Sandy Treadwell (1987), in her book The World of Marathons, states that Pheidippides is indeed considered the "father" of the marathon despite rumors that the story of his run is possibly fiction. ... John Hanc (1996) explains that in the 1920s running became more popular as a result of Hayes's victory and in the late 1960s and early 1970s running picked up even more due to a growing interest in health and fitness. ... James Fixx (1977), author of The Complete Book of Running, explained that more people decided to step up to the challenge of the marathon and that the tens of thousands of ...

• Word Count: 4529
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• Grade Level: High School

Golding's occupations as a Naval Commander and a teacher come across strongly in this book. ... This making the book more believable. ... In the book Ralph and Piggy want on live on the island peacefully while there is also a threat which was Jack. ... In Lord of the Flies, the book is in "order", while in Frankenstein we start by looking at the conclusion of the tale, then looking at how it came to all this. ... He thinks it was an; "omen, as it were, of my future misery" Victor, also, saw how his actions were wrong, he refers to the monster as a; "wretch whom I created" This d...

• Word Count: 2582
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• Grade Level: High School

"The Cherokee dominated the Southern Appalachians by means of a loose confederacy held together by ties of language, kinship, trade, and custom" (Drake 7). ... The Europeans flourished in the Appalachian region, eventually running off the Indians for the precious bounty of the land. ... One of the best conclusions of war lies within the sacred pages of a book that most Americans own, The Bible. ... (The Book of James chapter 4:1). ... Written by Emma Bell Miles, this book is a portrait of religious life in the mountains. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Purpose of the research: I have chosen this book The jungle by Upton Sinclair because I think that working class people of the 1990's..still live in a capitalistic jungle. Although this book was written at the turn of the century, it still reflects the times in which we live. ... I have learnt from the book The Jungle that business is a dog eat dog world. When it comes to money most men loose their humanity. ... brutality, the strike was settled, and a book resulted King Coal, (1917). ...

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• Approx Pages: 18
• Grade Level: High School

Collectively, they cover events running from the mid ninth century to the mid eleventh and located in all inhabited parts of Iceland (and some uninhabited), though saga-writing flourished above all in the West and North. ...

• Word Count: 3249
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The shooting of Kennedy in the neck is impossible from such an angle from the 6th floor of the book depository. ... When detectives and policemen went to search the School Book Depository they found a sniper's nest. ... The rifle was found at the other end of the building hidden in between two piles of book. ... That means Oswald hid the gun at the other end of the 6th floor dodging mountains of books and then running down four floors in less than 30 seconds. ... Officer Smith drew his pistol and went past the Book Depository and directly down the slope towards the grassy knoll area. ...

• Word Count: 6008
• Approx Pages: 24
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• Grade Level: High School

This is the last time the two sisters see each other: soon Celie will learn that her sister is dead, killed for being disobedient and running away. ... It seems that marriage vows are quite loose in this community. ...

• Word Count: 4341
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• Grade Level: High School

The word text is used loosely, as many of the most important "documents" in regards to the religion have never been written down. ... The three other parts are the Yajur-Veda (textbook for sacrifice), Sama-Veda ( book of hymnals), and the Atharva-Veda (book of magic spells). ... Though which draws most of the fame to Angkor-Wat is the longest running bas-relief in the world that can be found within the complex. ...

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Discuss the purpose of fairy tales for a contemporary audience. Do they hold as much value for present audiences as in the past? It is impossible to discuss the purpose of fairy tales for a contemporary audience and even more so to discuss their relative value for present audiences in comparison ...

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The film is book ended with two scenes of extreme violence. ... When Police Inspector Tequila (Chow Yun-fat) and his partner try to bust an illegal weapons deal, all hell breaks loose. ... Criminals running through a paved alley could take place in any city in the world, but only in Hong Kong could we find this type of teahouse. ...

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• Approx Pages: 11
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• Grade Level: High School

No-Win Situations In "No-Win Situations", alfie Kohn talks about competition games, alternative theory, of how winning a game; minus the opponent can be beneficial in a team effort to achieve a certain goal. In game scenarios Kohn, explains the general theory of wining games against and opponent...

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Chaga and the Chocolate Factory is a children's book by Bob Hartman based on the true life of a young boy in Mali, that illustrates how that happens. The book is about a young boy named Chaga whose parents sell him to a man to go work at a cocoa plantation (or the "chocolate factory") This book touches base on certain circumstances of human trafficking that people often don't realize. ... This may seem like a dark sort of a children's book but I like the author's goal of making the youth aware of the injustices happening around the world. ...

• Word Count: 5222
• Approx Pages: 21
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• Grade Level: High School

The United States produces more serial killers than any other country. Up to 85 percent of these killers come from America. Female serial killers account for only eight percent in America. Surprisingly worldwide women make up 76 percent of the population of serial killers. One infamous serial killer in the USA is Jeffery Dahmer, who had many characteristics and motivations behind his crimes. ...

• Word Count: 3749
• Approx Pages: 15
• Grade Level: High School

After completing Part 1 of That eye, the sky, what are your impressions of the setting and main characters? How has Winton created these impressions? After Completing Part one of That eye, the sky, Winton has created many impressions of the characters and setting. Winton steadily constructs the context on which the text is based on, creating an Australian Outback setting using colloquialism and Australian icons. Throughout Part one Winton firmly establishes the main characters as he introduces us to Ort, Alice, Tegwyn, Grammar, Fat Cherry and his father. ...

• Word Count: 3499
• Approx Pages: 14
• Grade Level: High School

In the book, Gangs: An International Approach, Wade lists others such as status, power, structure, shelter, food, clothing, nurturing, discipline, unconditional love, activities, economic support and respect. ... In his book, Dangerous Society, Taylor points out several gang-prevention strategies on which we might focus. ...

• Word Count: 4105
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• Grade Level: High School

The author reveals Bret's failures to him when he says, "your love was a mask, the scale of your lies, the irresponsible adult at loose, all the things you hid, the mindless pull of sex, the father who never paid attention" (Ellis 386). ... It was during Bret's wild and crazy life of running away from his problems with his father is when he met the love of his life, Jayne. ...

• Word Count: 3723
• Approx Pages: 15
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Ghost stories, they have the power to throw us into another world, leading us to not only fear for the characters within the novel but for ourselves as the ghosts seem to follow the reader around weeks afterwards. It is the mastery of description that enslaves our minds as readers. Ghost stories pai...

• Word Count: 7199
• Approx Pages: 29
• Grade Level: High School