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A Reading Report on The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton (679 words, 1 pages)

Imagine walking into a town that normally populates 48 vivacious residents, and discovering 46 non-moving non-living bodies. There are no guns, no bombs, and no visible pre-manufactured weapons of any sort. A few minutes later death strikes, observations can no longer be made, and a black curtain falls.This is what ... Read More

A Reading Report on Cleopatra by Don Nardo (1218 words, 2 pages)

II. SummaryAfter the completion of the book, it had let me to believe the book was written for the general audience. Although the author provided many resources, the information was taken from literature that was written during the time. Therefore, some of the quotes were biased either against or favored ... Read More

A Reading Report on The Reagan Years by Hooding Carter (1969 words, 3 pages)

Through all my research and studying on Hooding Carter, I came up with absolutely nothing. I looked through different web sites such as www.biblographies.com and many other sites and search engines to find the authors credentials and none appeared. The closest find was from his book titles in which I ... Read More

A Reading Report on Anthem by Ayn Rand (732 words, 1 pages)

The book Anthem was written by Ayn Rand and was first published by Signet in 1961. The book was about a boy and a girl trying to find themselves. They do not follow the rules. They do the opposite of what they are supposed to do. Eventually they discover the ... Read More

An Analysis and Assessment of Heart Rate, Blood Pressure and Pulse Oximeter Readings (1177 words, 4 pages)

IntroductionThis study assessed heart rate, blood pressure, and pulse oximeter readings at rest and during exercise. The heart rate (HR), blood pressure (BP), and oximetery measurements provide better insight into the inner workings of the human body. In using the results of the assessment, one can determine the affects that ... Read More

An Introduction to the Effects of Using Poetry as a Tool to Increase Phonemic Awareness and Reading Achievement in a Third Grade Classroom (859 words, 3 pages)

The Effects of Using Poetry as a Tool to Increase Phonemic Awarenessand Reading Achievement in a Third Grade ClassroomChapter 1 IntroductionToday many children are having difficulty learning to read. Some parents are complaining about public schools not doing their job. On standardized tests, the reading scores are low and many ... Read More

An Analysis of the Writing Style of Kathleen Kennedy Townsend in Not Just Read and Write, but Right and Wrong (1179 words, 2 pages)

Writing Style of Kathleen Kennedy Townsend in Not Just Read and Write, but Right and Wrong. Found in Elements of Argument by Annette T. Rottenberg, there is an essay entitled Not Just Read and Write, but Right and Wrong by Kathleen Kennedy Townsend. Ms. Townsend is passionate about her subject ... Read More

An Analysis of Drastic Changes in One’s Reading Habits (576 words, 1 pages)

Through the last four years I have seen a drastic change in my reading habits. I went from a reader who read when she had to, to one that does it because she enjoys it. Through these years my reading habits have changed drastically. When I read I need to ... Read More

Reading Fastback 317 (Students and the Law) (2053 words, 4 pages)

To me, the basis of the Fastback 317 is to emphasize the First and Fourth Amendments of the Unites States Constitution and how they apply to students in the educational environment. The cases referred to in the book are informative because they illustrate the boundaries for teachers and student boundaries ... Read More

What the Whites Did to the Indians in the Reading “Chief Joesph” (272 words, 1 pages)

Daisy Cisneros History 202Response paperIt was very hard to them to move from their own country were they grown up. It very difficult to leave something that you love like your relatives and all your memories, all your life its going to stay there then you have start a new ... Read More

An Analysis of Freedom and Its Problems as Described in the Reading “The Life of Neaera” (1385 words, 2 pages)

Freedom and its Problems The Life of Neaera (pg. 111)Ancient Greece, the inventor of democracy, philosophy and much of modern western culture and thought, was also the proprietor of the most dehumanizing institution known to mankind, slavery. The excerpt from The Ancient World, Readings in Social and Cultural History, entitled ... Read More

On Reading an Article on the National Holocaust Museum in Preface (486 words, 1 pages)

You take a chance when you read. You risk an encounter with another persons ideas and experiences, and you may not ever be the same.Today I read two articles in our campus newspaper, The Preface. I took a chance by skimming through on finding any articles that shared my point ... Read More

A Reading Report on Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine (661 words, 1 pages)

A young girl named Ella received a spell at birth from the fairy Lucinda. Lucinda gives the gift of always being obedient. The spell causes Ella to obey commands of others. Ella was happy with her life otherwise. Ella and her mother would do everything together, until her mother became ... Read More

A Reading Report on Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (693 words, 4 pages)

One such author, Ray Bradbury, utilized this concept in his work, Fahrenheit 451, a futuristic look of a man and his role in society. Bradbury utilizes the luxuries of life in America today, in addition to various occupations and technological advances, to show what life could be like if the ... Read More

An Analysis of the Topic of the Fascinations of Reading Literature (4900 words, 7 pages)

One of the fascinations of reading literature comes when we discover in a work patterns that have heretofore been overlooked. We are the pattern finders who get deep enjoyment from the discovery of patterns in a text. And true to the calling we have noticed a pattern in and around ... Read More

A Reading Report on One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey (1555 words, 4 pages)

Play summary 1-One flew over the cuckoo's nest.Briefly Summarize the play.-It takes place in a mental institution where a new patient has just arrived. This patient ends up messing with everyone and creating chaos in the institution.Briefly Outline the Plot-R.P. McMurphy is a new patient at the mental institution, he ... Read More

A Reading Report on Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller (1873 words, 3 pages)

Death of a SalesmanPlot for Acts 1 and 2In the beginning of the play, the main character, Willy Lowman, has just returned home after finding himself unable to concentrate on driving. His wife, Linda, suggests that he ask for a job in New York so that he won't have to ... Read More

A Reading Report on The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien (1523 words, 2 pages)

CHARACTER INTRODUCTIONBILBO BAGGINS The Hobbit who led the Dwarves to the Lonely Mountain to recla im their treasure from the dragon Smaug. He found the One Ring in Gollum's caveGANDALF The Wizard that accompanies Bilbo and the dwarves on their quest. He is well versed in magic spells and often ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Article Sesame Street and the Death of Reading (601 words, 1 pages)

Steve XXXXXSociologyArticle 3Sesame Street and the Death of Reading was an interesting article to read. The author explains many who actually sit down and watch the program see no educational gain for their children. It teaches kids how to read (in some areas of the program), but it doesnt teach ... Read More

Love of Books and Reading (1709 words, 2 pages)

suppose I believe that I learned to read like I learned to breathe. That it was something that could not be recalled because it was either so embedded in my experience that I had no memory of it, or it was an involuntary reflex of my brain. My mother tells ... Read More

Exploring the Advantages of Reading (343 words, 1 pages)

The Advantages of ReadingThere are many good reasons for learning how to read. Many people think that it isnt important to know how to read. There are also those of us who know the importance of reading abilities. So, I believe whenever you have the opportunity to better your reading ... Read More

A Reading Report on The Guardian of the Word by Camara Laye and The Souls of Black Folk by Frederick Douglass (496 words, 1 pages)

KATRINA GRIFFIN101299HUM 2011.4PRO CHAMBERSRESPONDS ON SUNJATA AND FREDRICK DOUGLASS READINGSIn the story The Guardian of the Word, it shows how Africans Americans and modern post-colonial Africans are a like in rejection of history and traditional culture. The griot in the story was trying to explain the history and lineage to ... Read More

A Reading Report on The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (640 words, 2 pages)

Hester Prynne, through the eyes of the Puritans, is an extremesinner she has gone against the Puritan ways, committing adultery. Forthis irrevocably harsh sin, she must wear a symbol of shame for the rest of her life. "On the breast of her gown, in a fine red cloth surrounded by ... Read More

An Argument That the Cause and Effects of Reading Books Are Positive (583 words, 2 pages)

This essay argues that the cause and effects of reading books arenumerous, but will focus on one cause, starting to read books on a regular basis, and two effects, increased comprehension abilities, and the promotion of vocabulary growth. Reading skills are essential to success in society today. The ability to ... Read More

An Analysis of the Irish Catholic Family in the Novel Reading in the Dark by Seamus Deane (3335 words, 5 pages)

Reading In the DarkIn his novel, Reading In the Dark, Seamus Deane tells the story of an Irish Catholic family in Northern Ireland between the late Forties and early Seventies. He traces the path taken by a growing boy searching for and finding the truth about his family during this ... Read More

An Introduction to the Philip Larkin’s A Study of Reading Habits (680 words, 1 pages)

Philip Larkin's "A Study of Reading Habits," is the ironic difference between slang and formal language. The formal language in the title, implies the poem is about a research paper, possibly about drawing conclusions of people's reading habits. Instead, the poem is the confession of one man whose attitudes toward ... Read More

A Reading Commentary on Great Expectations by Charles Dickens (909 words, 2 pages)

Great Expectations CommentaryThe well-known novel Great Expectations was the last great work by Charles Dickens. It is about an orphan, Pip, who is brought up in the early nineteenth century. Pip meets a girl named Estella who is of the upper class, this encounter leads him into the dream of ... Read More

A Reading Report on Paranoid Politics by Gore Vidal (501 words, 1 pages)

Gore Vidal is a well known. He has written various books such as "The Thirst Evil" and "The City and the Pillar". Through my research on Gore Vidal, I did not find many readers that did not like his writings. Most of his readers are astonished by his writings. I ... Read More

The Ways of Reading and the Arts of the Contact Zone by Mary Louise Pratt (1124 words, 2 pages)

AutoethnographyIn "Arts of the Contact Zone," Mary Louise Pratt introduces a term very unfamiliar to many people. This term, autoethnography, means the way in which subordinate peoples present themselves in ways that their dominants have represented them. Therefore, autoethnography is not self-representation, but a collaboration of mixed ideas and values ... Read More

A Study on Thermodynamic Reading of The Crying of Lot 49 (1985 words, 4 pages)

A Thermodynamic Reading of The Crying of Lot 49Exploring thermodynamic entropy and information theory clarifies the ambiguous relationship between Oedipa Maas, Maxwell's Demon and the Tristero System in The Crying of Lot 49. Through a convoluted, chaotic adventure leading to disorder, Oedipa searches for the truth about Tristero, hoping it ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013