This summer I read the book Pygmalion written by Bernard Shaw. The genre of the book is fiction and realism. Pygmalion is about a flower girl‚ Eliza Doolittle‚ who meets Henry Higgins‚ who is a professor. Eliza hears Higgins bet Colonel Pickering‚ Higgins friend‚ that he could pass Eliza off as a duchess at a party. Eliza takes up his offer and learns how to speak English perfectly. Many complications come along the way as the story progresses. In the end‚ Eliza leaves Higgins house and marries Freddy
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INDEPENDENT BOOK REVIEW The novel Scorpions by Walter Dean Myers is a fascinating book and it teaches a life lesson about gang life at young ages. The book really makes the reader want to read more and more as the suspense builds up. The book is about the life of a young kid named Jamal Hicks. Jamal struggles through some family problems when his older brother is accused of murder. The book is a really sad story about gang life and friendship. There are some appealing traits to
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Monica Chen Mrs. Xu English 11.2 24 Aug 2012 Book Review of 1984 Learn about politics‚ starts from 1984 1984‚ written by George Orwell‚ the version I read is published by Signet Classic‚ an imprint of New American Library. The book is about 325 pages including afterword. It is a fiction‚ in a third person’s view‚ which described a world under the control of the totalitarianism. Winston is the first main character‚ whose life is used to show the world. The story started
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is a book written by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubuer. Steven d. Lennits is the living definition of the phrase “ Think Outside the Box” He is not a typical economist‚ he even states it in the book’s introduction‚ “I’m not good at math‚ I don’t know a lot of econometrics‚ and I also don’t know how to do theory.” This marks right away Lennits to a different approach of ways to get his audience attention‚ he steps outside of the boundaries most people in society live by. Freakonomics‚ is a book that
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[pic] The book Once was written in the first person which means the narrator was talking about himself (I). I think it was important that the story was written in the first person‚ because if it had been written in the third person (she/he) it would have been a different story. I would have liked for the setting to have been described in more detail‚ because I didn’t think it was described in much detail and to it’s full potential. I liked this story‚ because it was
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Comparative Book Review: Surrender or Starve and Dead Aid Mohandas Ghandi‚ the political and ideological leader of India at the Indian Independence period once said‚ “To deprive a man of his natural liberty and to deny to him the ordinary amenities of life is worse than starving the body; it is starvation of the soul the dweller in the body.” This quote strongly demonstrates the importance of fundamental human rights. In this regard‚ Surrender or Starve and Dead Aid‚ two special books relating to
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In Dr. Newsom’s article about the book of Daniel‚ she provokes the reader’s thoughts with the riveting question: “What is this book saying about the relationship between God and human political power?” In our country now‚ masses of people are actively working to protest and resist bans‚ laws‚ toxic pipelines‚ and discriminatory practices in our justice systems- almost every week in Minneapolis‚ MN‚ a protest makes the news‚ with citizens making an effort to show solidarity and resistance against
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Meagan Beckwith U.S History 1302 23 June 2013 Professor Wooten Book Review on Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt was the 32nd President of the United States. While being president he was trying to lead our country through a time of economic depression and total war. Franklin D. Roosevelt was one of the most important leaders of the 20th century. Alan Brinkley‚ the author of Franklin Delano Roosevelt‚ wrote this biography in order to show Roosevelt’s life from childhood to presidency
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Kent price‚ political science 490 Dave egger’s book The circle discusses how invasive modern technology has become. He notes are willingness to accept and adapt to new technology as commonplace. The book was eye opening to my social media presence and to be cautious about how much I share. The book was easy to read but I felt it had to many plot holes. Mae Holland is a recent college graduate ready to move on to better opportunities. Having grown tired of the monotonous life she was living
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became more and more interested in Eastern religions. He wrote 13 books‚ for peace and social justice. Coelho’s definitive spiritual turn however‚ came when he made The Pilgrimage released in 1988. His next book was the best in all The Alchemist a book which he claims is a metaphorical adaptation of his own spiritual journey. While at first the sales of The Alchemist were slow and soon it becomes one of the most widely read books in the world. Then Coelho published his next novel Brida (1990)‚ The
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