‘A fascinating account of a fascinating period.’ How far do you agree with this judgement of your chosen book? Explain your answer. The dictionary definition of the word fascinating is simply ‘extremely interesting’ and that is exactly what Timothy Garton Ash’s The File; A Personal History is. It is a compelling excavation of the Stasi and the people who came into contact with it‚ including his younger self; for‚ as a student and journalist working and living in East Germany‚ he was placed under
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Malcolm Timothy Gladwell‚ (born September 3‚ 1963) is a Canadian journalist‚ bestselling author‚ and speaker. He has been a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1996. He has written five books‚ The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference (2000)‚ Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (2005)‚ Outliers: The Story of Success (2008)‚ What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures (2009)‚ a collection of his journalism‚ and David and Goliath: Underdogs‚ Misfits‚ and the Art of Battling
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The Odd Life of Timothy Green It was confirmed by the doctors that a couple‚ namely Jim and Cindy Green‚ couldn’t have any children. One night‚ they were losing their hope and Jim came up with the idea that they would make notes of what kind of child they wanted to cheer Cindy up. They buried those notes in their garden. Then a storm went by. Later on‚ a child named Timothy sneaked in their house‚ claiming that he came from the garden. They saw that Timothy had leaves on his legs‚ and they discovered
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Tragedies seem unreal for people who are directly affected by them. There something that can either unite or destroy people. Just like making life decisions can take away a life or give life. A similar decision was made to take away Timothy McVeigh’s life as a sentence due to his action to bomb 168 individuals in the Murrah Building on April 19‚ 1995. This horrific circumstance is remembered as the Oklahoma City Bombing. One man’s decision to inflict pain‚ due to his strong faith‚ caused another
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This chapter will explain Timothy Wilson’s psychological research on the adaptive uncon-scious and show us that introspection is not always a good thing and just how far we can go with intuition. In “Strangers to Ourselves” Wilson explains why we sometimes feel like we do not really know ourselves. As the title states‚ the book discusses the topic of people alienat-ing themselves from themselves. The adaptive unconscious is first described as a complex topic that can hardly be explained. In situations
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The Wars by Timothy Findley “Prior to the writing of The Wars‚ it was unheard of for any writer who had not experienced it first hand to write about "The War to End All Wars". However‚ Findley‚ with his direct and shocking style‚ was able to surpass this barrier and create one of the most acclaimed novels about World War I.” (Acadia) “The Wars remains Findley’s most-discussed book. Based partly on the wartime correspondence of his uncle‚ Thomas Irving Findley‚ and on family photos‚ he wrote
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Apple Board of Directors decided to hand over the reins of Apple Inc. to Timothy Donald Cook better known as Tim Cook‚ then Chief Operating Officer(COO)‚ and make him the new Chief Executive Officer of the company. Jobs resigned from the post of CEO and was chosen to be the Chairman of the Board of Directors. Tim cook was also inducted in to the Board. The decision taken by Jobs was not because of any pressure or due to declining sales or problem with the company but because he was suffering from
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Timothy McVeigh was the bomber behind the Oklahoma City Bombing on April 19‚ 1995. The state of Oklahoma raised money to build a memorial‚ which holds many artifacts. McVeigh impacted many lives -- the lives of the victims‚ injured‚ and survivors. “Timothy McVeigh was a dead man smiling” (Riley). McVeigh was a mass murder with a decent childhood. He took the lives of 168 people. If he felt bad for the bombing‚ his body language did not show it (Riley). McVeigh lived in New York with his family
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Rhetorical Analysis of Timothy Quinn’s article "Coyote (Canis latrans) Food Habits in Three Urban Habitats Types of Western Washington" In the book Engaging Inquiry‚ Judy Kirscht and Mark Schlenz detail the specifications of a scientific article. They speak about what each section should contain and what questions each section should answer. The article "Coyote (Canis latrans) Food Habits in Three Urban Habitats Types of Western Washington" was written by Timothy Quinn‚ a graduate student at the
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In a society in the midst of war‚ when faced with an issue related to the battlefields‚ people often need to decide whether they should pursue their own personal desires or choose to conform. The difficult decisions of whether or not a loved one should be sent off to join the war is an issue that the majority of civilians came across during WWI. Perhaps joining the army is something that some people were proud of but yet again many others wanted to keep family members away from the life threatening
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