A young traveler stops for the night with a family that lives in a "notch" next to a mountain. They make friendly conversation‚ interrupted once by the sound of a wagon carrying other travelers who pause but do not go inside‚ continuing on with their journey and then by the sound of rocks falling from the slope. The father reassures the visitor that rockfalls happen regularly without causing harm‚ but that the family has a "safe place" to go in the event of a serious collapse. The group carries
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finished “The Chronicles of Narnia” and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I’d like to share with you my feelings on the book. The Lion‚ the Witch‚ and the Wardrobe is the second book in the series The Chronicles of Narnia out of the seven books written by C.S. Lewis. Clive Staples Lewis or C.S. Lewis for short wrote over 30 books. The six main characters are Lucy‚ Peter‚ Susan‚ Edmund‚ the White Witch‚ and Aslan. Lucy is the youngest of the four. Also‚ she is the one who discovered Narnia. Peter is the oldest
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Title: Tituba‚ Reluctant Witch of Salem: Devilish Indians and Puritan Fantasies Author: Elaine G. Breslaw Publication: New York and London‚ 1996 This book summarizes the life of a female Indian servant and her involvement in the 1692 witch trials in Salem‚ Massachusetts. To begin it gives background information of the Arawak Indian woman named Tituba‚ which reveals cultural influences. It tells how Tituba was captured and sold into slavery and shifted from one cultural world to another
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Plot Segmentation: The Prestige C. Credit title. 1. The Pledge. a. Borden’s workshop. i. Mr. Cutter picks up a bird and shows Jess. b. The Great Danton. i. The theater curtain rises revealing a massive electrical machine on stage with Angier. ii. Borden and other members of the audience inspect the machine. iii. Borden goes backstage. iv. Angier takes off his jacket in preparation for the trick. v. Borden runs downstairs below the stage and sees a blind man sitting guard.
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Laye takes us to Upper Guinea‚ Africa in his narrative story about growing up and dealing with the challenges that come with it. In his first few chapters‚ he explains the superstition surrounding the snake and his father’s reputation within the community as one of the best blacksmiths‚ as well as an honest man who was chosen by the black snake. Towards the end‚ they have a discussion about Layes future plans for his life. This sparks a long inner conflict that lasts the length of the novel; should
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The Witch of Blackbird Pond The Witch of Blackbird Pond gives readers a realistic and more vivid image of colonial New England and draws out the issues that defines the colonies’ political landscape. This book brings out the inner historical time back when witchcraft was a huge issue for many colonies’. It also shows how historical fiction can be effective for readers in any generation. I really enjoyed reading this book simply because the author brought so many different elements to the story
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C.S Lewis wrote the novel The Lion‚ the Witch and the Wardrobe initially for his Goddaughter in order to keep her in touch with Christianity. What Lewis did not realize is that many adults would also enjoy the fantasy children’s novel as well. The narrative is filled with mythical creatures‚ humorous moments‚ and suspenseful situations. Although many events and characters seem improbable‚ the four children in the book—Peter‚ Susan‚ Edmund‚ and Lucy—are realistically portrayed as well-rounded characters
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Bean- Main Character‚ Protaganist: A homeless boy on the streets of Rotterdam that uses his intelligence to keep him alive‚ and eventually earn him a spot on the ranks of Battle School. Andrew “Ender” Wiggin- Another boy recruited to Battle School‚ a lot like bean‚ small‚ and extremely smart. Is Beans mentor and example as he goes through Battle School. Poke: A nine year old girl‚ that also lives on streets of Rotterdam. Takes Bean into her family and gives him a chance. She is one of the main
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leaves the reader wondering what happened before and how things got there. The reader make there own guesses and at the same time is motivated to continue reading to find out more. Hansel and Gretel Hansel had just pulled a bone and tricked the witch as she demanded to see his thumb to see if he was getting fat. She claimed that she would kill him and eat him the next day weather he was fat or not. He was terrified "Dear God‚ do help us" he prayed. With exhaustion‚ he fell asleep‚ he started dreaming
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significant to advance the plot of the story. Guy is thirsty for books and the knowledge they contain. He is becoming very eager to find a way to legalize them and leave books open to the public once again. He has met with an old professor by the name of Faber who he thinks will be able to help help come up with a plan. They hope to make copies of books and gather other old professors to plant books in fire stations all around corrupt the system of burning houses with books. Faber mentioned the scheme
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