The Old West had many important legendary figures that have an important role today in history. Crazy Horse and Annie Oakley were some of them. They both decided to do some heroic acts that changed the life of many people. Those two heroes were willing to risk their lives to make a difference. Their determination‚ courage and bravery gave them the chance to do the best they could in the time of need. Crazy Horse by Larry McMurty is a superb biography that looks back across more than 120 years
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In “The May-Pole of Merry Mount‚” Nathaniel Hawthorne displays a different view of the Merry Mount people‚ than that which was earlier described my William Bradford. In the 17th century Bradford wrote an autobiography about Merry Mount‚ while two centuries later‚ Hawthorne decides to write a fictional story about Merry Mount. While each writing is great‚ they each have their own view on how the people and activities that happened at Merry Mount were. Hawthorne’s analysis of this event varies from
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An awe inspiring political science autobiology by Cory Booker‚ showcases the fundamentals in getting a crime ridden city back on track to liveable‚ through role models‚ community gardens and visibility of public figures (whether it be police‚ religious leaders or politicians). He tells the story of the community that he has been let into under the guidance of Ms.Virginia Jones‚ a iron jawed angel at the age of sixty eight year old‚ to change the urban culture that persisted in poverty stricken Newark
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In The Longest Journey: Southeast Asians and the Pilgrimage to Mecca‚ Eric Tagliacozzo presents the history of the Hajj from South East Asia during the early modern period to the present day. From the introduction‚ Tagliacozzo stresses the importance of the Hajj as a spiritual journey and an important ritual for Muslims across the world‚ therefore‚ making it important to study its history (Pages 3-6). The book aims to explain the transformation of Hajj over the years and how it embedded itself as
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Keira Douglas “Just Mercy” by Bryan Stevenson. Through the experiences of Bryan Stevenson‚ the visionary attorney who founded the Equal Justice Initiative‚ "Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption" provides readers with a profound exploration of the complex workings of the American legal system. The book skillfully analyzes the systemic problems marginalized communities face‚ illuminating the systemic injustices that permeate society and providing a compelling narrative. Stevenson emerges
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Mara is a teenage girl who has a special ability that most people would not want to have. Her family moved to Florida so that Mara could get a fresh start; since her best friend was accidentally killed. Many other deaths happen and it starts to occur to Mara that maybe she is the center of all the deaths‚ and maybe her friends death was her fault. She meets a boy named Noah Shaw. He has a secret of his own‚ and it might be able to help her control her special ability‚ but she has to make the right
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The Thing Around Your Neck Many immigrants back in Africa dreamed of having a life in America‚ where they can live free‚ fulfill their dreams and have a future. In this heartbreaking story‚ “The Thing Around Your Neck”‚ by Chimamands Negozi Adichie is a story told in second person. A young woman named Akunna who wins the lottery for an American visa. She leaves everything behind to receive education and become someone in the future. Author Chimamands explains how immigrants come to America thinking
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With all that was happening in Europe at the time its good to have someone that survived the events that happened in Germany during WWII. Levi Primo was that survivor and is now regarded as one of the best sources of what really happened in the concentration camps (he was in Auschwitz in 1942). He does a great job right at the beginning drawing you in and earning your trust when he explains "This very book is drenched in memory . . . it draws from a suspect source and must be protected against itself"
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In Martin Amis’s Time’s Arrow‚ the protagonist (if one may call Odilo a protagonist‚ or even ascertain exactly who is narrating the story) utilizes a first-person narrative voice to detail his life as it unwinds in reverse. The effect is often hilarious‚ the narrator—Tod’s soul or conscience‚ if it may be conjectured—epitomizing irony; an extremely limited perspective viewed by a less limited perspective. For instance‚ he describes the “beginning” of his career as a doctor as something “you don’t
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Friends do have ever heard about such a fact which cannot be proved….? Here‚ I present you a truth of such kind and exactly similar. In the Holy Epic RAMAYANA‚ Brahmarshi Valmiki had tried to let us know many facts which are difficult to prove. We all know that When Goddess Sita was kidnapped‚ Lord Rama needed the help of Vanaras and in particular Lord Hanuma. And while searching Lord Hanuma and his co - vanaras reached the shore of Hindu Maha Samudra (Indian Ocean). Lord Hanuma
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