Book Portfolio for “The Afterlife” In the book‚ The Afterlife‚ by Gary Soto‚ Chuy is killed in the men’s bathroom of a dance club. The book is all about him and his journey as a ghost through Fresno‚ California. He meets another ghost who has just died and falls in love with her. Unfortunately‚ he finds himself disappearing slowly limb by limb. He learns the story of Crystal‚ the dead girl he met‚ and how she died. He also finds a man who dies homeless‚ becoming friends with him. As he tries to
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finds out the Frau Hermann (The Mayor ) has a library to where she can come over whenever the laundry needs to be done. But when Mrs. Hermann can’t afford the laundry anymore‚ Liesel gets furious and asks Rudy (Her best friend) to help her steal the books from her library. Later on Max‚ a boy who Papa promised his mother that he’ll look over him while they are gone. Mama and Papa let max stay with them‚ and he lives in the basement. The Nazi’s go to the Hubermann’s house for use of protection for the
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The leadership book I chose was “ When Teams Work Best: 6‚000 Team Members and Leaders Tell What it Takes to Succeed” by Frank Lafasto and Carl Larson. Frank Lafasto and Carl Larson observed 6‚000 team members and leaders to teach individuals functional and dysfunctional ways of leadership. In the prologue‚ Lafasto and Larson discuss the Five Dynamics of Working Together. This includes team member‚ team relationships‚ team problem solving‚ team leadership‚ and organization environment. These are
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The Book of Job is best described as the genre of wisdom. This book begins by introducing the character of Job‚ and generally explains how God has blessed his life. “In the land of Uz there lived a man whose name was Job. This man was blameless and upright; he feared God and shunned evil.” (Job 1:1) Shortly after the brief introduction of Job‚ Satan‚ to God‚ initiates a conversation. Satan asks permission to test the faith of Job‚ for he complains that Job only serves God loyally because God
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In the novel “The Book of Negroes”written by Lawrance Hill‚ Aminata‚ the main character‚ seems to be troubled with death. Why should she live so long and what supported her to go through all these difficulties? There are many factors that make her live longer than the others. The main reason for her to survive and be a better woman is the pride instilled in her mind. Pride can be a postive aspect of humantiy that can lead one down to a successful path. To begin with‚ pride can help one to gain the
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1936 Olympic games in Germany. Not doing as well as he expected‚ Louie planned to race again in 1940‚ but his dreams were displaced with the start of WW2. Louie then joined the air force and was later a castaway due to the plane crashing over sea. The book Unbroken‚ written by Laura Hillenbrand‚ focuses on the strong character traits of Zamperini such as his resourcefulness and determination. Louie is very resourceful. On page 84‚ Louie and the rest of his flight crew were on the Superman and they couldn’t
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The Book Thief Narrated by Death‚ The Book Thief is the story of Liesel Meminger‚ a nine-year-old German girl who is given up by her mother to live with Hans and Rosa Hubermann in the small town of Molching in 1939‚ shortly before World War II. On their way to Molching‚ Liesel’s younger brother Werner dies‚ and she is traumatized‚ experiencing nightmares about him for months. Hans is a gentle man who brings her comfort and helps her learn to read‚ starting with a book Liesel stole from the cemetery
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April 29‚ 2012 Accounting 212 Analyzing A Publicly Held Corporation General Information: 1. What is the name of your corporation? Mobile Area Networks‚ Inc 2. Where are the corporate headquarters? 2772 Depot Street‚ Stanford‚ Florida 3. What is the corporation’s fiscal year end? December 31‚ 2010 4. What are the primary products or services of the corporation? Plastic manufacturing 5. Graph the high and low price of the company’s stock for each quarter of the last two
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The book‚ The Cay‚ is about a twelve-year-old boy named Phillip. At the beginning of the book‚ the child faces many conflicts. For example‚ his mother forced him to leave his home on the small island Curaçao to go to the United States. On his way there‚ the schooner he was on‚ called the S.S. Hato‚ got bombed by a German submarine. Phillip flew into the water and an object hit him on the head. Eventually‚ he woke up on a raft in the middle of the ocean with an old negro named Timothy that spoke with
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The book starts off when Thomas arrives to the Glade in the Box. When Thomas gets out of the Box he can’t remember anything‚ he can’t remember his family‚ friends‚ age‚ or even his last name. Alby ‚which is the leaders of the Gladers‚ shows him around the Glade and answers few of Thomas’ many questions. Him and Chuck‚ Glader that be friends Thomas‚ talk for awhile before going to sleep. The next day Alby and Minho (runner) go into the maze to find a dead Griever‚ only to find out that it was not
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