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    people to do with a man’s cub?” (Kipling 1909‚ 16). No one could look between his eyes in the jungle‚ not even Shere Khan. His eyes were a major indication of the humanness in him. ‘He has eyes that make the jungle people afraid’. In The Second Jungle Book‚ we are told that “And yet the look in his eyes was always gentle. Even when he fought‚ his eyes never blazed as Bagheera’s did” (Kipling 1895‚ 286). In every situation‚ his eyes betray that he is not an animal. Bagheera at first is convinced that

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    ever so greatly over the course of time there are still factors that stand in its way‚ mainly book banning and the fact that the nation is becoming more and more excepting of the fact‚ and not truly willing to take any action to prevent it what so ever. Though some pieces of literature might have instances of crude and unsettling language‚ it does not give the community the right to ban them. Say no to book banning‚ say no to the man that believes to be above all others‚ say no to the system that

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    Movies based on books – a blessing or a curse? Book Movie based on book Nowadays‚ people often read book or watch movies for entertainment. Since movie has been invented‚ the use of book has been declined very much. However‚ some contend that movie produces negative effects on the individual as well as on the society because it makes us lazy and uncommunicative to other people. Others support watching movie

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    In The Butter Battle Book‚ Seuss puts his satirical talents on full display. He transforms the cause of the senseless war into a trivial conflict over toast‚ putting a more comical twist on things. The battle is between two different races or cultures‚ known as the Yooks and the Zooks‚ who do not realize that they happen to be more alike than different‚ because they live on opposite sides of a long wall. The Yooks like to eat their bread with the butter-side up‚ while the Zooks like to eat their

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    The Outsiders by S.E Hinton is a book about the troubles that teenagers face and how they are able to overcome them. The development of the characters throughout the book is evident and how they act make the book an interesting read. What they go through and how the book ends gives the book a sense of realism and is able to teach essential life lessons. If I were to walk by a book store and see this book on the stand I would pick it up. In my opinion the book cover is good because it is able to

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    Cynthia Ung Ms. Ligator Honors English 15 November 2013 The Little Essay That Could- Open-book vs. Closed-book Eugene Nathaniel Butler once stated‚ “Some people cheat their way through life. They cheat on tests in school. Cheat on girlfriends/boyfriends then graduate to cheating on wives/husbands. They cheat on taxes and many times shortchange

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    Markus. The Book Thief. Place of Publication: Alfred A. Knopf. March 2006. The reason‚ Type‚ and Setting: I selected this book because I had heard many good things about it from past teachers and students. I had planned to complete this book my sophomore year but never got around to it. The book falls into the category of historical fiction and is incredibly enthralling‚ and realistic. The majority of the novel takes place in Mulching‚ Germany while it was under Hitler’s rule. Plot: The book is narrated

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    This book is about a young man who attends a small West Virginian High School. He lives in a house that is located off of the coal mine that the town rests on. Homer’s dad is the manager of the mine. Homer doesn’t receive much appreciation from his father. Homer sees on television the launch of the satellite sputnik‚ and after seeing this he is driven to be a part of the space race. He convinces some of his friends to help him build a rocket. They used terrible materials‚ and the rocket blew

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    doctor concluded that nothing was wrong with him and that he just speaks in rhymes. This book as a great way to introduce students to rhyming. I also feel like this book would also be great to use in an ESE class‚ because students would probably be able to relate to Rappy. This book also contains a strong message on being yourself even when people try to tell you something is wrong with you. This is another book that could be used to teach how God created everyone uniquely and that he created us to

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    I think burning books is a very wrong act. Burning books is wrong because it is not only ruining hard work and dedication that the author put into it‚ but also‚ the author’s ideas and thoughts. When the nazi’s burned books about the Jews‚ I thought this was extremely cruel. It was bad enough that they killed millions of Jews‚ but burning their thoughts and ideas is something that people should be very ashamed of. My overall thoughts of burning books is that it is very wrong. I agree and disagree

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