as a sequel to Tolkien’s earlier fantasy book The Hobbit and soon developed into a much larger story. It was written in stages between 1937 and 1949‚ with much of it being written during World War II. It was originally published in three volumes in 1954 and 1955‚ and has since been reprinted numerous times and translated into at least 38 different languages‚ becoming one of the most popular works in twentieth-century literature. J.R.R. Tolkien While John Ronald Reuel Tolkien is known for his contribution
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I read the book Win Forever by Pete Carroll. I chose this book because of the tremendous success that Pete has had in his career as a coach. I wanted to be able to emulate what he has had in his football career into my career as a cheerleading coach. Since this is only by second year as coach this would be the time where I can learn from other peoples mistakes and victories. Pete Carroll (2008) said that‚ “Competition would become the central theme of the program‚ and our day-to-day thinking would
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Born to Fly is a book about a girl named Bird McGill who lives in a small town. She and her father are very close to each other because they both share a common interest. They both love flying airplanes. Bird is pretty good at flying them but still working on how to land them safely on the ground. But when her world falls apart because the Japanese hit Pearl Harbor which sends her dad to fight in the war‚ her life will change in ways on clear to her now. After her dad has be gone for awhile
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couple can’t birth babies. Also‚ is an opportunity to get a better life with dignity and autonomy. For example‚ the blind can get a dog as their guide‚ and go wherever they need without people supervision. Old Yeller is an interesting and entertaining book because it teaches people about children and teenagers responsibilities‚ what important could be a pet in people’s life‚ and a good lesson of friendship and love between people and pets. Life changes a lot when parents are absent from home‚ and rules
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Charlie Blowers ENG 1020: Expository Writing II February 4‚ 2013 The Unknown Underground Mysteries The “City of Ember” is a must read book and after reading the first book of the series you will want to finish the series. It is about an underground village that lives there for many centuries and finally their supplies run out. The villagers don’t know what to do until a younger girl finds directions to get the people out of there. No one will believe her‚ however‚ she and another young boy
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TRAVIS and the MAGIC SHOW By: Ingrid Davis Page 1 Once upon a time there was a little boy named Travis who loved to do magic tricks. He loved magic tricks so much‚ his friends nicknamed him Tricky Travis. Tricky Travis was so good at his magic tricks‚ he could make fussy babies stop crying‚ sad parents happy‚ and talking students quiet. Page2 One Monday morning when Travis went to school‚ he heard on the morning announcements that his school would be holding it’s first ever talent show. ATTENTION
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Alexander the Great‚ was one of the legendary Kings of the Ancient Greek Kingdom of Macedon. In Alexander the Great‚ Adam begins the book with a clear introduction of what kingdom of Macedon was like during the period of Alexander’s father‚ King Philip’s rule. Adams does not immediately jump into the conquest and accomplishments of Alexander the Great. In the first half of the book‚ Adams gives the readers full background knowledge of Macedon’s political background before Alexander
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Title The first-person narrative book‚ “the catcher in the rye” is a fiction novel that was written by J. D. Salinger and published in July 16‚ 1951 but takes place in the late 1940’s after the Second World War. The book’s publication in 1951 came at the dawn of the age of the teenager; “A new social category‚ newly economically empowered and hungry for culture‚ was fed by music‚ films and novels”. Characters •Holden Caulfield: He has a crew cut‚ graying hair and he’s tall for his
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Darwinism; Darwinism is the theory of the evolution of species by natural selection advanced by Charles Darwin. I’m reading the book “Darwin’s Doubt “ by author Stephen C. Meyer to get insight on the first discovery of fossils and how the sudden appearance of these unique animal life supports the theory of intelligent design to be the best explanation about the origin of the Cambrian animal and the biological input to produce them . I am also exploring the flaws that are stated in the Darwin Theory
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expert on the case could be paid to alter the trial. So‚ cases concerning rape‚ murder‚ burglary‚ and such‚ committed by celebrities become a big deal. That’s mainly because they have so much money and can find their way out of it. Which is what my book is about. It is about showing the public that the criminal‚ O.J. Simpson‚ who is really guilty‚ walks a free man‚ but it’s certain that he committed the crime he was charged with and found not guilty to. It was written by four authors. Pablo F. Fenjves
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