Book Review of King Leopold's Ghost, by The historical novel, King Leopold's Ghost did an excellent job of portraying the events of that time period. Many students would think that reading a historical novel would just be like reading any old history book, but reading this novel was much easier than reading a history textbook. ... Even though this novel did a great job of describing what was going on when and where during this time period, I would not recommend using this novel in future classes. ... If the book were a little shorter and contained transition it would not have be...

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Book Review A Lesson Before Dying A Lesson Before Dying was written by Ernest J. ... Gaines did a great job in writing this novel. It's the type of book that is hard to put down. ... "This majestic, moving novel is an instant classic, a book that will be read, discussed and taugh beyond the rest of our lives." ...

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My book for the book report is entitled "Scoop", by Evelyn Waugh in which the hero is named William Boot. ... "His job as author of Lush Places had been passed on to him by the widow on the death of its previous holder, the Rector of Boot Magna. ... Except to keep my job in Lush Places and go on living at home." ... He was the right man for that job." ... His last significant action is when he refuses a job offer as a high-payed international reporter. ...

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However, this book showed a lot of encouragement. ... I didn't really like Roy Lee in this book. ... My dad used to work several jobs. ... There is more then one theme in this book. ... The title of this book is Rocket Boys. ...

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In the future, a fireman's job is to burn books, because it is against the law to read a book, or even own a book. Guy Montag, a fireman in the book Fahrenheit 451, has a very interesting personality that affects other characters differently throughout the book. ... Like the time when he secretly places a book in another fireman's house so that fireman will end up having to burn his own house and go to jail. ...

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It is not just a book dealing with the topic of sin. ... If he were involved in a situation dealing with sin, not only could his job be in jeopardy, but his whole reputation. ... The discussion helped me to learn that symbolism was a large part of the book. ... The scaffold also represents an important part of the book. ... The book makes more sense now that I understand the symbolism that is in the book. ...

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I wanted to find out if the movie was different from the book too. ... He was a book burner, who knew a lot about books. ... The job of the fireman was to destroy knowledge and to make ignorance. ... The book also had some symbols. ... Fahrenheit 451 was really an interesting book. ...

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In 1934, Hugh MacLennan composed his first novel, So All Their Praises which was accepted by a publisher, but before his book was published, the company became bankrupt and his novel was never published. In the mid 1930s, MacLennan traveled back to Canada where he accepted a teaching job at Lower Canada College in Montreal. After he attempted writing his second book on the great themes of Europe and United States (that was rejected by publishers), he decided to write a story relating to the 1917 explosion in Halifax - his home town. ... In 1945, his second book, Two Solitudes, rose to the ...

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This book does a good job of comparing and contrasting Ethan to Starkfield. ... The book is told through a series of flashbacks which are narrated to the reader. ... Ethan goes through hardships throughout the book. ... While it is not a human being, it still plays a major role in the actions of the book. ...

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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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On seeing the defense force advertisement, he describes it as "endless opportunities with nifty uniforms and smart weapons" As Kyle discovers the harsh truths of the job, his language begins to change becoming more forceful, blunt and graphic. ... When Chris sees the reality of life in SEAL's, it leads to him wanting more from the job, not just the black and white. ...

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The book is subtitled "An old man, a young man, and life's greatest lesson". The book is about a young man who loses his way (Albom), and the old man who makes him realize this (Schwartz). ... I earned a master's degree in journalism and took the first job offered... (16)" In other words he became focused and successful. ... As of the year 2000 the book has remained on the New York Times best0seller list for two consecutive years. ... And a bit after the release of Tuesdays With Morrie a collection of Morrie Schwartz's aphorisms was republished this book was entitled "Morrie: ...

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Reflection 3: Ken Follett- Pillars of the Earth As I spent the past week reading non-stop to complete this enormous book I regretted not having started earlier. ... Throughout the book I had the impression that Ken Follett must be a very disturbed man to be able to imagine situations so disturbing and to create characters who gave a new definition to the word "inhumane." ... Tom would eventually lose his life because of his dream but his loyal followers would complete the job. ... Ken Follett was inspired to write this book through his love for Gothic Cathedrals. ... Ken was given advice b...

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There is much to be learned from the theme of this novel, as in any book, there is a message or a "moral of the story" type lesson you can learn from Moby Dick that keeps not only the new age scholars interested, but the average reader as well. ... Murray-a critic of the novel- wrote an essay concluding that " there are meanings and lessons to be understood in Moby Dick," and that Melville along with his novel will be forever secure if modern critics can continue to discover the meanings of the book (Murray; 280). ... If this person were to become so attracted to their "significant other" t...

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Claude Brown's novel, Manchild in the Promised Land, is not only a story about one man's struggle to find freedom and intellectual happiness, but a story about his discovery of his own inherent strengths and abilities. Throughout the novel, he progresses from compliance to independence, from invinci...

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This book, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Caf? ... When we get old enough to judge our live at the end, this book will help us to say to ourselves "I've done good job in my life? ... The last recipe of our life from this book is how to help each other through our life. ... This is the biggest secret recipe of life from this book. ... Threadgoode do in this book. ...

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This whole book would have turned out different if Jack had thought more about the group than about himself. ... He could have also made sure the boys in the choir who were to keep the signal fire going did their job. ...

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In the society, books were burned and Montag just so happened to be a fireman that did that job. Because of this, Montag received the opportunity to steal a book. This decision to take the book was caused by the setting of his world, in which the government made decisions that he did not understand. So in deciding to steal the book, he set the foundation for his future actions that would ultimately lead to his destiny in life. ... In the novel unlike Fahrenheit 451, the destiny of the characters is described in the book due to the choices prior to the book, as opposed to describing the co...

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In school he was always writing or in a book, and his teachers said that his writing abilities outstrip the other students by far. ... At first it was hard for King to find work teaching, and Tabitha got a job at Dunkin Donuts while Stephen worked at a laundry nearby. ... In 1971 Stephen got a job teaching at Hamden Public High School in Maine wher he made $6,400 a year. ... King quit his job teaching to concentrate on his writing. ...

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I say "superficially" because this book really has nothing to do with any of those things at all. ... While there is no actual sex in this book (to the best of my recollection), the topic of sexuality is explored in such depth that it cannot be denied: this book is about sex. ... It appears very near the beginning of the book. ... Le Guin's introduction to this work is a splendid essay on what the job of the novelist is, and what science fiction is and is not. Everyone should read this book, or at the very least, its introduction. ...

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In the novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, Montang is a firefighter who burns books because that is his job and it is what is expected of him . ... He does not bother to question his own marriage or his job as a firemen. ... Montang questions the purpose of his job and society when an old women dies because of her love for books. ... This is when his internal conflict messes with him more by questing his job as a fireman and trying to understand the purpose of books. ... Faber and Montang have plans to bring down the book-burning industry. ...

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Although she does a good job of caring for the children, Otsune is not the best looking and she is argumentative. ... As shown in the following example from the book, "After that, she secretly began to watch what she said and did, and when Suezo came, she started to serve him self-consciously instead of accepting him frankly and sincerely as she previously done. ... In the last passage from the book, the author is making the reader know that Otama doesn't really love Suezo but her role in the time was to serve to her man and this way the author provides us an image of the role of wom...

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He was also beaten by whites to whom he had to turn for jobs and he was resentful of the Jim Crow rules by which he had to live. ... Wright's life, especially his childhood apparently had a great impact on him, otherwise he would not have written a book about. ... Native Son, although a fictional book, in many ways still reflected Wright's life as a rebel. ...

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Scherr pointed out that there were many times throughout the book that mentioned Meursault as being intelligent. ... Scherr summed it all up when he said, at the end of his essay, that anyone who thought Meursault was insensitive or ignorant either did not read the book carefully or was mislead by simple sentence structure. ... Scherr felt as though it was his job to prove that Camus wanted Meursault to be depicted as a smart character, Camus wanted him to be a lot like himself. ...

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After reading the popular novel, The Call of the Wild, written by Jack London, it was apparent to me that he should his life story through the life of the main character in his book. ... As the interdiction of the novel states, "From the age of fourteen until the day of his death, he was self sufficient, working a variety of jobs". ... He worked odd jobs and even spent a year "hoboing" across the country with "coxey's army of the unemployed." ...

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