Markus Zusak masterfully depicts the struggles of humans in tumultuous times, in his novel The Book Thief. ... In the The Book Thief egoism is illustrated in multiple facets, from Max abandoning his family for his survival, Hans's feeding of the Jew, and Alex Steiner's allegiance to the Nazi party. ... The power of words is one of the most commonly depicted philosophy in The Book Thief, the philosophy is seen throughout the book and is a sustained theme until the end of the novel. ... Along with the power of words human nature is a dedicated philosophical theme in The Book Thief. ....

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Book Review Greeley, Andrew M. ... The basis of his book is that though a large percentage of the United States population is Catholic, and most noticeably Polish, Irish, and Italian they are under represented in intellectual circles, if not in economic ones. He divides the book into 7 chapters, which deal with his idea of the three reasons that this prejudice exists: ignorance, residual bias, and inattention. ... Greeley is a respected scholar and upon reading his book it becomes obvious he is also a skilled writer. ... Besides these issues that he does not address, it is not to say t...

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At a very young age, I was taught how to make the sign of the cross, I was given a kiddie book about the Life of Saints and a sort of children's bible and that going to Mass every Sunday was a requirement. ... At first, it will seem unusual why or what this book has got to do with a Political Science student's academic life. ... The book has a wide-ranging scope; psychology, political thought, Christian-apologetic theory of history, biblical interpretation, and apocalyptic themes. ...

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In the book, Pi's religious mentors all come across Pi and his parents at the same time at a restaurant. ... This isn't as good as the book because it doesn't give insight to what Pi's beliefs really are. ... The movie features stunning visuals, and the book is very detailed. ... In the book, Pi has a run-in with three different religious mentors, and in the movie, this encounter never happens. ... If you want to read a story of one young man's journey, while he discovers his faith, read the book....

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In the video "Science and the book of Genesis" it is discussed that there is in fact NOT a conflict between science and genesis. ... The book of genesis was never intended to be a factual story. ... As pointed out in the video science and the book of genesis it seems as though the book of genesis is written to avoid doing the work of science. ... In the video science and the book of genesis on of the men said that it was like only hearing a small piece of Beethoven's 5th symphony. ... The bible is not a science book or a history book. ...

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That is until he witnessed the death of his father towards the end of the book. In my eyes, this book reveals a lot of what humanity isn't. ... In this book, Eliezer's faith in God was put to the test. ... The book reveals little by little his dying religion. ... However, by the end of this book, we find out otherwise. ...

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His deepened personal experiences with science is what motivated him to write his book. ... His goal in this book is to lay out an argument that two great subjects arising from a common ground. ... Also evaluating the quality of Adam Frank's writing and any weaknesses within the book. ... This book soon became a classic because it bypassed the traditional debate and sees life from a different perspective; Adam Frank goes further in depth about William James' book through the perspective of experiences. ... Throughout the book Frank showed his readers a different, more real perspect...

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It depends on whom one is to say if the book is needed. ... Anything extra like the tables, maps and pictures, made the book more understandable, and easier to follow. I can honestly say that this book was not entertaining . ... While I was reading the book, I was usually uninterested. ... I do not think that reading this book was a total waste of my time. ...

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I traveled to Southern Israel and as I walked along a stream I saw something in the distance. Upon further inspection me and my excavation team discovered a jar. We were not sure what was in the jar so we took the jar back to the tent where we had our equipment set up. In that jar was an ancient sc...

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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. ...

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The book When Things Fall Apart was a terrific book written by Achebe. This book was based on Imperialism in West Africa. ... To take something from the book the title the District Commissioner was planning to use for his book, The pacification of the Primitive Tribes of Lower Niger could not have been further from the truth. ... They"re misunderstanding on both sides helped to write the history we read in most books like the one in this book. ...

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Tony's Friends Throughout this captivating book, there exist a team of very amusing characters. ... As things got a little slow through out the plot of the book, they kept you on the edge of your seat. ... Through the course of this book, they instigated much of what Tony thought about and did. ... The golden carp, the pagan god who lives in the river, is in Tony's mind throughout the entire book. ... The theme of friendship emerged quite frequently throughout the course of this book. ...

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"Bless Me Ultima" In the book "Bless Me Ultima", by Rudolpho Anaya, there were two families represented, the Marez family and the Lunas family. ... An example of this is shown in the book where Gabriel Marez speaks of his move to Guadeloupe at the birth of his son, Antonio. ... Maria Lunas is shown to be praying to the Virgin Mary on many different occasions in the book. ... This is clearly shown in the book where Antonio states, "My mother was a devout Catholic, and so she saw the salvation of the soul rooted in the Holy Mother Church, and she said the world would be saved if the people tur...

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However, to combat this negative force with almost supernatural powers the author has created a group of good and brave men to combat Dracula, which is the theme of the book The theme of "Good" Vs "Evil" takes on a religious tone with the two forces almost becoming God, which are the brave good men who try to fight Dracula and Satan who is Dracula. ... It is a theme used throughout the entire book. ... Later in the book is discusses how you can defend yourself from Dracula and other vampires by possession of a crucifix or practically any holy item from the Christian religion. An...

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A "Technopoly" (a word postman capitalizes throughout the book) is a society that no longer merely uses technology as a support system but instead is shaped by it. ... The function of chapter 11 (the last chapter in the book) is to provide readers with a conclusion to all ideas and concerns expressed throughout the book, to offer advice to those readers whom are truly concerned with the effects of Technology, and to suggest a way to possibly end Technopoly. The placement of "The Loving Resistance Fighter" is essential in understanding the book. ... The friendly tone used throughout the book...

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The book is a story of Father Jean Marie Latour's journeys through New Mexico. ... In her book Death Comes for the Arch Bishop, these sorrows are reflected through her characters. ... Though by the end of the book the emphasis of religion changes, Latour's purpose is still evident. ... "Cather herself was not a Catholic but her book shows a great deal of sympathy and understanding of this particular faith." ... When Cather wrote this book she originally had little knowledge of the Catholic religion. ...

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This book was very religious because every line and every canto was related to the trinity, number 3. The book had a lot of Christian themes in it. ... Machiavelli wrote a book called "The Prince". ... He was studying the rulers of ancient times and by studying what happened to them he wrote an entire book on informing people the correct rules of being in power. ...

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Throughout the book Bless Me Ultima, religion remained one of the major themes. The thing that intrigued me most about this book was the internal struggle Antonio dealt with in regards to the two different religions. ... She believes that everything on Earth has a spirit, and her out of body spirit in this book is an owl. ... The first one in the book was when Tenorio came with the town's people to the llano to kill Ultima. ... That reason was not clear until the end of the book. ...

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On a recent archaeological dig I stumbled upon a large book containing thirty-nine other books within it. The book begins with a story about how an almighty God created the earth in a period of seven days. ... As the stories continue throughout the book it discuses a civilization of a people chosen by the all powerful Lord of man. ... The culture and values that are expressed throughout the book seem to be pure and of a good nature. ... In the first story or book, Genesis chapter 1 verse 27 to 28, it states "So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and fema...

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Having read the book "Song of a Hummingbird", I have had the privilege to read such a book with lots of ethnic, ethic, and religious issues at hand, and the struggle for a womans identity. ... This book explains just how Spaniards invaded the Mexicas and imposed their religion without real explanation and with high expectations especially from women. ... In the book, one of the positive outcomes of Huitzitzilin's confession is that Father Benito was finally able to hear the truth and not just the selected chronicles that were introduced to him but more that what he expected. The fact th...

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The first universal truth " don't judge a book by its cover- can teach an efficient lesson in living. If interpreted literally, one can assume that the image depicted on the cover of a book does not necessarily reflect the content of that book. ...

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The book of Exodus says, "And Moses took half of the blood, and put it in basons; and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar. And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people: and they said, All that the Lord hath said will we do, and be obedient. ... In the book of Mark, blood is also associated with purity and blessings. ... Stated in the book of Mark, "And he took the cup, and when he had given it thanks, he gave it to them: and they drank all of it. ... In both, the book of Exodus and the book of Mark, blood is seen as a symbol of purity, holiness...

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Book Burning Although it was not uncommon for blasphemous or heretical scripture to be publicly burned in ancient Greece, the burning of On the Gods was the first recorded to occur. But the tremendous effect of the burning of Protagoras' book was unlike any other book burning at the time. In his book, he wrote "Concerning the gods, I have no means of knowing whether they exist or not, nor of what sort they may be, because of the obscurity of the subject, and the brevity of human life." ...

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Utopia In response to contemporary social, economical, and political circumstances of England in the early sixteenth century, Thomas More developed characteristics of an ideal society and presented them in his book Utopia. ... More's beliefs as a civic humanist are presented in Book I. ... In Book I, More critics many of the social, political, and economical problems of England during the early sixteenth century. ... In Book II, Raphael describes the principles and features of Utopia, indirectly portraying More's beliefs of his ideal government. ...

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His book, Night was published in 1958 ( Elie 1 "Timeline").Elie was a religious boy before he was deported to Auschwitz. ... Throughout the book there are a few more instances where a person can see that he has lost most of his faith. Perhaps one of the most powerful paragraphs in the book is the one that follows. ...

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