韩佳利 Starry 131100024 Class A Metaphor‚ reality or illusion? ——A Book Review on The Hunger Games The Hunger Games‚ which is considered as the best science fiction of the American writer Suzanne Collins‚ won the first place of The New York Times best-seller list. The book‚ which is “brilliantly plotted and perfectly paced1”‚ is written in the voice of 16-year-old Katniss Everdeen‚ who volunteers to participate in the Hunger Games‚ a fight to the death on live TV and has no choice but to make
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin Plot Jane Austin introduces the book to what is now one of the most widely known quotes in English Literature- "It is a truth universally acknowledged‚ that a single man in possession of a good fortune‚ must be in want of a wife." Set in Hertfordshire‚ England‚ Pride and Prejudice opens with Mr and Mrs Bennet discussing Mr Bingley‚ a wealthy young bachelor‚ moving into Netherfield House‚ which is in the neighbourhood of the Bennet family. Mrs Bennet wants
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ENGLISH PROJECT WORK SESSION- 2013-14 A REVIEW OF A NOVEL BY- JONATHAN SWIFT PREPARED BY: - GUIDED BY:- V.SAI SUBHANKAR MRS PADMAKSHI ROLL NO: – 36 BEHERA CLASS- VIII-‘B’ TGT ENGLISH DETAILS OF THE BOOK TITLE: - Gulliver’s Travels AUTHOR: - Jonathan Swift ORIGINAL TITTLE: - Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World‚ in Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver‚ First a Surgeon‚ and then a Captain of several Ships
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readers with the basic knowledge of the Japanese history in the years between 1930 and 1940. Westerners usually think of geishas simply as prostitutes‚ but the book attempts to right the misconception that geishas are simply prostitutes by showing the reader various trainings the geisha undertakes to perfect her art. The book tells a story from the eyes of Chiyo‚ a young‚ innocent girl from a poor fishing village‚ Yoroido‚ who is sold by her parents to a renowned geisha house. Little Chiyo lives
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Book Review of: Tara Revisited Maria Kelly History 204.401 May 8‚ 2008 Throughout History‚ women have played various roles‚ but often time portrayed much differently. In Tara Revisited Catherine Clinton analyzes the women of the South during and after the Civil War and discusses the myths and realities. Often in literature and movies‚ there was an idealized picture of a gentle and romantic picture of Southern life‚ yet this was not the realistic picture.
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on an institutional ethnography and communitybased research‚ which was conducted over the course of more than one year at an Ontario youth emergency shelter – ‘Street Youth Shelter‚ Middlesborough’. Nichols adopts a definition of youth work in the book that extends beyond the work of a “child and youth worker” (p.5) to include “all of the things young people do in institutional settings… as well as the activities of any practitioner who works with youth” (p.6). She argues that the work of young people
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Book review. My book report is on ‘Catcher in the Rye’ by J.D.Salinger Over a month I have really enjoyed reading this novel. It’s a very perceptive book‚ but only in one point of view: Holden’s. I never felt attached to the book in any form‚ and when I wasn’t reading it‚ there was nothing that drew me back to want to read more. However when I wasn’t reading I would ponder about the book a lot and question the meaning and depth that Salinger was trying to get across. It’s a very interesting style
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It’s been eleven years since we last saw the gang in Toy Story 2 and things are a bit different now. Weezy and Bo Peep‚ as well as others‚ are gone. They have fallen victim to damage‚ yard sales‚ garbage bags‚ donations‚ and simply being misplaced. There is a melancholy feeling in the air between Woody and the rest of the gang as the film opens. Andy is now 17 years old and is preparing to depart to college. Each toy is well aware as they watch him pack‚ that their futures will come down to either
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Sundiata an Epic of Old Mali: Book Review. Summary The story of Sundiata is considered classic because of its historical and legendary value. The setting of this story took place in 13th century A.D. He was the son of Sogolon Kedjou of Do and King Maghan Kon Fatta of Mali and is known for uniting twelve kingdoms of Mali. Sundiata was considered as a disappointment because it was predicted before his birth‚ he would have made Mali famous but when he was born he was aesthetically displeasing and
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BOOK REVIEW “LIFE OF CHRIST” by NT Wright Prepared for: SIBKL SOLID Prepared by: Michael Sin Date: August 12‚ 2013 Email: psmichaelsin@gmail.com Lecturer: Rev Dr Tan Soo Inn I A VERY ODD SORT OF KING Indeed‚ He was a very “odd sort of king” that we are studying on. But what is more important is that we‚ as Christians‚ need to understand what was going through the mind of Jesus‚ what did he think he was doing and what was it all about. Why did a “king” come to serve‚ to be tortured‚ died and
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