n Kate. Believe or not she too was once a pleasing person‚ known as Katherine Barlow. In her normal life she was a teacher with a school house. Her school house was in dire
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