Giancarlo Motta Mrs. Leite Honors English Period 4 May 12‚ 2014 Treasure Island Book Review Treasure Island is classic a pirate tale written by acclaimed Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. The story is about a young man named Jim Hawkins and his quest for the legendary treasure of “Captain Flint”‚ a notorious pirate of the seven seas. The story is narrated and told through the perspective of Jim Hawkins. The treasure of Captain Flint is located on Treasure Island‚ a place every
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John Adams By David McCullough Characters John Adams - Abigail Smith Adam’s husband. Father of five children. The 1st vice president of the United States and its 2nd president. But before this a Harvard graduate‚ a school teacher‚ a renowned and ethical lawyer and a legal and constitutional scholar. Abigail Smith Adams - John Adams’ wife. An important person in John’s life for more than 50 years‚ constantly exchanging letters with him. She encouraged him and pushed him through these letters
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Stephanie Pernell Mrs. Hoyos AP Psych 23 May 2014 Book Review Outline: Blink 1) Introduction a) Hook: Suppose someone claimed that after viewing only minutes of a conversation of you and your spouse‚ they could predict how long your relationship would last with a ninety percent success rate. Would you believe them? b) Thesis: In this book‚ Gladwell brings light to judging a book by its cover. He takes note of how "our world requires that decisions be sourced and foot noted‚ and if we say how we
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Ta‚ Lawrence 12/16/13 Book Review Period 2 “Of Mice and Men” Book Review 1) Plot Summary A. Exposition During the exposition‚ readers are introduced to George and Lennie as they arrive at their next job after past events. The rest of the characters are presented as the duo begins their work. Candy is an aging ranch handyman that wishes to share a piece of George and Lennie’s dream of owning their own farm‚ Slim is the most respected worker at the ranch with the most wisdom‚ Crooks is a black stable-hand
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Celia‚ a Slave Book Review Celia‚ A Slave is a story that takes many different historical facts from the era that the book was placed in‚ and uses a slave named Celia’s story to tie them all in and show how these events that didn’t directly affect her‚ would indirectly affect her‚ and the other slaves in this time as well. The author‚ Melton A. McLaurin‚ not only wrote the story of Celia in his book‚ but he also focused on other historical events taking place at the time to support his thesis
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Review: Goree Island: Island of No Return‚ Saga of the Signares by Richard Harrison Goree. Gold Leaf Press‚ Mt. Clemens‚ MI. 1996. Often times a search for family history can lead to confusing twists and turns or shocking revelations. In the case of Richard Goree‚ the search for his family’s past led to a novel with much important knowledge for the rest of the world. Goree Island is a story revealing the importance of signares in economic success during the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and colonial
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Book Review 1 Slave Country: American Expansion and The Origins of the Deep South Adam Rothman Cambridge‚ Mass. : Harvard University Press‚ 2005. 312 pages Slave Country Slave Country‚ is a book on early America and it tells the story of the rapid growth of slavery in the newly formed states. Slavery slowly disappeared from the northern states and the importation of captive Africans was prohibited. But‚ at the same time‚ the country’s slave population grew‚ new plantation crops
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“The Fiery Trial” Book Review "By the time Lincoln took the oath of office on March 4‚ 1861‚ he addressed a divided nation" (Ch. 5 pg. 164). The United States was going through hard times of dealing with slavery in the 1800’s. Slavery was the hot topic in politics of that time period just as the debate over abortion or gay marriage is today. The issue over slavery really grew in the early 1860’s; around the time President Abraham Lincoln took office. Lincoln became president and kept his own personal
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370. Book Review Richard Berleth‚ a native to New York received his Ph. D. in 1970 from Rutgers University in English literature. He won an award for Bloody Mohawk as an Independent Publisher. Berleths’ other books consist of The Twilight Lords: An Irish Chronicle‚ Samuel’s Choice‚ Mary Patten‚ and The Orphan Stone: The Minnesinger Dream of Reich. His books are mostly nonfiction and youth fiction. The audience he appeals to ranges from scholars to children. His purpose in writing this book may be
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"Call of the Wild" Book Review By: Sheldon Shepard What if you were torn away from your home‚ your life‚ your family‚ and everything that was ever familiar to you‚ and got thrown into harsh‚ life threatening situations? Would you adapt in order to live and survive or would you be totally enveloped in the chaos and just give up‚ and become a name unmentioned? In Jack London’s book "Call of the Wild"‚ we are taught that anyone or thing can be taken from its surroundings and hurled into a world
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