Cockroach Book Report By: James Cockroach‚ written by Rawi Hage‚ published in 2008 by House of Anansi Press Inc.‚ tells the story of a new immigrant who comes to Montreal‚ Canada to escape his war torn country back home in Iran. We see Canada through the eyes of the unnamed protagonist throughout the novel who struggles financially‚ and emotionally‚ battling the cold Canadian winter‚ and ending up in special care after a failed suicide attempt upon arriving to Canada. Through his extremely
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Book Report English Title: The Giver Author: Lois Lowry Setting: A controlled‚ utopian community Sometime in the future Protagonist(s): Jonas Antagonist(s): The Community Relationship between the Protagonist and Antagonist Jonas‚ the protagonist of the story‚ is a twelve-year-old boy who lives in a place called The Community‚ which is the antagonist of the story. In the Community‚ led by a Committee of Elders‚ almost all aspects of every citizen’s lives are controlled and planned
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Chains Summer Reading and Book Report In the year of 1776‚ America was much different than it is today. Back then‚ we were ruled by the British Royal Family‚ and we only had a total of thirteen colonies. Chains was based in the time of slavery and of the Revolutionary War. Isabel and Ruth were slaves for Miss Finch; in her will‚ Miss Finch wrote for the sisters to be freed once she had passed. After the funeral‚ the will could not be acquired. Now the girls were slaves‚ not free. After
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Dracula Book Report Author: Bram Stoker Title: Dracula Rating: Excellent Reading Level: Hard Number of Pages: 363. With the notes and commentary: 394 Summary: Dracula is a novel about 6 comrades scheming to exterminate Count Dracula in revenge for killing the love of both Quincey Morris and Lord Godalming‚ Lucy Westenra. They soon find they are dealing with a bloodthirsty vampire‚ and their plot turns into a race for whom is able to survive‚ Count Dracula‚ or them. Their story is
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university. Throughout the book Skeeter is fighting for the civil rights of the black maids that have worked for her and her mates‚ by writing a book of the terrible stories that the have been through. Throughout the book there were many issues and actions that people did were interesting to read about and the opinions that different characters had on them. One of the biggest issues in the book that I think is how racist the whites are towards the black‚ throughout the book the blacks are always being
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STORMBREAKER This month I read the book‚ Stormbreaker‚ by Antony johnston. It is a graphic novel that does not have page numbers. I chose to read this because i like graphic novels‚ and this is the first book in the series. This book takes place in Europe. It is futuristic‚ but it does not give a specific date. Most of the book takes place in some tall buildings in Europe. This setting is important because most of the conflict involves shouting and hand on hand fighting the protagonist goes to
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its science‚ science fiction‚ or an autobiography. Professor Sherry Ginn is a professor in the Phycology department at Wingate University in Wingate‚ NC. Her analysis of Frankenstein takes a different look at the book then most. She starts by showing how essential elements from the book are actually taken from the life of the author. She notes how just like Frankenstein turned his back on his creation so did Mary’s father turn her back on her this happened when her father remarried. “The new Mrs
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Persepolis is a historical book yet an entertaining story of a girl during a frightening time in an important era in her country. Author‚ Marjane Satrapi writes about her experience in Iran as a child. She includes humor as well as sentimentality in this book to express her view on how times were. As a reader of this book it helped me understand the dark times that the Iranian people faced. With this book being a memoir it further helped understand the Islamic Revolution and the actions taken by
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Within the riveting science-fiction book “Uglies”‚ Scott Westerfeld not only keeps the reader entertained‚ but also reveals the negative aspects of conformity. He relays this information while using events and actions throughout the storyline. Tally‚ the protagonist‚ rebels against the submissive tradition’s of her customs. Although many other themes are also conveyed in this book‚ the main message is clear: Fear of alienation in society causes one to suppress to conformity. Being just like
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Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth Book Report Zealot by Reza Aslan is a meticulously researched biography that challenges the belief of one of the most influential and enigmatic spiritual leaders‚ Jesus. Reza Aslan examines Jesus through the perception of his era: first-century Palestine‚ an age of unrest and rebellions. Aslan‚ at the start of the book‚ reviews the attempts of a number of men who sought to overthrow the established order and free Israel. His belief was that Jesus
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