just a historical book but also a modern. It mixes modern times with the late 1700’s - early 1800’s. McCrumb is a very unique author not many authors can write with changing from past to present. I love how she can write from past to present because it is something I am familiar with and truly like. Two interesting fact about this book is that Sharyn McCrumb is a direct descent of Malcolm McCourry the main character in the past. The other fact is that McCrumb is a local author she currently lives
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Reading Journal #1 “A Classroom of her own” is an article about the author Danell Jones. Danell Jones is a British author who has written a book called “The Virginia Woolf Writers’ Workshop: Seven Lessons to Inspire Great Writing”. Erika Dreifus, the author of the article, had found out about this book from a friend who had a blog about “new Woolf-related books”. Dreifus goes on to explain some of the features of the book which include the seven short chapters which end with a section that Jones
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Jeannette Walls. The book illustrates her struggle through life and how her hardships shaped her into the person she is now. Jeanette is the second out of four children, she has an older sister, Lori, a younger brother, Brian, and a younger sister Maureen. The family is very dysfunctional, they are always doing the skedaddle and living in very poor conditions. They move all around Western America running from their father's mistakes. The way Jeanette's parents raised her, it took her a while to realize
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crashing above her room. She awoke with a start and jumped out of bed. She looked around at her surroundings to the sight of men all sitting up in their beds. Puzzled, she remembered where she was. Suzanne had joined the Union Army under the name “Henry Louis” in hopes to serve the country that she loved. Not telling her parents where she was going, Suzanne stole her brothers clothes and fled to join the army even though it was unlawful for a women to join. If any anyone discovered her true identity
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of the most reason that books get banned. A question that can be raised is why did One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest get banned? This book tells about how life in this hospital ran at the whim of Nurse ratched, but once McMurphy arrives then he challenges her power, causing them all to rise up and basically strip her form her power. This gives the audience a rare opportunity to see what life was like in a mental hospital during this time. Although some may argue that this book will teach high schoolers
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The Absorbent Mind The Absorbent Mind I decided to do my report on The Absorbent Mind written by Maria Montessori. This book is about the mental powers of a child from birth to age six. Dr. Montessori believes that if a child is properly educated by unlocking their mental ability than the world can overcome things such as war. The book explains how a child from birth to age six with obstruction and without teaching surpasses all living things. Dr. Montessori says that a child cannot be taught
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man’s character, and ‘a man’ is used here to depict his male nature, particularly. The extents of violence, cruelty, and gender inequality are raised in the book with a specific coloring of characters’ primordial and afterward evaluation of what happens with them due to social factors of living in a society with a glimpse on men domination. The book represents a sort of rage, hatred, sadness, and sorrow placed in characters hearts due to definite negative factors considering physical injuries and moral
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predict will happen in this book? Why? By looking at the title "The Glass Castle" I believe that there will be either an imaginative glass castle or a real glass castle. I also think that in this book there will be a story about how the characters will achieve or arrive at the glass castle. I think the author will show us all of the obstacles that the characters had to go through to make get there. I predict this because the author would have not been titled the book "The Glass Castle" if there
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Interrupted is a novel by Susanna Kaysen in which the author shares stories of her time in a mental institution. The author of Girl Interrupted approaches human health in 3 different ways. She uses personal experiences, extensively researched information about each of the mental illnesses mentioned in the novel and the theme of ‘mental illnesses vs. tradition’ to inform the audience about mental illnesses. As the majority of the stories in the book are Susanna’s own personal experiences, they are very
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caused this issue to rise. Author The author, Qanta Ahmed, is an insider to the religion of Islam. She specifically mentioned that she was raised as an observant Muslim in the United Kingdom. Qanta’s family had taught her that she had the right to determine her behavior according to Islam. Hence, her now being perplexed at the fact that “good” Muslims should cover up. To begin with, she is treating the religion fairly by relating it the holy book to give evidence for her claims. She is not bashing
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