Fight Club Book Report by Noga Livni Charles Michael Palahniuk‚ also known as Chuck Palahniuk‚ is an American novelist and a freelance journalist who was born in the early 60’. Fight Club – Palahniuk’s first novel which won many awards was also made into a film‚ directed by David Fincher and starring Brad Pitt‚ Edward Norton and Helena Bonham Carter. Fight Club is the story of a young man‚ tired and frustrated with the way he runs his life – his nowhere-going job‚ his superficial relationships
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“On My honor…” These three simple words have been apart of my life since I was in first grade. It has been the start of an oath that inspired me through the 11 year struggle to completing Eagle Scout. All the late nights‚ long summer days‚ and hours of constant work has taught me a thing or two. Eagle Scout is no easy thing to get and it required the use of many skills and resources including perseverance‚ an openness to learn‚ and the most important resource of all people. Ask any Eagle Scout
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The Novel The main subject of Hugh MacLennan’s novel is the return of Neil Macrae from France to Halifax in order to clear his name. His uncle‚ Colonel Geoffrey Wain‚ had ordered an ill-planned advance on the Germans; Wain tried to blame the resulting debacle on Neil‚ ordering his arrest and court-martial for cowardice. When a shell hit the dugout in which he was being held prisoner‚ Neil was reported missing‚ believed killed. It is revealed‚ however‚ that he was picked up‚ badly wounded and amnesiac
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The Vanishing Love -----Book report of Martin Eden The Introduction of Marin Eden Martin Eden‚ semiautobiographical novel by Jack London‚ published in 1909. The title character‚ Martin Eden‚ becomes a writer‚ hoping to acquire the respectability sought by his society-girl sweetheart‚ Ruth Morse. She spurns him‚ however‚ when his writing is rejected by several magazines and when he is falsely accused of being a socialist. Interestingly‚ Ruth tries to win him back after he achieves fame‚ but Eden
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The Chrysalids John Wyndham Book Report Static vs. Change: Waknuk did not want to change anything about their society‚ and wanted to keep fighting Deviations until the whole society was pure according to the way church and they think god says it. For this reason‚ they had no progress. More and more deviations were created in the society as‚ Waknuk wanting to stay the same grew. Example: The Sealanders say that they are against the Waknuk people because the Sealanders accept change‚ but the Waknuk
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Frannzen Linares Thursday‚ October 14‚ 2010 Knowledge Summary of Source. Report #1 - Charlemagne Robert Folz. The Coronation of Charlemagne(Book)‚ first written in french in 1964‚ this book is now available in English translation. Robert Folz is well known for his monumental studies of the legend of Charlemagne in the Middle ages. Robert Folz was a French medievalist and a specialist in the Carolignan era; for this
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battling to survive. Explaining that you do not only need the strength to build your army but you also need the intelligence to overcome your opponents‚ using strategies your enemies have never thought of. The “Enders Game” is a military science fiction novel in which humans and aliens are battling to save mankind. This novels starts off with six years old Andrew Ender Wiggin who is the youngest of the Wiggin’s family. Enders is constantly made fun of in school and also tormented by his older brother
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My book report is on the book ‘Maniac Magee’ by Jerry Spinelli. The reason why I chose ‘Maniac Magee’ is because I love Jerry Spinelli books. They’re always very good. ‘Maniac Magee’ is kind of a ‘warm-your-heart’ book. I’ll tell you a little about the story‚ but not a lot‚ because I don’t want to spoil it for you! The story is about a young boy that runs away from his new home and the few new friends he meets along the way. Some of the characteristics about Magee are that he is sad a lot
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Literature may be a world away from home— getting caught up in the ballad of love or whisked away in the adventure. Despite that‚ one of the best qualities of it is also how much a person can take away from that story‚ regardless of the reality of it. Many books call for action; others provide a unique perspective that the reader can learn from‚ and moreover‚ just as history has foretold‚ it’s imperative to shift a tunnel-vision view to a funnel-vision view. What Sara Gruen may have intended to show in “Water
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Berchtesgaden and Austria. This is all told in a rarely seen perspective‚ told from the viewpoint of the front line soldier‚ the privates‚ non-coms and officers who carry out the grand strategy of generals. Many books discuss the inner working of commands at Division and Army levels‚ but few detail the day to day life of the soldier. Stephen Ambrose’s book does that and more. It explores the how the everyday people that were drafted‚ worked in elite outfits like the 101st Airborne did‚ in World
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