The book that has influenced me the most would have to be Flatland by Edwin A. Abbott. This novel tells the story of a two dimensional shape who goes by the name of A Square and discovers the realm of the third dimension. The story has influenced because as a result of having read it I know approach not only science and math problems in a different perspective, but I approach life with a new set of eyes. In the novel the square has a sphere revealed to him, which was a traumatic incident to the square
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The two poems, “For Mohammed Zeid of Gaza, Age 15” (p. 572) and “Why I Could Not Accept your Invitation” (p. 573), written by Naomi Shihab Nye, can be interpreted as updated examples of George Orwell’s points in “Politics and the English Language” (p. 529) because both poems serve to open up several of Orwells points made about language. In the poem, “For Mohammed Zeid of Gaza, Age 15,” Nye talks about how the death of a 15 year old, by the name of Mohammed, is downplayed by the people’s justification
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They Marched into Sunlight Review After reading the first eighteen chapters of David Maraniss’ They Marched into Sunlight, I was really shocked to find out all about what I was uneducated on about the Vietnam War. Also, after reading the first eighteen chapters, I had to read all of it. I’m not one to put a book down, without finishing it. I felt like I had to know what happened to the characters, because they became part of a story in my head. Over all I think this novel was wonderfully written
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Death can cause different responses in people. When someone you know dies, many thoughts go around your mind. Some people become murderous in revenge, others become sad and depressed and shut out the world. The Lord of the Flies is a novel about a group of boys that are in a plane crash and became stranded on an island. The boys are forced to adapt to their environment and struggle to survive and in the process, several of the boys are lost. Simon’s death is the most important event in the Lord
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To give an insight into society and humanity whilst still being aesthetically interesting and thought provoking is a feat that only the best of classic literature can accomplish. Dracula, by Bram Stoker (1897) and The Picture of Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde (1893) are such novels and they both reveal different aspects of life in the Victorian era. Whilst Stoker’s writing affirms the ideas of British supremacy in technology as well as the fear of foreigners, Wilde’s writing sheds light on the superficial
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The book Kindred written by Octavia E. Butler tells the story of slavery in a very unique way. This book takes place in two different time zones, the 19th century and the 20th century. Although this book does have a sci fi aspect to it, the author does a very good job of telling the story for her purpose, to depict slavery. This book is written in such a way that we are fully immersed in the main character, giving us insight on what it felt like to be a black women living not only in a time when
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Every family has a story, and so do mine. It is of my great grandfather escaping The Kashmir War in 1947. My mother said he remembered the experience as being chaotic and tiring, where for the first time he genuinely was afraid, afraid to lose his life. He was afraid of what our world had become, relying upon the pointless wars to find solutions. He had questioned, my mother recalled, “Is it worth it?” Through their representation of corrupt bureaucracy and the senseless reality and brutality
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Scott Westerfeld is the award winning author of eighteen novels and has ghost written for many other well known authors, who he refuses to disclose. He was born on May 5, 1963 in Dallas, Texas. Scott Westerfeld went to Arts Magnet High School in Dallas, Texas. He attended Vassar College for Philosophy and got his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1985. He also attended New York University and was a graduate in 1987-88. His studies at New York University was surrounded by Performance. He is married to
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In The Glass Essay by Anne Carson, the author uses juxtaposition and metaphor to contrast the desolation of her destination with the efforts made by the author to tend to her mother. The author’s destination is described in three juxtaposed paratactic lines. There are many words used to describe an expanse of uncultivated land; the word “moor” is used to describe the land and suggest that “She,” her mother, is moored in the north. In the second line, “She lives alone,” Carson is suggesting through
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Milk and Honey Rupi Kaur Andrews McMeel Publishing 9781449474256 $14.99/208/pb Rupi Kaur is an artist and an Instagram poet based in Toronto, Canada. Her poetry and illustrations delve into themes of sexuality, love, trauma, healing and femininity. Gaining international success, she currently has 2.5 million Instagram followers, while her anthology of poems Milk and Honey sold over 2.5 million copies. Milk and Honey explores female experiences with simplistic, evocative, and accessible language
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