Matilda By: Roald Dahl Summary Matilda was born into a family where her parents cared little about her. She had to learn things on her own‚ and do everything by herself. She did not like the way her family lived their lives. She was much different from them. She showed many signs of being a genius‚ which was much different than her parent. They would try to get her to just watch T.V.‚ but Matilda wanted to read. She started going to the library everyday when everybody would leave the house
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have read several of her books‚ but Don’t Die‚ My Love is the only one that has left me crying. I cried of happiness and sorrow. This novel shows you an all new perspective of life and it helps you to better appreciate all of your love ones. It reveals to its readers that life is precious and is way too short. Every breathe you take could be your last one so don’t wait another minute to tell the people in your life what they truly mean to you. Anyways I thought this book was absolutely amazing and
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Tarek Taji - 41040 POL 201 – sec.2 Introduction to Political Science Feb 18th /2013 Summary of Rousseau’s Book “On the Social Contract” book 1. “Man is born free; and everywhere he is in chains.” Rousseau’s words that says much about the concept of the Social Contract and other main concepts in life. Here‚ he is trying to raise a question if the “governing authorities” whether support the freedom of people or are they the “chains” over people’s
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Book One: In the first book (The 5th Wave)‚ the aliens (The Silencers) were trying to take over the world to have it for themselves. The alien invasion had 5 waves. 1st wave- Lights Out. Where all power was lost. Wave 2- Surfs Up. Where there was a giant tsunami. Wave 3- Pestilence. Where there was an awful plague that killed off most of the humans on earth. Wave 4- Silencer. Where the “Silencers” toke over and you didn’t know who was a silencer and who was a human. Wave 5- Where the ‘Silencers”
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Devil in the White City Book Summary The Devil in the White City‚ written by Eric Larson‚ is a gripping novel of two polar opposite men during the building of the World’s Fair in Chicago. It surrounds two characters‚ both extremely talented at their ‘craft’ and perfectly depicts the rush for industrialization in this time. It follows the lives of Daniel H. Burnham‚ the fair’s brilliant director of works and the builder of many of the country’s most important structures‚ and Henry H. Holmes‚ a serial
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Sir John A. MacDonald John A. MacDonald was the first Prime Minister of Canada and he was truly a founding father. I chose John A. MacDonald because he was an important man without him‚ Canada would not have been as it is today and because of him‚ Canada has more land and a higher population. He made the Red River Settlement (the Metis’ land) become the province of Manitoba. He purchased Rupert’s Land from the Hudson’s bay Company. That land became the Northwest Territories. Throughout
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The book “The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer” by Michelle Hodkin is about a girl named Mara. Mara might look like your typical teenage girl that attends high school‚ but she is not anymore. Mara was involved in a horrible accident that left her as the only survivor while all of her friends died. Mara and her family relocate to Miami‚ FL. She has to begin school in the middle of the term while dealing with her post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Then‚ she meets Noah‚ and falls in love Mara Dyer doesn’t
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The church‚ of course‚ had strict rules about sex.1 Christians promoted chastity for all‚ even those in marriages: “limitations were paced on couples about when‚ where‚ how and with whom they could make love; in other words‚ not in
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Summary for the book Gorgeous Allison Avery is one of the three Avery girls. Her older sister Quinn is beautiful‚ smart‚ and an all around good character. Her younger sister Phoebe is popular‚ innocent‚ and always happy. While Allison is just interesting looking‚ doesn’t try in school‚ and has only one best friend‚ Jade. Allison Avery Is a 9th grader trying to fit in‚ in a suburban town that she hates. Its to perfect for her‚ and everyone there has to be perfect too. Alison isn’t perfect and will
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Richard Branson’s Leadership Holding more than 200 companies in more than 50 countries‚ including the recent Virgin Galactic‚ a space-tourism company‚ the virgin group is a business force like few others (Biography.com‚ 2014). Employing approximately 50‚000 people worldwide this international investment group was originally set up as a mail-order record business the Virgin Group has gone on to grow in various business sectors ranging from mobile communications‚ transportation‚ travel‚ financial
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