1776 David McCullough Simon and Shuster May 2005 In the book 1776‚ David McCullough covers numerous series of events. In the beginning he starts with the war against the American Colonies by King George III up until the great American victory at Trenton. Washington led an army of Americans‚ from many areas‚ which had no experience and were not well trained. Henry Knox‚ a bookseller‚ and Nathaniel Green‚ a Quaker‚ were both inexperienced generals in General Washington’s army. Another army‚
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English Long Book Report Chan Hiu Tung Christie 4C (2) Title: Emma Author: Jane Austen Publisher: Pearson Education Limited What is love? How can we do to catch our own true love? I found the answer after reading the book‚ Emma. Emma‚ which talked about Emma Woodhouse‚ who is a beautiful‚ clever but with little spoiled girl. She is rich and she loves arrange marriage between her friends and neighbours in a village called Highbury. Unfortunately‚ she makes a lot of
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Putting a date on the book of Hebrews is difficult since there is no known audience or author. However‚ the early church father Clement quoted from the Book of Hebrews in A.D. 95. However‚ internal evidence such as the fact that Timothy was alive at the time the epistle was written and the absence of any evidence showing the end of the Old Testament sacrificial system that occurred with Jerusalem’s destruction in A.D. 70 indicates the book was written around A.D. 65. Audience The book of Hebrews doesn’t
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April 11‚ 2015 Book Review: The Magician’s Nephew This is a book review on‚ ‘The Magician’s Nephew‚’ which is the first book in the series of‚ ‘The Chronicles of Narnia‚’ and is written by Clive Staples Lewis. This story takes place in London where two small kids named Digory and Polly are normally playing and enter into the room of Digory’s evil Uncle Andrew. Uncle Andrew tricked and sent Digory
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including Time Out and the Literary Review. His first book‚ a series of critical essays on American novelists‚ was published in 1992. Fever Pitch‚ his memoir of a life devoted to Arsenal football club‚ was published in 1992. It won the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award and was adapted as both a play and a film‚ the latter starring Colin Firth. In 2012‚ it was recognised for its Outstanding Contribution to Sports Writing at the British Sports Book Awards. His fiction continues to explore male obsessions
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BOOK REVIEW THE THIRD SEX AND THE HUMAN RIGHTS By Rajesh Talwar The third sex and the human rights as the name suggests throws light on the plight of the third sex. In this book‚ Rajesh Talwar talks about not only the socio economic plight of the third sex but also discusses various problems faced by this community while struggling for their political and human rights at the international level. Many of us would be perplexed about the usage of terms like eunuchs/ transgender/
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Quarter 2 Book Assessment 1. (1 point) Name of book: Into The Wild Author of book: John Krakauer Year of publication: 1996 Publishing company: First Anchor Books Edition Would you recommend this book to a friend? (Circle one) Yes No 2. (2 points) The major conflict in this book is man vs. nature because Chris thought he could outsmart
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Banned Books Books are supposed to be used as reading materials where information can be retrieved. Due to this‚ books are widely used in learning institutions amongst students. The books themselves come in different genres and age requirements depending on their customers; this is such that there are children and adult books. However‚ before a book gets printed and published for used‚ it undergoes vetting to determine its credibility. Once published‚ the different genres of books can then be distributed
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When choosing a book for my book review‚ nothing really seemed to jump out at me. I pondered the list for a minute and then once more until I finally saw a title that seemed intriguing. Pocahontas‚ Powhatan‚ and Opechancanough: Three Indian Lives changed by Jamestown. By Helen C. Rountree seemed like it would be an interesting book. What immediately caught my eye was that it had something to do with Pocahontas in it. I knew her from the Disney movies but was interested to know more. As I got further
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I have been reading the book "Boost" by Kathy Mackel. The book is about the main character and narrator‚ Savannah Christopher‚ Savvy for short‚ and her older sister‚ Callie. Savvy and Callie are both athletic girls‚ but conflicts with their sport make them want to boost their game. In the book‚ Savvy is trying out for a 18U team‚ Fire‚ at the age of 13 with her friend‚ Nina Gonzalez. Meanwhile her sister Callie is a freshmen trying out for the varsity cheerleading team. I predict that because
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