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    Summary 1. One of the favourite gods of the Algonquin Indians was Glooskap. His name means ‘’ The Liar’’. When the Indians called him by this names it meant to pay him a very high compliment. He fought against monsters‚ the witch‚ giants‚ magicians etc. after that when his last victory pleased him mightily‚ and the next day he walked through the forest finding more evil creatures to destroy them. He entered the wigwam of an Indian but‚ the man was absent‚ and he saw his wife with her baby Wasis

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    what went on during his time as leader. This is also discussed in our book with details. He though gave greater detail of things that happened and greater depth and research of explanation. His book helps with understanding how the country was built. Compared to our book that we read and understand his book is one to refer to if you are interested in greater detail on certain topics at hand. 4. Strengths and Weaknesses This book helps bring about a better clear and understanding to topics that not

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    Right from the first page of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone" (or "Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone" for those reading in the UK) Rowling proves that she knows a thing or two about the kind of magic that brings stories to life. The book starts with Harry as an infant‚ the child of a wizard and witch. He is suddenly left orphaned after an attack by the evil and powerful wizard Lord Voldemort‚ a villain so evil that most wizards and witches refer to him as "You-Know-Who". Mysteriously

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    Book review Charming tales of the growing-up years from India’s best-loved children�s writer For several decades now‚ Ruskin Bond�s inimitable stories about Rusty have enthralled and entertained children. Rusty is a quiet‚ imaginative and sensitive boy who lives in his grandparents� custody in pre-Independence Dehra Dun. Though he is not the adventurous sort himself‚ the strangest and most extraordinary things keep happening around him‚ and so the stories he has to tell are simply fascinating.

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    Kayla Williams’‚ Love My Rifle More Than You‚ is unlike any war memoir I have ever heard of or read. Williams was part of the 15% of female soldiers in the U.S. Army. She shares her experiences in the war in Iraq in a courageous way. Everything she says in  the memoir is straightforward. She does not hesitate to say anything about what it was like to be a female in the war. The memoir was not only written to inform society of what life was like being a female in the war‚ but it was also written to

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    What’s gone wrong with democracy: Democracy was the most successful political idea of the 20th century. Why has it run into trouble and what can be done to revive it? Editorial 2014 The Economist‚ March 01‚ 12pp Democracy became the world’s most popular political system in 20th century and it is widespread around the world. But now‚ it is struggling to survive. The editorial journal 2014 article argues that “democracy is going through a difficult time”. So‚ it shows that even in major democratic

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    The book‚ “Pastor. The Theology and Practice of Ordained Ministry‚” authored by Willimon William is a comprehensive and educative guide to the ups and down of the pastoral ministry. The book can be described as a gift to anyone who is interested in the field of Pastorhood. It can act as the reason why someone chooses to go into the field or chooses to opt out. Willimon is candid in his descriptions and makes sure that the target audience is aware of his position. From the book‚ the author

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    Generation. New York: Vintage Books‚ 2000. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation is a book about the American revolutionary generation‚ but as Ellis puts it a more modern way so that everyone can understand. This book includes information about our founding fathers and stories that some had no idea about; it also gives you some details about the politics going on during the time period but still indicates specific people in history. Ellis has the time frame of this book from right around when

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    Book: Holy Land by D.J. Waldie In 1897‚ William A. Clark of Montana bought 8‚139 acres of farmland (near Los Angeles‚ California) from the Bixby family. Clark was one of the 10 richest men in America. He had been an architect of Montana statehood‚ he owned a silver mine there‚ and he eventually “bought” the Montana state legislature and became a U.S. senator. Clark also owned the nation’s richest copper mines in Arizona (when he died in 1925 he left an estate worth $200 million dollars).

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    light-grey skin‚ and has two large horns coming out of its nose? After reading that description‚ ideally one’s answer should be a rhinoceros. In most cases‚ we always picture a rhinoceros to have two horns and light-grey skin‚ but often forget about the rhinoceros who have darker colored skin and only one horn. There were once hundreds of rhinoceros species however‚ only five species exist today. The African Black and White rhinos‚ and the Sumatran rhinos have two horns‚ but the Indian and Javan rhinos

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