I believe that the book Zeitoun can be somewhat factual yet there are many parts in the book that can be misleading. The description Zeitoun gives us about FEMA and Homeland Security gives us the feeling of sorrow that they‚ and other U.S. citizens‚ discriminate the Muslim people after 4 years past when the horrific events of 9/11 happened. Not only does it happen to Zeitoun‚ but when Kathy talks about the time a teenager tried pulling off her hijab as a joke‚ “A girl of about fifteen was crouched
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thought the book. Instead she stalks the main Upper
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stories Freak the Mighty and Stargirl may seem like very different stories. One is a story about two boys becoming best friends and the other book is about two teens dating. But‚ if we look a little closer we can see that they are actually very similar. They share the common theme‚ “Don’t judge a book by it’s cover.” We see this theme all throughout the book Stargirl‚ when everyone doubts and judges the protagonist‚ Stargirl‚ for being very different. On the outside‚ she is a very outgoing and unusual
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Book Report On “In the Life of Laetitia” Merle Hodge ‘In the life of Laetitia’‚ published in 1994 by Farrar Straus Giroux of New York; Paperback‚ Aerial Fiction‚ 244 pages. The Novel was written by Merle Hodge a Trinidadian novelist and critic‚ she’s a lecturer at the University of the West Indies‚ she’s also the Author of the 1970 novel ‘Crick Crack‚ Monkey’‚ which is a classic of West Indian literature. The story is about an adolescent girl (Laetitia) who begins on a life changing journey‚ after
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Egypt and then all the way back home at the end of the book. On many pages of the book‚ the term‚ “Personal legend” appears; this refers to‚ “What you always have wanted to accomplish” (23). The only difference between a personal legend and destiny is that someone must desire to accomplish a personal legend. Once passion and desire exists‚ your personal legend becomes your destiny‚ a key lesson within the book. Ben brought up how the book in its entirety compares to the story of each and every
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Applewhites" received the Newbery Award. She lives with her husband in Charlotte‚ North Carolina. About the Book Have you ever thought what would happen to you if you where kicked out of every school around and burnt down one.Well the main charcter in Surviving The Applewhites does.This book is about a thirteen year old young man named Jake Semple. In the beginning of the book‚ Jake is a punk school drop-out. He had been to many schools before‚ and he even burned down one of his schools.
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3. What is your definition of a hero? To me a hero is someone that puts others before him or her. Someone who risks their life to save other people. Johnny was a hero. He put the kids in the burning church before himself and jumped into that church to save their lives‚ only to find that he would lose his own. “Johnny shoved me toward the window. ‘Get out!’ I leaped out the window and heard timber crashing down and flames roaring right behind me….Then I heard johnny scream…” (93). In this novel
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Sniper tells the story of an American Hero going above and beyond serving our country. While the book is just an Autobiography‚ an American hero plays the main focus of the book. With a whopping 400 pages‚ the book describes Chris Kyle’s journey of going on combat deployments as an United States Navy Seal. American Sniper is a well written‚ very descriptive autobiography. While in certain parts on the book the vocabulary may proceed
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The book Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers was written based on a time in the 1850’s. This novel was set to get the attention of young teenagers that are inspired by the book of Hosea in the Bible. The book is about men who sold their souls for a bag of gold and women sold their theirself for a place to sleep. One of the characters‚ Angel‚ took after her mother by being a prostitute and somehow she survived by always staying positive through every circumstance through life. The author‚ Francine Rivers
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Criss Cross Certain key words can tell a lot about someone or something‚ especially if it is a book. The words criss cross describe the story of Debbie‚ a girl that hopes something interesting happens to her very soon‚ and Hector‚ a guitarist that already things were changing. Criss cross plays a big part metaphorically in all of Debbie and Hector’s theories‚ lives‚ and connections‚ symbolizing their relationship with other people. A girl with big dreams‚ Debbie believes that there isn’t just one
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