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Book Review: Lamb to the Slaughter (357 words, 2 pages)

In Roald Dahls short story, Lamb to the slaughter, Mary Maloney is a pregnant housewife that dotes on her husband Patrick. It is this attorneys claim that Mary is a victim of temporary insanity brought on by the news Patrick was leaving her for another women. There is no other ... Read More

The Power of Stories in The Book Thief (326 words, 2 pages)

In Mark Zusaks novel The Book Thief, the main character, Liesel Hemmeriage, tries to survive through World War 2 while trying to learn how to read and write. Throughout the book the author wants the reader to see that words are not just an idea or story, but a power ... Read More

Book Review of Gertrude McFuzz (1084 words, 4 pages)

I. Summary of the Book Gertrude McFuzz is a children short story in a book titled Yertle theTurtle and Other Stories, written by Dr. Seuss, that describes a girlbird who only has one feather. Her one feather makes her feel differentand not so special like the other birds. The book ... Read More

A Review of Stipek’s Book (571 words, 2 pages)

I found Stipeks book is interesting to me because it is excellent source of motivation theories and researches that can be guide any teacher throughout the school years. In chapter one introduce six children with different kinds of common motivation problems in classrooms. Daves problem was about self -defeating. Dave ... Read More

Book Review (338 words, 1 pages)

In the introduction Duneier talks about his work with the people of the sidewalk. He mostly talks about how he got to know what street life was like for Hakim and the rest of the people of the sidewalk that he meets later on. In the first chapter Duneier talks ... Read More

Book Analysis (334 words, 2 pages)

The character I'd like to be in this book, is Rhine Ellery. She is the main protagonist. Rhine is a strong, quiet, and brave person. Along with two dying friends, she pulled through the sadness of being locked up in that mansion for so long. That is beyond what I ... Read More

Book Review of London Bridges (790 words, 3 pages)

I read London Bridges by James Patterson. The genre is thriller. I read it because I like the authors other books like the Alex Cross series or the 11th Hour story. I decided to choose this book to write about when I finished the story because it had a colorful ... Read More

Analyzing The Book Thief by Mark Zusak (1193 words, 4 pages)

The competitors took their marks. Butterflies fluttered through the stomachs of every runner, except for one who was very confident. The competitors got set. The confident man could feel the eyes of Hitler lurking upon him. The competitors took off. In the blink of a German eye, Jesse Owens had ... Read More

Is Guyland Considered To Be A Common Book? (1529 words, 2 pages)

At Winona State University, Guyland by Michael Kimmel was chosen as theCommon Book for 2012-2013. Ms. Brose's English 111 section 25 came upwith a list of what a common book should entail. Collaborating as aclass, we came to a conclusion that a common book is a book that ischallenging, organized, ... Read More

How Huck Changes throughout the Book (703 words, 2 pages)

Huck has changed a lot through out the whole story, Huck was born in asociety were black people were considered less then white people. Atfirst Huck was a person who also viewed the black people as less, butthen he starts changing his ways of viewing the black people trough outthe ... Read More

My Favorite Book: Shiver (672 words, 2 pages)

Did you just finish a book, and don't know where to go now don't stopreading this because I have the book for you. This book is a romantic,fantasy about Grace a seventeen year old girl who lived on the edge ofthe woods in Mercy Falls. Her favorite thing to do ... Read More

A Book Review of Les Miserables (1605 words, 3 pages)

In the book Les Miserables, the bishop of the town Myriel is a caring man who takes care of the ones in need. Jean Valjean was convicted for stealing bread and trying to escape from jail. After 19 years in jail he was released. In Digne everyone knows that Jean ... Read More

An Analysis of the Book A is for Attitude: An Alphabet for Living (527 words, 2 pages)

The Book A is for Attitude An Alphabet for Living (AAAL) was a life changing book that made look inside myself . I recommend this book to anyone but mostly teens like myself because its very interesting, open minded and it has a lot of life lessons . I like ... Read More

Book Review of Cleopatra A Life (1363 words, 3 pages)

Bibliographic CitationSchiff, Stacy. Cleopatra A Life. New York Little, Brown and Company, 2010.Rationale of ChoiceWhen I first heard about this project, I was dreading the fact of reading a book out of my comfort zone. Typically, I like present-day, teenage girl books, and Cleopatras story was the most similar to ... Read More

An Analysis of the Book The Secret Life of Bees (1057 words, 4 pages)

When you think of the overall health care of a population vaccinations, health education programs, and preventing an epidemic come to mind. But in reality, there is more to the overall health of a population. Whats inside a person and the relationships they are involved in contribute to a big ... Read More

Book Analysis (384 words, 1 pages)

Was this book good? Yes, I thought that it was really good. I really liked this book mainly because it showed what could happen to people when they are taken away from their homes and forced to survive. So here are some things that I think are really great about ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013