The book is important because it is part of our United States history. ... This book recognizes the true valor and heroism of the men, even through danger and seemingly impossible circumstances. ... While reading this book, I felt honored to have these men step up and fight for our country. ... I feel I really got something out of this book. ...
Cultural evolution, has been progressing rapidly, and has brought man to many major turning points in civilization, such as "the adoption of upright posture, early man's first use of tools, the development of language, culture as an adaptive strategy, food sharing, food production, social stratifica...
IB History Book Review: Hiroshima by John Hersey 1) This story relates to America dropping the A-bomb in Hiroshima in 1945. It tells the story, of six different inhabitants of Hiroshima, 2 doctors, 2 women, and 2 religious men. It tells the story from each of their points of view, from the daily...
While reading the book, Night written by Elie Wiesel, I found it to be a very moving, but disturbing piece. ... He focuses a good portion of the book on God Himself. ... His faith slowly diminishes as the book proceeds. ... As I read the book, my heart ached with pain and agony because I know this is a book based on real, tragic events. ... Not only is this book historic in nature, but it is also very emotional. ...
One of the key wars that Ross fights throughout the book is his sensitivity versus his responsibilities as a soldier, and like most of the wars in the book, it is internal. During the entire book Ross is faced with decisions that he would rather not have to make. ... The final, and perhaps most important of these struggles that Ross fights comes at the end of the book. ... Ross in the book describes an alcoholic, broken wreck. At the end of the book, when Robert is reported missing in action, Mrs. ...
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. ...
Before coming across this book, I had no idea what a geisha was. After reading this book, I have been fairly well informed of the life of a geisha. ... Speaking of historical events, I'd like to criticize the organization of this book. ... Many dates were used throughout the book, years, in particular. I've never seen so many years used in a historical fiction book in my life. ...
The author, Kurt Vonnegut, wrote this book in a non-sequential manner. ... Every page in the book can bring you to a different time or circumstance in Billy's life. ... There is a fictitious element to this book - the idea of time travel. ... The book has four main settings. ... This book was written to be an antiwar narrative. ...
The seventh chapter concludes the book with the death of Hitler. ... This book is an up to date investigation of Hitler's death. ... The book then talks about the forensic evidence as well as Hitler's skull. ... This part is not specifically related to the book's main theme. ... This book basically picks up where others have left off. ...
In Leo's book he shows even more ways dehumanization occurred. ... The book Leap Into Darkness is a very valuable book to read in a course based on the Holocaust. ... This book allows a person to see the book as real life and not just of an event being taught. ... It is not just a book about Jews, it is a book about victims surviving and not having sorrow but instead having strength. ... And there are many questions that stayed in my mind while reading this book. ...
The book took place during the time of war in Denmark, Copenhagen. The book talked about the escape of a Jewish family from Copenhagen during World War II. ... In the beginning of the book, we see Annemarie Johansen as an innocent girl who is not aware of the problems that are happening in Copenhagen, Denmark and is seen as an innocent child, playing with her friend Ellen Rosen in the beginning of the book. ... In the book it states, "It is much easier to be brave if you do not know everything. ... The Star of David Necklace was an important symbolism shown in the book. ...
Also we see in this book that war has evolved very much since the start of warfare. ... The book is fiction, but the visuals of the war and life during the war are all true. ... (P 187) The book best shows the attitude of soldiers change in the time before the war and during the war. ... This book is a great one and I recommend this book to any person weather they are pro-war or against any type of war. This book points out that war cannot be defined; it cannot even be discussed with any accuracy and in the end it has no sense. ...
Such is the case for Briony Tallis in Ian McEwan's book, Atonement. ... As the book opens, she creates a play for her cousins and herself to perform. ... In the final pages of the book, one is given the benefit of a very aged Briony. ... The first part of the book appears to be idyllic. ... The reader finds that the book has been written by none other than Briony, now in her last years of life. ...
Collins' used the war tactics her father had taught her to write the battle scenes of the book, making them as surreal as possible. ... Also, the book itself and the entire series is focused around the idea of war. ... " Her father died before the first book was published, but he continues to exert an influence on her writing. ... In 2005, Collins released a picture book called When Charlie McButton Lost Power. She is currently writing a new children's book based on the time when her father was fighting overseas. ...
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...
One could say that the most meaningful and bold theme in the book is the theme of transformation. ... By the end of the book, Gene is no longer a conformist, and he doesn't follow everyone. ... Finny transforms throughout the book until his untimely death. ... In the book A Separate Peace, the main characters Finny and Gene transform into different people by the end of the book. Transformation is a main theme in the book and it is very relevant throughout the entire book. ...
One could say that the most meaningful and bold theme in the book is the theme of transformation. ... By the end of the book, Gene is no longer a conformist, and he doesn't follow everyone. ... Finny transforms throughout the book until his untimely death. ... In the book A Separate Peace, the main characters Finny and Gene transform into different people by the end of the book. Transformation is a main theme in the book and it is very relevant throughout the entire book. ...
The book is based on a flashback by main character and narrator Gene Forrester. ... I truly enjoyed the book, which is rather rare for me unless it's a sports book or magazine. The book explained characteristics of the characters in depth. ... With characters like that, it made the book more enjoyable. ... I would strongly suggest the book to other guys like myself. ...
A) Introduction: Tom Brokaw's book, The Greatest Generation, was a book of moral reflection and great insight. ... It was a book written from stories of men and woman full of honor and courage, for men and woman of honor and courage. ... D) Importance of time and place: Without the setting this would not have been much of a book. ... G) Your reaction: I was surprised by how this book was written. ... I enjoyed this book, although at points I did feel that Brokaw may have over roman...
Anti-sematic views began to spread across Germany when Hitler published Mein Kampf, a book he wrote while he was imprisoned from 1923 to 1924. In his book, he describes his childhood, the Nazi Party, his future plans for Germany, and his opinions on race and politics. ... Night is a book based on a true story by Elie Wiesel. ... By the end of the book, Eliezer's entire family dies and he is the only survivor. ... The book is a very accurate description of some of the atrocities that took place during the Holocaust. ...
For such tragedies to happen during WWII, the Holocaust's deep darkness is exposed from reading War and Genocide, a Concise History of the Holocaust by Doris Bergen, through her powerful use of writing that she does throughout her book. ... These four points are the most important parts of the new insights that I have learned from reading Bergen's book about the war and genocide that happened during the history of the holocaust. ... " While reading further into the book, it also appears that Hitler only wanted to control the German race. ... After reading this explanation that...
During this time, Ford fell in love with Clara Bryant, who he married in 1888 (World Book Encyclopedia: Henry Ford). ... The car sold well and the company flourished and by 1907 the profits reached $1,100,000 (World Book Encyclopedia: Henry Ford). ... At Ford Motor Company's plant in Highland Park, Michigan, Ford introduced the first assembly line in 1913, which drastically reduced production time (World Book Encyclopedia: Henry Ford). ... Ford allowed his only child Edsel to be president of the Ford Motor Company in 1919, but strictly remained in control of the company (World Book Ency...
This book could have been improved if Allan Bérubé would have been able to obtain some of the military documents that were supposedly lost. ... Bérubé declared his homosexuality at the beginning of the book. This could make it seem like he is biased due to his sexuality, however, his book is very well researched and documented in the 96 pages at the end of the book. ... I definitely loved this book. ... During the dark times I felt while I was serving, due to my sexuality, I used to always tell myself that the homosexuals before me in the "old army" had to...
Solzhenitsyn's book holds value in how it enlightens the Soviet citizens about what really happened within Gulag. ... The key aspect of the comparison between behavior of the prisoners in Solzhenitsyn's book and the state of mind of normal citizens outside of the Gulag is the importance of family and love. ... In conclusion, Solzhenitsyn creates many comparisons within the book that clearly relate to society of the USSR. The book was revolutionary to the Soviet people because it brought the awareness of the atrocities committed by the government against its own people. ... This book ...
In America he published the book The Brown Book of Hitler Terror in 1933 where he wrote his famous quote: "As long as I have any choice I will stay only in a country where political liberty, tolerance and equality of all citizens before the law is the rule- (Einstein 2). ... When he was 11 he discovered a book called Bernstein's Popular Book on Natural Science and he was fascinated with this book and began to start to absorb books (Freeman 18). ...
