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    Book of Ruth

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    Ruth Author and Title The book is named for its main character‚ Ruth‚ a Moabite widow who married the Bethlehemite Boaz. She became an ancestor of King David (4:17‚ 22) and thus an ancestor of the Messiah (Matt. 1:1‚ 5–6). The author of Ruth is never named in the Bible. According to rabbinic tradition (Babylonian Talmud‚ Baba Bathra 14a–15b)‚ Samuel is the author. This is unlikely‚ however‚ since Samuel died before David actually became king‚ and Ruth 4:17–22 implies that David’s kingship was an

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    Michaela Hunter June 4‚ 2007 LA- Book Report The Diary of Anne Frank 1. The Diary of Anne Frank is about a young Jewish girl who lived during Hitler’s time in power. I chose to read about Anne Frank because I wanted to know how the Jewish people were treated in the time of Hitler. I also have had many friends who have read this book‚ and said that it is very good. By reading this biography‚ I learned that it was very hard for Jewish people like Anne to survive back then‚ and that the Germans

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    BOOK REVIEW ON: Daniyal Mueenuddin’s “IN OTHER ROOMS‚ OTHER WONDERS” By Nayan Das Much like “tambola”‚ there are only a few happy winners from the hundreds that compete in Pakistan’s social lottery‚ and that is aptly brought forward in Daniyal Mueenuddin’s “In Other Rooms‚ Other Wonders.” Very unlike the Pakistan we have accustomed ourselves with‚ goaded by gloriously buttered food and hard-hitting Pathans‚ the book shows us how life is in Mueenuddin’s country for both the supremely rich and harshly

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    Looking For Alibrandi by Melina Marchetta - Book Review -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Looking for Alibrandi is a passionate story about a young girl’s painful and enlightening journey into adulthood. The story centres around Josephine Alibrandi - an agressive‚ disatisfied‚ and confused final year student of Italian extraction. She has one burning ambition: to find her place in affluent society and to break free from her embarassing‚ stifling

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    many differences and similarities. The three similar events happened in the book‚ and movie emerged when Old Major gave a speech to the farm animals‚ Mr. Jones left without proper care for the animals’‚ additionally Napoleon take the puppies. The differences apparent throughout the movie two boys harassing the animals‚ Jessie attacked Mr. Jones‚ also the death of Napoleon during the movie. These events exist in the book Old Major buried in the orchard‚ the downfall of the windmill‚ finally how Napoleon

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    days prefer watching movies over reading books. However‚ it can be interesting to read a book as well as watch the movie to find similarities and differences. The novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ consists of two main characters: George Milton and Lennie Small. The movie‚ released in 1992‚ focuses on the same characters’ adventures working on a ranch during the Great Depression. There are several similarities between Lennie in the movie and the book‚ including him liking to touch anything soft

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    Book Report of The Tipping Point Post University Michael Hallin The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell was a sensational and inspirational book. Gladwell makes you see how things can be pushed over the edge and blossom into fads‚ drops in crime rates or even outbreaks of diseases. The Tipping Point can happen at anytime within the right scenarios. Gladwell said “Look at the world around you. It may seem like an immovable‚ implacable place. It is not. With the slightest push — in just the right

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    The Book Of Negroes

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    The Book of Negroes Book review Lawrence Hill is a Canadian novelist and memoirist. He is best known for the 2001 memoir Black Berry‚ Sweet Juice: On Being Black and White in Canada and then in 2007 his latest and most famous award winning novel The Book of Negroes. The amazing description of the whole story causes one to see the desolate conditions of the slave boats and feel the pain of every person brought into slavery

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    Book of Eli

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    Title: The Book of Eli Director: The Hughes Brothers Genre: (Film) Action‚ Adventure‚ Drama‚ Dystopian‚ Post-Apocalyptic How is the idea of Dystopia presented in the text? In the Book of Eli‚ the world is in disarray. It has no government‚ leadership‚ poverty‚ hunger‚ weak townships‚ or none at all‚ and violence. The ideas of dystopia are presented through visual techniques in the film. The dull‚ barren scenery and settings‚ paired with the dodgy characters helps to portray an effect of dystopia

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    Kyuem book report The book I choose was a story entitled‚ ‘Star Trap’ by Simon Brett. IT was published in 1982. I choose this book because I like detective novels. The storyline is very mysterious. The plot thickens when many incidents happened in the story such as a rehearsal pianist was shot in the hand by an airgun pellet and a actor tumbled down some stairs and broke his leg. As I keep on reading the story‚ more and more questions keep on rehearsing my mind as I try to solve the case as well

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