As with all classic stories if a character will try to mess with Mother Nature, that character will loose. ... Now there is the usual setup for a classic battle of man versus god/nature. ... So everything stated here can be seen by everyone who reads this book, and looks for it. ... For further read the last few chapters of the book, and make your own judgments. ... Not to mention the countless other books that were written by other authors the go into extreme detail about all the theories mentioned above, and just show that the story can be broke down completely from a book about a whaling ...

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• Grade Level: High School

So, Soros is an inspiration to many, and through his books, he tries to lend his own hand out to the public to share his knowledge of what he has learned. ... Knowing that when Inflation starts to rise in Germany, the German constitution says that the German central band, the Bundesbank, must "step in to nip it in the bud". ... One headline in particular read, "Master of the Universe." ...

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• Grade Level: High School

She began to read a medley of books now from Darwin to Sarah Orne Jewett, she felt it a necessity to help mourn the loss of her husband. ... She longed to write of more risky topics such as she would write in her diaries, letters and the fiction she would read. ... She (and sometimes her husband) and her two boys are vacationing in Grand Isle when she begins to realize that there must be more to life. ... This book has an impact on everyone that reads it. ... It has now become a highly acclaimed classic by many readers and critics. ...

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The book is obviously a fantasy, which has as its central theme the classic struggle of good versus evil, Harry being the main character featured on the good side and his archenemy Voldemort on the bad side. ... I think we must expect great things from you Mr Potter .. After all, HE WHO MUST NOT BE NAMED did great things-terrible, yes but great." ... You would think that Voldemort, being one of the most powerful wizards could kill Harry easily, but as we read, Harry defeats him in the final battle. ... I liked the mysteries involved and how, when I read it a second time I discovered a lo...

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• Grade Level: High School

These are the challenges that Winston faces in George Orwell's classic novel, "Animal Farm." ... However, since History books have been altered so much and daily news is constantly changing, it remains an estimation and nobody can be absolutely certain of the year anymore. ... After going home Winston decides to read the book and he is fascinated by it, just before Winston can finish the book the thought broke in. ... Winston hates Julia he hates her because she is beautiful and smart and he can't have her but that all changes when she slips him a note that reads "I love you ". Winst...

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• Grade Level: High School

George Orwell, a profound literary figure in his own right, said: "the worst books are often the most important because they are usually the ones that are read earliest in life- (Hunt, 1). ... Hunt maintains that children's books should be displaced from the literary canon altogether (7). ... In other words, she is teaching her young readers the lessons about growing up, and what it means to learn from experiences "her "knowledge of young people, and her sympathy of youth- show through "which is why Little Women remains such a staple in classic children's literature (Meig...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

(Ganshoff 205) Charlemagne, through the monasteries and ultimately the "Palace School", required all priests to learn classic Latin. ... Charlemagne knew that he must have the allegiance of the people to himself, the King. ... They had over the years, however, misprinted many of the books of the Bible. ... The education system used by Charlemagne's scholars was suprisingly like that of Classic Greek and Roman scholars. A text would be read by a student or teacher, accompanied by an explanation. ...

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It is suppose to teach the reader that only what they read is to be considered artistic and worth reading for a scholarly mind. ... As a second grader, I felt that my teacher just did not like me and if I were to learn anything, than I needed to read books on my own. ... The more I read, the more I found out that there was something wrong with the picture in front of me. ... This is more evident in yet another classic tale that has been in the media more recently of the Salazar family. ... We must break the miseducation cycle. ...

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While in the Air force he read and read, he read all the greats. ... Barakas's classic Beat response to these forces however, was one of cool disengagement. ... During this transitional point in his life he wrote two books of serious fiction " The System of Dante's Hell", a novel, and "Tale", a collection of short stories. Baraka commented on the books in a interview with Kimberly Benston, published in Boundary 2: "I was really writing defensively. ... He felt that the Black artist must express his American experience in forms that spring from his own unique culture and that his...

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Salinger illustrates a full blown tragedy with a 15 year old boy; it sounds a lot like the classic we read last year Romeo and Juliet. ... First you must understand that Phoebe came from the Greek word meaning Sun. ...

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Though the modern heroes are much more popular than classic American heroes, the modern hero has rooted from these same literary works which once amazed people in the days of old. ... He was looked up to by the masses and is still a popular symbol of the classic hero. ...

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However, few students, only five to eight percent of 17 year olds, demonstrated an ability to solve multiple-step problems, synthesize data, read analytically and think critically. ... Use multiple resources and media for teaching and learning "such as electronic technology, primary documents, classic works of literature, and science laboratories "instead of relying upon textbooks as the primary or exclusive tool of instruction. ... They can provide learning resources in the home like books and magazines. ... He went on to say that teacher unions must play a key role in this tr...

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"The Fall of the House of Usher," which first appeared in "Burton's Gentleman's Magazine" in September 1839, was reprinted in Poe's books of 1840 and 1845. ... A despondent depressant Poe put his heart into every story he wrote, the result is the horrifying tales of murder, nightmares, and death that are read to this day (Wilson, James 2). ... "The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge....At length I would be avenged; this was a point definitely settled....I must not only punish, but punish with impunity...

• Word Count: 1972
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• Grade Level: High School

The Bible, when closely read, appeared to be a compilation by anonymous scribes and full of contradictions. ... The philosophes found the Renaissance and classic cultures appealing because it allowed men like Voltaire, Montesquieu, Rousseau, and Diderot to roll with the times and express their ideas. ...

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