how I see things. Or at least‚ how I try.” So begins a carefully spun tale of sadness‚ loss‚ death‚ and how hope and love can rise them. Markus Zusack’s historical fiction novel‚ The Book Thief‚ inspires ordinary people to live their best and to discover a thing that you love to get away from the sorrow in life. The Book Thief has been given numerous awards‚ and for good reason – it’s a memorable tale of hardship and love‚ and how the good in life can outweigh the bad. And the setting that this story
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among adolescent readers. Main character is Holden Caulfield‚ the 17 year old boy who planned on being a catcher in the rye. His intended audience are adolescents or students which this story mostly implies. Something unique and interesting in this book is that J.D Salinger wrote this novel through his own experiences‚ meaning this is almost the same one written in his autobiography during his teenage life. The success of the said novel led to public attention and scrutiny: Salinger became reclusive
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You are required to prepare an investigative report on a recent corporate scandal that involved improper accounting practices or any form of financial scandal. Your report must include the following: an overview of the corporation a description of the scandal methodology - explaining the specific accounting impropriety that the company used. an explanation of how the firm managed to hide their accounting improprieties a discussion of who the scandal effected - both inside‚ and outside
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Grade: E-3 Date: 20130224 Section: MT/UT Book Title: A Message to Garcia Author: Elbert Hubbard Why I Chose This Book: I Chose “A Message to Garcia” because Cpl Reeser recommended it to be a good book about leadership and how not just a Marine but an individual should act. Give A Brief Description About The Book: The Author behind this book wanted people to understand what it really means to be independent and to be a great leader. In this book he gives a perfect example of both these characteristics
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TITLE: Black Boy AUTHOR: Richard Wright INTRODUCTION OF AUTHOR: Richard Wright was born in Natchez‚ Mississippi. When he was six years old‚ his father‚ Nathan Wright deserted the family for whatever reason. His mother‚ Ella‚ became the breadwinner of the family. Abandoned by her husband and unable to establish economic independence from her strict mother‚ Ella suffered greatly. A strong woman who faces terrible adversity‚ she trained Richard to be strong and to take care of himself
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colonial empires were destroyed by European Powers‚ and in result the former colonies became independent. In the book Voices of Decolonization‚ written by Todd Shepard‚ many issues were examined in relation to the decolonization process. Issues such as race‚ the cold war‚ international institutions emerging‚ and national self-determination arguments were explained very clearly in this book. The issues of new international institutions and national self-determination were very important during this time
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Carinna Powell November 29‚ 2012 Period 1 Hayman‚ Leroy. The Death of Lincoln. New York: Scholastic Books‚ Inc.‚ 1968. In the book‚ The Death of Lincoln‚ written by Leroy Hayman‚ it truly shows mostly every important event prior to Abraham Lincoln’s death and after the assassination as well. Like Lincoln‚ Hayman has known was true pain feels like. Not only was Hayman hit in the head by an ink bottle‚ but he survived the terrible accident and continued to live his heroic life although he became
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Sprenger. Sprenger is also often attributed as an author basically saying that witchcraft did exist. It was submitted to the University on May 9‚ 1487 for endorsement. In 1490 this book was banned by Pope Paul IV. By the 15th century witchcraft had resurfaced and had its penalties‚ the Malleus was used as a judicial case-book for the detection and persecution of witches. It served as a guidebook and was designed to aid them in the identification‚persecution‚and the deaths of witches. It’s a way to tell
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How are you‚ Anthony? Hope you are doing well as I am. Recently‚ I finished reading a book called Night by Elise Wiesel. This book is based on a real life circumstance endured by young Elie Wiesel. I truly enjoyed reading this book‚ therefore‚ I believe that you will enjoy it too. So I am recommending this book to you to read. Reading this book will give you a more in-depth‚ personal view of Elie’s experience during the Holocaust. An interesting fact: Holocaust was derived from the Greek word ‘holokauston’
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Weatherford breaks the book down into three sections. He explains the rise of Genghis Khan and his life ideologies in the first and the expansion and military effectiveness of the Mongol Empire in the second. The theme of the third section and the overall most important focus of the book is the impact of the Mongols on the world. Weatherford believes Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire were extremely pivotal in shaping the modern world and this is the main argument of his book. Arguably‚ the Mongol
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