THE BOOK REPORT Message of the Mountain [pic] Submitted by Gertrude Beatriz Lim 6-6 Submitted to Mrs. Miriam E. Rana Message of the Mountain is a Christian fiction written by Matilda Nordtvedt. The book has 135 pages with 30 chapters. The story takes place in Bellingham‚ Washington in the early 1900s. It was settled‚ the Johnsons were relocating to Bellingham‚ Washington; since Papa cannot sustain the work in the country. John liked the idea of moving to the city
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The thesis in Elbert Hubard’s book‚ A Message to Garcia is the first sentence of the book. “In all this Cuban business there one man stands out on the horizon of my memory like Mars at perihelion.” (p. 17) Hubard published his article originally on page ten of one of his magazines. He was a publisher from the late 1800s until his death in 1915. He is best known for publishing two magazines‚ The Philistine and The Fra. Also happening at this time‚ Spain was fighting rebel forces in Cuba and American
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A message to Garcia is an inspirational essay written by Elbert Hubbard. It was originally published in the March‚ 1899 issue of the Philistine magazine which he edited‚ but was quickly published into a pamphlet or book. The message was well known in American business culture. Its main idea was to narrate the characteristics of competent and capable employees such as Rowan. In the message it told of Rowan‚ the hero of the tale. Rowan’s mission was to bring a message to General Garcia. Rowan was
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The two readings Band of Brothers and A Message to Garcia‚ were insightful into what it takes to be a good Soldier‚ and leader. The underlying theme of Band of Brothers is that of brotherhood‚ hard work‚ and the importance of doing what needs to be done regardless of how difficult it maybe. While A Message to Garcia‚ brings up of the importance of work ethic and how that is an uncommon trait that everyone values but few have. Both texts tell how the importance of discipline‚ focus‚ and the courage
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BOOK REPORT. 1. How The Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents. 2. Julia Alvarez in 1950 - 1990. 3. Born in New York of Dominican descent‚ she spent the first ten years of her childhood in the Dominican Republic. 4. Major Characters; Carla - As the oldest amongst the four girls‚ she feels left out and out of place when her family moved to the United States and finds it hard to fit in her new social and cultural environment. She was harassed at school by malicious and prejudiced boys‚ and felt
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The first book Liesel steals in The Book Thief is “The Grave Digger’s Handbook”. She steals this after her brother’s funeral when a gravedigger drops it in the snow. This book helps Liesel get over the initial shock of her brother’s death and introduces a new hobby for her to pursue. Because this is the only item she has of her brother and mother‚ she feels a strong connection to the book and forms a desire to read it. “Staring at the letters on the cover and touching the print inside‚ she had no
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that it trains you how to be assertive. In ‘Messages’ the communication challenge is finding the right “tool” for the right “job” and using that “skill” in a useful way. The first stop to assertiveness training is exactly that. They teach the reader how to distinguish between passive‚ aggressive‚ and assertive styles of communication‚ which are the “tools” the reader needs to learn about for the right “job”. An example of a tool used in ‘Messages’ is expression. In the Assertiveness chapter
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English Long Book Report Chan Hiu Tung Christie 4C (2) Title: Emma Author: Jane Austen Publisher: Pearson Education Limited What is love? How can we do to catch our own true love? I found the answer after reading the book‚ Emma. Emma‚ which talked about Emma Woodhouse‚ who is a beautiful‚ clever but with little spoiled girl. She is rich and she loves arrange marriage between her friends and neighbours in a village called Highbury. Unfortunately‚ she makes a lot of
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A Book report on‚ Jamaica- Rebuilding The walls To: In this book report‚ is my interpretation of Dr. Herbert Thompson’s passionate appeal for Jamaicans to restore our country to the good old days. Black in color is the cover of this intriguing book. It shows the hands of different races putting blocks in place. Inside‚ the author’s note‚ dedication‚ tributes‚ introduction‚ eight(8) chapters‚ 124 pages‚ picture and a brief biography of the author at the back of the book.
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Kyuem book report The book I choose was a story entitled‚ ‘Star Trap’ by Simon Brett. IT was published in 1982. I choose this book because I like detective novels. The storyline is very mysterious. The plot thickens when many incidents happened in the story such as a rehearsal pianist was shot in the hand by an airgun pellet and a actor tumbled down some stairs and broke his leg. As I keep on reading the story‚ more and more questions keep on rehearsing my mind as I try to solve the case as well
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