AP English Writing Sample “Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors‚ and the most patient of teachers”- Charles William Eliot. The quote I chose is very relatable to me. Books of all kinds teach us lessons. No matter if it is fiction or non-fiction we‚ as readers‚ will learn a lesson for life to come for us. Along with books there is writing. Writing has a different interpretation to people for diverse points of views. Writing interprets
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Notebooks Taking Over Ripped and missing pages‚ broken spines‚ dirty covers‚ and out of date material‚ these are just a few downfalls of school textbooks. Since the beginning of education‚ textbooks have been the backbone of education. A several-hundred-page book divided into chapters and sprinkled with review questions has been the reference of choice for teachers around the world. But is there a better way? In today’s digital age‚ students are less willing to carry around and crack open textbooks
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Lauren Taibi First Paper Assignment The Notebook The movie The Notebook‚ directed by Nick Cassavetes and released on June 5th 2004‚ is a captivating love story‚ which takes place in the 1940’s. Through filmatic elements such as Cassavetes choices of cinematography‚ editing‚ narrative‚ mise en scene‚ sound and music‚ he creates an extremely believable story of two teenagers in the 1940’s who fell in love over the time span of one summer. In order to create a 1940’s vibe‚ Cassavetes wisely uses
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Divine Solidum 6th Period October 20. 2010 Mr.Amos THE NOTEBOOK Set in 1946 in North Carolina. The Notebook was a wonderful story that shows the love-lost-found story by Nicholas Sparks. This book was published 1996. A Fifteen year old‚ Allie Nelson is visiting a small town at New Bern. She met Noah at a carnival and they started to date. They spent wonderful summer together. He always tells Allie about the house he had been dreaming of buying. The first chapter is narrated by
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SUMMARY Log Entry 2 Many have seen the movie "The Notebook‚" based on Nicholas Sparks’ novel. Regardless‚ you have to read the book. It’s one of the best I’ve read recently. It’s filled with many scenes the movie didn’t include. The story‚ set in the ’40s‚ follows Noah and Allie‚ two people once in love. It starts off with Noah and Allie being in a Nursing home and Noah reading to Allie from a notebook‚ little did Allie know that‚ the story Noah is reading is actually about them... During
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relationships work out‚ and other times they gracefully fail‚ but in all of Sparks’ novels there is some sense of the impossible being overcome by true love‚ and this is enough to keep me‚ as well as the rest of the country‚ reading. The setting of all of Sparks’ novels is in the coastal region of North Carolina‚ where Sparks currently resides. The Notebook takes place in New Bern‚ North Carolina‚ in the years 1932‚ 1946‚ and the present day‚ which is perfect for this novel as it adds an extra spark
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Book review The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks Nicholas Charles Sparks was born on 31. December 1965 and is an American author. He lives in New Bern‚ North Carolina‚ which also is the setting for most of his novels. Sparks met his wife Catherine during the spring of 1988 in California. They married the year after and settled down in New Bern‚ where he wrote his first published novel The Notebook. The two are still living in New Bern with their three sons Miles‚ Ryan and Landon‚ and their twin daughters
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Being raised by only grandparents is not easy. “Maya’s Notebook” tells this story of adversity and hope. Aftertimes the best story‚ like this one‚ reveals the strength of a young woman. A teenager named Maya Vidal was nineteen years old and lived in San Francisco‚ California. She was “shipped” to Chiloé by her grandmother Nadia(Nini). Maya has been in undisclosed trouble‚ and was being hunted down by the FBI and Las Vegas drug dealers. She was raised by her Chilean grandmother and African American
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The Notebook‚ released on June 25th‚ 2004‚ is the movie I chose. This movie is the love story of Allie and Noah‚ two young kids who fall in love. A rough patch hits‚ but they never truly stop loving each other‚ eventually they find their way back to each other and spend the rest of their lives together. In their old age‚ Allie is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease‚ but Noah never leave her side and eventually they pass away together peacefully in the night. Intimacy plays a huge role in the relationship
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