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A Critical Review of the Battleground by Stephen Bate (879 words, 4 pages)

Critical Review BattlegroundStephen Bates Battleground is a non fictional book that tells the story of a protest,by a group of parents against what they see as secular humanism in a public schoolreading series designed for elementary, middle and high school students. The protesteventually turned into a lawsuit in 1983 known ... Read More

A Review of Thomas Jefferson’s Life and Achievements (1050 words, 2 pages)

Book Review on Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson by Norman Risjord is a biography of the third president of the United States that takes Thomas Jefferson from his youth through his later years in the early 19th century. The purpose of this book is to give a political and social overview of ... Read More

A Review of Bram Stoker’s Dracula (740 words, 1 pages)

The setting of the story begins in 19th century Europe, in the eerie country of Transylvania. A solicitor from England named Jonathan Harker is sent by a businessman to meet with an old Count named Dracula at his castle located far from civilization. Residents of Transylvania who become aware of ... Read More

A Review of Voltaire’s Book Candice (611 words, 3 pages)

Book Review 1 C A N D I D E b y V O L T A I R E (FORMALISM ) Voltaire's CANDIDE is a story about a man who was in search of truehappiness and who was in a journey that proves that not all is for the ... Read More

A Review of the Book “Driver’s Ed” (1628 words, 3 pages)

Book ReportThe book I am reading is called Drivers Ed. It is about a girl named Remy, her friend Lark, and her other friend Morgan.The first 25 pages of the book starts off by describing Remys family, which includes her mom, dad, younger brother Mac, and younger brother Henry. Then ... Read More

A Review of Kristine Smith’s Book Code of Conduct (313 words, 1 pages)

Book Review Code of ConductCode of Conduct is Kristine Smiths debut novel. Mixing adventure and politics, Smith tells the story of Jani Killian, a former soldier who has lived incognito for nearly twenty years since shooting her commanding officer when he tried to enforce an illegal order. While many believe ... Read More

A Review of the Joad Family in The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck (633 words, 1 pages)

The Grapes of WrathBy John StienbeckReview By Nic SherlockThis book was published in 1975 but written in the 1930's. It won the Pulitzer Prize and the author also won the 1962 Nobel Prize for Literature. The book is a story of the Joad family, and their trip to California. It ... Read More

A Review of the Book, Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond (1030 words, 2 pages)

Book Review on Jared DiamondsGuns, Germs and SteelWhy is it that Europeans ended up conquering so much of the world? Or as Yali puts it in the far beginning of the book, Why is it that you white people developed so much cargo and brought it to New Guinea, but ... Read More

A Review of the William Shakespeare’s Tragedy of Hamlet (795 words, 1 pages)

The Tragedy of HamletArguably, the best piece of writing ever done by William Shakespeare, Hamlet is the classic example of a tragedy. In all tragedies the hero suffers, and usually dies at the end. Othello stabs himself, Romeo and Juliet commit suicide, Brutis falls on his sword, and like them ... Read More

A Review of William Holding’s Novel Lord of the Flies (849 words, 2 pages)

Michael Stewart BOOK REPORTLord of the FliesI have just read the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding. Lord of the Flies is set on a tropical island during a war in the near future. I know this because when the boys were being evacuated their plane went down ... Read More

A Review of the Sitcom Living Single (384 words, 2 pages)

Living SingleOften credited as being the original Friends, Living Single premieredon the Fox television network in 1993. The insanely funny sit-com isguaranteed to keep you in stitches. Each cast member has their own uniquestyle, but when combined create a dynamic combination of explosive humor. Living Single is all about the ... Read More

A Review of the Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare (846 words, 3 pages)

Williams Shakespeare's Romantic Tragedy Romeo and Juliet, is in regard to two lovers, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet. Which come from different households, which have been feuding for many years now. The main issues that concern Romeo and Juliet are the issue of love and hate, and defiance of parent's ... Read More

A Review of the Book, Lord of the Flies by William Golding (1599 words, 5 pages)

Lord of the Flies - Book ReviewThe classic novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding is an exciting adventure deep into the nether regions of the mind. The part of the brain that is suppressed by the mundane tasks of modern society. It is a struggle between Ralph and ... Read More

An Analysis of the Book Review of Night by Elie Wiesel (1277 words, 3 pages)

Book Review ofNIGHTBy Elie Wiesel May 2000 Summary Where is God now? (A man behind me asked)He is hanging here on this gallows This is where the Holocaust left young Elie. It left him with a feeling that there is no God, or if there is, he is not as ... Read More

A Person Review of the Movie “Norma Rae” (683 words, 1 pages)

Norma Rae was seen in many different ways by people. In the beginning Norma's qualities were different than those at the end. Norma Rae changes and it is for the better.One of Norma's bad qualities is that she is dependent on men. As for seen with George. He treats he ... Read More

A Review of the Novel, Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens (839 words, 2 pages)

Oliver Twist provides insight into the experience of the poor in 1830s England. Beneath the novels humor and dramatic plot runs an undertone of bitter criticism of the Victorian middle class's attitudes toward the poor. Dickens's Oliver Twist very vividly critisizes the legal system, workhouses, and middle class moral values ... Read More

A Review of Kingley Amis’ Book “One Fat English Man” (3916 words, 6 pages)

1. One Fat English Man2. The author of the novel is Kingsley Amis, copyright 1963.3. Kingsley Amis was a British writer from England.4. Major CharactersRoger Micheldene is the man the book focuses primarily upon. He is a shortish fat Englishman of forty (6) and a publisher. Of the seven deadly ... Read More

A Book Review on Ordinary People by Judith Guest (284 words, 1 pages)

Book Review of Ordinary PeopleOrdinary People, by Judith Guest, is a novel about the difficulties and problems that occur in a seemingly normal family after the death of one of its members. The main character, Conrad, witnesses his brother, Buck, drown. After this tragic happening, Conrad attempts suicide by slashing ... Read More

A Review of the Mythical Story “Antigone” (258 words, 2 pages)

In the mythical story "Antigone," two men which were brothers have slaineach other for the thorne. The older brother, Polynieces, believed thatthe throne rightfully belonged to him. However, Eteocles, the youngerbrother sibling, stood in Polyniecis way. Creon who was the king and anuncle to the dead brothers, declared that Eteocles ... Read More

A Review of Jacob Riis’ Novel “How the Other Half Lives” (1644 words, 3 pages)

The novel How the Other Half Lives by Jacob Riis shocked middle and upper class Americans when it was published in 1890. Riis created a sensation when he revealed to the world, combining detailed written descriptions with graphic photographs, the horrific conditions of New York Citys tenement housing. How the ... Read More

A Character Review on the Characters in “The Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne (657 words, 1 pages)

Response to The Scarlet Letter"Confess thy truth and thou shall have eternal rest." I belive that is the moral to be taught in this novel of inspirational love, yet a novel of much sorrow. The impossible became possible in The Scarlet Letter, a story set back in the Puritan Times. ... Read More

A Short Biography of Edmond Rostand and A Review on His Work “Cyrano de Bergerac” (557 words, 1 pages)

The author of Cyrano de Bergerac is Edmond Rostand. Edmond Rostand was born on April 1, 1868 in Marseille, France. He was obsessed with literature in general, but was especially interested in theater. His first drama was called The Romantics, then Cyrano de Bergerac, Chantecler, and The Last Night of ... Read More

A Summary and Review on “Robinson Crusoe” by Daniel Defoe (267 words, 1 pages)

ROBINSON CRUSOEDaniel DefoeCharactersROBINSON CRUSOE - Shipwrecked EnglishmanFRIDAY - His native companionLADDIE - a pet dogThe Summary of the NovelRobinson Crusoe was a young Englishman who went to sea in August, 1859, and didn't return home till 28 years later. The ship he was riding on was attacked by pirates in ... Read More

A Review on the Movie Version of “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare (232 words, 1 pages)

George Capaldi May 10 2000Romeo JulietI think that the movie was a pretty good one. It did a good job of putting all the scenes in perspective, but there were some parts in the movie that were not necessary. They would always make out on the gallery for like seven ... Read More

A Review of Michael Crichton’s Book “Jurrasic Park” (767 words, 3 pages)

Jurrasic Park Richard GraczykJURASSIC PARK Crichton, Michael Publisher Ballantine Books CityWhere Published New York Date of latest copy 1990 Edition FirstBallantine Books Edition December 1991. 399 Pages, Hardcover I. A BriefSummary of the Plot. A billionaire has created a technique to clone dinosaurs.From the left behind DNA that his crack ... Read More

A Review of Kurt Vonnegut’s Novel “Slaughterhouse-Five” (1033 words, 2 pages)

Slaughterhouse-FiveBy Kurt VonnegutSlaughterhouse five is a very complex and twisted story about a World War Two veteran. The story is set in three different time periods of his life. His name is Billy Pilgrim and he lives in Ilium New York. Billy graduated high school in the top third of ... Read More

A Review of the Book “South by Southwest: The Mexican-American and His Heritage” (763 words, 2 pages)

Sociology 1051. Title South by Southwest The Mexican-American and His Heritage2. Author John Tebbel and Ramn E. Ruiz3. Publisher Zenith Books and Doubleday Company Copyright 19694. Number of pages 1205. The setting of this story covers an immense number of years of conquering and colonization in the Southwest areas we ... Read More

A Review of William Shakespeare’s Tragedy Hamlet (333 words, 2 pages)

Book ReviewPeople like to put things into categories. Movie critics do so with films slasher,buddy,western, war, and more. You can do the same with books science fiction, gothic romance and so on. Shakespeare's plays also have categories tragedies, comedies, and histories. But these terms don't mean exactly what you may ... Read More

A Review of the Book The Bride Pride (410 words, 1 pages)

The Bride PriceThis book was a story about a Nigerian family and the tradition of the bride price. Part of the story takes place in Lagos where Aku-nna, the protagonist, grew up. After her father dies she is forced to move to Ibuza to live with her father's brother in ... Read More

A Review of William Butler’s Book The Butterfly Revolution (527 words, 1 pages)

After reading the book, The Butterfly Revolution, I have concluded that the story was great. I give the book two thumbs up. I give the book two thumbs up because it is a smooth and easy reading. The book also has a good flow of events, the book is written ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013