BOOK REPORT The Outsiders By: S.E Hinton(New York: Puffin Books‚ 1967) The outsider: The Outsiders is about two weeks in the life of a 14-year-old boy. The novel tells the story of Ponyboy Curtis and his struggles with right and wrong in a society in which he believes that he is an outsider. The title of this book is related to the story‚ because in the novel‚ Ponyboy and Johnny are outsiders. They can be thought of as Outsiders because they are labeled Greasers although they do not act like
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Generation. New York: Vintage Books‚ 2000. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation is a book about the American revolutionary generation‚ but as Ellis puts it a more modern way so that everyone can understand. This book includes information about our founding fathers and stories that some had no idea about; it also gives you some details about the politics going on during the time period but still indicates specific people in history. Ellis has the time frame of this book from right around when
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Let’s Ban A Book? It seems we are fast losing our freedoms as American citizens. Personal phone lines are tapped‚ religious freedoms are no longer allowed to be exercised in public schools‚ and never before has there been such a threat to America’s very existence. Our manufacturing jobs have been leaving the country at a steady rate since the 1980’s‚ health care is nearly impossible to afford‚ employers offer fewer benefits‚ social Security has been run into the ground‚ and our nation is in massive
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Mrs. Ackerman Block 5 6 September 2013 Ray Bradbury’s book‚ Fahrenheit 451‚ is a good example of how censorship creates fear and ignorance in a society. It also shows how a government tries to maintain control over its people through censorship. What history has shown us through the years‚ however‚ is instead of bringing people together‚ control tactics like these‚ have actually divided societies and torn people apart. As a society we have learned that one person or a group of people can not
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The Book of Kells is thought to be written in Latin around 800 AD by Columbian monks when Jesus was born; this book is astonishingly famous because it contains the four gospels: Matthew‚ Mark‚ Luke‚ and John. When you look closely at the book‚ you notice the papers that were used in 800 AD are not similar to the ones you write on today. In the 800 AD‚ monks would purchase vellum or calfskin if they wanted to write because the skin was really dense and convenient for them. In addition‚ the monks needed
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PHI 1163 ACTS AND THE EPISTLES REVELATION The description of the Book of Revelation as “the strangest book of the New Testament” could be the reason for the general neglect that is afforded it today. Such neglect did not characterize the earliest history of the book. Currently there is a general tendency to identify the book as Revelations as there are multiple revelations in the book. This is not the case. The book is the Revelation of Christ to John. The definition of the term “revelation”
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tell the book thief about beauty and brutality‚ both of which Liesel has experienced numerous times throughout the course of her long life. The life of the book thief perfectly represents the concept of beauty in the wake of brutality. Liesel went through many heart-breaking events throughout her life. From losing her brother to the death of her beloved foster parents‚ Liesel stood strong through it all. When it looked like things would never get better‚ she stood tall. The book thief saw
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A Book report on‚ Jamaica- Rebuilding The walls To: In this book report‚ is my interpretation of Dr. Herbert Thompson’s passionate appeal for Jamaicans to restore our country to the good old days. Black in color is the cover of this intriguing book. It shows the hands of different races putting blocks in place. Inside‚ the author’s note‚ dedication‚ tributes‚ introduction‚ eight(8) chapters‚ 124 pages‚ picture and a brief biography of the author at the back of the book.
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Book of Esther: Esther lived in ancient Persia about 100 years after the Babylonian captivity. When her parents died‚ the orphaned child was adopted and raised by her older cousin Mordecai. One day the king of the Persian Empire‚ Xerxes I‚ threw a lavish party. On the final day of the festivities‚ he called for his queen‚ Vashti‚ eager to flaunt her beauty to his guests. But the queen refused to appear before Xerxes. Filled with anger‚ he deposed Queen Vashti‚ forever removing her from his presence
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