The novel Forgotten Fire, by Adam Bagdasarian is about a 12-year-old boy named Vahan Kenderian. His father is a successful lawyer who believes that Vahan needs to build a better character. This book takes place during the Armenian genocide. When Vahan is separated from the rest of his family, he has to rely on the kindness of others in order to survive.…
Ray Bradbury’s book Fahrenheit 451 is a science fiction that is set in the future, it is set somewhere in the U.S. in an unnamed urban center. His style of writing is a little different because it was written in the 1950s, but it’s almost a typical plot. It’s almost a typical plot because it’s has a villain which is Beatty, then you have a Clarisse as a wise outsider, then Faber as someone who knows what to do in bad situations.…
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness is an autobiography by Susannah Cahalan documenting her month-long stay in a hospital, where later she had no memory of being. Before her hospital visit, Susannah found two red bumps on her arm, but being in New York City, she assumed that they were bedbugs. She became obsessed with the idea that her apartment was infested, but an exterminator confirmed that she didn’t have them.…
The book I read during the summer for world history was Gates of Fire, written by Steven Pressfield. Essentially, this book is about the Battle of Thermopylae and the events that took place during those times. The author is trying to tell the story through one’s perspective. In this book, one learns of the conditions at the battlefield during war and how it was to go to war as a young man. This book highlights many details in the battles fought in the times of the Battle of Thermopylae. Specifically, the book highlights the gore and death that occurs in the battles.…
The Plot: The story starts out that there was a contest in which you needed to spell the word EVEREST. You needed to find the letters from bottle caps and wrappers. If you spelled the word EVEREST you would receive a wild card to an entry level at boot camp, where the winner would join the American Junior Alpine Association for four weeks on intensive training and competition. And at the end the top four climbers would earn places on Summit Quest team ever to attempt the worlds’ tallest peak.…
Caspar realized that he left his stuff outside, and wanted to go out to get them. Everyone in the house warned him to just leave it outside but he said that he needed his stuff because there were important stuff in there. The people who warned him let him go and Caspar quickly ran out to get his stuff. When he came back in, Caspar was wet from the rain. Everyone got freaked out and told Caspar to stay by the door and to not come any closer. Caspar told them that he was fine and that he didn’t feel anything from the rain. Everyone was still scared, and after a few minutes, Caspar’s skin got red and spotty. Caspar, staying at the door, started to scratch himself and his skin started to peel off. Caspar started to scream as the infected rain went deeper into his skin.…
Imagine a world in which our brains were not needed, books were forbidden, and in which passion was dismissed as odd. If it was real, you would probably run as far away as you could from that world, as portrayed in the book Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. I know I would. But what if I told you that our world is not so different from that world? I believe that Fahrenheit 451 tells us that our present world is well on the road of becoming like the dystopian world of the book because of similarities in both worlds, such as advancing technology, media, and changes in human interaction.…
Paul’s uncle, Joe, and cousin, Joe Jr., are foils in this “lass struggle” that ultimately fractures the Crown family and forces Paul to leave his uncle’s home to find work on his own. The behavior and work ethic of Joe. Who is born to wealth and privileged in America, is juxtaposed with that of immigration Paul. Jakes portrayed Joe Jr. as spoiled and without focus especially when compared to Paul’s mature approach to life and work.…
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.…
I received a copy of Trail by Fire by Josephine Angelini from Pan Macmillian in exchange for an honest review, this has in no way influenced my thoughts and feelings about the book.…
Although he was strong mentally and physically, his overall strength was vital to him because that was the purpose for his accomplishments. Without it, he wouldn’t be the hero he is. Fighting Grendel is a perfect example of this because his overpowering strength turned out to…
There are 5 sections to this book report. Each section is worth 20 points. Do not skip a section. Each section is important to show your understanding of the book you read.…
In the poem ‘Fire and Ice’ Robert Frost explains how the world will end by either fire or ice. The poet uses these two primal elements to serve as a metaphor for the destructive powers of the universal human emotions. ‘Desire’ which he associates with fire, and ‘hate’ which he associates with ice. The poet uses the first person singular and concludes that from personal experience he sides with the people who believe the world will end in fire. But, after analysing his experience with hate, he concludes that ice would be equally as destructive. Frost effectively communicates the central focus of the poem which is how desire and hate are equally as powerful in bringing the destruction of the world. Frost uses an irregular rhyme scheme, simple language and a carefree attitude towards these particular destructive forces to signify the importance of how each emotion is equally as destructive.…
Four Weddings and a Funeral was the most successful film of 1994. All over the world, people were charmed by this romantic English comedy. The Penguin Reader version has been written from the novelization of the film, and is a very, very funny book. Charles is a charming and good-looking young Englishman, with a delightful group of friends. But he has a problem – although he loves women, he just doesn’t want to get married. Also, he’s rather shy. He meets Carrie, a beautiful and sophisticated American woman, at a wedding, and although it’s obvious he likes her, he’s much too shy to make advances to her. So Carrie has to make the first move. A romantic comedy begins, as the couple meet at three more weddings and a funeral. One of the weddings is Carrie’s, but it’s not Charles who she’s marrying. One of the weddings is Charles’s but he’s not marrying Carrie. Finally, Charles finds the courage to declare his love, when he realizes that he can’t live without Carrie.…
As per the preface, Arun Tiwari had worked with Dr. Kalam for over a decade and was involved in the project on Akash missile airframe. Arun Tiwari was so fascinated by Dr. Kalam’s range of ideas and thought process that he decided to pen down Dr. Kalam’s recollections before they get buried irretrievably under the sands of time.…