Jem and Scout Finch are brother and sister. Scout is six and Jem is ten. They live with their dad Atticus and a housekeeper named Calpurnia. Over the summer they meet a boy named Dill‚ who wants to marry Scout. Jem tells Dill about a scary house that the Radley family lives in. Throughout the summer they try to make Boo Radley come out. Jem and Scout start to find things in a tree near the Radley’s house. They find gum‚ pennies and soap dolls. Scout begins to become close friends with a
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The Stranger The book that I read was called The Stranger written by Albert Camus. The book is globally famous and was translated to many different languages and texts. The original was called L’Étranger which was written in French in 1942. The plot of this story involved a man in his late twenties or early thirties. The man’s name is Meursault. In the beginning of the novel‚ Meursault is notified that his mother had passed away in the nursing home that he occupied her to. Meursault’s income
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“The sky was the color of cat vomit” is the first sentence of the book Uglies by Scott Westerfeld. The hook sentence of Uglies already shows Tally’s pessimistic view of things. Uglies is set in the future because it is a dystopian book‚ also because it is a negative way of seeing the future. In this book characters are born looking “ugly” until their 16th birthday where they get mandatory plastic surgery. After the surgery they are called “pretty” and will live somewhere called New Pretty Land where
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Mr. Idris decided to have a detailed investigation on MTT by outsourcing to external auditor‚ Mr. Agoos Bagoos. During investigation‚ Agoos found out that MTSB only had a few staff and the company operations were severely curtailed due to lack of funds. Besides‚ there were no relevant documents related to investment in MTT and MTSB did not have any effort
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The book Night is a book about a young boy by the name of Elie. This book is based off of accounts from Elie’s life. The story Night takes place during WWII‚ at this time Hitler and the Nazis were taking Jews and sending them to death or to work until they die‚ this is called the Holocaust. During the Holocaust Elie was exiled from the outside world and it changed his life entire life‚ this experience was alienating and enriching. Elie was a Jewish 15 year old boy when he was taken away by the Nazis
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All businesses have the same goal. Just like all business‚ the goal of a manufacturing organization is to make money. As the book begins‚ it is clear that the UniCo plant that Rogo runs is in dire need of improvement. None of the orders are getting out on time and the plant is on the verge of being shut down. There are 3 operation measurements Rogo can use to improve his plant. The first is to sell more products. This examines if the throughput goes up. The second is to look at if the company
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Fibonacci told her class and this child how easily math can be seen in the outside world. Our main character goes on a math rampage that drives him crazy. Scieszka and Smith do a great job a combining mathematical concepts as well as rhymes and brain games. The book is continuously rhyming accompanied by humorous art work that gives the story a kind of flow. Want a little bit of a challenge? Try answering a number of math questions asked throughout the book. The math used consisted mainly of patterns
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Both not for profit and for profit companies have many similarity and differences. A lot of companies start with the intent of making a profit. These companies also pay taxes and are called profit or for profit companies (Rodwell‚ & Teo‚ 2013). Other companies‚ while they can make a profit begin with the intent of helping others. These companies are not for profit or non-profit organizations. Nonprofit organizations are not allowed to make a profit‚ and do not pay taxes‚ but they might generate
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In the book The Misfits‚ the events in the book largely affect the characters and how they feel about themselves. At the beginning of the story‚ Bobby believes that it is best to not make ¨waves‚¨ or draw attention to yourself. He also thinks that people are dealt a hand. Some people get a royal flush‚ and others get a pair of deuces‚ and some get a string of cards that no matter how they are played will never add up to a winning hand. He thinks even if you try and never give up‚ and if you look
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The seventy-four-year old Minnesota author has been popular with young adults since 1966 when Paulsen first appeared on the writing scene. Paulsen has been noted for his fiction writing about survival and wilderness. Books such as Hatchet‚ Dogsong‚ and The Winter Room have all won the Newbery Honor Award. Paulsen is one of the most noted authors in the category and very popular with young people. Growing up in Minnesota Paulsen was born in Minneapolis on May 17‚ 1939 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Paulsen)
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