I. Introduction My choice for my book report is the lightning thief by Rick Riordan‚ it was called the lightning thief because Percy Jackson who is the protagonist of the story was accused of stealing the weapon of Zeus (the lightning bolt) Percy had two friends in camp half-blood namely Grover and Annabeth. These two people help our hero Percy in his quest to prove that he did not steal the lightning bolt from Zeus. There is also Luke‚ the real lightning thief‚ who acted nice to Percy in order
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The Prince Seminar Part 1-Machiavelli’s views on the nature of man and rulers: 1. Are humans fundamentally good or evil? Consider what constitutes ‘good’ or ‘evil’ in this context during the time period. Machiavelli sees humans as fundamentally evil. Even though he does point out some good attributes of humans‚ he gives more reason to believe that they are evil. In Chapter 15: Of Those for Which Men And Especially Princes Are Praised or Blamed‚ he states qualities that make somebody good
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Tuesdays with Morrie Book Report The title of the book I read is Tuesdays with Morrie. The author of the book is Mitch Albom. The book was written in 1997. Tuesdays with Morrie is written about a man named Morrie Schwartz‚ who was struggling for his life‚ and slowly dying. Morrie was diagnosed with ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)‚ also known as “Lou Gehrig’s disease.” Although Morrie’s life was slowly deteriorating and Morrie knew that death was near‚ he continued to try to live life to the
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of unstability. As such he wrote a guide on how to be an effective leader‚ this guide was titled “The Prince”. One of the main themes of this was that the end justifies the means‚ that you could and should do whatever is necessary in order to reach the desiered result. There is no such thing as a perfect ruler‚ there is only effective rulers and ineffective rulers. Macchiaveli wrote his book so that he could explain what believed made someone an effective ruler. Being a leader of any sort is
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cultures? I was hoping for some wonderful revelation in the collection of writings. I may have found one. This book was a difficult read for me. I am not sure whether it’s my age or my inexperience with classical readings. I also found it difficult to formulate a report on a collection of readings‚ the last report I did was on Laura Ingall’s Little House on the Prairie. This reading was a little more challenging. The main point that seemed to jump out at me is that perceptions change‚ our theory of reality
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The Killer Angels is a historical Civil War novel by Michael Shaara. The book follows the three day battle of Gettysburg‚ switching points of view from the generals of the North to the Generals from the South. In the beginning of the novel the Spy‚ sent out by General Longstreet reports back findings of Northern troops moving prompting General Lee to take action. Though he does not believe the spy‚ he has no choice but to take the spies word and begins to move the troops towards a small town called
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chosen a book report for my research vignette as I believe that book reports may be the easiest choice of a paper type for the A. Douglas Smith Lodge of Research No. 1949 member who would like to present his first paper to the lodge and the purpose which the Worshipful Master assigned me these vignettes was to demonstrate the process for members. I have chosen this book from among several that I have read in order to illustrate that a book that is not thought of as a Masonic book may well
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light offenses; they cannot avenge severe ones; hence‚ the harm one does to a man must be such as to obviate any fear of revenge. This passage from Chapter III is an example of logical reasoning conspicuously devoid of ethical considerations. A prince must realize that he has two options: benevolence and destruction. Because the latter option will cause resentment among the people‚ he should choose it only if he is absolutely sure there will be no ill consequences—that the destruction he incurs
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Book report ‘A child called it’ by Dave Pelzer This book is based on the unforgettable account of one of the most severe child abuse cases in California history. It is the story of Dave Pelzer‚ who was brutally beaten and starved by his emotionally unstable‚ alcoholic mother. A mother who played tortuous‚ unpredictable games; games that left him nearly dead. He had to learn how to play his mother’s games in order to survive because she no longer considered him a son‚ but a slave; and no longer
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Quiet Strength: The Principles‚ Practices‚ & Priorities of a Winning Life Author: Tony Dungy A Book Report Michael Fors BUS 625/626 • Dr. David Bess The book I chose was Quiet Strength: The Principles‚ Practices‚ & Priorities of a Winning Life‚ by Tony Dungy. This is more than an autobiography of the life of Tony Dungy‚ the coach of the 2006 Super Bowl champion Indianapolis Colts. Woven throughout his life story are the principles‚ practices
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