First of all‚ I was surprised to see a book on this summers New York Times Best Seller List about a subject so long ago. I would have thought the story about the Pilgrims had been told enough times no one would bother writing another book. Philbrick has written an enlightening account of the 17th century events that shaped our country. It was a story that is well written and enjoyable to read. I was immediately hooked in the book. In the first paragraph‚ excluding the preface‚ Philbrick writes
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Book Report: Freakonomics Freakonomics‚ by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner‚ is an explanatory book that seeks to show the reader the truth behind economics through tying economic themes to pop culture ones. The almost guide-like book takes the reader on a trip that explains why people do the things they do and how it all relates‚ making comical connections like Sumo wrestlers to teachers. I found the book to be a delightfully enlightening piece of literature that taught me the ploys and tactics
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The book I chose to write about for my book report was Hiroshima – by John Hersey. The publisher is Alfred A. Knoff and was published first in 1946 with 196 pages. The book was originally published in The New Yorker. This book tells the stories of six brave survivors on that tragic day on the 6th of August. On August 6th ‚ 1945‚ at exactly 8:15 in the morning the bomb dropped on Hiroshima. At that time the six characters were each doing there own thing. Miss Toshiko Sasaki‚ who was a clerk for a
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BOOK REPORT: "The Outsiders" 1. Hinton‚ S.E. The Outsiders. New York: Puffin Books‚ 1967 2. The title of this book relates to the story‚ because in the book‚ Ponyboy and Johnny are "outsiders." They can be thought of as Outsiders because they are labeled Greasers although they do not act like hoodlums‚ like the rest of the Greasers. They are thought of as Greasers just because they live on the East Side of town‚ and because they slick back their hair. But Ponyboy and Johnny are different
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Title: Mitosis and amount of time spent in each phase. Introduction: The cycle of a cell roughly doubles it volume of cytoplasm and duplicates its genetic information i.e. replicated DNA. Then it divides the genetic information equally into two daughter nuclei. The cell cycle can be divided into two phases interphase and mitotic phase. The time spent in these phases depends upon the type of cell and its particular developmental or physiological state. Cells comprising rapidly growing tissues
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Anna Karlsson EP12 Engelska Book report Book report I have read The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera. It is a short little book with a green cover. On the cover it is a shape of a whale-tail with the ocean in the background. Themes of the book is unrequited love‚ equality and culture of the Maoris. The Whale Rider is on my personally list of ”Do not read”‚ truly not a book I am going to read again and now I am going to tell you why. Firstly the names i the book is typical Maori-names and I thought it
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realized that the thug life was no longer for him‚ and that gangs were a problem on society and the "Afrikan" race(page 382-383). In his book "Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member"‚ he tells of his life story and how he came and left the gang life. For thirteen years he was a member of the Eight Tray Gangsters‚ a set of the Crips‚ and throughout the book he explains‚ sometimes in full detail‚ the life he led while in the gang and his many times in jail and prison. These life stories he
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Hurd‚ Robyn-Alexis Prd. 3 Book Report: Guts by: Gary Paulsen General Information If I could rename this book‚ I would probably call it Close Calls because Gary Paulsen‚ the main character‚ has survived countless dangerous situations that should have ended with his death. The main setting‚ where most of those incidents have occurred‚ is the woods of Minnesota and occasionally Alaska. To me‚ it feels that Paulsen is just as amazed at his
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The novel I chose for my book report is Hero‚ by Mike Lupica. It’s a fantasy novel and one in a series of books by the author dealing with the superpowers and the struggle of good versus evil. The main character of the book is Zach Harriman 14 year old boy whose father recently died in a plane crash. His father worked for the secret service. Zach starts to investigate his father’s mysterious death. He is told by a “friend of the family” named Mr. Herbert that he has supernatural powers‚ and his
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Marcia Offin Dr. Benjamin Arah Philosophy 103 - 555 Book Report December 5th‚ 2014 Book Title – When Cultures Collide By Cosmas Uchenna Nwokeafor When Cultures Collide by Cosmas Uchenna Nwokeafor About the Author‚ Dr. Cosmas Uchenna Nwokeafor was born in Port Harcourt‚ Rivers State‚ Nigeria. Before his arrival in the United States in 1985‚ he earned a National Certificate in Education at the Alvan Ikoku College of Education‚ Owerri‚ Nigeria. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism
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