The book of Hosea is one of great prophecy accounting for God's relentless love for His children. ... This book focuses on the themes of sin, judgment, and forgiving love (1). ... Another key aspect of the book of Hosea is God's unconditional love for us. Throughout the book, Hosea emphasizes the never-failing love that God pours out to His people, despite their deliberate disobedience. ... The important message to take away from the book of Hosea is that God's unconditional love for us is just that-unconditional. ...

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The author, Marjorie Shostak, provides at the beginning of each chapter in her book a short introduction of the subject matter which precedes text in the actual chapters recounting Nisa's life. ... If the anthropologist was a man, this book may turn out totally different, covering more of the men's aspect on life, giving details on the men going out for hunting, the specific methods and knowledge needed in the hunt. The way this book is presented or why the interviewees were mainly women is probably due to the fact that different genders relate better amongst themselves, and so, !......

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They said this book tells children that it's normal to have sex with one another, and this book is full of profanities. ... This book will not be able to affect children a lot. ... Afterwards, they can discuss the problems from the book. ... The book will encourage children's growth. Children experience other people's lifestyles from the book. ...

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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. ... Once again, this demonstrate the theme in this book, "Money vs. ... In conclusion, there was a lot of dramatic issues involving love in this book. Partially the book was revolving around romance in the late 1920's. ...

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My Antonia The book My Antonia is about a young boy named Jimmy and his long time friend Antonia. ... (Chapter X, Book 1) On January 22, Jimmy finds that Antonia's father; Mr. ... (Pg 83 Chapter XVIII Book I). ... So in chapter III Book II Antonia gets acquainted with the Harlings. ... Jim goes off to college in Lincoln in Book III. ...

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The book's plot is not all humourous but is lightened by Nagarkar's style of writing. He manages to keep a pace in the book with black humour, wit and satire. ... The book is mostly devoid of feeling- which makes the emotions in the book stand out all the better. ... There is also a great amount of lust depicted in the book- mostly in unpleasant colours. ... Bringing them together was the dream world of Nagarkar's book. ...

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Pere Goriot by Honoré de Balzac, is a compelling and interesting book. ... The book manages to illustrate both the cruelty and the hope that exist within its pages. ... By the end of the book the innocence that once covered his eyes is gone and left behind is the cruel reality that is society. ... Through the whole book he maintains his undying love and would give them anything he has, until nothing remains. ... At the end of the book Eugéne returns to have dinner with Goriot's daughter Madame de Nucingen, but he returns with his eyes open to the brutality that exists i...

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In the book, the Woo's left for America to build a better life for themselves. ... The book spoke of Rose Hsu Jordan, daughter of An-mei Hsu, who had seven brothers and sisters. ... When speaking of strong characters in the book, one would have to include Waverly Jong, daughter of Lindo Jong. ... Ying-ying St Clair, according to the book, was married at an early age and referred to her husband as a "bad" man. ... The book and movie were similar in showing us the relationship she had with Harold. ...

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Unfortunitally for the characters in the book The Great Gatsby, this is not true. ... Yet this is exactly what happened in the book. ... This is not the only example of greed in the book. ... The desire for things people shouldn't, or can not have in this book woul! ... It is easily shown in this book that people do not have very strong moral values. ...

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The Stone Angel As I began reading The Stone Angel I didn't think I would be able to enjoy the novel just because it is not really the type of book I would read. ... The book takes you from present to past in a second and is well written to do so, it does not confuse you or really leave you lost in the middle of something because it picks right up in the present where you left off. ... This book will take you on a journey through the life of an old woman and her thoughts and feelings about her life and what has happened as she is living the end of her days. ... Margaret Lauren...

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The film adaptation of "The Decameron," Boccaccio's epic that contains "Pot of Basil" is praiseworthy but lacks much of the subtlety of the book. ... An unavoidable problem when turning a book into a film is that movies lack the vagueness that a book can make use of. Many of the scenes in the film were mere sentences in the book, for example one line read "...the three of them [the brothers] talked the whole thing over at considerable length," yet in the film to get the same point across the viewer needs to see the brothers talking and hear the actual words they spoke. ... In this way ...

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After reading The Woman Warrior, you get the impression that she worked hard to put together her book. ... The major explosion comes when Maxine tries to tell her mother her secrets and the screaming dialogue that follows ends the middle of the book. ... Kingston, in the book climax, lashes out at her mother, when she is finally claiming her own identity. ... The book was not with out flaws though. Though the fantasy material was excellent, it came too early in the book. ...

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However, it is after the majority of the book and therefore does not negate the previous misfortune. Linton is a pathetic boy who only brings disgust and general pity to the book. Through the book, Linton is very sick. ... Nearly the entire key characters die and most before the book is halfway over. ... With her gone and half the book remaining, it is impossible to continue with any type of love story between them. ...

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With particular attention to the book's treatment of marriage, is there any way in which it might be considered anti-feminist? ... The book reflects the unfairness in the Victorian society, but also how the women always have been discriminated throughout history, and even today. ... It is hard to say that this book is anti-feminist, unless you believe that the author is being sarcastic. ... Instead, you might consider this book to be propaganda for a women upraise against a society that is ruled by men, created by men, and is based upon male ideas. ... On the other hand, the bo...

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We are always more intrigued with a book when we have something in common with one or more characters. ... Women were very intrigued by Heathcliff because he was the mysterious and mean villain in the book. ... One way he repels us is how he treats the other characters in the book. ... Instead of crawling back to Heathcliff, we kept reading the book. ... In the book, it states, that they were physically, emotionally, and mentally alike. ...

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Her book, The Awakening deals with the condition of women in marriages during the late nineteenth century. Edna Pontellier is the focal point in the book for feminism. Throughout the book, she struggles in her quest for personal fulfillment. ... The lack of respect of Edna (with regards to her gender) is imminent throughout the book. ...

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We see later in the book that this is a routine. ... I think Curley's wife is the loneliest character in the book. She has no friends, future or respect: In the book, she does not have a name. ... Through out the book we see many sides to Curley's wife. ... I think Curley's wife was not the only lonely person on the ranch but was the main character to portray the theme of loneliness, running through the book. ...

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The Color of Water by James McBride is a book about the author finding his own identity through discovering who is mother, Ruth really is. ... This book gave me a great understanding of racism. ... This is an excellent book and I would recommend this book to anyone who has never been picked on about something, but may have teased someone else about something that they have no control over, like their skin color. This book is an awakening to people....

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While the book made Aladdin look like a lazy and timorous person, the Disney version made Aladdin's character wise. In the book, the main character, Aladdin lived in China with both his mother and father. ... Unlike the book, the Disney version portrayed Aladdin as a smart boy. ... Aladdin was also tricked into getting a lamp but unlike the book, Aladdin made wise use of his wishes. ... In the book, Aladdin first saw the princess while she was bathing on the streets and just like the film; he feel deeply in love with the princess. ...

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You had to constantly ask yourself, "Now what does this nonsense have to do with the book?" But, all that jibberish and weirdness makes the book the intriguing tale that it was. The book carried my interest because of its peculiarness. ... I think that the book gave a humerous approach to the political views of Vonnegut. ... I enjoyed reading this book. ...

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The main theme of the book undisputedly would be going against society to fulfill self happiness. ... Through her descriptive writing techniques, the reader can understand the book clearly and ultimately being on Edna Pontellier's side. ... Despite the harsh criticism she received for this book, she felt she was right. ... This book has an impact on everyone that reads it. ... Unfortunately, it was not until the 1950's when this book was brought out and republished. ...

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In the book Sense and Sensibility Austen explores the customs of courtship, marriage, and lineage. ... The first family depicted in the book Sense and Sensibility is the Dashwood family. The Dashwoods are basically the main family of the book. ... There are only a few of his family members mentioned in the book. ... Sense and Sensibility is a book full of satirical family rituals and social customs. ...

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This quest for truth is what makes the book memorable. ... This fight for power is what the plot is mostly involved with at the end of the book, leaving the last impression, and making this fight for power a memorable factor in the legacy of The Princess Bride. ... Heir love is what truly makes the book memorable in whole. ...

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For instance, in the book Chinese Cinderella the stepmother is cruel to her stepchildren in order to make sure they stay in line. ... In the second book, Zack, there were many different reasons for discrimination, but there is one I"d like to focus on, revenge. ... In my third and final book, Shadow Spinner, power was also the reason for discrimination. ...

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In the book Fences by August Wilson there are many barriers between people. ... In conclusion, the book shows many different barriers intended to push people away and keep people close. ... August Wilson stayed to true to the title of his book by showing all the barriers the fences made. ...

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