The movie adaptation of The Great Gatsby maintained true to the original book written by Scott F. ... Of course, as with the majority of most movie adaptations, there were minor and subtle changes in the movie, alongside missing content from the book. One of the biggest differences between the film and the book was the characters of both Daisy and Tom Buchanan. ... Tom is the All American guy in the book, described as a well built football player with a confident gait. ... In contrast with the book, the movie has audiences knowing that Daisy killed Myrtle. ...

• Word Count: 270
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: High School

This book provides an insight for people of a newer generation to see what life was like for wealthy people in the early 1920's. This book is about relationships and different personalities, veiws, or emotions and how they effect each other. ... One example of the movie showing the mood described in the book were Gatsby's partys. ... One thing that bothered me were the changes made to the movie "The Great Gatsby" from the book. ...

• Word Count: 325
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: High School

This book was influenced strongly by the writer's perspectives and opinions. ... Without the advances this book would not have been as powerful. ... This book would not exist without flashlight powder and the detective camera. ... In the book I learned many things about tenement living near the end of the 19th century. ... I could use this book very effectively in the classroom. ...

• Word Count: 950
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Realities After Reconstruction African Americans living in the southern United States after Reconstruction encountered extreme hardships in everyday life. Race relations between black and white Americans during this time period were highly strained. Segregation started to take place, violent a...

• Word Count: 1894
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

TRUST Topic of The Book The topic of the book is the Vietnam War, specifically dealing with American involvement in the war. ... Central Ideas of The Book The book attempts to offer a full and unbiased view of the history of the Vietnam War. ... Opinion on the Book One thing noticeable about the book is that the story is told with little bias, considering that it is an American account. The book manages to present the many sides of the Vietnam story. ... The book is essentially a historical account of the Vietnam war. ...

• Word Count: 909
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Fehrenbacher is very qualified to write a book on Abraham Lincoln. ... The book Prelude to Greatness wasn't that well organized, it was a little complicated to follow at times. This book was more of a book that concentrated during his pre-presidential life then a biography of his life. A lot of the material in this book was scattered and hard to find, I think this book was a little difficult to follow. ... He didn't quote anybody for his book....

• Word Count: 357
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: High School

Before I read this book, I thought that this was such as a short book for a biography and this paper would be easy to do. I thought I could read this book 2~3 times before writing the paper. ... I thought that I was reading a person's history book of case after case. ... This book was just like a list of highlights of John Marshall's career. ... The author of this book wrote about John Marshall's family's story in the beginning of the book like his father's story. ...

• Word Count: 764
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

In this compelling book, Anthony F.C. ... Wallace wrote this book in a biographical format. ... The organization of the book could have been a little bit better. ... I really found no biases in the book. ... I learned a lot from this book though. ...

• Word Count: 1192
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

In the book, Michael talks about certain issues in the world. ... Many liberals would agree with this book while many conservatives would disagree with this book. ... In the book, Michael makes George W. ... The book touched on stereotypes and race. ... I had heard that this book is somewhat controversial. ...

• Word Count: 1326
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

This book was the first book that dealt with Vietnam reasonably and it gave people a sense of what the war was like. ... A Rumor of War was an amazing book that went into detail about Vietnam. ... As the book progresses, so does the war. ... The book then describes the everyday lives of the Marines at Headquarters. ... In my perspective the major theme of this book was the effect of war upon man. ...

• Word Count: 2306
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

Review of: The Woman Warrior When I first picked up the book and read the title, The Woman Warrior, I feared for my life that this was going to be another boring book that had been assigned because it was the only book the professor could find that was dealing with the material we cover in class. ... The book in general was put together nicely and was well written in my opinion. ... Overall the book helped me to understand the Chinese family, culture, beliefs and way of life that the typical Chinese face that I would otherwise not know much about. I really enjoyed the book and would recom...

• Word Count: 417
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Another weakness of the book, in my point of view, is the literature itself. ... This book actually bored me to death. ... Sometimes when I read a book about something that I real don't know, it attracts me. ... The book explains McCarthyism to the T but, I wanted to know what was behind all of this. ... The book focuses a lot on McCarthyism and it's affects. ...

• Word Count: 1965
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

The book of Proverbs teaches us morals and a God fearing life. ... I believe the book of Job offers both comfort and confusion for people trying to make sense out of meaningless suffering. ... I believe the book of Ecclesiastes is helpful in trying to figure out the leaning of life. I believe life is what the book says, that God has a time for everything and a reason. ... I don't believe that there is any other way to understand the significance of this book for the modern world. ...

• Word Count: 748
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

The second section of the book is called "The Officer in Charge of the Dead.... Philip Caputo uses himself as a source for his book "A Rumor of War." ... In the book's foreword, he states his purpose for writing the book. He makes it clear that it is not a history book nor is it a historical accusation. ... He states in his book that, "this is simply a story about war, about the things men do in war and the things war does to them....

• Word Count: 806
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

However, this book sold more copies than anything else Whitman published in his lifetime. ... The first edition of the book was paid by his own, so he only printed 795 copies. The book appeared on the fourth of July, as a kind of literary independence day. Nevertheless, the book had very poor sales. ... I rubbed my eyes a little to see if this sunbeam were no illusion; but the solid sense of the book i...

• Word Count: 3041
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School

Nonetheless, the essence of her book makes presence in the 113 photographs, exempli gratia, East of San Antonio and its varying features. ... This book of Flanagan's sheds light over Sam Houston with difference. ... The pictures are sent in a chronological manner within the book. ... Her book is without a shade of doubt, visually delightful. ... His Lone Star Nation book seizes the chance to rectify misconceptions and myths, oftentimes relying on historical accounts as well as on corroborating evidence. ...

• Word Count: 2430
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

I like the book for its information but I did not enjoy reading it. ... There are few problems I find with the book. ... This, by no means, is a bad book. ... This book was written for these people. ... From reading this book, I realized this is nothing. ...

• Word Count: 1920
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

However, this figure alone does not explain the entire 'picture' of the U.S. economy (USA, 2013, CIA Fact Book). ... Since 1996, dividends and capital gains have grown faster than wages or any other category of after-tax income" (USA, 2013, CIA Fact Book). The CIA Fact Book blames the increased technological complexity for this discrepancy, which creates a divide between 'haves' and 'have-nots' in terms of education and skills. ... CIA Fact Book. ... CIA Fact Book. ...

• Word Count: 668
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Why not let a person purchase a book and place the text on the internet? ... First, if the library purchases several copies of a book, when a person, checks out the book numerous times, the library still owns only two copies. When the book is handed over to the person, the copyright follows as well. On the other hand, when a book is bought, either by a company or individual, and is displayed on the internet, numerous people have the ability to access the book. People have the ability to copy or download the book onto their computer, thus creating numerous copies of the book from th...

• Word Count: 1351
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Throughout the book there are many racist remarks made. ... (781) Throughout the book there are countless incidents of racial bigotry and chauvinism. ... Throughout the book racism and sexist remarks are made quite frequently. ... John changed the course of the book by attempting to be one step ahead of Asad's moves. ... Without these three factors this book would have been effected greatly....

• Word Count: 1075
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

The work Hiroshima, by John Hersey, first appeared as a long article in the New Yorker, then shortly after in book form. This book is a non-fiction account of the bombing of Hiroshima and the immediate aftermath. ... The book takes on a tone of sympathy and survival that these people were lucky enough to survive the blast. ... The book emphasizes with their plight while it also gives an American explanation for the bombing. ... My personal opionion of this book is I thought it was powerful and request anyone to read it if they want to experience what the people of Hiroshima went through. ...

• Word Count: 650
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

But, even with this threat fading into history with the fall of the once grand Soviet Union, this book looks back at what then, could have been, and now what once might have been. ... Many critics say that the Department of Defense, namely the CIA influenced his writing of this book at the very height of the Russian American arms race. ... This doesn't seem very important in Frank's book at first, but it's most likely a very realistic picture of how our society thinks in some ways. ... They began to be self sufficient in as little as a month though the book is not clear they sur...

• Word Count: 1812
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

The author considers himself to be a "Rooseveltian" although throughout the book, he occasionally goes against some of FDR's decisions. Beir considers FDR to be a hero and adds How FDR Saved the Jews and Brought Hope to a Nation as the subtitle for his book. ... The book takes us through the time period when Hitler first took over Germany until the concentration camps were liberated. Throughout the book, the author introduced who worked for and against FDR, along with people who worked directly under FDR during his time in office. ... In reading the book, I was able to see and ...

• Word Count: 2140
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

How the Garcia Girls lost their Accents The book "How the Garcia Girls lost their Accents" by Julia Alverez, is a glimpse into the lives of immigrants from the Dominican Republic. ... I really learned from this book. ... I would recommend this book to anyone who hasn't had a chance to leave the United States! ...

• Word Count: 329
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: High School

In 1909, I published the book titled The Promise of American Life. In this book I stressed several of my political views, such as the need for a planned economy, increased spending on education, and a society based on "brotherhood of mankind." Many people believe that this book influenced Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson. ...

• Word Count: 317
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: High School