Another book that we have to read together as a class‚ ugh. Class readings were never a passion of mine‚ but Strength in What Remains was something different. The story of a young man escaping genocide‚ boarding a plane‚ and becoming a successful person in New York City amazed me. Which made me think; if he had people in his life which made a difference‚ are there inspirational people who pushed and influenced me? Little did I know that there were so many more people who impacted me than I thought
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Book Report BY LCPL SCHAFTE‚ RYAN M TITLE: GATES OF FIRE AUTHOR: STEPHEN PRESSFIELD PUBLISHER: DOUBLEDAY PUBLISHED: 1998 PAGES: 400 COST: BASE LIBRARY The author utilizes his experience as a former Marine to create a story of camaraderie and dedication to one’s country‚ even at the cost of paying the ultimate price for a nation to be free from tyranny. The concepts of self-sacrifice‚ service‚ community‚ camaraderie‚ and duty are the thematic core of this historic novel. I believe this
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Jason Cucalon Book Report Basketball Junkie by Chris Herren and Bill Reynolds The book “basketball Junkie” is a Fantastic book it really is. This book is about a hometown high school superstar named Chris Herron on his journey from Fall River Massachusetts all the way to the Boston garden. Chris lived the dream of every kid who has ever bounced a basketball in their drive way. His accomplishments I believe is what really dragged me into the story. Just the fact that he wasn’t just an ordinary
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Book Report Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak is a fictional novel telling the romantic story of Yuri Zhivago’s struggle to choose between two women within the backdrop of the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the Russian Civil War. The forces of this chaotic time greatly impact the characters and add to their dynamic growth throughout the story. Yuri Zhivago‚ the protagonist of the story shows the personal impact of these violent times which adds to the novel’s brilliant use of personal viewpoints
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The Hunger Games Book Report 1. State the title‚ author‚ and number of pages. The Hunger Games is a novel written by Suzanna Collins. The book consists of 374 pages. 2. Tell what the book is about. Describe the setting. The book is about Katniss‚ a sixteen year old girl‚ who lives in district 12 with her mother and her sister‚ Prim. Each year‚ the Hunger Games are held‚ and a boy and a girl from each district are chosen to fight to the death. Prim is chosen but Katniss volunteers to take the
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BOOK REPORT 4th Year (Story/Novel) Name: Yr. & Sec.: I. Title‚ Author‚ and Copyright “Remains of the Day” by: Kazuo Ishiguro‚ 1999 II. Summary of the Story/Novel The novel opens with Stevens‚ the head butler at Darlington Hall‚ preoccupied with the idea of a journey which he foresees to take him through much of England’s finest sites. This journey has been a suggestion put to him by Mr. Farraday‚ his present employer. Not taking this suggestion seriously at first‚ Stevens reconsiders
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For the Historical Book Report I decided to read April Morning by Howard Fast. This book takes place in the beginning of the Revolutionary War. Adam Cooper‚ one of the main characters‚ is a fifteen year old who lives with his family in Lexington‚ Massachusetts. He is oppressed ( as the book says) by his father‚ Moses Cooper‚ which means to keep someone in subservience and hardship. Not only does Adam get watched over ‚ but his father questions whether or not his son is a man or not. This effects
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Book Report on Abigail Adams/Dearest Friend Abigail Adams married John Adams on October 25‚ 1764. John Adams was a lawyer at the time and was away most of the time. Soon after‚ John Adams worked his way up serving time in Congress to becoming vice president and then to be president of the United State. They had six children‚ but one died after a year and one that was stillborn. Abigail Adams had the responsibility of raising and teaching her children‚ plus working on the farm. Abigail was
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The two books I read over the summer were Counting By 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan and The Maze Runner by James Dashner. The first book‚ Counting By 7s takes place in Bakersfield‚ California‚ and is about twelve year old Willow Chance who enjoys gardening‚ diagnosing medical conditions and the number seven. The story is about her journey through life after her parents died in a tragic car accident. Prior to the car accident Willow has to see Dell Duke‚ a student counselor‚ after being accused to cheater
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Brandon MacPherson 9/7/08 Gates of Fire The book I read during the summer for world history was Gates of Fire‚ written by Steven Pressfield. Essentially‚ this book is about the Battle of Thermopylae and the events that took place during those times. The author is trying to tell the story through one’s perspective. In this book‚ one learns of the conditions at the battlefield during war and how it was to go to war as a young man. This book highlights many details in the battles fought in
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