Book Review Essay

Defying Hitler Considered as one the respectable and most established authors, Sebastian Haffner in his book Defying Hitler brings forth to the reader an eyewitness account of a nation that was in constant influx. The influx ranged from rising of the First Corps, Hitler Youth Movement right-wing military forces set up to suppress communism and the rise of Hitler to power. The publication allows readers to be informed of the German history indicating how the German nation was forced to grapple…

In one section of the book that discusses state gun laws, Beck states that Massachusetts passed laws that “work[ed] to make it difficult for law-abiding people to own guns (there were 1.5 million active licenses in 1998 and only 200,000 four years later), it had no effect on people who generally ignore laws anyway” (26). This implies that Beck does not believe tougher gun laws reduced crime rates. In the section of the book discussing why the argument that someone can modify…

Say the words soldier or veteran, and countless images come to mind. Children and teens imagine a hero, one who saves lives, and happily returns home as a knight in shining armor. Adults too, carry these images in their minds often forgetting that there is much more to a soldier's return to civilian life than this simplified, idealistic version that exists in our heads. Veterans go through more trauma than most people could ever imagine, they go into war without realizing that the faces of…

Coping Essay A Separate Peace is a novel written by John Knowles, in which the main character Gene Forrester is a student at Devon and he is competing with his best friend Finny. He pushes Finny off the tree and Finny shattered his leg. Finny died a few months later because of another accident. But Finny loves his friend, but Gene does not know that. Finny tries to cope with his problems by training Gene for an Olympics that will not happen, denying that there is a war going on, and his love of…

In The Diary of Anne Frank, the novel starts off by Anne Frank, herself, celebrating her thirteenth birthday and is given a diary of her own. She describes all of her friends from school that attend her birthday party in a hysterical way. Anne describes her sense of loneliness and feels as if she has no one to confide in. She decides to call this special diary “Kitty.” Anne writes about her family and teaches the reader that she has a mother, father and an older sister named Margot, and that the…

The book Hidden Intellectualism by Gerald Graff helps us adapted to his assessments on the different direction that schools and colleges take to approach the way they teach literature. He completely disagrees that students with street smart are not being able to apply the knowledge and skill they need in schools and colleges, in addition, to the way he displays the indication that using dissimilar methods in schools and colleges will help allow students to flourish in their writing. The purpose…

Dinesh D’Souza’s Hillary’s America is an information book that candidly demonstrates the sordid history of the Democratic Party and how the Democratic nominee for the Presidential Election of 2016, Hillary Rodham Clinton, personifies that history. Instead of writing in a manner which disguises the truth, the author provides the facts of the situation without aggrandizement. The originator of the Democratic party was Andrew Jackson, who later became President himself. On various occasions,…

City” by Shawn Casselberry is a truly interesting book which details the author's move from rural Kentucky to the south side of Chicago. His immersion and growing understanding of the city is told in a series of anecdotes taken from events that happened to him while he lived and worked there. This book was of particular interest to me in my Cross Cultural Experience because we spent time in the neighborhoods and areas detailed by Casselberry in his book while we partnered with the organization…

What sacrifices do small town communities make when its younger generation goes off to war? In Kyle Longley’s book, the Morenci Marines, he focuses on nine young men that take up the honor and patriotism to leave their small Arizona town to join the marine corp. Longley focuses on the story of how such wars impact small communities when a vast majority of its younger populations leaves to serve its country. With their service in the Marines, their lives along with their friends and family’s…

Book Review: (A discussion of the three best books studied in 303, first semester) From Where the Wild Things Are to Jane Eyre, I have read countless volumes. I’ve chewed some, tasted some, and swallowed a few. I’ve read for entertainment and for educational purposes, like in McGee’s class. It is remarkable to think that books are just a collection of twenty six letters. These letters, words, pages, volumes, all have a remarkable impact on our thoughts, emotions, and actions. Reading has the…