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A Review of Willy Loman’s Play “Death of a Salesman” (1087 words, 2 pages)

In the play Death of a Salesman Willy Loman who is the salesman, was mainly concerned with the success of his family. He set his goals and expectations for himself and his sons that were so high that they were impossible to reach. Willy was reaching for the American dream. ... Read More

A Review of Jules Verne’s “From the Earth to the Moon and Around the Moon” (358 words, 1 pages)

FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON AND AROUND THE MOON From the earth to the moon and around the moon by Jules Verne, a book about how he foresaw man reaching the moon. Through the infamous Gun Club which was nothing more than a group of disfigured and excitable old ... Read More

A review of the Story of Jewels (903 words, 2 pages)

Why have I sgreed? What made me say yes? I do not want to go to Europe! I want to stay here in Long Island for the rest of my life.I know that my family thinks that I have been shutting the world out but I simply can not stand ... Read More

A Review of Eva Peron’s Last Book “Mi Eva Mensaje” (1145 words, 2 pages)

What is happening to our people is a drama, an authentic and extraordinary drama for the ownership of life of happiness of the pure and simple well-being that my people have been dreaming about since the beginning of history.The Evita that people worldwide cherish as the Argentinian sweetheart is a ... Read More

A Review of Edith Wharton’s Book “Ethan Frome” (406 words, 1 pages)

A man has been through much drama in his life. In Edith Whartons Ethan Frome it shows how Ethans parents fall ill and die, he then marries an older cousin, Zenobia, because he did not want to be lonely and she was the only one available it is an unhappy ... Read More

A Review of Nora Helmer’s “A Doll’s House” (1930 words, 3 pages)

We have all felt the need to be alone or to venture to places that our minds have only imagined. However, we as individuals have always found ourselves clutching to our responsibilities and obligations, to either our jobs or our friends and family. The lingering feeling of leaving something behind ... Read More

A Review of the Book, Driver’s Ed by Caroline Cooney (1567 words, 2 pages)

The 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 it ... Read More

A Review of Anne McCaffery’s Book Series “The Dragon Riders of Pern” and “The Dolphins of Pern” (579 words, 1 pages)

Anne McCaffery created a great book series, The Dragon Riders of Pern, and the one Im reviewing is, The Dolphins of Pern, she made me think that I was on another planet trying to become a Dolphineer. This 340 page, Sci-fiFantasy book has everything, adventure, danger, surgery and dragons.This book ... Read More

A Review of the Novel “Desperation” (1897 words, 3 pages)

Mary and Peter Jackson were driving down highway 50 in the middle of Nevada when Collie Entragian, the Desperation police officer, pulled them over for having a missing rear license plate. He told Peter that he could take the front license plate off and put it on the back and ... Read More

A Plot Review of Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” (908 words, 2 pages)

Death of a Salesman is a play by Arthur Miller. It takes place in New York. It is about a man named Willy Loman. He has been traveling salesman for the Wagner Company for 34 years. He has a wife named Linda, and two sons named Biff and Happy. Happy ... Read More

A Review of the Book, Dawn by Elie Wiesel (840 words, 2 pages)

The book I read for my book review was Dawn, bye Elie Wiesel. This story represents the post WWII struggle of the Israeli freedom fighters one young man in particular, who has found himself on the other side of the gun. Wiesel himself severed his time in the death camps ... Read More

A Review of Alan Paton’s Book “Cry the Beloved Country” (778 words, 1 pages)

Cry the beloved country, by alan paton, is a book which tells the story of how james jarvis, a wealthy estate owner who, because of his own busy life, had to learn of the social degradation in south africa through the death of his only son. If arthur jarvis had ... Read More

A Review of James Michener’s Book “The Bridge” (354 words, 1 pages)

The Bridge at Andau was written in the mid 1950's by James A. Michener. This is a documentary on the account of Hungary's people and the communist influence from Russia. Although the people of Hungary lost in their fights with the ADO and the Russians, they showed us how determination ... Read More

A Review of John Saul’s “Comes the Blind Fury” (971 words, 3 pages)

Saul, John. Comes the Blind Fury . New York Dell Publishing Co., Inc., 1980. 383 pages.1. The Pendelton Family arrived at Paradise Point and began moving into their new home. Michelle, their 12 year old daughter, found a doll in her closet and she named it Amanda.2. Michelle met her ... Read More

A Review of Kathleen Norris’ “The Cloister Walk” (1061 words, 2 pages)

Norris, Catholic Tradition, and Notre DameIn The Cloister Walk, American poet Kathleen Norris takes the reader through her experiences with life in a Benedictine monastery. She writes 75 short tales, each one dealing with a different observation.. One thing that appealed to me about this book is that Kathleen Norris ... Read More

A Review of the Story of Caligula (464 words, 1 pages)

Claudius was found hiding behind some balcony curtains by soldiers in the palace after the murder of Caligula by the Praetorian Guard. Instead of seizing and killing him, as Claudius was almost sure they would do, they raised him up on their shoulders and made him emperor! Many writers have ... Read More

A Review of Kathy Peiss’ “Cheap Amusements: Working Women and Leisure in Turn-of-the-Century” (605 words, 2 pages)

Peiss, Kathy. Cheap Amusements Working Women and Leisure in Turn-of -the-CenturyNew York (Philadelphia, PA Temple University Press, 1986).Kathy Peiss describes the leisure activities of young working women living in New York during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in her book Cheap Amusements. The book explores the emergence of ... Read More

A Review of Charles Dickens’ Book “The Pickwick Papers” (1914 words, 7 pages)

Something about Charles Dickens and his ability to take his reader to unbelievable places with his imaginative powers allows him the honor of being the most popular English novelist of the 19th century. Dickens has thrilled his readers for many years with his down-to-earth stories about real people forced into ... Read More

A Review of Bag of Bones by Stephen King (329 words, 1 pages)

Bag of Bones is the best book Stephen King has written in years. As shocking as Carrie, as mysterious and menacing as The Shining, as funny and honest about writers as Misery, as evocative of place as his record-setting bestseller The Green Mile, this is a horror novel steeped in ... Read More

A Review of Two Short Stories “Araby” and “A Sunrise on the Veld” (1652 words, 6 pages)

Two Short Stories Of Awareness Beyond Oneself"Araby" And "A Sunrise On The Veld""Araby" by James Joyce and "A Sunrise On The Veld" by Doris Lessing are both short stories in which theprotagonists gained a consciousness that was beyond themselves. The main characters are both initiatedinto new realities and truths of ... Read More

A Review of the Book “The Amityville Horror” (310 words, 1 pages)

I did my book report on the Book ,"The Amityville Horror". Let me just say that this is one of the scariest books I have ever read. Its about a house in Amityville, New York that has some thing very terribly evil and wrong in it. They moved there to ... Read More

A Review of Delbert Mann’s Directed Film “All Quiet on the Western Front” (629 words, 1 pages)

All Quiet On the Western FrontAll Quiet on the Western Front, directed by Delbert Mann, is based on the novel written by Erich Maria Remarque. It tells the story of a German schoolboy, Paul Baumer, and a group of his classmates, who journey from fantasies of heroic glory to the ... Read More

A Review of Lewis Carroll’s Novel “Alice in Wonderland” (566 words, 3 pages)

In Lewis Carroll's novel Alice in Wonderland, Alice is curious,well-mannered, and confused while she tries to find her way out ofWonderland. Alice meets many unique and weird creatures whicheventually help her escape wonderland. Alice shows that she iscurious through her actions. At the beginning of the book Alicegets distracted from ... Read More

A Review of the Novel “Time to Kill” (327 words, 1 pages)

Two white men, Billy Ray Lobb and Pete Williard rape the 10-year-old black girl Tonga. Everybody in the town is upset with the incident and the two men are found quickly and brought into jail. At the bail hearing Tongas father, Carl Lee Hailey, shoots the two rapists and now ... Read More

A Review of Mintz’ Book on the History of Sugar Production and Consumption (581 words, 1 pages)

This book was definitely an informative and very detailed history of sugar production and consumption, but, most assuredly, it would not even rate in my top 1,000 books to read list. Let me say first though, Mintz did an excellent job of researching the topic for this book. But, he ... Read More

A Review of Pearl Buck’s Novel “The Good Earth” (1051 words, 2 pages)

The House of Wang Lung rose in one generation from a family of poor farmers to a wealthy respected house in the novel The Good Earth by Pearl Buck. The dramatic change in social status causes the sons of Wang Lung to have different views and values from their father. ... Read More

A Review of My Life Story from Childhood to Adulthood (715 words, 2 pages)

Today I was born, I was the second son of William Marshall, my dad. I was born on July 2, 1908, in West Baltimore, Maryland. My father worked as a dining car waiter for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. This job was descent for African Americans at that time. My ... Read More

A Review of the Story of My Life (585 words, 1 pages)

Well I guess this is an autobiography about me, written by me, so I will try to make it as boring as I can so you dont get to interested in my overly exiting life.Well, I was born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania at approximately 305 in the afternoon and I was ... Read More

A Review of Evan Copley’s “Trombone Choir” (595 words, 4 pages)

On the evening of November 11,1999, the Southwest TexasTrombone Ensemble provided an apprehensive crowd with atruly wonderful performance. Starting with Sonata No.1 forTrombone Choir by Evan Copley, the ensemble exhibitedfabulous variety in both the note and the speed in whichthey were playing. This skill mindfully produced a range ofemotions, including ... Read More

A Review of the Story Collection “Dubliners” (1348 words, 2 pages)

Dubliners is considered a champion among books written in the English language. James Joyces characterization of not only the people in the stories, but of Dublin itself, demonstrates his great ability as an author. Dubliners is not a book with a normal story line, a plot, and a definite climax ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013