In the book‚ Maniac Magee‚ Jerry Spinelli uses descriptive details‚ dialogue‚ actions‚ and thoughts to develop one of the main characters‚ Amanda. I can show that Amanda was friendly in the story. On page 11‚ Maniac runs into Amanda. Amanda had a suitcase full of books. Maniac asks for a book‚ and Amanda does give him a book. “Jeffrey pointed at the suitcase… ...Jeffrey gasped. ‘Books!’... …’Here!’” The "here" at the end of the sentence shows that Amanda was nice to give Maniac a book since Maniac
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Foortball Genius is a series of young adult sports novels written by former NFL player turned author and speaker Tim Green Tim Green spent years playing for the Atlanta Falcons as a star defensive end before he retired to start a writing career. The National Public Radio commentator‚ lawyer wrote the first novel Football Genius in the series in 2007. The realistic sports fiction novels was so popular among middle age sports enthusiasts that it was not long before the series of novels had expanded
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Many a great warriors emerged throughout the course of human history‚ Spartans‚ Vikings‚ and Apache warriors. Throughout all of human history these warriors had glorious and heroic tales‚ however there was one that stood out vastly from the others: The Samurai. Samurai are noble warriors whom emerged during the Edo period of Japan‚ they first began as a hired guard for the rich‚ landholding nobles. The word “samurai” means “the one who serves” in the Japanese language‚ as more noble families appeared
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For this week’s assignment‚ we were assigned to read Bitter in the Mouth by Monique Truong. An exquisite novel‚ many of the themes and motives relate closely To Kill a Mockingbird from earlier in the semester. Additionally‚ Monique Truong’s background was captivating. Born in Saigon‚ Vietnam‚ Truong moved to Boiling Springs‚ North Carolina when she was seven years old. She spent the next four years in North Carolina learning English as well as experiencing first hand racism and discrimination. On
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Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler is a 2016 retelling of William Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew. The book was published as part of the “Hogarth Shakespeare” project by Random House. Tyler’s protagonist‚ Kate Battista‚ is just as strong-willed as Shakespeare’s Katherina. Likewise‚ both protagonists are prickly with those around them. Tyler opens Vinegar Girl with Kate in her garden her father‚ Dr. Battista‚ calls her on the phone. He forgot his lunch and would like her to bring it to him. Kate agrees
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Dream Team: How Michael‚ Magic‚ Larry‚ Charles‚ and the Greatest Team of All Time Conquered the World and Changed the Game of Basketball Forever was written by Jack McCallum‚ a reporter who witnessed and spent time with the Dream Team. From the title‚ you would think that’s all the book’s about‚ but it gets even deeper than that. Assembling the Dream Team‚ members of the Dream Team and what they did in their careers‚ The Dream Team and how everything went/was for them‚ and the end result of the Dream
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A main concept of the novel Silence of Stone‚ by Annamarie Beckel‚ is the protagonist‚ Marguerite de Roberval’s hunger‚ appetite‚ and desire for indulgence. This concept may be viewed and studied both literally and figuratively. Throughout her experience in the new world‚ she manifests her craving for love and must survive with very limited resources when she is stranded and left to her own devices on the Isle of Demons. In this essay‚ the literal meanings of hunger and appetite will be examined
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Since the earliest times‚ humans have needed to be sensitive to their surroundings to survive‚ which means that we have an innate awareness of our environment and seek out environments with certain qualities (Kreitzer). In Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer‚ Bella and Edward are married and spent their honeymoon on Isle Esme‚ an island owned by Esme Cullen. During their honeymoon Bella got pregnant‚ but Edward thinks it will risk Bella’s life. After hearing Bella’s pregnancy‚ the Alpha of the wolf
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Journal 1 Ferrante chose to distort time to make the narration more human-like by having flashbacks and to give background knowledge in order to highlight a significant event‚ which keeps the reader aware of it when they see it later on. To begin‚ Ferrante’s decision to distort time makes the narration seem more human. The narration feels like it’s a memory. When events are out of chronological order‚ the events become a flashback. This choice adds character and makes the events more personal and
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Moses Maimonides (Rambam) is considered to be one of the most influential personalities in Judaism and that is due to his many contributions to the Jewish faith which include the publication of some texts such as The Guide for the Perplexed‚ the commentary on the Mishnah and the Mishneh Torah. These texts impacted Jewish adherents as they assisted them in understanding their faith further‚ thus they were able to practice it in an era where Judaism was threatened by another dominant synoptic religion
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