Book Report Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak is a fictional novel telling the romantic story of Yuri Zhivago’s struggle to choose between two women within the backdrop of the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the Russian Civil War. The forces of this chaotic time greatly impact the characters and add to their dynamic growth throughout the story. Yuri Zhivago‚ the protagonist of the story shows the personal impact of these violent times which adds to the novel’s brilliant use of personal viewpoints
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Title: Camp X Author: Erik Walters Introduction: This book report discusses the plot‚ significant characters‚ setting (e.g.‚ time of the story took place‚ historical background)‚ problems and resolutions‚ themes or messages of the story. A reflection of the author’s writing style will be presented followed by a conclusion. Plot: This story talks about 2 young teenagers during World War II are spending an exciting and intense wartime summer in Whitby. Almost 12 years‚ George and 14 years old‚
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For the Historical Book Report I decided to read April Morning by Howard Fast. This book takes place in the beginning of the Revolutionary War. Adam Cooper‚ one of the main characters‚ is a fifteen year old who lives with his family in Lexington‚ Massachusetts. He is oppressed ( as the book says) by his father‚ Moses Cooper‚ which means to keep someone in subservience and hardship. Not only does Adam get watched over ‚ but his father questions whether or not his son is a man or not. This effects
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Book Report on Abigail Adams/Dearest Friend Abigail Adams married John Adams on October 25‚ 1764. John Adams was a lawyer at the time and was away most of the time. Soon after‚ John Adams worked his way up serving time in Congress to becoming vice president and then to be president of the United State. They had six children‚ but one died after a year and one that was stillborn. Abigail Adams had the responsibility of raising and teaching her children‚ plus working on the farm. Abigail was
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Taylor Swan In Defense of Food Book Report In the book “In Defense of Food” by Michael Pollan‚ you will discover an abundance of information about what food is‚ what is considered food now‚ and how we are affected by this transformation of the western diet. The idea of how to eat well has been distorted many times by the industry and scientists throughout the United States. Essentially anything that has been man-made in a lab or factory is not something that your body should be ingesting
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exactly what happens in the book‚ which this report is about. The Whipping Boy is a fiction book by Sid Fleischman‚ Winner of the 1987 Newbery Medal. Sid Fleischman was born in Brooklyn‚ New York‚ on March 16‚ 1920‚ and grew up in San Diego‚ California. He wrote more than 60 books for adults as well as for children. The Whipping Boy is one of them‚ which has been made into a movie. The Whipping Boy is an 18th century European adventure story that is funnier than any book I have ever come across. However
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History 2nd-Nine Week Book Report By Taina Ferrer Shoemaker High School December 12‚ 2013 Stephen B. Oates‚ author of The Fires of Jubilee: Nat Turner’s Fierce Rebellion was a professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and he was an expert in 19th-century American history. This book was an excellent read that would keep anyone on the edge of their seat the entire time they read the book. It was written in a way that was very easy to understand which made the book that much better
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The Killer Angels is a historical Civil War novel by Michael Shaara. The book follows the three day battle of Gettysburg‚ switching points of view from the generals of the North to the Generals from the South. In the beginning of the novel the Spy‚ sent out by General Longstreet reports back findings of Northern troops moving prompting General Lee to take action. Though he does not believe the spy‚ he has no choice but to take the spies word and begins to move the troops towards a small town called
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Book: Holy Land by D.J. Waldie In 1897‚ William A. Clark of Montana bought 8‚139 acres of farmland (near Los Angeles‚ California) from the Bixby family. Clark was one of the 10 richest men in America. He had been an architect of Montana statehood‚ he owned a silver mine there‚ and he eventually “bought” the Montana state legislature and became a U.S. senator. Clark also owned the nation’s richest copper mines in Arizona (when he died in 1925 he left an estate worth $200 million dollars).
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October 11‚ 2013 Period 1 Maze Runner Book Report Thomas is the narrator and protagonist of the story. He arrives in the maze with no knowledge of who he is or was. He only remembers his name and nothing else about his life. Thomas proves to be brave and clever even though he only has a very limited memory of previous knowledge of the Maze. Since arriving in the maze‚ Thomas makes both friends and enemies and proves to be a leader among the other boys with him in the maze. Teresa is a
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