The Book Rainmaker Essay Examples

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An Analysis of Chinese Books and Poems (3335 words, 4 pages)

Dignity and the Ability to Survive The book and the poems we had to read for our first Chinese paper were interesting to read. The book was The True Story of Ah Q, by Lu Hsun. The poems were The Lady of Wen-chi Recruiting Officer at Shih-hao Village by Du ... Read More

The Study of the Prophecy in the Book of Daniel in the Bible (1215 words, 4 pages)

THE STUDY OF THE BOOK OF DANIEL IS THE STUDY OF PROPHECY, AND AS SUCH DEALS WITH THE FUTURE. IN STUDYING THESE, WE AS CHRISTIANS, CAN GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE BIBLE AND OF GOD. THROUGH THIS STUDY AN UNDERSTANDING IS OBTAINED OF THE BATTLE BETWEEN THE FORCES OF ... Read More

An Analysis of the Book of the Dead and the Egyptian Afterlife (1155 words, 2 pages)

Six feet under Ancient Egyptian and Ancient Greek practices of preparing the dead for the next cradle of humanity are very intriguing. These two cultures differ in a number of ways yet similarities can be noted in the aspect of funerary services. In the Egyptian afterlife, The book of the ... Read More

An Analysis of Nursery Rhyme Book (571 words, 1 pages)

From ones first nursery rhyme book to ones later fictional novel, it is quite easy to say that everyone has come across many characters among their years. Some vivid or round, and some bland or flat. Characters depict different qualities and traits within their story line, like Mr. Martin, in ... Read More

An Analysis of the Book of Winston Smith (1955 words, 3 pages)

The book starts off with an interesting first sentence the clocks were striking 13. To me this was unusual because there is no 13 on a clock and it is usually considered an unlucky number. I thought it was kind of weird and different compared to what kind of world ... Read More

An Analysis of Book Burning (596 words, 1 pages)

Book burning is nothing new when it comes to history. Long ago great cities were set on fire without anything being preserved much less saved. Many more rare items other than influential books were burned in these fires for example the burning down of Rome during the reign of Emperor ... Read More

A Comparison of The Book of Ruth in the Bible and Jane Hamilton’s Book of Ruth (250 words, 1 pages)

The most obvious comparisons between the Book of Ruth in the Bible and Jane Hamilton's Book of Ruth are in the characters. In the bible Ruth says "I want to go wherever you go and to live wherever you live." (Ruth 116) This sentiment of Ruth toward Naomi is the ... Read More

A Review of the Book Sleep with the Angels (1446 words, 2 pages)

For my choice book, I chose to read Sleep With the Angels. This was a book that dealt with a mother who was HIV positive. Her name was Mary Fischer. I found this to be very inspirational, in many senses. I did however find the book to be somewhat monotonous, ... Read More

A Discussion on the American Dream in the Book the Gatsby (825 words, 2 pages)

American Dream During the Jazz Age, the 1920s, the American Dream was formed by the upper class society. It was a dream of money, wealth, prosperity, the need to get rich quick, and the happiness that should come as a result of a booming economy. The American Dream was based ... Read More

An Analysis of the Book of Deuteronomy as the Fifth Book of the Bible (892 words, 2 pages)

The Book of Deuteronomy is the fifth book of the Bible, or the last book of the Pentateuch. Deuteronomy literally means "Second Law." This title conveys its nature and purpose. In other words, this book is a repetition of the law that was given to Moses and his people on ... Read More

An Analysis of a Book on the Watergate Scandal (466 words, 1 pages)

This now-famous book is one of those rare creatures - a real-life thriller that's actually interesting for the average person to read. Starting with a simple break-in at the Democratic headquarters in the Watergate Hotel, two reporters from the Washington Post followed the trail of money and corruption back to ... Read More

A Book Analysis of Night by Elie Wiesel (772 words, 1 pages)

If they would have only listened to Beetle! That was my only thought after reading Elie Wiesel s Night. This graphic story of a fifteen year old boy s life in concentration camps made me realize just how bad Jewish citizens had it during the reign of Adolph Hitler. Women, ... Read More

A Report on the Book, The Chamber by John Grisham (1735 words, 5 pages)

Book Report The Chamber by Mr. Anderson The Chamber, by John Grisham, was basically an attack on capital punishment. Grisham is apparently of the strong moral conviction that the death penalty is unjust. However, the book dealt with several other issues, including alcoholism, rape, bigamy, racism, and dealing with racists ... Read More

An Analysis of The Wave, a Book by Ben Ross (864 words, 2 pages)

Author Morton Rhue Publisher Heinemann New Windmills Title The title of the book is the Wave. The book is called the Wave because the book is all about the Wave. The Wave is an experiment of Ben Ross, he is a history teacher. He wants to give them a taste ... Read More

An Overview of the Main Conflict in the River, a Book (263 words, 1 pages)

Main Conflict in the River The conflict start when Derek and Brian go to Canadian forest. On night there is thunder. Derek is hit by lighting when his hand is reaching into his briefcase for his radio. One of his finger touches the radio and at the same time lighting ... Read More

An Analysis of the Book of Samuel in the Bible (286 words, 1 pages)

The Book of the Last Great Judge I Samuel, a book of the Old Testament, which provides the primary source for the history of Israel during the 11th and 10th centuries B.C. The book of Samuel relates the history of the Israelites people from the end of the period of ... Read More

An Analysis of the Book, The Holocaust Industry (2406 words, 3 pages)

Norman Finkelstein's 2000 book The Holocaust Industry is regarded as one of the most controversial texts to be published in the early years of this new millennium. Finkelstein's book has indeed caused a great stir in the community at large, particularly in the USA, for it provides a compelling argument ... Read More

A Review of the Book of Kells (917 words, 2 pages)

The Book of Kells ... you might believe that it is the work of an angel rather than a human being. -thirteenth century biblical scholar Giraldus Cambrensis The book of Kells is a beautiful translation of the four gospels based upon the Vulgate, the original latin translation from the original ... Read More

An Analysis of the Book The Golden Ass (1067 words, 2 pages)

The Golden Ass is not meant to be an accurate portrayal of Roman society in Apuleius' time, yet it reveals many things about the Roman way of life and way of thinking. Though we can't take the fantastical elements of the story seriously, the things that Apuleius treats as everyday ... Read More

A Book Review of The Scarlet Letter (1165 words, 2 pages)

The Scarlet Letter Book Review How does a man who lived his life in near-seclusion so sympathetically portray the life of a young woman shunned from society? What elements of his early life gave Nathaniel Hawthorne such insight into the complex mind of an ostracized woman in the 1600s? Born ... Read More

An Analysis of the Book Wasted by Myra Hornbacher (1017 words, 2 pages)

The book Wasted that was written by Mayra Hornbacher is a memoir that tells the story of the authors fight with years and years of dealing with the related diseases and side effects of bulimia and anorexia nervosa. Throughout the entire book, there are times when although she has extreme ... Read More

A Book Review of Hurricane (1061 words, 2 pages)

The book I choose to read for my law book report is "Hurricane." In this essay I will be discussing the facts of the book, the legal issues, and my opinion of the book. The book "Hurricane" is about Rubin Carter who was born on May 6, 1937, in Clifton, ... Read More

A Creative Essay of Being a Book Lover (482 words, 1 pages)

Since I was of the age seven I have been reading books given to me by my Aunt, a librarian in Vancouver. Its easy for me to get into a book and tune out the rest of the world. Most books Ive read have taken me far away to my ... Read More

An Analysis of the book Hollywood Vs. America (1617 words, 3 pages)

The section that I have chosen to analyze from the book Hollywood vs. America is "The Attack on Religion." In this part of the book, Michael Medved discusses the shift in attitude Hollywood has made toward religion, from acceptable to contemptible. He takes a look at the messages being sent ... Read More

An Analysis of Reading the Book Genesis (451 words, 1 pages)

In reading the book Genesis, it is hard to discern what to believe. Since there are two stories of creation, I do not know which one is correct or if either is correct because they differ in such great aspects. To make them match, you must bend the meaning of ... Read More

An Analysis of the Book of Esther (645 words, 1 pages)

Esther By the accident of her beauty and the accident of the former queens dismissal, Esther found herself queen of one of the largest powers in the entire world. Then, when all seemed to be going fairly well, her crucial moment to stand for what she believed in came. This ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Book the Way of Duty (5034 words, 7 pages)

Notes on The Way of Duty A Woman and Her Family in Revolutionary America, By Joy Day Buel Richard Buel Jr. In the Book the Way of Duty, the life and hardships of Mary Fish Silliman is described with remarkable detail and conveys an understanding of this woman, and other ... Read More

Optimism in the Book, Candide by Voltaire (970 words, 2 pages)

As the title of the book suggests, Candide is synonymous with optimism. Pure and unbelievably naive, Candide follows the philosophy taught him by Pangloss that this is the best of all possible worlds. Voltaire uses Candide as a tool to show the absolute ludicracy of complete optimism. At points Candide ... Read More

A Summary of the Book, Voyages by Cathy A. Small (1203 words, 2 pages)

From Tongan Villages to American Suburbs written by author and Anthropologist Cathy A. Small begins in 1981 with a field trip to Tonga. Small's initial study was the difference between Western and Tongan ways. The study transforms into the history and migration of a South Pacific Island kingdom named Tonga. ... Read More

Censorship and the Banning of Books (1267 words, 2 pages)

Banning Books Our freedom is under attack! Censorship is clearly an attack on our freedom. There are a number of books that are banned or challenged that are great books, such as The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck or The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. These books ... Read More