murder‚ manipulate‚ and lie - all in the name of his personal ambitions. In Vincent Bugliosi’s book‚ Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders‚ the reader is provided a thorough explanation of how Manson developed his criminal lifestyle though the focus is on the famous murders he helped to commit as the leader of The Family and the process used to convict him. After a brief comment about the book as a whole and its writing style and content‚ Manson’s connections to the subject of interpersonal
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earth. At the beginning of the book‚ a sixteen year old boy wakes up in a metal box with no recollection of who he is‚ or where he came from. In fact‚ the only thing he can remember is his name. The box begins moving slowly upward‚ until it gets to the top of the hole‚ and stops‚ as two metal doors swing open. When the doors open‚ Thomas discovers a group of boys around the same age as him. Pulling him out of the box‚ they explain where he is. He is in a place they have named the Glade‚ which
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took six years for Capote to investigate and write‚ and it put an incredible amount of pressure on Truman‚ so much so that he never published another book again. Even though in cold Blood doesn’t have a great ending‚ the book was worth reading because of the intriguing plot‚ dark tone‚ and the interesting characters. One reason for why I liked the book‚ In Cold Blood‚ is because of how good Capote portrays the characters. More than any other character‚ he does this with Perry. It is part of him to
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October 11‚ 2013 Period 1 Maze Runner Book Report Thomas is the narrator and protagonist of the story. He arrives in the maze with no knowledge of who he is or was. He only remembers his name and nothing else about his life. Thomas proves to be brave and clever even though he only has a very limited memory of previous knowledge of the Maze. Since arriving in the maze‚ Thomas makes both friends and enemies and proves to be a leader among the other boys with him in the maze. Teresa is a
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Haley Krough Mr. Hallgren English II 4th 02-07-10 Elijah of Buxton Christopher Paul Curtis wrote Elijah of Buxton‚ a Newberry Honor book. This story takes place in the town of Buxton‚ Canada during the mid 1880’s. Elijah of Buxton is told in first person point of view with Elijah being the main character. Elijah‚ an eleven-year-old boy‚ was the first child born free in the town of Buxton. Cooter is Elijah’s best friend‚ but would sell him out in a second to save his own skin. The Preacher
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select‚ The Mark of Athena‚ for my book report because of the writing style the author‚ Rick Riordan‚ decides to use‚ which creates suspense and heavy-action in a relaxed state causing you to never drop the book unless you’re forced to. I appointed this book for my book report over Riordan’s other books because this book contained more action and displays the perspectives of all seven of the main characters who all have different personalities‚ thus making for a book that can suit many different people
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This is my INS on Hatchet. The book was written by Gary Paulsen the author that also wrote previous book I did an INS on. The book is set in the Canadian woods. I’m not sure what time period this book takes place in because it doesn’t say in the book. I’m guessing somewhere in the 1980’s or 90’s. Now I will summarize the story of this book. The story is about Brian Robeson‚ a 13 year old boy who is going to visit his dad in Canada after his parents’ divorce. He goes from Hampton‚ New York to Canada
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Integrated Montessori Center SY: 2013-2014 Book Report of The Trojan Wars Submitted by: Natasha Beatriz Ancheta III- Radon Submitted to: Teacher Orlando C. Pascual I. Introduction a. Biography of the Author Edith Hamilton was a well-known educator and author. She is recognized as the “greatest woman Classicist”. She was sixty-two years old when The Greek Way‚ her first book‚ was published in the year 1930. Hamilton had not yet been to Greece and was only writing about Greek mythology through
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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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