Brian Vatterott Dr. Karcher American lit. 1 18 May 2016 Book Report As a Chaminade Gentlemen‚ I hereby declare I have read 407 pages of my 407 page novel. To Begin‚ The Book King Con is about card-hustlers‚ or you could say con men. The novel King Con introduces the readers to the main character Beano X. Bates. Beano X. Bates could be called the master of con men. The story sets place when Beano X. Bates is in a poker game. The poker game is like any other poker game for Beano X. Bates‚ but Joe
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In The Book Thief‚ a story by Markus Zusak‚ Liesel is trying to live through Nazi Germany during World War II. Liesel Meminger is a curious young girl who did not start as the book thief. Her first stolen book wasn’t intended to be stolen‚ it had simply been left behind; When her brother died‚ she picked up The Grave Digger’s Handbook. When she arrived at her foster parent’s home‚ it wasn’t long before her papa discovered this book. He taught her to read and it began Liesel’s obsession with words
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The Lion King is a Walt Disney Film about a pride of lions living in Africa. The film depicts the story of Simba a young lion cub who is born to Mufasa and Sarabi the king and queen of pride rock. This is a prime example of how Disney movies are full of stereo types and gender roles. Walt Disney was raised in the early 1900s and has many of these stereo types about gender roles were taught to him. Intergenerational family theory states that theses learned behaviors from his family of origin will
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When reading about history‚ one comes across a rather unfortunate number of mass killings. From the slow destruction of the Native American peoples‚ to the brief but devastating Holocaust‚ to modern terrorist attacks‚ history books tell of atrocity after atrocity. If one were to ask a random person on the street‚ he or she could probably provide a decent explanation of any of these events. After all‚ humanity has a fascination with violent and horrific acts‚ so if people remember anything from high
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Yesterday‚ at Glamis Castle‚ King Duncan was murdered by one of his most loyal subjects‚ Macbeth. With his thirst for power‚ planted by the Weird Sisters and amplified by his wife’s persuasion‚ Macbeth stabbed the king in his back‚ both figuratively and literally. Today was the burial at Colmekill‚ Scotland. On Saturday November 11‚ Macbeth hosted a celebration of the Norwegian victory at his castle. King Duncan was invited to that celebration. Little did the king know‚ Macbeth had plans to fulfill
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Book Report On “GRENDEL” By: John Gardner Submitted By: Ian Gabriel Benetua Submitted To: Ma Graziella Sigaya Part I Setting: There are two main locations in which the story takes place. 1. Grendel’s Cave – A cave wherein Grendel stays to rest. He lives together with his mute mother. It was surrounded by the remains of dead carcasses and human bodies. The cave was dark and emitted a disgusting smell. Grendel was not happy living in such a place fit for animals. He thought of himself
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Book report THE GODFATHER The novel God Father is written by Mario Puzo. Mario Puzo is a professional writer from an Italian immigrant family. When he was young‚ he lived in a slum in New York with his parents‚ so crime may be a normal state of affairs where they lived. Yeas later when Mario became a professional writer‚ that part of experience gave him the inspiration about this famous novel---God Father. He also published some other books‚ but none of them was as popular as God Father. This
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BOOK REPORT: "The Outsiders" 1. Hinton‚ S.E. The Outsiders. New York: Puffin Books‚ 1967 2. The title of this book relates to the story‚ because in the book‚ Ponyboy and Johnny are "outsiders." They can be thought of as Outsiders because they are labeled Greasers although they do not act like hoodlums‚ like the rest of the Greasers. They are thought of as Greasers just because they live on the East Side of town‚ and because they slick back their hair. But Ponyboy and Johnny are different
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The use of murder and the motive behind it can vary from many different reasons such as informants‚ they don’t want to get caught‚ and being a witness in the crime activity also some members could not follow the rules. A couple more reasons to murder in the mob are the use of violence when being a part of the crime‚ wanting to be the leader of the mob or not likely the old boss‚ money and lastly if you do not trust someone. Many mob bosses had different ways and uses of murder when in their role
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Chains Summer Reading and Book Report In the year of 1776‚ America was much different than it is today. Back then‚ we were ruled by the British Royal Family‚ and we only had a total of thirteen colonies. Chains was based in the time of slavery and of the Revolutionary War. Isabel and Ruth were slaves for Miss Finch; in her will‚ Miss Finch wrote for the sisters to be freed once she had passed. After the funeral‚ the will could not be acquired. Now the girls were slaves‚ not free. After
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