Lesson 97 Book Review Esperanza Rising Author: Pam Munoz Ryan (2000) Page Length: 262 Reading Level: 5-7 Genre: Realistic Fiction PLOT SUMMARY: As the story begins‚ Esperanza Ortega‚ the daughter of Sixto and Ramona Ortega‚ rich land owners of the Rancho de Las Rosas‚ is living in Mexico. Esperanza is six years old and loves spending time with her father who teaches her how to be patient and feel the earth. The story‚ set right after the end of the Mexican Revolution quickly moves
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Escaping Salem Book Review Escaping Salem : The Other Witch Hunt of 1692‚ by Richard Godbeer. New York: Oxford University Press‚ 2005. In the city of Stamford year of 1692 there begins numerous odd events that are hard to make sense of or even explain for that matter. In colonial times the state of Connecticut isn’t automatically associated with any evil doings or witchcraft‚ but this wasn’t always the case for Stamford in the county of Fairfield. Richard Godbeer’s totally neutral very detailed
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Rise of Modern India Book Review In “Spite of the Gods the Rise of Modern India” was written by author Edward Luce. Edward Luce is a British reporter who reported for the Financial Times from 2001 to 2006 for South Asian countries. He is married to an Indian woman‚ Priya Basu. Edward Luce went to school in London so he has a British education that is compared to the education received in India. The book “In Spite of the Gods the Rise of Modern India” is a very elaborate book that shows all the sides
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happened in London‚ and how it completely changed glob view of urbanization. The book follows Dr. John Snow as he find the source of the outbreak and ultimately changed the way modern city-dwellers‚ city planners‚ physicians‚ and public officials think about the spread of disease and the development of the modern urban environment. His discovery was that the cholera come from contaminated water systems. The book also touches a lot on how urbanization is a positive and necessary trend for a healthy
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Book Review of Andrew Jackson By Robert v. Remni Foreword by General Wesley K. Clark Published by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN‚ New York‚ NY‚ in October 2009 Andrew Jackson was a natural born leader. He started showing signs of leadership even as a young fellow. It’s as simple as that. He grew up to be an intimidating gentleman with a tall stature‚ piercing blue eyes‚ and sharp‚ angular facial features‚ which made it seem as if he could see inside your soul and convince you to do anything he wanted you to
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modern societies. It incorporates trends of law enforcement as well as current social and technological changes that influence society. It is premised on the fact that law has a critical function in all forms of social conduct. Though not the exact words of lecture McNeil‚ they were enough to help me to understand the importance of this course. Therefore upon her instructions to review the book “Slavery Law and Society”‚ I was most enthused‚ as I intended to read with an objective that would allow
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represent District 12 in the Hunger Games. Peeta has had an everlasting crush on Katniss since the day they met. Will Katniss have mutual feelings with Peeta during this crucial time of life or death or will the love be a distraction while it boils in the heart? Also‚ will the beloved characters perish or will they prevail in the Hunger Games? The Hunger Games is a compelling young adult novel that will surely appeal to many readers that admire action and adventure with a hint of romance. In my opinion
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Katherine A. Dettwyler - Dancing Skeletons: Life and death in West Africa (1994) Review In 1995‚ Dancing Skeletons was given the Margaret Mead Award by the American Anthropological Association. It is presented to anthropologists whose work was able to interpret “anthropological data and principles in ways that make them meaningful and accessible to a broadly concerned public”[1]‚ which I consider to be exactly what the book does. Concerned about the relation between nutrition education and child
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“Vanity Fair” book review “Vanity Fair” by William Makepeace Thackeray is a satirical novel of manners‚ first published in 1848. It has received impressive reviews and is most recognizable out of all Thackeray’s works. Nowadays it is considered to be one of the classic books that everyone should read. The action of the novel takes place in 19th century. The main plot concentrates on lives of two women‚ Becky Sharp and Amelia Sedley‚ who although friends‚ are very different from one to another
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McIntyre Course: Comm 1001 Lecturer: Patrick Prendergast School: University of the West Indies Due Date: November 30‚ 2012 Gordon‚ K. Getting it Write (1999). Ian Randle Publishers‚ Kingston‚ Jamaica. This review will cover Ken Gordon’s Getting it Write; this book is an autobiography however it also aims to give a concise overview on the growth and development in the media industry‚ its effects on Gordon and his involvements in its development within the Caribbean region‚ namely Jamaica
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