SHANGHAI GIRLS‚ BY LISA SEE BOOK REVIEW I. INTRODUCTION A. Review Lisa See is an American writer and novelist born in 1955 in Paris‚ and grew up in the Chinatown section of Los Angeles. Her great-grandfather left his village in China to immigrate in Los Angeles at the beginning of the last century. Although she is only 1/8 Chinese‚ she spent he childhood in the Chinatown of Los Angeles‚ and her familial background has given her roots in Chinese culture and has had a great impact on her
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1. In Chapter 5‚ of Supercrunchers‚ "Experts versus Equations"‚ the author makes a great case for the fact that equations predict better than humans. What reasons does the author give that illustrate why a human cannot make predictions as well as an equation? Reason 1: the human mind tends to suffer from a number of well documented cognitive failings and biases that distort our ability to predict accurately. Reason 2: Once we form a mistaken belief about something‚ we tend to cling to it. We are
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Human society fears what they do not understand. When we observe something as unfamiliar we perceive it as a threat. This is what occurred in Salem‚ as dozens of people were hanged after being convicted of witchcraft. During Miller’s era Americans were persecuted by their own countrymen for believing in Communism. America feared Communism would take over the world just as the inhabitants of Salem thought evil spirits would overwhelm their mind‚ souls and eventually Salem itself. Fear can quickly
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no right or wrong decisions but those that people choose and believe to be right varying from each individual. In Hemingway’s realistic story‚ Hills Like White Elephants‚ Jig attempts to make a crucial change in her life by making the right decision‚ but is unable to because of her weak characteristic flaws. Hills Like White Elephants”‚ by Ernest Hemingway‚ is a short story published in 1927‚ which is set at a train station in Spain. In this story the reader eavesdrops on a conversation held
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to his story‚ “Dragon‚ Dragon” in many different ways. There was a variety of different ways he brought the humor to the reader. This tale takes place in a kingdom from what seems to be a long time ago but yet‚ John Gardner has added some things from modern times. John Gardner has developed some funny and interesting characters to his tale‚ “Dragon‚ Dragon.” The tale starts out with a dragon. But this dragon is no ordinary dragon. This dragon does mischievous things. The dragon does weird things
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Part A 1. The novel’s title‚ The Eyes of the Dragon‚ holds great significance to the book. In the novel‚ King Roland‚ ruler of the city Delain‚ kills a dragon and promptly mounts it head on his bed room wall. King Roland’s son‚ Thomas‚ discovers he can spy on his father using the dead dragon’s eyes. By entering a secret room‚ next to King Roland’s chambers‚ Thomas can look through two peep holes which align with the eyes of the dragon. Thomas has never received his father’s attention. He is always
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GAMES‚ SUZANNE COLLINS The book the Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins takes place on a country named Panem. Panem was a country that after being terrorized by vague disasters arose from the ashes of North America. The setting of this book can also be described as post-apocalyptic‚ and takes place in the future. In the book Panem is located on the 12 district which was formerly located in the region of Appalachia. The main conflict of the book Hunger Games can best be described
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Name Instructor Course Date Summary: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson The book begins with Mikael Blomkvist‚ an investigative reporter with Millennium‚ being found guilty of libel against a powerful business mogul named Hans-Erik Wennerstrom. He is determined to clear his name‚ and after receiving a call from Henrik Vanger’s lawyer‚ he learns of the disappearance of Vanger’s grand-niece‚ Harriet Vanger. Blomkvist takes a temporary absence leave from Millennium and consents to
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How to Write a Book Review Your opinion is important—don’t be afraid to voice it in a book review Writing a book review is not the same as writing a book report or a summary. A book review is a critical analysis of a published work that assesses the work’s strengths and weaknesses. A prominent reviewer can have a major impact on a book’s reception. Many authors strive to have their books reviewed by a professional because a published review (even a negative one) can be a great source of publicity
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