Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card Ender’s Game is a science fiction novel – militarily based‚ where the people are preparing for another invasion by extraterrestrial insectoid-like species. The book emphasizes that children are self-renewing‚ while being seen as ornery in their decisions and actions‚ all the while the lives of children are at every point contrasted with the adults around them. The novel takes place in the future and transitions through five completely different locations: North Carolina
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to feel guilty for the situation that his family is in. He worries that the sins he is committing will doom him and the people he loves‚ such as stealing a penny and saying a curse word. He soon learns to escape his fears by daydreaming and reading books. He also finds a joy in the radio and the movies he watches. Frank decides himself to the fact that in order to reach America‚ he will have to take risks‚ pass up safe jobs‚ and begin writing threatening letters for Mrs. Finucane and delivering newspapers
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Ponyboy Curtis He’s the main character of the book who is the youngest of the Greasers. His interests and academical accomplishments are way too good compared to the rest of the gang. Even though he’s 14‚ he understands how social groups function and he tries to adapt as much as he can. He has two brothers‚ Darry and Sodapop‚ who are also in the gang. Their parents have died in a car accident. Darrel(Darry) Curtis He’s Ponyboy’s oldest brother. He has had to quit school to take care of the rest
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Book Notes: Talent is overrated 1. The Mystery – Where great performance really comes from? 2. Talent is overrated – unexpected facts about innate abilities 3. How smart do you have to be? 4. A better idea – explanation of great performance that makes sense a. Jerry Rice i. Six-days-a-week off-season workouts 1. Practicing long after the rest of the team had gone home 2. Very little time on football – focused concentration on specific needs
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"Brokeback Mountain"Annie Proulx was born on August 22‚ 1935‚ in Norwich‚ Connecticut‚ into a family of farmers‚ mill workers‚ inventors‚ and artists whose ancestors had lived there for three centuries. Because of her father ’s career in textiles‚ Proulx ’s family constantly moved‚ so she lived in several states‚ including North Carolina‚ Vermont‚ Maine‚ and Rhode Island. She earned a bachelor ’s degree in history from the University of Vermont in 1969 and then went on to graduate from Concordia
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Summary of Lord of the Flies It all starts with Ralph finding himself on what seems like a desolated island. After walking around for some time‚ he meets the boy‚ whose name we don’t hear‚ but Ralph will refer to his nickname‚ Piggy‚ future on. Ralph and Piggy decide it would be best to group up‚ although Ralph seems to be rather annoyed with Piggy’s presence. After they have wandered around on the island‚ they spot something rather interesting lying in a small pool of water. It turns out to be
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In “Living like Weasels”‚ Annie Dillard‚ through an encounter with a weasel‚ explores the contrast between human reason and animal instinct. In the beginning of the narrative‚ Dillard describes the weasel and the tenacity it has in the wild. She then moves on to describe a pond where humans and animals coexist‚ using imagery such as turtle eggs in motorcycle tracks. In this setting‚ known as Hollins Pond‚ Dillard unexpectedly locks eyes with a weasel‚ and in this intense moment feels a pull towards
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I’m with Stupid by Geoff Herbach 375 pages Characters: The three main characters are Felton Reinstine‚ Abby Sauter‚ and Gus. Felton is mainly what the book talks about but Felton is always with Abby and Gus. Background: Felton is a tall strong jock that is kind of weird. He has a lot of problems because his dad killed him self when Felton was just five years old. Abby is one of the best looking girls that go their school but she also has some problems. She went from being a valedictorian to drinker
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Annie Dillard’s essay "The Death Of A Moth" made no sense to me when I initially read it‚ in a "sleep-deprived" state. In the haze my mind was in‚ during the battle with my body and my desire to read this essay‚ all I could make out was that; she berated the small cat about her short-term memory before kicking her out of the bed they shared. She then proceeded to the bathroom to consort with a spider whose attire reminded her of a day when she murdered a moth. She spoke about the carnage‚ her sharply
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Rose Mary is supposed to play the role of caring for the kids and watching over them while the father is at work. The father‚ Rex Walls‚ is supposed to provide for the family such as‚ bring home money and food for the kids to survive. Throughout the book the parents‚ Rose Mary and Rex‚ often do not pay attention to their kids and are not responsible in looking after them. This issue causes the Walls’ kids to work for what they needed and how to be more independent in life. The Walls’
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