It is often assumed that every occupant of Nazi Germany either hated the Jews or knowingly ignored their hardships; however, that is not entirely true. There were some Germans who attempted to make a difference. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak is a historical fiction novel about the life of a young German girl. Liesel is a young orphan growing up in a poor town in Nazi Germany. Although as far-fetched as it sounds, stealing books is what keeps her alive in the end.…
When you hear the words Texas Rising, what do you think of? Is it the Alamo, Mexicans, or is it the Texas Revolution? Well if you named one of these, then you are right. In the miniseries of Texas Rising, it is based on the Texas Revolution against Mexico and the Texas Rangers. It also tells the story of how the Texas Rangers were created.…
“Not what your mother said last night!!!” Jack exclaimed too James. “Wow Jack you’re really mature, You know that you messed up.” James told Jack. “Why would I remember that you need help in school.”…
Eye of the Oracle is the prequel to the Dragons in our Midst series. The book starts in pre-flood days and tells the story of the dragons protecting the oracles of fire throughout the ages. It starts out with Thiolocia and Makaidos protecting the ovulum and the oracle of fire from the watchers. The watchers are fallen angels from heaven that are trying to stop Noah from building an ark. The oracle dies, but Thiolocia and Makaidos are chosen to go onto the ark and raise up the next generation of dragons.…
Of Mice And Men took place in the 1930s and the Great Depression, when men didn't have jobs or ones that didn't paid good money. The Great Depression took many men's jobs and they didn't have money. So men couldn't get jobs because they were black or hobos. Steinbeck is showing how people in this novel are judged or outcasts.…
A successful business executive resigns from his prestigious corporate job to become a voice announcer risking his home, his family, and financial security. BRIEF SYNOPSIS: STEVE COLLINS (late 30's) has the security of his loving wife, BETSY, his three children, and a prestigious executive job working for his father-in-law, DARREN HIGHTOWER (60’s). He teaches others how to sell and close deals. He’s an expert at reading body language. Darren is ready to make him a partner.…
The Adoration Of Jenna Fox takes place in California years in the future. The story began two weeks after a young, 17 year old girl, named Jenna Fox woke from a year long coma. When she woke, Jenna suffered from severe memory loss, causing her to not remember anything from her past life, not even her own parents. The strange thing about her memory loss though, is that she had perfect recollection on random subjects, but yet she could not remember anything from her own life. Jenna's mother was a very well-known restoration consultant in Boston before she quit to take care of her daughter, and her father was a very wealthy doctor and was the head of a medical research project.…
STRUCTURE The events of The War of the Worlds progress primarily chronologically. The novel began with the Martian cylinder crashing from the heavens to earth. In the end the narrator is joyously reunited with his wife.…
The show opens with a fast forward to the final episode of the season, similar to season one of How to Get Away with Murder (Robinson, 2015). A station wagon is seen flying down a dirt road and we see the three main characters (who are inside the car) looking behind them in a panic. Without any further context it will cut to the opening credit sequence which are panoramic shots of New Mexico, inspired by the opening scene of chapter 39 of House of Cards (Buchman, 2015). In the pilot episode, the audience is introduced to Det. Maya Vasquez, the town of Lake Arthur, and the strange occurrences going on there.…
Literary Craft: In medias res What is in medias res? This term, translated from Latin, literally means “into the middle things.” It is used as a form of a narrative hook where the story begins right in the middle of the action. Flashbacks are often included throughout the linear storyline to provide the reader with a bit of backstory so they might fully understand what is presently occurring in the narrative. Beginning a story in medias res is a technique that I admire and often like to project into my own writing.…
They have to go into hiding, and while in hiding, end up saving the lives of some young kids in a fire. The youngest boy, Johnny, gets messed up pretty…
In the story Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, I hope that Harry finally receives his letter to Hogwarts. Harry’s uncle and aunt, who has been caring for him since his parent’s passing, have refused Harry this letter. However, his uncle and aunt cannot hide his letter for much longer because every day Harry receives more letters from Hogwarts. I believe that going to Hogwarts will greatly improve Harry’s life; currently, he lives in Dudley’s second bedroom and before that he lived in the cupboard. The cupboard had a spider infestation, and Harry could barely stand up straight in his “bedroom.”…
Everett’s wife told all her kids their father got ran over by a train so they won’t miss Everett. He got mad at her for this, but the kids were excited to see him and told him everything about the fiancé. They return from the special world when the mayor says they don’t have to go back to jail because he loved the…
The purpose of this story is to find some similarities on both chapter ‘The House On Mango Street and When I had to leave My Country. The only similarities I can find is moving places. First similarity would be moving town The house on mango street She didn’t always live on Mango Street and before that she lived on Loomis. The house on Mango Street He had to say goodbye to their town because her brother want to prison.…
In the world today, book reading is not as popular as it once was. Reading an interesting book is one of the greatest experiences anyone can partake in, but reading is not an experience that everyone enjoys. Depending on the book a person chooses to read, reading may take a great deal of time. To many, reading a long and enthralling book is an invigorating experience. However, some feel that reading a lengthy book can waste valuable time.…