Hewlett’s Book Essay Examples

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Questions in a Book Review Assignment (772 words, 2 pages)

1.Why do you think the author wrote this book? I think the author wrote this book to try to demonstrate what it might feel like being the father of a daughter who committed an act of terrorism. What kind of feelings he might be going through a person like this, ... Read More

Reflections on a Book The Things They Carried (870 words, 1 pages)

Reflections on "The Things They Carried" Analyzing the storys craftsmanship Tim OBrien wrote a story that is known as "The Things They Carried." It is a carefully crafted, detailed account of a Lieutenant and his men, the time period being right in the middle of the Vietnam war. In most ... Read More

An Paper on Symbolism in The Book of John (807 words, 1 pages)

The book of John portrays the life of Jesus Christ through the eyes of John the Disciple. As I finished reading the gospel again, I felt that Jesus was clearer to me, unlike my feelings in reading Matthew and Mark. That could possibly be because I have gained Bible knowledge ... Read More

Review of Books on Korean War (2428 words, 4 pages)

Book Review Covering a single war or insurgency that took place between 1945 and 1973. 1.The War in Korea 1950-1953 A Military Study of the War in Korea up to the Signing of the Cease Fire. By Major R.C.W. Thomas, O.B.E.. Aldershot, Gale and Polden Limited, 1954 2.Korea the Unknown ... Read More

Marketing Strategy of the Book Treasures (1122 words, 2 pages)

BOOK TREASURES Marketing Strategy Book Treasures strategy can target median age families made of young parents with children. The store is situated in a well-populated area of 86,575 people with an average household income of 54,374. Book Treasures strategy is to identify and sustain its competitive advantage by satisfying the ... Read More

E-books (896 words, 2 pages)

Many revolutionary inventions tend to be replaced by more practical and innovative ideas for example, VHS tapes were replaced by DVDs, music cassettes were replaced by music compact discs, just as printed books are soon to be phased out by their digital counterparts. If printed books are to be phased ... Read More

An Open Letter Regarding the Banning Of Books (440 words, 1 pages)

Dear Administration,Have you ever heard the saying Monkey see monkey do? Children in the 21st century seem to be very influenced by what they see and by what they hear. Many believe that the books students read impact their behavior. Therefore, Hackensack High School wants to ban books such as ... Read More

How E-Books Are Changing the Way People Read Books (934 words, 3 pages)

Over the years, there have been many technological changes that have happened. However, one aspect of technology that has come about is e-books. E-books are a way for people to read without actually having the physical book with them. Over time people have changed how they look at certain technologies. ... Read More

Book Review: Beloved (741 words, 4 pages)

Beloved, by Toni Morrison, highlights an ex slaves, and her willingness to sacrifice what is necessary to keep her and her family away from slavery. Sethe runs away from Sweet Home after the owner, Mr. Garner, dies at that time, Sethes, life became abusive at the hands of School Teacher, ... Read More

Books Reviews American LIterature (1467 words, 4 pages)

Over the course of the past summer, I had the pleasure of reading A Streetcar Named Desire, a play written by Mississippi native Tennessee Williams. It centers around the lives of three people, Stella Kowalski, Stanley Kowalski and Blanche Dubois. Stella is living in New Orleans with her husband Stanley ... Read More

Books and Experience as Knowledge (351 words, 1 pages)

From the begining of this world humans are in quest for best ways of living, such as, best method for education or communication. Learning from books or experience are both ways of learning, and since life can not be black or white, one of these methods can not function fully ... Read More

A Review of the Book The Giver (417 words, 2 pages)

When Jonas was given the assignment, for first years, hehad gone through trainings needed to endure the hardships, and made itthrough. Although as soon as he realized what his father killed one ofthe twins, he started to feel sympathetic for his community, hephilosophizes if there is any clues dramatically revolutionize ... Read More

Book Report Scorpia Rising (1073 words, 2 pages)

The main character is a fourteen year old boy named Alex Rider. Heworks for the secret service in Britain called MI6. He goes on missionsas a teenager and since he being a teenager it is deceptive to manypeople as he being a British spy. He has recently completed eightmissions. He ... Read More

The Transformation of Wiesel in the Book Night (229 words, 1 pages)

In Elie Wiesels book, Night, Wiesel once stated, And he began beating him with an iron bar... I had watched it all happen without moving... I felt anger... That was what life at the concentration camp had made of me... Wiesel spectacularly changed throughout Night as a learner from departing ... Read More

Themes in Books and Music (351 words, 2 pages)

What do you know about similarities and differences? When comparing two things they may end up more similar or more different. In this case the theme of 12 Angry Men is by Reginald Rose is being compared to the theme of the song Just One person by snoopy for similarities ... Read More

The Future of Books Is to Be Forgotten (756 words, 2 pages)

BooksWill the books as we know them cease to exist?In the future, will children know what books are? Plain books in paper.Will they remember them? Many think not, because the computer is takingslowly over our lives. Soon every thing will be connected to one bignetwork they say. Personally I have ... Read More

The Ideas and Beliefs of Utopia in The Book of the New Moral World, a Book by Robert Owen (683 words, 2 pages)

Robert Owen was a writer and in the nineteenth century and he, among many others, was convinced that he had a serious proposal for how the world should work. His work, The Book of the New Moral World, demonstrated his ideas and beliefs. Owens utopia is indicative of how he ... Read More

The Idea of What Makes a Grotesque in The Book of the Grotesque, a Book by Sherwood Anderson (322 words, 1 pages)

In The Book of the Grotesque by Sherwood Anderson, the old man creates many theories as to what a grotesque is. Simply put, society makes that decision. The reason I say this is because its stated in The Book of Grotesque that man made the truths himself and each truth ... Read More

A Review of The Book Thief, a Book by Markus Zusak (916 words, 3 pages)

The Book ThiefI chose to read The Book Thief written by Markus Zusak because of the great reviews I had heard about it. The Book Thief, narrated by Death, tells the story of a ten year old girl Liesel living in Nazi Germany who arrives at the home of her ... Read More

A Review of Euthyphro, a Book by Plato (360 words, 2 pages)

Euthyphro Plato's Euthyphro features Socrates and Euthyphro, who is apparently"a professional priest who considers himself an expert on ritual and piety"(2). Although Socrates acts as though he accepts the fact that Euthyphrohas knowledge of the divine, as everyone else seems to, he challenges hisknowledge by asking him about piety. The ... Read More

The Controversial Censoring of Books by the Government (1708 words, 7 pages)

Should Certain Books Be Banned?I believe that censoring books isnt fair. By the time your child is a teenager he or she is exploring the apple and advancing beyond all kinds of arguable topics. Already your adolescent is completing abundant to not be so calmly afflicted by these "inappropriate" books, ... Read More

The Image of Slavery in the Book of Exodus (635 words, 2 pages)

The Bible contains a wealth of information on people and historical events, both factual and fictional. This mixture of truth and embellishment is what allows for the great mutability of the text to serve any number of purposes. While it has served as the quintessential guide on how to behave ... Read More

A Review of Wildwood, a Book by Colin Meloy (542 words, 1 pages)

The book Wildwood By Colin Meloy, is about young girl living in Portland, Oregon whose baby brother Mac gets abducted by a murder of crows and taken into the impassable wilderness. The next day she manages to slip out before her parents notice she rides into the impassable wilderness she ... Read More

Why E-Books Are Improvements Over Physical Books (540 words, 1 pages)

Physical Books Vs E-Books Every single day technology advances in new and spectacular ways. Just look at things such as tvs and phones you can definitely tell how fast technology is blooming. For a long time people have used books as a medium for reading and they still do to ... Read More

A Summary and Analysis of the Book of Job (818 words, 3 pages)

Job EssayThe book of job is about one man who has everything and then loses it all except one thing in a split second. Job is wealthy, rich, is married, healthy, has kids, and has full faith in god. The book of Job is when Satan tells God hey this ... Read More

Self-Identity as a Motivator in the Book Misbehavior (360 words, 2 pages)

In Misbehavior, the authors discuss self-identity as a motivator for participation in social networks, fashion, and many other outlets. Self-identity has motivated my personal behavior in strange ways. I like to think that I am an individual and that I am rather quirky and mysterious in the way that I ... Read More

Friendship and Motivation in The Book of the Lion, a Book by Michael Cadnum (1039 words, 3 pages)

A Synopsis of The Book of the Lion and Its ThemesThe main themes of The Book of the Lion are friendship and motivation. At the beginning of the book, author Michael Cadnum introduces us to a wool master and coin minter named Otto, his apprentice named Edmund, and Otto's wife ... Read More

A Review of The Decameron, a Book by Giovanni Boccaccio (1164 words, 4 pages)

In The Decameron, Boccaccio plays around with different levels of human virtue as he puts characters into some very strange and creative scenarios. In Day 8 Story 7 we see the Widow make a complete fool out of the Scholar. In the end he conducts a very extensive act of ... Read More

An Analysis of the Book of Judith as a Fiction (1461 words, 6 pages)

The Book of Judith Fiction or Scripture?The Book of Judith is included among the Bibles apocryphal texts. Although its excluded from the Hebrew Bible, the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches include it as part of their Old Testament. The text features several themes and motifs of the Old Testament, ... Read More

The Importance of Books in My Life (603 words, 2 pages)

The Magic of BooksAs the rumbling school bus pulls in to my neighborhood, my heart jumps in to my throat. It is my first day of high school the day I have been dreading for the entire summer. For the millionth time I think of all the terrible things that ... Read More