A voice tells him that he has been given "the center of the nation's hoop to make it live " (BES, p.27). ... Black Elk devotes his entire life to leading his people on the Red road and maintaining the sacred hoop of his great vision. ... Throughout the book, it is stated that Black Elk felt he had done nothing for the nation. ... Perhaps the very existence of this book is representative of that hope. ... Black Elk never gave up on fulfilling his duty of restoring the nation's hoop and reviving the holy tree....

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• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Grapes of Wrath Book Report When first released in 1939, The Grapes of Wrath, written by novelist John Steinbeck, created quite a stir among Americans still coping with the depression. ... He is buried in a quilt burrowed from Sairy (Sarah), who also offers a blank page out of her and Ivy's bible, so Tom can write a note explaining the circumstances of his Grandfather's death incase the body is ever dug up in the future. ... As Casy is explaining about the strike that he is planning to lead against Hooper's Ranch (for promising five cents a box for cotton picked, but paying o...

• Word Count: 1730
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School