(World Book Millennium 2000 71) He is the best of walkers and the best of riders. ... (World Book Millennium 2000 71) He is a hero of the Arthurian legend and romance and a loyal supporter of King Arthur. In the verse romances of Chrétien de Troys, Gawain was never the hero but always a leading character displaying outstanding prowess or skill. However, in the great prose romances of the 13th Century, known as the Vulgate Cycle, Gawain was no longer seen as THE IDEAL KNIGHT. This coincided with the "Grail- themes emerging as an important element of the Arthurian romance. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

It was more of a romance with little historical accuracy. ... It added a side never presented in class that of the possibility of romance during war. ... When Rafe gets shot down and is presumed dead, his best friend Danny steps in to console a grieving Evelyn. ... Not nearly so captivating when read straight off pages in a history book. ... Romance during war while making history. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

It was a romance novel in Chinese. ... From that time, books became my best friend. ... She told me that was originated from a book written by VC Andrew, and a book is usually much better than a movie. I bought the book the next day. ... It took me two weeks to finish the book. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Jacqueline was educated at the best of private schools. ... Their romance progressed slowly and privately, but their wedding at Newport in 1953 attracted nationwide publicity. ... I don't recommend this book for anyone to read! ... So being interested in the beginning of the book made me impelled to read the rest, but as I read on I wanted to throw the book away. On the other hand I do recommend this book to write a book report on, there is a lot of information to get good material, but as far as reading for fun you should set this book down and leave it in the library. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Some of the poems Neruda wrote at that time are to be found in his first published book: Crepusculario (1923). The following year saw the publication of Veinte poemas de amor y una cancion desesperada, one of his best-known and most translated works. ... Veinte poemas de amor y una cancion desesperada, means Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair, which was edited in June, 1924.He said that "this book was a painful book that contains one of his most tormented adolescent passions, mixed with some of the nature of the southern part of his country. ... The Twenty Poems is about the romance in...

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• Grade Level: High School

Roy Lichtenstein was a pioneer of the Pop Art Movement best known for his oversized comic book-style images. ... His inspiration came from comic book images, romance tabloids, advertisements and commercial artwork. ... The comics Lichtenstein used as sources were relatively unknown but they were of decided typologies - war and romance. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Realism can be found throughout the book The Good Earth some of the realism is Wang Lung had a arranged marriage not true love, there are slaves, and Wang Lung grows up in a poor family and poor people are all over the earth. ... Wang Lung and O-lan continue their lives as husband and wife, but never is there any mention of romance or love between the two. ... This is best choice for a book because if they didn't put in the chinese culture and put in what we wanted to hear, we would have that connection with the book. ... If realism isn't in the books people never get the connectio...

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Daisy said that it is best for Benjamin to leave believing he cannot be a father figure to his daughter due to his reverse aging and despite his despicable disease he was facing he did try to prove to be a good father to Caroline. ... He wasn't abandoned at birth in the book he was left in a local nursing home. ... Audiences of every age will be drawn to Brad Pitt and his performance of a sweet but yet headstrong aging character and the romance that is kindled between him and Daisy. ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The book Jane Eyre is a moral tale based on the art of society, characters, and situations of the tale. ... The romance builds up after flees Thornfield and Rochester and gets put out a Whitcross because she used up her fair (Magill 420). ... AHis existence, at best only hinted in the neighborhood@(Bloom). ...

• Word Count: 441
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• Has Bibliography
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The Great Gatsby was a very interesting book. ... The author carefully chose his characters, from what I know because every single main character that was mentioned in that book, had an induce to the book. ... "I hope she"ll be a fool, that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful fool" which she is talking about her daughter. ... Once again, this demonstrate the theme in this book, "Money vs. ... Partially the book was revolving around romance in the late 1920's. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The novel, The Fault in Our Stars by John Green is about two teenagers that fall in love, but unlike most other young adult romance stories, there's an irresolvable plots twist in which they both have an incurable cancer. ... This strikes a type of anger in Hazel so she tries to come in contact with the author of the book. ... So skipping to the end of the story, Augustus gets really sick, therefore Hazel being the best she can be, puts on his funeral for him to attend so he'll know what is going to be like. ... The Fault in Our Stars is just simply an amazing book. ... Anyone who th...

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• Grade Level: High School

Nowadays, the best way to wake a heavy sleeping student is to softly whisper "Homework". ... The other six are the school, the pen, the book, the library, teachers, Math lessons and textbooks. ... I devoured book after book as my peers devoured calorie after calorie. ... Among which are romance (Julius Geezer: Freud, Romance, Countrymen!) ...

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• Grade Level: High School

King Solomon's Mines is considered by some to be the first lost-world narrative.1 This novel is geared towards seekers of the late-Victorian adventure romance. ... Although, throughout the novel there were subtle hints of racism, I understand that this book was written during a time when racism was more prevalent. ... After being published, King Solomon's Mines became an immediate best seller. ... The novel has been adapted to film several times and continues to be thought of as one of the best literary reads of the nineteenth century....

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• Grade Level: High School

In the book of Hosea, the Lord commanded Hosea to marry a prostitute and deliver her from that situation. ... Redeeming Love is one of the best romance novels because it shows that God's love can wash away the combination of betrayal and abandonment, alter the numbness of emotions, and replace it with the greatest love, sacrificial love. ... Redeeming Love is truly one of the best novels ever written. ... It may be a novel, but it is also a book that teaches genuine love, forgiveness and trust. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

I open a book, trekking along the river of human history the rise and fall of nations, the renaissance of culture and art, and the transitions of times, all flash in front of me. ... My best companion ever since childhood is book, from the bedtime-stories to those fairytales of princes and princesses, and then came the novels, fictions, anthologies, etc. ... I get to understand the basic laws of nature that govern our world through the Encyclopedia, touch the majestic history and culture of England from the Bronte Sisters works, embrace the beauty and romance of Shelley's poems, and feel ...

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He subsequently traveled continuing to write many best sellers during his career gaining recognition in the writing world. In 1992, his novel All The Pretty Horses acclaimed "high praise from reviewers- and also became his first best seller, with 190,000 hard covered copies purchased in six months (Shimal 961-962). ... However, some people think that he neglected his dark vision for the "idyllic and more traditional western romance, but it seems apparent that Mr. ... Throughout the book "there are numerous two-line, four-line, eight-line exchanges in Spanish, and at one point nearly a whole...

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• Grade Level: High School

Once again there is Hollywood romance mixed in but it tells alot about the time period of the Red Scare. ... In "The Front" the main character is reminisant to John Proctor in "The Crucible" because of the fact that they both thought the situation they were in was dumb and they tried to the best of their ability to help their friends. ... Another main reason why these works are so alike is because the author of "The Crucible", Authur Miller, was alive and published his book during the Red Scare and although he didnt admit it at the time he later said ...

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For example, "We didn't feel we had the best the United States had to offer" (107). However, the names of all four girls in the story are mentioned: "Fifi was on for smoking in the bathroom" (110), "Carla was on for experimenting with hair removal cream" (110), "Yoyo was on for bringing a book into the house- (110), and "Sandi was on when a visiting aunt and uncle dropped in- (111). ... Yolanda's identity is far more complex than the other girls, mainly because more of the book is devoted to her, and because the chapters that do reveal fragments of her life are all from her point of ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Should Jude Deveraux be considered one of America's best authors? ... The best part of the book would have to be the corkscrew-like plot. ... The mood of the story seems to be romance mixed with suspense. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Jane Austen is a writer of romance and drama with a sense of social satire. ... The first family depicted in the book Sense and Sensibility is the Dashwood family. The Dashwoods are basically the main family of the book. ... She only wanted the best for her son. ... There are only a few of his family members mentioned in the book. ...

• Word Count: 1013
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The book is mainly about Sigrid and her husband, Jake. ... It was her daughter who was narrating at the end of the book. ... The character I like the best in the novel was Sigrid. ... It also had suspense, romance and was exciting to read. ... In conclusion I enjoyed this book and it was a pleasure to read. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Washington wrote many pieces that include Sleepy Hollow, a tale of romance and horror, and Rip Van Winkle, a story about a man and how he changes over time. ... Perhaps Crevecoeur felt that America took all of the best from each country as many of its inhabitants were from all over Europe as he says on page 301; "They are a mixture of English, Scotch, Irish, French, Dutch, Germans and Swedes. ... (p450) These are the examples of driving points for society to pick up on as they read this tale because later on in the book Rip falls asleep for 20 years, wakes up missing the revolution and se...

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Respect for the elders is one Filipino trait that has remained in the book of unwritten laws. ... Most importantly, he finds a confidante and perhaps a love interest that happens to be his sister's best friend, Annabelle. ... For Ben, it was worse that his romance with Annabelle is complicated by the presence at his sister's party of hotheaded Augusto (Darion Basco). ...

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He is known world-wide for writing Don Quixote which has been described as the first modern novel and one of the best works of world literature. Don Quixote is the second most edited and translated book in history, the first one is the Bible. This book is still popular and read by many 400 years later. ... It's narrated in first person throughout the whole book even though Cervantes makes it seem like most of the novel is written in third person. ... It also includes poetic forms, like old knight romances, songs and sonnets. ...

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Warm Bodies is a post-apocalyptic fiction and paranormal romance novel, written by Isaac Marion. ... M is R's best friend, "he is hundreds of pounds of muscle and fat draped onto a six-foot-five frame. ... As the book lingers on, R becomes more and more human like in the luminosity of Julie's presence. ... This element of the book was not effective in rendering R and Perry Kelvin's thoughts as an entirety. ... The themes set the raw perception of the novel that engages the reader to prevent from wanting to put the book down....

• Word Count: 1193
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• Grade Level: High School