the book’s summary online or at the back of the book to find what the book is about. Also‚ not to mention‚ the critics or opinions of the book‚ that’s one-way one may find out if a book is a good read or not. In the novel "Hold"‚ written by author Rachel Davidson Leigh is an exceptional book full of many meanings and themes of loss‚ relationship‚ and self-concept but from my perspective‚ it has some flaws that make the book too predictable. The book "Hold" in my opinion is a good read but I didn’t
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Summary for the book Gorgeous Allison Avery is one of the three Avery girls. Her older sister Quinn is beautiful‚ smart‚ and an all around good character. Her younger sister Phoebe is popular‚ innocent‚ and always happy. While Allison is just interesting looking‚ doesn’t try in school‚ and has only one best friend‚ Jade. Allison Avery Is a 9th grader trying to fit in‚ in a suburban town that she hates. Its to perfect for her‚ and everyone there has to be perfect too. Alison isn’t perfect and will
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Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring is an environmental novel that aimed to encourage action against the use of pesticides. Pesticides are insect repellents‚ which are chemicals meant to only kill insects that hurt plants but damage the environment. Carson’s book has been praised for raising public awareness on pesticides. In fact‚ it has since then made the government ban several of them‚ like DDT. While others say that pesticides should be kept to protect crops from harmful insects‚ many say that the
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The message of the book was bringing awareness to balancing nature with mankind and understanding the harmful effects of using synthetic pesticides on the earth. Rachel Carson weaves this message throughout the book by utilizing powerful diction‚ for example‚ “Although modern man seldom remembers the fact‚ he could not exist without the plants that harness the sun’s energy and manufacture the basic foodstuffs he depends upon for life” (63). Carson empowers society by explaining the need for coexistence
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Most people would agree that Rachel Carson’s mother was a huge influence in her life but‚ investigation of her father Robert’s life indicates the positive impact that he had on his daughter as well. When her parents were first married‚ they lived with her mother’s mother as they had very little money. Robert was self-employed as a traveling insurance salesman with the Mercantile Company‚ a subsidiary of the Great American Insurance Company. He was not a farmer and had little interest in developing
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Personal Philosophy of Nursing Rachel Ann Driscoll Jacksonville University Before developing a personal philosophy of nursing‚ one must understand the definition of philosophy then a personal philosophy can be developed. “Philosophies of nursing are statements of beliefs about nursing and expressions of values in nursing that are used as bases for the thinking and acting. Most philosophies are built on a foundation of beliefs about people‚ environment‚ health and nursing” (Chitty and Black‚ 2010)
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collection of short stories Minimum of Two‚ Jerra and Rachel Nilsam are ordinary people who we may see on the street and the battles that they face are battles that we ourselves may fight. Relationships and financial stability provide a constant distraction and having a baby adds to the emotional burden. When faced with adversity it is the support and understanding that we receive from our family that helps us to survive and carry on. Jerra and Rachel Nilsam struggle to maintain loyalty to each other
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An Exposition on James Rachels: “Does Morality Depend on Religion?” James Rachels argues that morality and religion are separate entities. He states that “morality is a matter of reason and conscience‚ not religious faith” and that “right and wrong are not defined in terms of God’s will.”i He uses the Divine Command Theory‚ the Theory of Natural Law‚ and the use of religious scripture and tradition to establish how and where the two subjects are separated. Rachels believes that there is a
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In this text James Rachels makes the argument that both degrees of euthanasia are morally allowable and that the AMA policy that supports the doctrine is not sound. He establishes that the conventional doctrine is the belief that‚ in most cases‚ passive euthanasia is morally permitted but in all cases‚ active euthanasia is not allowed. There are four main arguments that help him come to this conclusion. The first two main arguments being that active euthanasia is a more humane alternative than passive
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Rachel Ross is bringing suit against Alpine High School and the Principal Nick Ruiz for violating her first amendment right‚ by barring her publication of an opinion article in the student-run newspaper. Rachel is a senior at Alpine High School who is maintaining a 4.0 GPA‚ is Vice President of the student body‚ part of the varsity swim team and debate team‚ and is a writer for the student-run newspaper. Rachel has never been the subject of any disciplinary action and is a regular attendee of the
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