The Outsiders by S.E Hinton is a book about the troubles that teenagers face and how they are able to overcome them. The development of the characters throughout the book is evident and how they act make the book an interesting read. What they go through and how the book ends gives the book a sense of realism and is able to teach essential life lessons. If I were to walk by a book store and see this book on the stand I would pick it up. In my opinion the book cover is good because it is able to
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feared disease on the planet. In the book Pox Americana‚ Elizabeth A. Fenn writes about the encounter with the deadly disease in the 1770’s to the 1780’s. Her book was first published in 2001 in New York City‚ where she originally wrote it. Her book contains just under 400 words that explain the disease‚ some of the first encounters with it‚ who and where it affected people‚ and how they got the epidemic under control. Pox Americana is a very informative book that teaches the reader various things
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Even further‚ the book recognizes the ineffective nature of the critical path‚ as it can be broken down to have fewer steps that would enhance production and time efficacy‚ benefitting those involved in the planning process‚ manufacturing‚ and the end user who receives a
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"Enemy at the Gates" Craig Williams was born in Concord Massachusetts. He wrote the book "Enemy at the Gates" in 1973. The point of this book was to show both the extreme importance of this battle in the course of World War II and the courage of both the German and Russian troops during this horrific battle. This book did an excellent job portraying the hardships the soldiers faced and the gruesome scope of the battle for this important city. However‚ it did so with a pro-axis slant.
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Explain the central purpose of the book and briefly explain how it is set up to accomplish this purpose. So‚ thanks to James Elkins‚ this task‚ for me at least is a little difficult to do. The title of this book‚ What Photography Is‚ may lead one to think that it’s a book based on aperture‚ focus‚ FOV‚ white balance‚ etc. Not so‚ this book dives deeper into an image then I myself could ever do. James Elkins‚ is Chadbourne Chair in the department of Art History‚ Theory‚ and Criticism at the school
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Julius Caesar is a play written by William Shakespeare in the year 1601. It resemble the play Hamlet‚ and it characterized his assassination in 44 B.C. and the defeat of the conspirators in the battle of Philipi. Its setting is Rome‚ the capital city of Italy. Most of the scenes are set in Rome and Philipi. The play begins in the street of Rome where the Roman citizens is celebrating Caesar’s triumphant return from the war. Although the title of the play is ‘Julius Caesar’ but Caesar is not the main
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journey‚ or a crusade about ethnic conflict‚ this is for you. The Spartacus War tells of the history Spartacus‚ one of the most popular figures from ancient history. It should appeal to those who want to understand rebellion of the gladiator slaves. The book seems to have a lot of historic situations‚ ranging from the enslavement of Spartacus to his death by Cassius. Spartacus is a symbol of power; but what was the reality? Barry Strauss is a historian at Cornell University. Being so Spartacus
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McMinn‚ Mark R. Psychology‚ Theology‚ and Spirituality In Christian Counseling. Carol Stream‚ IL: Tyndale House Publishers‚ 1996. The book opens dialogue with scenarios of Christian counselors faced with dilemma of approaching the subject of religion in the counselor’s office. The author presents an interesting case establishing a need to integrate spirituality‚ theology and psychology when dealing with religious issues in the counseling office (McMinn‚ 1996). Theology and Psychology are presented
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his readers with the basic knowledge of the Japanese history in the years between 1930 and 1940. Westerners usually think of geishas simply as prostitutes‚ but the book attempts to right the misconception that geishas are simply prostitutes by showing the reader various trainings the geisha undertakes to perfect her art. The book tells a story from the eyes of Chiyo‚ a young‚ innocent girl from a poor fishing village‚ Yoroido‚ who is sold by her parents to a renowned geisha house. Little Chiyo
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Jasper Jones Craig Silvey ISBN: 978-0-375-86666-1 in Australia by Allen & Unwin‚ Crows Nest‚ 2009 Murder?! Mystery?! Who?! All are questions asked and answered in this book. Late night through the woods they make their way a to a large tree and from this tree hung a girl.In this small australian town Jasper was known as the trouble maker so then and there if they would have call the police Jasper would probably be in jail within an hour. Laura Wishart was the murdered‚ her death was the mystery
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