The Book Rainmaker Essay Examples

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A Review of the Book, The Crucible by Arthur Miller (428 words, 2 pages)

The CrucibleWhat creative ways we humans invent for persecuting each other. Isnt itamazing that despite all our scientific and humanitarian advances we, as a race,still feel the need to persecute each other? The Crucible is set in Salem, Massachusetts during the famous witch huntheld there in the late seventeenth century, ... Read More

An Analysis of the Topic of the Search of Excellence Book (726 words, 4 pages)

businessIn Search of Excellence review In Search of Excellence is a book dealing with many differentprinciples of economics and what makes big business' excellent. Thefirst idea that Peters discusses is his chart of the McKinsey 7-SFramework. The graph is very simple but the ideas are fairly complex. Intheir research, they ... Read More

An Interpretation of the Book “The Sacrilege” (568 words, 1 pages)

Throughout the book "The Sacrilege," Caesar evolved from a political nothing, to a political mastermind. It is easy to see his progress through the eyes of a character by the name of Decius. He helps use to realize that Caesar wanted three main things in this scheme. He desired money, ... Read More

The Creative Writing, The Book Passion (766 words, 4 pages)

Looking around my living room, I see my greatest friends of my life are all around me on my book shelves. Every book I lift off the shelf pinpoints a time in my life. They represent all the joy,sorrow, and laughter felt in my life. The large, shiny red poetry ... Read More

An Analysis of the Book Accordion Crimes (1595 words, 6 pages)

Accordion Crimes is a difficult book to place in a single time period because the story takes place over about 100 years, originating in a small Sicilian village, but the main setting and focus is the United States.The various settings introduced in the book influenced the characters in various ways, ... Read More

An Overview of the Book of Job and His Suffering (893 words, 4 pages)

Book of Job Suffering The book of Job 13, in The New Oxford Annonated Bible, states "Job was thegreatest man among all in the East." He was a faithful servant of God, he ownedthousands of animals, and had many servants and friends. Job had a very largefamily with seven sons ... Read More

A Review of the Book “The Finch” (635 words, 3 pages)

JudgementPeople can often be treated and judged in a less than equal mannerbefore people even know the true nature of the person, such as the way that theFinch children think that Boo Radley is some kind of a monster. Or the waypeople call Atticus Finch is called a nigger-lover. One ... Read More

A Book Report of the Giver (478 words, 3 pages)

The Giver Book ReportJonas The story starts as Jonas, a twelve- year-old boy, who is waiting for hislife assignment. When he is given his assignment, he is chosen to be theReceiver of Memory. As the Receiver he has to get every memory from all over theworld from the old Receiver ... Read More

A Book Review of International Economic Policy (1133 words, 5 pages)

International Economic Policy Book Review The book reviewed in this essay, International Economic Policy in the1990s, was to focus on some of the most recent concerns about internationaltrade. Its author, William R. cline, seems to have some good insights about thetopic as it seems that he researched, taught and lectured ... Read More

A Book Review of Business Policy and Strategy (4434 words, 18 pages)

Book Review of Business Policy and Strategy An Action Guide Submitted in partial fulfillment of B.S. in Business Administration Century University, New Mexico Grade 95 A Business Policy and Strategy An Action Guide, by Robert Murdick, R.Carl Moor and Richard H. Eckhouse, attempts to tie together the broad policiesand interrelationships ... Read More

The Suffering Portrayed in the Book of Job (893 words, 4 pages)

Book of Job Suffering The book of Job 13, in The New Oxford Annonated Bible, states "Job was thegreatest man among all in the East." He was a faithful servant of God, he ownedthousands of animals, and had many servants and friends. Job had a very largefamily with seven sons ... Read More

An Analysis of the Books of Barbara Hambly (471 words, 3 pages)

Author-Barbara HamblyPublisher-Balentine Books Date of Publication-1987 Thesetting for Dragonsbane was in about the 1400s in a placecalled Wyr. Jenny John and Gareth are the main characters.Jenny is a wizard women who is always trying to advanceher skills but still isnt very good. John is Jennys husbandand is also a dragons ... Read More

An Analysis of the Book Congo (1119 words, 6 pages)

The book Congo is about a group of people who go to the African Congo to return a gorilla to her homeland and to find type IIb blue diamonds. On their journey they discover the lost city of Zinj and a new species of killer gorillas, which they must overcome ... Read More

An Analysis of the Book The Count of Monte Cristo (1265 words, 8 pages)

Theme The Count of Monte Cristo is a very powerful book. So powerful in fact, that was controversial when it was first released. The Catholic church in France condemned it because of its powerful message it presented the reader. This theme was one of revenge and vengeance. Monte Cristo had ... Read More

An Outline for the Book, The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli (2424 words, 4 pages)

Outline for "The Prince"I. The basics - all dominions are acquired through either fortune (hereditary or exploitable circumstances) or ability (virt - strength, courage, skill, desperate measures not a reference to moral virtue)II. Hereditary rulers have an easier time keeping power and regaining it because they have less cause and ... Read More

An Analysis of the Book A Rose for Emily (748 words, 2 pages)

Miss Emilys House A Symbol of Neglect Miss Emilys House A Symbol of Neglect "A Rose for Emily," is the remarkable story of Emily Grierson, whose death and funeral drew the attention of the town. The bizarre outcome is further emphasized throughout by the symbolism of the decaying house, which ... Read More

An Analysis of Book One of The IIliad (552 words, 1 pages)

Throughout The Iliad, Zeus presides as the supreme god of all gods, consistently maintaining the divine order of things and making known the absolute power he possesses so that his will may be done. This is clearly shown in the epic through the confrontation with his wife, Hera, when she ... Read More

The Symbolism in the Book The Scarlet Letter (578 words, 3 pages)

The Scarlet Letter - Symbolism The Scarlet Letter is a book of much symbolism. One of the most complex and misunderstood symbols in the book is Pearl, the daughter of Hester Prynne. Pearl, throughout the story, develops into a dynamic symbol - one that is always changing. In the following ... Read More

An Analysis of the Book The Giver (831 words, 1 pages)

The Giver is about a boy named Jonas who lives in the future in an almost perfect community. Jonas is chosen to be the person who carries all the memories of the past, given to him by the giver. It is by Lois Lowry. There are many good and bad ... Read More

An Analysis of the Book The Chrysalids (1020 words, 4 pages)

The Chrysalids Imagine living in a place where there seemed to be a sense of evil in the eyes ofeveryone, except David Strorm. This place was called Waknuk. Waknuk was a placewhere anything out of the norm was wrong and sinful and could even end in aconsequence as serious as ... Read More

An Analysis of the Book A Stranger Is Watching (561 words, 2 pages)

A Stranger is WatchingA Stranger is Watching is a terrific book. I enjoyed reading this book very much. The non-stop action kept me reading for hours.One of the best features of the book is how it was written.The point of view changes every chapter.For example Chapter 1 is written in ... Read More

A Book Report on Sense and Sensibility (1708 words, 3 pages)

Book Report - Sense and Sensibility 1.) In Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility, the title is a metaphor for the two main characters Elinor and Marianne. Elinor represents sense and Marianne represents sensibility.We find out early that Elinor does not share her feelings. When Edward comes into the story, there ... Read More

An Introduction to the Book Switzerland by Martin Hintz (234 words, 1 pages)

SwitzerlandCompact, Clean, and Charitable. Switzerland is a country crowded with beautiful scenery. This includes majestic mountains and miles and miles of fields, forests, and dynamic cities. The Swiss value nature and beauty and are very proud of their efforts of protect the environment. This book focuses on not only the ... Read More

A Comparison of the Book and the Movie Rebecca (1283 words, 5 pages)

RebeccaRebecca, a classic suspense novel written by Daphne Du Maurier is considered oneof the finest Gothic romance of the 20th century. It was first published in 1938, andbecame immediate best seller. Alfred Hitchcock gave it a yet wider audience when hemade it into a memorable motion picture. Starring Laurence Oliver ... Read More

An Analysis of the Book Character of Mark Sway (1222 words, 2 pages)

The main character of my book was Mark Sway.Mark Sway is a bad little eleven year old boy with a huge burden on his hands. Mark smokes ciggaretes, uses foul language, and picks on his little brother, Ricky. Mark grew up in a trailer, with an abusive father, a mother ... Read More

An Analysis of the Book of Judges (458 words, 1 pages)

The book of Judges is the sequel to Joshua. It is the seventh book of the Old Testament. It recounts stories and events from the death of the hebrew leader and prophet Joshua to the birth of the hebrew Samuel. That is roughly, from the end of the Israelite conquest ... Read More

An Analysis of the Book April Morning (1269 words, 3 pages)

April Morningby Andrew MachtolffApril Morning was an interesting book concerning a young man, Adam Cooper, and the trials and tribulations of his taking part in the Battle of Lexington. The story takes place mostly in Adams home town of Lexington, Massachusetts, but also partially on the surrounding roads and countryside.The ... Read More

An Analysis of the Book And Then There Were None (360 words, 1 pages)

And Then There Were None is indeed one of the best books I have ever read. The appeal of the story is that it keeps the reader thinking of the clues as you go along. Slowly revealing information and details, you have no idea that the most important facts to ... Read More

An Analysis of the Book The Bridges of Madison County (2188 words, 3 pages)

Book Report-Part 1I will tell you the name and the author of the book and who the main characters are in this paragraph. Robert James Waller wrote the book, The Bridge of Madison County. There are two main characters in the book. One of the main characters names is Robert ... Read More

An Analysis of the Book Gentlehands (1520 words, 3 pages)

Book Review-Gentlehands1) What did you notice? The story Gentlehands takes place in the late 1970s. This story mostly revolves around one of the main characters named Buddy, who is a middle classed teenager that has is having a relationship with and upper class, older girl, named Skye. Buddys chances of ... Read More