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On the Origen of Species Complete Book Summary
Preface Summary Charles Darwin remarked that, until recently, his views on the origin of species were definitely only those of a minority of naturalists. Many authors viewed species as "immutable productions that had been separately created." Darwin was certainly not alone in his ideas and they have been repeated in part by influential scientists ever since Aristotle, although scientists of that time still didn't have a good understanding of it. Lamarck was the first man
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Book Review - Jane Eyre
-A book that is passed down through generations. Jane Eyre. The book Jane Eyre was written by Charlotte Bronte and first published in 1847. It is a great book and it is translated into many languages. Both the book and its film adaption are appreciated by people around the world. The book narrates a girl-Jane Eyre's life. She had an unhappy girlhood at her aunt Mrs Reed's house and Lowood School After she graduated, she
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Book Review - the Road Essay
Throughout the novel The Road, author Cormac McCarthy portrays the true essence of the father and son (or man and boy) relationship. On a journey south taken by a young boy and his father after an unnamed catastrophe has struck the world, McCarthy ways in on the fact that both the father and son share many common traits and characteristics. Looking at this connection from a scientific standpoint, many scientists would refer to the interactions
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Book Review - "tangerine" Written by Edward Bloor
This is me.TANGERINE The title of my book is " Tangerine," written by Edward Bloor in the year 1997. Historical events during this period of time can be when Bill Clinton starts his second term as President of the United States on jan. 20th. A car crash in Paris, France claims the life of Diana, Princess of Wales on august 20th. Another event can be when Tiger Woods wins the Masters Golf Tournament and becomes
Rating:Essay Length: 508 Words / 3 PagesSubmitted: June 15, 2011 -
The Scarlett Letter - Book Review
Ind the book "The Scarlett Letter", there is a young woman named Hester Prynne. Hester Prynne is shamed and punished in public becaus she is pregnant and everyone thinks she has committed adultery. Everyone knows that it can't be her husband's because thery have been seperated for 2 years. The law enforcers and ministers make her wear a scarlett letter "A" on her dress to show that she has committed adultery. Ther story actually starts
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Book Review - the Manager as Motivator
I chose the book The Manager as Motivator by Michael Kroth. I wanted to see if I could learn anything that might help me with a manager that I work with that is not a motivator. I also wanted to learn how to be an efficient motivator myself. This book was written to help the non-charismatic manager develop tools they would need to become an effective manager. All managers have the ability to create miserable
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Go Ask Alice - Book Review
Go Ask Alice The novel Go Ask Alice is a short book by an unknown author. The book is structured as a dairy as it tells the reader about the actual events in a 15 year old teenage girl who starts taking drugs and about her experience with it. In the book the main character, Alice has to do with crime, for instincts she has broken the law, how her family try's to help her,
Rating:Essay Length: 856 Words / 4 PagesSubmitted: June 22, 2011 -
The Stand - Book Review - a Critical Analysis Essay
The Stand A critical analysis essay The stand is a book originally published in 1978 and written by acclaimed horror novelist Stephen King. This particular novel follows the end of the world story line in which a government created virus escapes killing 99% of the world's population and leaving a dystopia society. As the plague spreads, King introduces a variety of characters that survive and uses them to set the stage for the epic battle
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Short Stack Is a Great Band - Never Judge a Book by It's Cover
"Never judge a book by it's cover" This qoute is indeed relevant to Aussie band Short Stack. They may have big hair, look odd, but they have millions of fans out there who love them for who they are. The band consists of members, Shaun Diviney (lead vocals, electric guitar), Andy Clemmensen (backing vocals, bass), and Bradie Webb (drums, programming). Formed in 2005, the three members met on the train while attending Broadmeadow high school
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Book Report - a Cry in the Night
Jenny MacPartland, a divorced single mother, falls in love with artist Erich Kreuger while working for a New York gallery. They marry within a month and set up home on Erich's vast Minnesota ranch. For several months they are happily married, but Jenny begins to feel uneasy around her increasingly unstable husband. Within a year, their marriage is ripped apart by scandal and Jenny plans to return to New York City until she realizes that
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Book Report - How to Read Literature like a Professo
Book: How to Read Literature Like a Professor Author: Thomas C. Foster I choose to respond to #12 of the response choices on page 3. What is the author's purpose for writing this book? Who is the intended audience? Use evidence from the book to support what you decided to say? In How to Read Literature Like a Professor I, in my opinion think that Thomas C. Foster has written this book to approach the
Rating:Essay Length: 1,068 Words / 5 PagesSubmitted: July 3, 2011 -
Allen Say - a Famous Children's Book Author and Illustrator
Allen Say is a famous children's book author and illustrator who was born in Japan in 1937. He was born to a Japanese mother and a Korean father, and when he was eight years old, his parents divorced and he was sent to live with his father (Kwong, 2010). In his teenage years, after the World War II Pearl Harbor incident, he moved to California to attend a boarding school (Kwong, 2010). Unfortunately, Say suffered
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Book Review of Cannibal Culture
Introduction The cannibal at the heart of culture and society remains a unique and actual part of our behavior even though it has in part, been ignored and vociferously denied, both in cultural anesthetization, and in the adjuration of our consumptive attitudes towards cultural differences. States have been defined and treated, perhaps as barbaric, despotic and dictatorial because of their consumptive tendencies. The old Aztec kingdom of Mexico was and still is the purest representation
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The Sound and the Fury - Book Review
Book Report of The Sound and the Fury Part 1: about the author William Faulkner was born in 1897 in Mississippi, to a prominent Southern family. A number of his ancestors were involved in the Mexican-American War, the Civil War, and the Reconstruction, and were part of the local railroad industry and political scene. Faulkner showed signs of artistic talent from a young age, but become bored with his classes and never finished high school.
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Classrooms Without Borders: Using Internet Projects to Teach Communication and Collaboration Book Review
If you're looking for a book that will give you many ideas for "Internet Projects to Teach Communication and Collaboration" this is NOT the book for you. If you're looking for a book that will convince you that such projects are a good idea, this may be the book for you. The book has a few chapters at the beginning about various web 2.0 tools that you can use in the classroom, but little depth
Rating:Essay Length: 264 Words / 2 PagesSubmitted: July 7, 2011 -
A New Activity Booking System and a Web Page for 'sicklafjäll Outdoor Sports'
1. Introduction Our mission was to design both a new activity booking system and a web page for 'Sicklafjäll Outdoor Sports'. Previously they had a system that worked, but not very well. Our design goals for the system were to make it more effective and user friendly. For the website our aim was to catch the users' attention and draw more tourists to Sicklafjäll. To help with our design process we made some personas. From
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Book Donation
I've always felt pity for poor children who could not afford quality education, and I wanted to help them. My dream came true when I came up with an idea of for a books and study materials donation program. I and m My friends from my school and I collected about four thousand books, four PCs, and some sports equipments to donate to Shree Singhkali School-a poor school in Solukhumbhu district which is considerably considered
Rating:Essay Length: 336 Words / 2 PagesSubmitted: July 17, 2011 -
How to Mark a Book by Mortimer Adler
In Mortimer Adler's "How to Mark a Book" he encourages readers to not only read between the lines but write between the lines, I couldn't agree more. There is a Chinese proverb that says "Tell me and I'll forget, show me and I'll remember, involve me and I'll understand". With that being said, I believe that getting directly involved with the text is the best way to fully understand it. Full ownership comes only when
Rating:Essay Length: 515 Words / 3 PagesSubmitted: July 17, 2011 -
Eaters of the Dead - Book Review
In his novel, Eaters of the Dead, author Michael Crichton shows how the Volga Northmen were able to defeat their foes, the wendol, by using their intellect instead of their weapons. This is seen in four aspects. The theme of the novel is that physical courage is not enough to preserve your culture and lifestyle: intelligence and superior knowledge are absolutely essential. Conflict between the wendol and the Northmen shows which group has the intelligence
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Animal Farm - Book Review
People's ignorance and willingness to believe or do what they are told, leads to their own oppression and mistreatment. The novel 'Animal Farm' by George Orwell reveals the corruption of power and how it can be used very persuasively to enslave others' beliefs and actions. This novel would be beneficial for a year twelve student at Armadale Christian College to read; for it discusses the abuse of power and language that can persuasively lead people
Rating:Essay Length: 817 Words / 4 PagesSubmitted: July 19, 2011 -
Jurassic Park - Book Review - Michael Crichton
1st Draft Ronnie Maynard Michael Crichton, in his outstandingly exciting science fiction novel, Jurassic Park, has put together a suspenseful, compelling, riveting, frightening, realistic, thrilling, and scientifically informative world, combining sophisticated bio- technology with prehistoric legend, blending the past, present, and the future, and a terrifying nightmares of science run wild, packed with humans and genetically engineered dinosaurs, including mesmerizing, fast paced action. It is a world where you decide what is happening in the
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I Heard the Owl Call My Name - Book Review
In the book "I Heard the Owl Call My Name", Mark Brian, a young vicar, is sent to live among the Tsawataineuk people so that he might bring all the necessities of his Christian religion to a people who needed it most. Little did he know his world would be turned upside down. Throughout the story Mark Brian gains a new understanding of the person he truly is on the inside. He also learns that
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Does My Head Look Big in This - Book Review
Randa Abdel-Fattah in her novel 'Does my head look big in this' explores the concept of overcoming adversity very effectively. The main character Amal faces a number of challenges when, as a young Muslim lady chooses to wear the hijab. First of all she has to overcome her own doubts and uncertainties. Secondly she has to persuade her parents that she has considered the implications of her decision and that she has chosen to wear
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They Call Themselves the Kkk: Book Review
Title: They Called Themselves The KKK: The Birth of an American Terrorist Group Author: Susan Campbell Bartoletti Number of Pages: 168 W. Somerset Maugham once said "There are three rules for writing a good book. Unfortunately no one knows what they are." After reading my book however, I have come up with three "rules for a good book" all of which my book excelled at following. The first rule is that it must be able
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Song of Roland - Book Review
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Rating:Essay Length: 2,774 Words / 12 PagesSubmitted: August 1, 2011