Book Review: “The Day Lincoln Was Shot” Nicole True “The Day Lincoln Was Shot” by Jim Bishop takes its readers on a captivating journey through the events that took place leading up to Abraham Lincoln’s death. The unique writing approach taken by the author presents a detailed hour by hour summary of the day when president Lincoln was killed, beginning with the morning of Friday, April 14th, 1865 and ending the following morning. Every chapter represents an hour, though scattered
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Morganne Rhine Tim Timmons US History II 11/27/12 The Oklahoma City Bombing This is a review of the book entitled Terrorist Attacks: The Oklahoma City Bombing by Geraldine Giordano. The author’s purpose is to inform the reader about the life of Timothy McVeigh, convicted bomber, the destructive plan, the actual bombing, the investigation of the case, and the aftermath. Giordano hooks the reader by implementing a very dramatic introduction of the events of that morning. “It was a
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freedom but Mr. Derby bought her at a slave auction as a birthday gift for his son Clay, so her friends Polly and Tidbit who work for Mr. Derby help her escape into the woods. Then, Clay finds them and tries to get them back. Finally, Amari and her friends move to Fort Mose, where they gained freedom and were no longer slaves. The author uses metaphors, symbols and personification to illustrate the struggle of gaining freedom during the difficult time of slavery. The author uses a metaphor to describe
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Title of the Book: Story of Ruth Author/s: Number of Pages: Characters and their descriptions: Protagonist(s) or lead characters: Naomi: Who was left alone when her husband Elimelech and two sons died Ruth: Naomi’s daughter in law Antagonist or Opposing Characters: Supporting Characters: Elimelech- Naomi’s husband who died Boaz- had been related to Elimelech/who became Ruth’s husband then Orpah- Naomis daughter
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Book Report on Little Women The masterpiece, Little Women, is one of the most agreeable juvenile novels in America history and has been popular for over 100 years. There are dozens of versions of this book in different languages all around the world. It has been filmized into movies, TV series, and cartoons in many countries. The book is highly praised as a counterpart of the famous English novel Pride and Prejudice, and the author herself was regarded as the counterpart of Jane Austen, the
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Your E-Book is Reading You Alexandra Alter's "Your E-Book is Reading You" appeared in The Wall Street Journal in 2012. In the essay Alter aims to explain to readers that publishers are compiling vast data repositories containing information on a wide array of statistics on how and what we read. He explains the possibility of using these analytics to provide a more directed approach towards the reader’s desires. "Now, e-books are providing a glimpse into the story behind the sales figures, revealing
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wrote Alice Munro in her story The Love of a Good Woman. (Good Reads, 2013) History: Alice Munro was a fascinating author born and raised in a heavily dominate Scottish-Irish community of Wingham, Ontario, Canada. Born on July 10, 1931, she was the eldest of three children and she still resides very close to where she was born and raised. She had a true passion for where her home was and where she felt comfortable. She focused her work on fictional writings. Although she spent her years as a writer
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she has fused with her name, the name of her grandmother, Kathleen, hence the “K” initial in her name. She has been married since 2001 to Dr. Neil Murray and has had three children, Jessica Arantes, Mackenzie Murray, and Davis Murray. She went to Wyedean School from 1976 to 1982. Then in 1987, she left her home at the age of eighteen and attended Exeter University in Paris. There, she took a French course for a year. During that year, she read many Classic books. They helped her gain much valuable
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and motivated me to read as a child. As an adult, I still enjoy the many adventures Junie B. partakes in such as an encounter with her mushy gushy valentine with Warren, or her first day of first grade. Despite Junie B.’s content, it is hard to overlook the constant violations of standard English rules. As an Aspiring educator, I am beginning to wonder whether the author, Barbara Park’s grammar choices are more defective than effective. It is obvious while indulging in the Junie B. series that Parks
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hunger and the sacrifices required to survive. As she neared her eighteenth birthday, she became determined to unravel the secrets that left her an outsider in her own family. At the same time, a history teacher at her school began to awaken her sense of justice and her emerging womanhood. Hong Ying's wrenching coming-of-age would teach her the price of taking a stand and show her the toll of totalitarianism, poverty, and estrangement on her family. With raw intensity and fearless honesty, Daughter
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