Book Report Lakeisha Hawes South Carolina State University I’m doing my book report on a book called Zoo City by Lauren Beukes. "Zoo City" is the nickname given to the Johannesburg suburb of Hillbrow in the novel‚ which is home to Zinzi December and many other animalled people‚ as well as refugees and the dispossessed. Being animalled is described in the novel as an automatic consequence – not just in South Africa‚ but for all humans worldwide – of bearing a significant amount of guilt
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Title: Red Kayak Author: Priscilla Cummings Genre: Realistic Fiction Book Report Red Kayak Book Report The main topic of the Red Kayak is the secret between Brady‚ J.T.‚ and Digger are how Brady is reaching inside himself to do the right thing or live with guilt that JT and Digger drilled holes in the kayak that caused Ben to die. Brady-is a teenager who loves the water his parents and his dog. Brady tells the truth and does the right thing. Digger-wants to be a tough navy seal and are
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Gates Of Fire Book Report Title: Gates Of Fire LCpl Yaccarine A. Jared Author: Steven Pressfield Publisher: Turtleback Books Published: 1999 This book is about the Spartans warrior culture and how it ties into the Marine Corps values‚ and the present day warrior culture of our Marine Corps. My opinion on this book is that it is a great and interesting read that captures the attention of the reader and ties in ideally to our Marine Corps values. It depicts perfectly on what it is to be a
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American novel‚ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ Huck’s friends help to bring out the best of his traits and morals: Buck‚ Tom and the King and the Duke. ! For example‚ Tom Sawyer serves as a character foil for Huck Finn. Tom and Huck’s religious beliefs conflict since Tom believes in genies‚ and Miss Watson tries to teach Huck what she thinks is right. Huck comes to the conclusion Tom doesn’t know what he is talking about; “So then I judged that all the stuff was only just one of Tom Sawyer’s lies”
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select‚ The Mark of Athena‚ for my book report because of the writing style the author‚ Rick Riordan‚ decides to use‚ which creates suspense and heavy-action in a relaxed state causing you to never drop the book unless you’re forced to. I appointed this book for my book report over Riordan’s other books because this book contained more action and displays the perspectives of all seven of the main characters who all have different personalities‚ thus making for a book that can suit many different people
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To some people the words "Book-report" mean rent the movie and write a report on that. Yes‚ it is easier to watch a three-hour movie rather than read a 536-page book. With most books turned movies‚ though‚ the book is far too detailed to fit everything. This is how it is with the book The Green Mile and the movie The Green Mile. There are similarities but‚ there are also a lot of differences between the two. The main parts of the book and movie are alike: Coffey being caught with the two
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An adventure into Astronomy Late at night I like to go into my backyard with a telescope and look at the stars that far away in the night sky. The view of thousands of stars feeds me with wonder and amazement about both the stars origins‚ and what treasures they may hold floating around them. All life needs a host star to form around‚ and all life comes from the ashes of these once glorious masses of gas. Astronomy offers us a great view of the universe around us‚ you can join me and others‚
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Life’s an adventure Even though‚ no matter how many attempts one can truly grasp. The actual philosophy of life should not be something that people want to find the meaning of but merely an adventure full of surprises. For centuries there has been countless attempts at trying to prove the reasoning of life but have lacked the main component‚ reality. I think that having an explanation for occurrences in life help people cope with the reality and actuality of it all together. Many people were made
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Marco Polo’s book was more widely read. It was both believed and doubted. Some called him the ‘great liar.’ And some of what he said is made up or exaggerated. Marco spent seventeen years in the Orient serving the Great Khan‚ the ruler of the Mongols and Chinese. He easily learned new languages making him useful to the Mongol ruler. Later in life‚ Marco was taken prisoner during a war. He told the tale of his adventures to fellow prisoners and one of them wrote it down. His tale of the riches and
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Ramona the Brave by Beverly Cleary Book report Yolanda Sargeon Concordia University October 24‚ 2012 Ms. Margaret Honey‚ Professor Six year old Ramona may be young‚ but she prides herself on being brave. The books starts off with some older boys teasing her sister‚ Beezus‚ and Ramona stands up for her. However‚ Ramona does not receive the praise she feels she deserves. Beezus ends up mad at her for embarrassing her in front of the boys. The book progresses with Ramona starting first grade
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