Book Review written by Jaya Tripathi Homeless Bird by Gloria Whelan Homeless Bird is the story of a young Indian village girl who overcomes adversity and extreme hardship to ultimately live a full and happy life on her own terms. I first heard about this book when a parent expressed his concern about the (in)appropriateness of its selection as required text for 5th graders in a public school in the United States. The book was chosen‚ he was told‚ to educate the students about India. So
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Book Review #2 How History Exposes the System By: Nicholas McGee (w1073395) History 320 Fall 2012 How History Exposes the System A significant portion of African-American history in the western new age democracy of the Americas over the past four hundred years is a reminiscence of stories from the years when African-Americans were used as slaves on the plantations or farms of affluent‚ white farmers. One intriguing story of slavery and the struggles with it was written by a guy named Melton
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The Hunger Games: Book Review The Hunger Games is a novel aimed at young adults first released in September 2008. It was first published in the United States of America. Suzanne Collins was the author of this amazing novel. She came up with the idea while channel surfing and watching real war footage and reality TV. It also came because of her dad’s involvement in the Vietnam War. It was then published by the group Scholastic‚ who have published many famous books such as the highly successful Harry
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Race and Revolution: A book review American Revolution remains the cornerstone of Democracy the world over. It has helped shape the History of the world and its perception of Freedom‚ democracy and Human values. However it is a historic anomaly that the abolition of slavery‚ then rampant in the various states of U.S.A as slave-ownership or slave trade‚ did not coincide with its independence but actually took more than a century to take effect. This question is often glossed over in the historic
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Forum One – Inez Interesting post Inez‚ great job. John Edward Smith titled a great book about John Marshall‚ Definer of a Nation. Reviewing all these early Constitutional questions‚ one can see it was an aptly titled book. Especially in McCulloch v Maryland (1818)‚ you can see the some questions that needed answers while growing of a new nation. As you posted‚ the Maryland Court of Appeals determined the US Constitution does not state that Congress can create a national bank. The decision to
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Polytechnic University of the Philippines College of Education Department of Secondary and Elementary Education "THE LUCKY ONE" BOOK and MOVIE TIE-IN REVIEW (Developmental Reading) Ronald Q. Fortaliza “In the blink of an eye‚ something happens by chance - when you least expect it - sets you on a course that you never planned‚ into a future
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believe‚ her writing career really began after her sister Madge challenged her to write a novel. It took several years to get her first book The Mysterious Affair at Styles published - with the publisher suggesting an alternative final chapter - but the reviews were kind and the murder by poison so well described that Agatha received the unprecedented honour of a review in the
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Abhilasha Thapa The Catcher in the Rye J. D. Salinger BOOK REVIEW The Catcher in the Rye is an exhilarating and gripping work of fiction subject to a lot of controversy. Published in 1951‚ The Catcher in the Rye is a first person narrative and its genre is Bildungsroman: a novel relating to personal development or spiritual bond. The book was written by Jerome David Salinger who was born in a wealthy family and spent his early life being transferred between various preparatory schools. He
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Book review of The Little prince The day i came upon with The Little prince was anything but by chance.i was strolling slowly in a bookstore when i found The Little Pricess lying on the best---seller bookshelves. i flicked casually though as the drawing of a little boy with golden hair‚ a scarf and a lovable laugh caught my attention. Not knowing why‚ i have a strong impulse to buy this book‚ deciding to have a quick read. So i bought immediately‚ then read it at a quite and pleasant corner
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1950s South Chicago. Together they face economic hardship‚ racial discrimination‚ and the constant struggle to keep a fragile family together as each member searches for their version of the “American Dream”. Hansberry did an excellent job in creating the Younger family to represent lower class African American families in the 1950s. The Youngers live in a rundown‚ two-bedroom apartment. The family consists of Mama‚ Walter‚ Ruth‚ Travis‚ and Beneatha. The economic aspect of the play is centered around
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