We saw in the book, the story of Moses unfold, born into a family of amazing faith; he died a man of amazing faith. ... Meyer died in 1929 yet the publication date of Moses: the Journey of Faith dated 1954. ... "Readers should note that the points of current history mentioned by Meyer are from the latter half of nineteenth-century England" (foreword). ... One such idea, "And out of the whole story there comes to us this lesson: we must never suppose that the difficulties which confront us indicate that we are not on God's path, and doing his work" (47). ... This book lends itself to in...

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• Grade Level: High School

Before this, Jim "had been merely drifting." ... "Abos," the girls said with cool disgust, as if the rituals being enacted, however violent were ordinary and not to be taken note of." ... During "a long afternoon unloading ammunition-boxes," the men in "D company" learn the cruel lesson that "even an invisible enemy could kill." ... A few days later Jim goes to visit Eric in hospital, where he is confronted with the truth that not everything "has a place in the world," as he believed before the war. ... They are born, they flourish for a moment and then die. ...

• Word Count: 1373
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• Grade Level: High School

Asthma and diarrhea stricken young Teddy worse than ever before. ... The had progressed much as the one before, only now the weights on his gym equipment were much heavier. Teddy began receiving lessons in English, French, German, and Latin (34). The languages did not interest Teddy though but his lessons in taxidermy did. ... Teddy's summer did not end on an encouraging note though. ...

• Word Count: 2441
• Approx Pages: 10
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• Grade Level: High School

This short novel was rejected twice, mainly on the grounds that it was only 35,000 words and used only a moderate part of all of the notes, journals and other things that he had collected and intended to use. ... Though he was sure that his writing would bring him the fame and recognition of the causes that he championed, he wrote the following to Victor Gollancz shortly before the book was revised for the last time "I would prefer the book to be published pseudonymously. ... In 1945 his wife died during an operation, and he went off to Europe to be a reporter. ... ("Orwell-2) Eric Bla...

• Word Count: 8146
• Approx Pages: 33
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Right before Clara comes to Obi's cabin, Clara has been talking to an Officer from Ibaden who is talking to Clara about the difference between language and dialect. ... It is interesting to note that Obi's name is Ibo spelled backward. ...

• Word Count: 7844
• Approx Pages: 31
• Grade Level: High School