Genuine Book Report Examples

Perks of being a wallflower book report

It's a unique because it's a series of letters, not just a simple story, and I have not read anything like that. Also because this book is not just about a girl falling for a guy, which is the story in most of the books I have read.

Adam hochschild ( bury the chains ) chapter ( 6&7)

Adam Hochchild Chapter The Theme of Chapter 6 and 7 The theme of chapters six and seven is the liberation of slaves. Though separated by geographical distance, the liberators unanimously revolted slave trade arguing that the slaves had the right to resist the oppression and that every person, blacks as well as the whites, had →

Scenes from metropolis

Although the movie is difficult to follow, Andreas Huyssen's analytical work " The Vamp and the Machine: Technology and Sexuality in Fritz Lang's Metropolis" provides many useful brainstorms that aid in better comprehension of the movie. The first passage of interest is that which examines the background of Fritz Lang's famous but controversial film.

The making of a quagmire

In fact, the unrelenting existence of the American soldiers in the pretext of offering reinforcement and support for the Southern Vietnamese who were being attacked by the North inspired to Vietnam's the need for sovereignty. Madame Nhu also seems to portray the picture of a hypocritical leader's wife who uses her position to jeopardize and →

The archetypal hero of the odyssey

For Odyssey, his journey consists of: love of Calypso and building of a ship to escape; trials with the Cyclops and the Phaeacian princess, love with Circe and journey into Hades, and battle with Scylla. In this case, the role of Athena is very important because she helps Odyssey to 'escape' from the island and →

Beowulfs story: pride before the downfall

Indeed, pride is one of the themes found in this epic as the hero's bravery becomes the source of his downfall because he was not able to control his pride. Beowulf's pride led him to death and the destruction of his own people.

Culture in the ramayana: a shortened modern prose version of indian epic by narayan

The modern version, written by Narayan, combines the master-strokes of the novelist along with the paintings by an eleventh-century poet Kamban into the scheme of recreating the tale of wisdom, culture, conflict, and mythology". On the other side, it indicates and speaks about the necessary virtues that should be present in a complete man portrayed →

Murder in the cathedral by t.s. eliot

Eliot Part Question The mood created by the chorus in the beginning of the speech is serious and somber. Despite the women's and priests' fears that the return of Thomas will trigger war in the community, he stands out and advices the Archbishop to proceed and meet the king, and even have dinner with him →

A study of william shakespeare’s othello

The main characters in the play are Othello; the play is named after him, Iago, Desdemona, Emilia and Cassio. The women in Othello The main women characters in the play are Othello's wife, Desdemona, Iago's wife Emilia and a prostitute Bianca.

How technology is spliting up the family

7 Aug, Analysis of Alone Together In the present age, man's interaction with technology has increased to dangerous levels." The average U.S.adult watches more than 4 hours of television a day". Turkle discusses the case of a 64 year old man in her book who is divorced thrice and knows that he is psychologically distressed →

Responses to readings and analyiz with compare

In Hope Leslie Digby is suspicious about Magawisca only because she's a daughter of tribe chief Mononotto. When Khan is in the airport, and explains that he came to see the president, Khan is brutally checked and questioned, and later arrested only because of his suspicious belonging to Islamic religious tradition and his inability to →

Shiloh by bobbie ann mason

Shiloh by Ann Mason Leroy Moffitt, who is the narrator in Shiloh, possesses qualities which are stereotypically feminine including sentimentality and sensitivity which cause him to be a man in three dimensions rather than a masculine stereotype. The story is set in Shiloh, which according to Leroy is more like a park rather than the →

How to be a chicana role model

A man disagrees, relating how his mother eloped with a lover when he was very small, never to return, and how much he hated her. He recounts that when he was wounded in a war and was about to die, his mother's apparition came to him, but he rejected her his hatred being that strong.

Media and the schools

Reflection on " Media and the Schools: What is the effect of media on the educational experience of children?" In my reading and in class this week I learned how media significantly affects the learning capabilities of children due to the diversity in programs and advertisements presented and easily accessible. New forms of technology have →

Children with downs syndrome

Much of the fear about Downs syndrome children is perpetuated by people who have no real expertise on the subject. Because of the bad press surrounding Downs syndrome, it is reasonable to expect that most parents would not choose to have a child with Downs syndrome.

When painkillers become dangerous

What started as a feeling of elation and relief for being able to relieve the pain of patients in extreme excoriating conditions, unsuspecting and initially lack of understanding of its addictive properties, led to young doctors to prescribe these drugs in unmonitored frequency and dozes. As she narrated her story, she confirmed that the disease →

Does chopin’s characterization of mrs. mallard justify the story’s unexpected and the ironic climax explain your response

Her initial reaction to the tragic event of the death of her husband was, " She did not hear the story as many women have heard the same, with a paralyzed inability to accept its significance. And here is the turning point in the story the instant transformation in her as she observes the goings →

Poetry when spring arrives by fernando pessoa

There is a point that Pessoa brings to the mind of the reader and it is in the harsh reality that life goes on, even after the death of someone that is perceived to be influential to life itself. The author also reminds readers that, death is inevitable as it is an end to life →

Isabel allendes and of clay are we created

Throughout his life as an adult, Carle had attempted to bury his painful memories of growing up in an abusive household where his father not only mistreated him and his mother but also his mentally disabled sister. Not only had he to deal with his past, but the death of the innocent young girl, caused →

A rose for emily by william faulkner

Upon the absence of the presence of the father in the story, she then had been become very dependent on her lover, Homer Barron. Another apparent scene in the story that highlighted the thematic ground of security was the part when she was questioned about taxes during the meeting with the Board of Alderman.

Journal article critique

Journal Article Critique Purpose The authors of the research article study the existence and peculiarities of White middle class and define privileges of its representatives. For the further study, it is important to analyze several cases of individuals with the same problematic behavior and reveal their perception and comprehension of White middle-class privilege.

Review on the ways of seeing

The author compiled the different essays in an effort to reveal something about art to the audience. The essay presents numerous examples on how the reproduction of art has served to alter the meaning of the original pieces.

Critical analysis of

Guerin Brotherhood in The Red Convertible Introduction On the surface The Red Convertiblelooks like a narrative about the relationship of two brothers, Lyman and Henry. Erdrich subtly relates the death of Henry to the drowning of the red convertible and with the demise of his relationship with his brother Lyman.

The heroes’ challenges in campbell’s hero’s journey and clzio’s wandering star

Under the subsection, Departure, the call of adventure is the point in an individual's life when he gets to note that everything is going to change. Esther and her mother think that they have reached the promise land but to their surprise, they find that this country is in the midst of a war.

Maldoror and the complete works of the comte de lautramont, the story of the eye and nadja

The paper " Maldoror and the Complete Works of the Comte de Lautreamont, The Story of the Eye and Nadja" is an exceptional example of a literature book review. The use of humor and horror in this story makes it interesting and moving to the reader.

Grendel by john gardner

Later a hero by the name of Beowulf kills the monster and also the mother of the monster that came to take revenge. The uniqueness of the story is the fact that the story has been written from the villain's or the monster Grendel's view.

The sixth floor museum review

I would take this as an opportunity to say that the corner window which was used by Oswald to shoot was certainly not the highlight of the museum, yet it generated a lot of information for me. I enjoyed visiting this museum a lot and it was a wonderful opportunity for me to learn about →

Mary shelleys frankenstein

Therefore, Mary Shelley makes use of the narrative strategy of the epistolary novel in order to invigorate the story by making the readers interact with the characters of the novel. In conclusion, the narrative technique used in this novel has a great effect on the readers as they experience a level of intimacy with the →

Fallen angels book report

Peewees childish attitude is probably how most soldiers at his age acted and the fact that the war influenced him deeply into the man he was during the brave rescue of Monaco and who he is today shows that there's always some good in anything. The truth of war is understood by many and as →

3-1 anti-market bias

For instance, the clip is of the assumption that most people are prone to market bias that leads them to make wrong decisions. The argument is presented in regards to the kidney market in the United States.

On the relationship of theory to practice in political right by kant

The head of state is the only individual who is superior to others while all others are members of the commonwealth and are equal. This is undeniably a fairly detailed and comprehensive explanation of the way theory relates to practice in the political right.

Critical response to many rivers to cross by june jordan

One is inevitably led to believe that the connection between her past and present is undeniable. It must be noted that June Jordan is not the first person to write on these issues.

The marriage of heaven and hell william blake

In plate 14 of this poem, he says that the destruction of the creation is true and that the cherub with his flaming sword will be sent to destroy the world. This is because the creation appears to be finite and very corrupt He wants to take off the notion in peoples mind that the →

Metaphysics

Hence, his vision of the Christian metaphysics runs into different terms to make a reader understand the reality of causative-consecutive line of events presupposed with a rich history of the Christianity against the rest of the world's religions. In addition, Owens provides his vision of metaphysics in Christianity through foci-Aristotelianism and Thomism in further rendering →

Book report: man’s searching for meaning essay

It is a simple case of journey that includes several theories and relativistic realism of facts stating the mind and actions of the people inside the camp. Because the setting of the story is in a camp, Frankl discussed also the lives of the police in and out of the location.

Unit2criminal

The incident comes to the attention of the jury who must give a ruling on whether the driver or the victim who denied blood transfusion was on the wrong. It is possible that the driver was speeding and not capable of a full control in the process of driving, and this enabled the occurrence of →

Reading summary

He describes it as the process that the worker is subjected to feel foreign to the products that are as a result of their work. He explores the modes of distributing the capital and wealth that accumulated to the communities that it originated.

The roles of virgil and beatrice in inferno and purgatorio

Dante takes him as his hero to support the value of 'Justice' and 'Reason' without any strict religious application and this is the main role of Virgil in the comedy. As stated by Kirkpatrick Beatrice has played the role of a teacher in the comedy as well and seems to be an everlasting teacher as →

William e. leuchtenburg, franklin d. roosevelt and the new deal 1932-1940

Roosevelt and the New Deal 1932-1940 Review Prior to the New Deal, the great depression occurred affecting both the rich and the poor when the fiscal market collapsed. In 1931, the unemployment rate peaked, and this is the year of collapsing of the Bank of the United States rendering losses of millions in bank deposits.

1- is history fiction, ch. 9, 2- global history of modern historiography, ch. 6, pp. 281-306; 3- phillips,ch.1 4- brown ‘(excerpts)

Summary of Global History of Modern Historiography-Chapter 6 Chapter 6 of the book entails a discussion of postmodernism and linguistic turn, development of contemporary historiography in sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America history, subaltern studies, and post-colonialism. In explaining the definition and relation of history to other disciplines, the chapter focusses on African history.

The epic of gilgamesh

Gilgamesh's story says the reason for the flood was that the noise of civilization so loud as to be intolerable the flood was the gods' way of stifling it. Equally similar to the story of the Ark, Gilgamesh was also allowed to take his family on the boat as well, and he also brought along →

The necklace and story of an hour

Instead, she is a type- a figure whose motivation is to fill in the gaps in her own character, in the same way, that the detective fills in the gaps in the mystery narrative. Although the event and the dress are prerequisites for Madame Loisel's happiness, she is " utterly miserable" and seriously contemplates not →

Human nature and morality in realism, naturalism and modernism

The theme of choice is unveiled through the struggle and morality of the main characters. The " Lottery" criticizes the absence of human dignity and morals through the theme of collective choice and traditions.

Critique (body aches, kenneth quick. st charles: churchsmart, 2009)

The book exposes the proximate cause of the problems facing the church body and enables the leaders of the church to understand the needs of their congregations. God's discipline is akin to the discipline of a child.

Shakespeares earliest tragedies

In nearly all instances, Gertrude allows her actions to be controlled by the king of corruption, Claudius. Hamlet needs to avenge his father's death by killing Claudius.

Feasibility study analysis

The feasibility study solves the dilemma of most of the investors because the market study can be useful in determining the economic value of establishing a mountain resort. Even though the feasibility report presents useful information that can be used to determine the viability of a resort business, the report should include information on the →

Outcome-based evaluation by schalock

Outcome Based Evaluation al affiliation Outcome Based Evaluation Major argument The piece of literature in consideration is the Outcome-Based Evaluation by Schalock which explores the field of policy analysis and explains the needs and interests of administrators, policy makers, consumers, educators and funders. Schalock gives a premier of the principles relating to the application of →

Cents on the dollar the facts about eh gender wage gap

This is because even women have the capacity to undertake most of the highly demanding jobs in a similar manner as men would. The article maintains that women are involved in different jobs as compared to men.

Literature review of 1 scientific journal article on climactic change

Literature Review al Affiliation) Literature Review The journal article " Climatic and human influences on fire regimes inmixed conifer forests in Yosemite National Park, USA" aims at identifying the influence of interannual and interdecadal climate variation and changes in land use on fire regimes in Yosemite National Park, California. The study relied on mined data →

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There Are Eerie Parallels Between The Stock Market's Recent Behavior And How It Behaved Right Before The 1929 Crash The relationship between economicdata and real world occurrences sometimes does not coincide especially when we are using big data to interpret micro economic situations. In the article titled There are eerie parallels between the stock market's →

Summary

The article is quick to point out that both parties are accusing each other of trying to destroy the democracy of the country, but what is being seen is just another African country on the brink of destruction from within its ranks. Something needs to be done to ensure that the country's children are saved →

The gentle subversive by mark lytle

The Gentle Subversive by Mark Lyttle offers a detailed biography of Rachel Carson who many consider as the mother of the environmental movement. This led to the ban of DDT in the US in 1972.

Into thin air reaction paper

Into the thin Air [Pick the The book written and composed by Jon Krakauer is an adventurous yet thrilling climb to the Everest. In the book Jon has taken many roles; he is not only the writer of the book, but at the same time he is the main character and a true mountain climber.

Termites in the trading system by jagdish bhagwati

Jagdish Bhagwati believes the remedy to the current global economic crises only rests in adopting trade liberalization or free trade rather than the present protectionism. Jagdish Bhagwati does not approve the utilization of Preferential Free Trade Agreements as a remedy to the present challenges.

Book report on the scarlet letter essay (book review)

Though the development of these themes is also a subject of other characters such as Chillingworth and Dimmesdale, Hester is outstandingly the central character since she makes the latter two behave in the manner they do in the novel to the extent of contributing towards their demise. By refusing to accept the societal tagging of →

Political economy of race, class and gender

Contending Economic Theories Entry point Entry point matters in all theories because according to Wolff and Resnik, theories usually differ based on the aspects of their objects they choose as entry points into the complexities they try to find an understanding. For example, selecting as entry point the parameters related to the production and dissemination →

Video review

The video helps in understanding the reading about Kahlo and Rivera since their lives resemble that of Frida in one way or another although they were not crippled like the lady. It was also possible to understand her misfortunes and how they acted as a drive in her painting career and into becoming one of →

Reader’s reports

READER'S REPORT Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck Publisher: Pascal Covici Reader: The plot is about the friendship of George Milton and Lennie Small, two farmhands with the dream of possessing their land and their journey to achieving the vision despite, not breaking through. John Steinbeck was a renowned writer in the 20th century, and →

Analysis of the sixth chapter of the titled the bottom billion by paul collier

The chapter opens by reminding the reader on the explanation of the bottom billion, which is indicated in the previous chapters. The term' catch up' is explained to be the ' convergence' by a specific country.

Where have all the werewolves gone

It questioned the accuracy of the beliefs of people in the past. In conclusion, the death of the werewolves was because of the strong evidences that rose against it.

Book report- human sexuality

Book Report on Love Sex Again by Lauren Streicher of Learning Book Report on Love Sex Again by Lauren Streicher There is no doubt that sexual life is of particular importance for every person, including women. Reading this book allows all women to have knowledge that can help solve numerous health issues and therefore significantly →

Art and gender review

In spite of the varying viewpoints, various scholars tend to agree that feminine beautification is oppressing and advances the aspect of gender inequality. Women require significant amount of time to undertake the beautification procedures.

Of mice and men book report

In the book " Of Mice & Men" the two main characters are George and Lennie. Overall George is a loyal friend to Lennie and dealt with Lennie no matter what, even when I came to the end George only did what he felt was right for Lennie.

Disparity in economies

Despite enjoying and acknowledging the benefit of economic progress, sustaining the economic breakthrough to individual countries and others is a challenge. The challenge has led to the overall structure of the world hence different economies focusing attention on the entrepreneurs.

Review:getting back to full employment: a better bargain for working people

The book explores the problem of workers losing their economic power, and the measures they can partake to regain the lost power. Several other problems such as weakening of workers' unions and increased competition in the employment field have led to the derailment of the status of average American workers.

Netflix and its development

Despite the success, the company heads in the form of Reed Hastings is all aware of the competition faced with as a result continuous strive towards improvement in the performance. Netflix ensured overcoming the physical constraints which was one of the reasons why Blockbuster suffered market sweep and overall costs.

Group project homelessness

From the focused we will have the number of aged vulnerable for the project. For this case, the research assistants are expected to get directives from the Head of Research and to inform him of the progress.

Snow falling on cedars

Clash of civilizations The problem with the relationship between Hatsue and Ishmael needs to be understood in the context of clash of two civilizations and from the point of view of the thinking process of the combustible younger generation and the traditional elders. An individual is therefore, subservient to the interests of the society and →

Literary theory

Analysis of the poem " last night" by Sharon Olds The poem concentrates around the theme of love. The great height of security that comes with the love experienced in the last night is also shown.

Reading response

A few of the advantages according to the author are that the landscaping that is edible in nature can look good. Growing kitchen gardens at the front and the back lawn can never solve the looming agricultural shortages because the problem is extensive and at a large scale.

State of union 2014

There are several topics that President Obama addressed, ranging from the economy, the enactment of immigration reforms, improving education, creating a more intelligent and effective approaches to national security, particularly in the War on Terror and the war in Afghanistan and the need to move the US off a continuous war footing. From a personal →

Chapter 15 – brave new world

When John gets to the hospital, he incites the people taking Soma and there is a confrontation between the authority and the crowd. This is evidence where the police comes in and sprays Soma vapor to the crowd for the sake of controlling the riots.

Two kinds by amy tan

Analogy to the story in question, the subject matter depicts that there is a providence that shapes human destiny and in spite of the rough strokes of life, the figure in the end assumes beauty and perfection. Jing Mei discovered the truth after the death of her mother that her mother meant that she could →

Reader response

In order to understand the housing crisis, the ensures that all aspects of the crisis are laid out for all to see by bringing out statistics of those affected and the severity of the crisis on a countrywide scale. According to the author, the focus and cause of homelessness is as a result of reckless →

6th grade report no mla- among the betrayed- by margaret peterson haddix

Among the Betrayed Among the Betrayed is a book of fiction series referred to as the shadow children. After the arrest she is required by the police to identify other shadow children but she does not.

Charles dickens, a tale of two cities

However, he is still a prisoner of the past and because of this reason, he cannot think and consider the possibility of leaving the room. Luckily, Manette and his daughter moved to Paris and the prisoner of the past has realized the fact that he is greatly respected in the city.

Farming bones cornell notes

A and Y cross the river. A dreams of S and M.

Kate chopins the awakening

It all depended upon the company which he found over at Klein's and the size of " the game". Chopin says, " It all depended upon the company which he found over at Klein's and the size of " the game".

Ethos

Understanding Ethos One firmly believes that the concept of ethos indicates establishing due credibility and authoritativeness of the author in terms of competency and qualifications garnered through educational background, work experiences, and expertise in the subject being written about.2. Publisher.Date.

Reader response

It is worth to note the level of consistency of the themes and realities of life that resonates in this work. In response of the overall viewpoint of the author, this work is a masterpiece of excellent literary development, analysis and reflection.

Legal in unlikely places

This applies to me because I live in such an environment in which tolerance of others is important, and at the same time discrimination does not yield much benefit in society. The key word in the article of the author is tolerance.

Poetry discussion

Line six of the poem tells the reader that no people live in the woods and that the woods are quiet and serene. He leaves a great deal to the imagination of the reader regarding the subject and intent of the poem, while clearly creating a scene of anticipation.

Culture and the way to rainy mountain

He uses the descriptive language of the story to help create a trail of litany that reflects a journey into the heart of Kiowa culture which is the antecedent and ultimate benefactor of the aura of Rainy Mountain. As the story draw to a close Momaday uses the symbology of his dead grandmother to depict →

Pages 165-324 the novel – galapagos by vonnegut, kurt. new york: delta books:1985. (1985

Analysis of " Galapagos" by Vonnegut In pages 165-324 of the " Galapagos", Vonnegut Kurt continues elucidating on the challenges that might soon engrave the contemporary society due to the gigantic brain size showing us what is gloomily, wildly crooked and all that we need to save for. Apparently, the author seems to suggest that →

Taming of the shrew william shakespeare katharinas monologue

He deals with extraordinary hardships for providing her all the necessities of comfortable living; while she enjoys the warmth of her cosy homes, her husband faces the coldness and torments of the world and the adversity attached with quality life provision for his wife. A woman in the capacity of a wife should only perform →

The lottery by jackson

The Lottery by Jackson ' The Lottery' by Jackson describes how people's blind adherence to traditions or even law can be disastrous as this adherence, at times, results in the torture of the innocent and also how everyone in a society is equally vulnerable to the ill effects of such foolishness. In order to →

Review

The boy in the plot is used as a symbol to show the difficulties that immigrants undergo when they are to receive services in the country that they do not belong. They have to go by the cultures in the country and the region that they are in for them to be treated as the →

The role of literature

The Danger of a Single Story Introduction Stories are important because they educate us, they remind us, they show us a different side of the world and they help break the monotony of reality by providing readers with an escape route through which they can immerse themselves for a while. Chimamanda realized that most of →

The war of the worlds book report

First when the aliens attack a town near the river, the narrator decides to jump in, but the aliens heat ray boils the river making the narrator scream in agony as every movement hurts painfully. Finally when reading this I was able to better see the aliens after the glimpse the narrator had.

Whipping boy book report

He convinces the bandits that he is the prince, and he tries to get them to send his servant back with a message. The prince, however, refuses to pretend that he is a servant and the plan failed.

A message to garcia: a commandant’s reading list book report essay sample

Instead, " A Message to Garcia," is but a short rant about what every man/woman should hold, and that is the willingness disobedience to orders.[President] " McKinley gave Rowan a letter to be delivered to Garcia; Rowan took the letter and did not ask, " Where is he at?" Instead, Lt. Rowan carried out the →

Credibility: how leaders gain and lose it- why people demand it, kouzes and posner

Some of the issues talked about in this research included the qualities that people admire in their leaders, the discipline and principles which strengthen the credibility of a leader, and the various struggles that leaders face in order to meet the expectations of their constituents. In the first chapter of this book, the authors argue →

Prayer in nursing: the spirituality of compassionate caregiving by mary elizabeth obrien

Prayer in Nursing: The Spirituality of Compassionate Care Giving I believe it is fair to say that the majority of nurses fell a calling within them to join the ranks of this profession. The truth is evident through Nightingale's own words, and through a myriad of other nurse's that admired her and held the similar →

Philip k. dick’s man in the high castle: a book report

I chose to read The Man in the High Castle, simply because of availability of the book. This book is as important a part of The Man in the High Castle as the Nazis are.

Breast cancer sugery

Biology 214 The Report on the Article " Why Should Breast Surgeons Use Ultrasound?" The studied editorial article by Ahmed et al.is based on the data of their previous investigations and literature analyses. It is focused on the observation of portable ultrasound use by the breast surgeons.