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Book Review Of Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squardron
Words: 378 - Pages: 2.... Imperial headquarters on the planet of Coruscant.
Plot Summary : Corran and his new partners are given a limited amount of
training time and are sent out on a mission in just weeks of forming the
new Rogue Squadron X-wing fighter group. This book switches the first-
person perspective between Corran and Kirtan Loor. While Corran and the
Rogue Squadron are off fighting TIE fighters and Star Destroyers, Kirtan is
hunting down information on the squadron and it's pilots.
Personal Reaction : I found this book a little hard to read because of the
long complicated sentences and the complex words Michael Stackpole chose
for his book. I would .....
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All Quiet On The Western Front
Words: 1072 - Pages: 4.... to lay barbed wire on the front line, and a sudden shelling resulted in the severe wounding of a recruit that Paul had comforted earlier. Paul and Kat again strongly questioned the War. After Paul’s company were returned to the huts behind the lines, Himmelstoss appeared and was insulted by some of the members of Paul’s unit, who were then only mildly punished. During a bloody battle, 120 of the men in Paul’s unit were killed. Paul was given leave and returned home only to find himself very distant from his family as a result of the war. He left in agony knowing that his youth was lost forever. Before returning to his unit, Paul s .....
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To Kill A Mockingbird: Prejudice
Words: 775 - Pages: 3.... and Scout learned what real courage is through the point of view of their father. As teaching them what courage is, Atticus also taught the children the real Mrs. Dubose. The children were willing to change their views on her because of Atticus' clear explanation of what was really inside of Mrs. Dubose. "She had her own views about things, a lot different from mine, maybe..son, I told you to see something about her--I wanted you too see something about her" (112). Another brave thing that Atticus proved to his children was when the old rabid dog, Tim Johnson, was wandering up the street towards Jem and Scout. Atticus who's ni .....
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1984: Summary
Words: 766 - Pages: 3.... at risk. Winston is in search of the truth and is concerned because of the party's ability to change history. We find that he likes his work even though it is for the party and against morals. He is introduced to the girl that will play a big part in the book most likely.
We discover that people have a bond when it comes to sexuality that the party can’t control, even thought the party rejects sexual relationships between its members. Sexual experience is no longer allowed in the society and Winston longs for one. He confesses in his Diary about his last experience but it does not help. We find he has faith in the proles and there abilit .....
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Do You Have A Voice
Words: 664 - Pages: 3.... realizes that Huck is not dead, he gets really angry at Huck. Jim says, “ Dat truck dah is trash; en trash is what people is dat puts dirt on de head er dey fren’s em makes ‘em ashamed.” That line, from the story, is basically saying that Huck is trash for doing that to Jim. Then fifteen minutes later Huck goes into Jim’s wigwam and apologizes. This is showing that Huck does have a voice because any other white person from the south would not apologize to a slave. The slaves were thought of as being lower than any white person and Huck was showing that a slave as equal to him or even better than him because .....
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Beloved
Words: 1513 - Pages: 6.... to four children. While she is pregnant with her fourth child, the six adult slaves decide to escape the household. Her three children make it to safety due to the aid of a runaway slave woman but Sethe waited for Halle, which caused her to get caught. She is then brutally raped and severely beaten by the slave owners but Sethe does eventually manage to escape without Halle. Sethe makes it out of Kentucky and gave birth to “Denver” the night before she crosses the river to Ohio. For 28 days Sethe and her children happily live with Halle’s mother, Baby Suggs, but she is soon found by the slave-owner who had come to retrieve them. T .....
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Children Of The River
Words: 1111 - Pages: 5.... with
Sundara, but she is not allowed to be around because he is white. Jonathan
does anything he can to be with Sundara and it all worked out at the end.
Soka is Sundara’s aunt, but now she has Sundara as a responsibility. Ravy
is Sundara’s Cousin. He falls quickly into the American ways. Yet, no one
stops him. Mr. and Mrs. McKinnon are Jonathan’s parents. Mr. McKinnon saved
Ravy’s life when he came to America. Sundara also teaches him Cambodian
language, so he can go to Cambodia.
Minor Characters
Naro is Soka’s son yet he is the head of the family. Grandmother
makes sure that Sundara does what she is supposed to. Moni is like .....
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The Story Of My Life By Helen
Words: 635 - Pages: 3.... I am reminded in this particular section of the narrative about the great difficulties my profoundly deaf sister faced in learning not only the sign and label of an object, but the many different concepts it included as well. These precious edifications about the differences in a “mug” and “water” were only some of what would be many opportunities for Helen to develop senses and feelings that I believe she portrays helped her to begin to live.
These lessons were taught to Helen at every available opportunity. During walks in nature, in every story Ms. Sullivan lovingly spelled, every occasion to enrich Helens mind was seized. .....
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Lord Of The Flies: Summary
Words: 1474 - Pages: 6.... the hunting of the pigs of the island; to bring
in meat. Otherwise, the only thing they had to eat was the fruit of the island.
Later on in the novel, Jack leaves the group of kids to be on his own.
Simon: Quiet, out-spoken by everyone, Simon is one of the hardest-working of
them all. He helps Ralph with the shelters and the little ones with fruit. He is
later killed in the novel.
Sam ‘n Eric: Sam and Eric are twins. They help in various problems during the
novel and survive until the end of the novel. Neither of them play a vital role
in the novel.
Chapter Summary
Chapter 1- In the first chapter, the time is right after the plane h .....
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