Francisca Martinez Mrs. Smith Eng.9H Per.4 20 May 2010 Book Report 1. Things Fall Apart 2. Chinua Achebe 3. 209 Pgs 4. Tragedy 5. AP List 6. Although his father was a lazy man who earned no titles in the Ibo tribe‚ Okonkwo is a great man in his home of Umuofia. Okonkwo is selected by the elders to be the guardian of Ikemefuna‚ a boy taken prisoner by the tribe. For three years the boy lives with Okonkwo’s family and they grow fond of him. Then the elders decide that the boy must be killed. Rather
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hwsy@overseaen.com 2011 2 http://www.overseaen.com Tel:+86-551-5690811 5690812 The Importance of Body Language in Cultures ， （ ， ， 262700 ） Abstract:Communication is necessary to people’s daily life. Although we may not realize it when we talk with others‚ we make ourselves understood not only by words. Body language sometimes helps make the communication easy and effective. Body language is treated as equivalent to nonverbal communication which sends 65 percent communication message
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The Catcher in the Rye - a book presentation A short biographical sketch of the author The Catcher in the Rye is a novel written by the American author Jerome David Salinger‚ born on January 1th 1919 in New York City. His parents were very wealthy‚ and he was raised in Manhattan. Salinger has expressed in a number of interviews that he had trouble fitting in at school‚ and therefor moved from prep school to prep school as a child. In 1934‚ his parents decided to send him to a military academy
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The book begins with Totto-Chan’s mother knowing her daughter got expelled from school. Her mother realizes that Totto-Chan needs is a school where more freedom is permitted. So‚ she takes Totto-Chan to meet the headmaster of the new school‚ Mr. Kobayashi. The book describes the times that Totto-Chan has‚ the friends she makes‚ the lessons she learns‚ and the vibrant atmosphere that she indulges in. All of these presented to the reader through the eyes of a child. The reader sees the normal world
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English Long Book Report Chan Hiu Tung Christie 4C (2) Title: Emma Author: Jane Austen Publisher: Pearson Education Limited What is love? How can we do to catch our own true love? I found the answer after reading the book‚ Emma. Emma‚ which talked about Emma Woodhouse‚ who is a beautiful‚ clever but with little spoiled girl. She is rich and she loves arrange marriage between her friends and neighbours in a village called Highbury. Unfortunately‚ she makes a lot of
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Assignment - "Language in Thought and Action" by S.I. Hayakawa and Alan R. Hayakawa book report Language in my Thought and my Action Since I was born‚ I have been learning languages consciously and unconsciously without asking why. S.I. Hayakawa and Alan R. Hayakawa‘s Language in Thought and Action remind me the goal of the study of language – to learn to think more clearly‚ to speak and to write more effectively‚ and to listen and to read with greater understanding. This book is divided into
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BODY LANGUAGE ------------------------------------------------- INTRODUCTION Body language is the non-verbal communication of the human beings‚ both conscious and unconscious. It is the way we judge other people and the way they judge us. 93% of the human communication is through body language‚ and just 7% through the words themselves. ------------------------------------------------- THEORY Presentation & Meetings: People need a set of core skills: conscious control of voice and body
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Glenn Martin Urbano Book Report No. 2 IV-3 St. Bernard September 1‚ 2010 Mrs. Rosadelima P. Dacumos I. Introduction * Title of the Book: Wringer * Author: Jerry Spenelli * Year of publication: 1997 * Content : Palmer La Rue has to decide if he wants to become a "wringer". When someone turns ten years old in their community‚ they have to strangle ("wring") pigeons shot in the annual Family Fest Pigeon Shooting Day. One day‚ a certain pigeon comes
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Book report of Man from the South One day‚ on an accidental occasion‚ a stranger is willing to bet with you on one of you skills which is not so critical‚ and you are likely to win. If you do succeed‚ according to the serious bet‚ you can get a quite new limousine from the man which is worth millions of dollars; If not‚ however‚ what you have to do is just to dedicate your little finger‚ which means‚ have that poor finger chopped instantly by the man and then you will be rushed to the hospital
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Student’s Name: Khamille Ann A. Linsag Yr and Section: IV-Hope Book Report No.: 1 Date: September 11‚ 2012 Title of the Book: Three Men in a Boat Name of Author: Jerome K. Jerome Setting: Kingston to Oxford Main Characters: 1. George 2. Harris 3. J. 4. Montmorency Best-liked Character and Why: In the story‚ I like Tom the best. He is a cat
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