Books of Chronicles

Have you ever read two different books and had characters that were similar but different? Well, in the two books The Gravesavers and The Tuesday Cafe, the two main characters Minn and Harper are similar and different in many ways. For one they both are very sarcastic and they get angry easily. They are also totally different in some ways. A big difference between them is that Minn likes to read books, and is very athletic. On the other hand Harper is very lazy, and doesn't like exercise. Harper…

and announcements. I was sitting beside my classmate, Javier, when Ms. Seitz, with a smile on her face, announced that every person in the class would need to pick a book to read while on Christmas break. I, along with many others, began sighing and worrying about finding the time to read it. Eight stacks of hardback and flimsy books were laid on a brown table on the left side of the room. I got up and slowly walked over to the table. I picked up The Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri. I…

holding several hundred books in a small electronic tablet. Though many people enjoy using these tablets for reading, there has been a large and vocal percent of readers who refuse to forsake the world of rustling pages and bound covers. I, personally have no issues with this and indeed would prefer Ink and paper to the electronic copy if I had a choice. Because of this stance I find it particularly discouraging when readers are…less than kind about another’s choice of eReader or book. There…

When purchasing a book, a buyer drives or walks to their local bookstore, opens the shop’s door, feels a gust of wind hit their face as the air in the room becomes disturbed from the opening of the door, and searches through rows and rows for what they fancy. When looking at prospective purchases, the customer studies at the front cover, picks up the book, reads the summary, and brushes their thumb against the pages, letting them flow in a steady stream towards the opposite direction. This helps…

I know that trading in our paper books for digital versions will cause some problems. Paper books are easier for students; they cause no temptations, better for health, and no battery. They also the cost of the digital versions, have them on the go, easy to see in sunlight, and easy to carry around. There are so many reason why paper books should not be thrown away and be replaced with digital books and here is why. To start with paper books are easier for students and they cause no temptations…

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe as an Allegory The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, written by C.S. Lewis, is filled with symbolism and mythological influences, both Christian and non-Christian. These influences manifest themselves in the forms of allusions and parallels. C.S. Lewis uses these allusions and parallels between the real world and Narnia in order to present his work The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe as an allegory. It is important to note the factors that influenced the…

Carl Hohenedel ENGL 101-4M3 November 10, 2014 Final Draft Narnia The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is set during World War II. It takes place around four children decided to play hide and seek in a house, and one day and the youngest girl Lucy found a wardrobe to hide in. When Lucy entered the wardrobe she found herself able to go further and further into it and ended up in a strange place. The wardrobe had led her to a land covered of snow. When Lucy started walking around she met a fawn,…

Narnia English Creative The reigns slice through my withered fingertips like sawing razor blades as I guide the Witch’s sleigh through the darkness of Narnia to return to her castle. In her realm of power she reclines in the sleigh and sways her wand as a reminder to abide by her commandments or be cast into stone. Narnia is silent; just the sound of the bears heaving the Witch’s sleigh through the snow, the creatures lock themselves away in the safety of their homes. A procedure I too used to…

In the satirical novel, “ Dealing with Dragons” by Patricia C. Wrede, the disobedient and self-reliant Cimorene refuses the typical expectations of her family and the rest of civilization. Due to the pressure and constant reminder of how “it’s simply not done” Cimorene flees her dilemma and finds shelter with the dangerous and ferocious dragon, Kazul. Cimorene was justified in ignoring the expected social norms of Medieval society because Cimorene could overlook her life, create an impact on…

In the novel, Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede, the main character Cimorene is a princess that wants to do different things a normal person would do. She refuses to be proper, she is bored because she can’t do anything normal person would be able to do because of her parents saying it not princess like. Cimorene goes to the dragon’s cave and meets Kazul then they are best friends kind of because Cimorene helped Kazul when she was poisoned with dragonsbane that Cimorene brought home to…