The book begins with descriptions of what each of the six main characters was doing the morning that the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima‚ up to the moment of the blast and immediately after. Miss Toshiko Sasaki‚ a personnel clerk at the East Asia Tin Works factory‚ had awakened that morning of August 6‚ 1945‚ at three a.m.‚ to catch up on housework and cooking duties for her family. She worked until seven‚ then left her home in the suburb of Koi for her factory in a part of town called Kannonmachi
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Chapters IIV - THE PRINCE Summary Chapter I: The Kinds of Principalities and the Means by Which They Are Acquired Machiavelli describes the different kinds of states‚ arguing that all states are either republics or principalities. Principalities can be divided into hereditary principalities and new principalities. New principalities are either completely new or new appendages to existing states. By fortune or strength‚ a prince can acquire a new principality with his own army or with the arms
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Eliezer is a 12-year-old Orthodox Jewish boy living with his family in the Transylvanian town of Sighet. Eliezer is the only son of the family‚ and his parents are shopkeepers. His father is a highly respected within Sighet’s Jewish community. Eliezer also 2 older sisters‚ Hilda and Béa‚ and a younger sister named Tzipora. Eliezer is taught Jewish mysticism under Moshe‚ a local pauper. In 1944 German armies occupy Hungary‚ and soon move into Sighet. Jewish community leaders are arrested‚ valuables
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Zimbabwe. Might I recommend taking advice from Machiavelli’s The Prince? This book explains how a leader should go about things in his/her career‚ like decisions‚ techniques‚ and ways he/she can follow through with them. With the issues in Zimbabwe’s economy‚ some of the advice within The Prince could be useful towards your actions to fix the problems. Your leadership styles could be improved by the guidance of Machiavelli’s The Prince in many different ways‚ which will improve your economy. In the
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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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But is it easy to keep your word in certain situations? The mythical stories characters endure things that human beings shouldn’t go through. Some characters overcome deaths while others couldn’t. The Princess Bride is a wonderful and aggressive book that consists of love‚ adventure‚ deaths‚ near death experiences‚ revenge‚ and more. In The Princess Bride there are two main characters (in my opinion) and a few of major characters. The main characters in the story are Buttercup and The Man in Black
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St. Mary’s Academy Guagua Pampanga “BOOK REPORT” Submitted by: Angel Chenel Ocampo 10-OLP Submitted to: Mr. Jefferson Bcani I. Introduction Book Title: Romeo and Juliet No. of Pages: 283 pages Publisher: January 1st 2004 by Washington Square Press (first published 1595) Author and His/her Life: William Shakespeare (April 16‚ 1564-April 23‚ 1616) was born in Stratford-upon-Avon‚ England‚ The United Kingdom. He’s genre are Literature & Fiction‚ Poetry. He was an English poet and playwright
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The Prince and the Pauper is an English-language novel by American author Mark Twain. It was first published in 1881 in Canada before its 1882 publication in the United States. The book represents Twain’s first attempt at historical fiction. Set in 1547‚ the novel tells the story of two young boys who are identical in appearance: Tom Canty‚ a pauper who lives with his abusive father in Offal Court off Pudding Lane in London; and Edward VI of England‚ son of Henry VIII of England. [edit] Plot summary
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Last Report On The Miracles Of No Horse: A Review of the Literature The focal character in this novel had many different characters throughout this touching narrative. Though the main focus was on the priest‚ Father Damien Modeste‚ he began and was actually a woman. Beginning as a young girl‚ Agnes Vogel née DeWitt‚ was also known as former Sister Cecilia of a convent in Wisconsin‚ widow of Berndt Vogel and lover of the piano and‚ more specifically‚ the Polish music composer‚ Chopin. I am
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Spark Notes The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain - MonkeyNotes by PinkMonkey.com PinkMonkey.com‚ Inc. Copyright © 1997-1999‚ All Rights Reserved. No further distribution without written consent. 1 PinkMonkey® Literature Notes on . . . Sample MonkeyNotes Note: this sample contains only excerpts of the booknote sections and does not represent the full contents of the booknote. This sample will give you an idea of the layout and overall content of the full summary. The Prince and the Pauper
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