BOOK REVIEW: BLOOD ON THE SNOW BY MAJ GEN ASHOK KALYAN VERMA‚ AVSM (RETD) REVIEWED BY SS 44280 Y CAPT ANKITA SHARMA OACT 24 BOOK REVIEW BLOOD ON THE SNOW MAJ GEN ASHOK KALYAN VERMA‚ AVSM (RETD) Intro. 1. This is a book about Kargil conflict‚ which drew world attention in the summer of 1999 owing to the large intrusions by Pakistan across LOC. Coming so soon after the Lahore initiative of February 1999‚ it resulted in an intense Indian reaction. It was India’s first televised war seen by
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A Book of Experiences Throughout my life‚ reading and writing have impacted me in a negative and a positive way. My passion for both reading and writing did not begin similarly to that of my peers in elementary school; however‚ as time goes on‚ I began to fall in love with other people’s works in literature. Starting off in elementary school‚ and progressing through middle school‚ I was not fond of the concept of reading‚ but I was able to shift my mind in high school by discovering the books I
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Chad Russ English 3rd Mrs. Ursery Book Review Lansing‚ Alfred. Endurance. New York: Carroll and Graf Publishers‚ 1959. Print. The book Endurance is about the failure of the expedition led by Ernest Shackleton in its attempt to cross the Antarctic continent in 1914 and the struggle for survival endured by the twenty-eight man crew for almost two years. The book’s title is actually the name of the ship Shackleton used for the expedition‚ the Endurance. The ship was being pushed together
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started to be composed on paper and saved in books. As soon as books started to be published they were critiqued and some were eventually banned. Books have been banned for several different reasons such as containing inappropriate language‚ racism‚ or demonic themes. Some people are in favor of banning books and some people are against it. Although some feel it is appropriate to ban books containing inappropriate material for certain age groups books should not be able to be banned because reading
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Mockingbird Critique #3: Number the Stars Critique #4: Little Women Genre #2: Adventure Critique #5: A Series of Unfortunate Events Critique #6: Dragon Rider Critique #7: The Hunger Games Critique #8: Curious George Genre #3: Picture Books Critique #9: The Polar Express Critique #10: The Giving Tree Critique #11: Olivia Critique #12: Where the Wild Things Are Genre #4: Science Fiction Critique #13: A Wrinkle in Time Critique #14: The City of Ember Critique #15:
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The Book of Revelation is the last profound book in the New Testament. It conveys the significant purpose of Christianity by describing God’s plan for the world and his final judgment of the people by reinforcing the importance of faith and the concept of Christianity as a whole. Accordingly‚ this book is the written record—not of wild dreams—but the dramatic God-sent visions given to one of God’s servants‚ John the Apostle. This book was written by John in 95 or 96 A.D. at the reign of the Roman
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Words The power of words…it is shown in this book‚ it shows how people are destroyed and how people are saved from words. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak shows his audience that words have the power to heal or destroy. Liesel‚ the main character and the book thief‚ Max the jew‚ and Hitler the fuhrer are the ones who show how they have used words to affect others in both positive and negative ways . Throughout the story it shows Liesel’s great passion for books as well as her dedication to learn how to
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Banned Books? A banned book is a book that is restricted from children under the age of eighteen. Many books are banned as a result of it being considered "sexually explicit"‚ "unsuited to any age group" or if the material contains "offensive language". Many books are being banned from children all over the world by public libraries‚ schools‚ parents‚ or even government. No one should have the right to restrict anyone from reading anything except for parents who should only be able
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Censorship in Books Imagine an English class room setting and the teacher is teaching the class about the book Night by Elie Weisel. Before the class starts reading the book the teacher discusses an issue with the books depiction of concentration camps during World War 2‚ he explains how the students have to look at how times were back then and how the author wants to inform the reader about history that he experienced. With all information given the class starts reading the book. A week later
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also host books which piques peoples interests‚ both fiction and non-fiction. The library is an abundant source of knowledge thus making this a valuable place for people. Students who are on-the-go don’t have time to stay and read in the library‚ that is why they borrow the books‚ and transport them out of the facility. Sometimes it is quite a hassle for the library staff in the manual system‚ the librarians manually input the records in forms for statistical records of borrowed books‚ and also
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