Eagle Strike

1. What is the significance of the title of this book? The title of this book is “Eagle Strike” and it is significant because it is the name of the operation Damian Cray is trying to succeed. He has a device that will allow him to obtain the U.S. launch codes for their nuclear weapons. Using the weapons, he will bomb selected places to try to end drug production, even if it means killing millions of people. 2. From what point of view is the story told? How does this impact the characterization? This story is told in third person point of view and focuses on Alex’s actions, thoughts, and feelings. This impacts characterization because we see as if we were following Alex and we also know his thoughts and feelings. This lets us relate to the character…

End of Unit: Diversity Have you ever just ask yourself the question “What really is ‘normal’?” In the novels, Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix, and Alex Rider: Eagle Strike by Anthony Horowitz the protagonists live less than “normal” lives. In Among the Hidden, the protagonist Luke Garner does not officially exist because the government does not allow families to have more than two children in fear of a global food shortage, so Luke is forced to stay in his home, and the most he’s…

Have you ever changed to something different in your life? Well that’s what Alex Rider is dealing with he has stuck with a certain organization for many years. He now had an urgent feeling to switch to the bad side. My book Alex Rider Scorpia starts off with an investigation. Alex Rider the young, brave, and intelligent spy is sent on a mission to Venice to investigate an organization called Scorpia. Scorpia is an organization that carries out acts of terrorism to get money: “ We are a…

One of the traits Kangaroos have is a 324-degree field of vision with 25-degree overlap. This allows for them to see in almost all directions allowing for Kangaroos to have higher chances of survival because it allows them to see possible predators before they arrive. It also especially helps because of there climate which is mostly desert flatlands and preys can come from places, from the ground, the skies and from all sides so such big field of vision allows for them to be protected. Another…

Owls are a nocturnal birds of prey with large eyes, a facial disc, a hooked beak, and typically a loud hooting call. Owls belong to a group of birds that includes about 205 species.These species are sorted into two basic groups, the true owls or typical owls, Strigidae; and the barn owls, Tytonidae. There are 16 species of barn owls. Typical owls are more diverse than barn owls, with nearly 190 species in about 23 genera. Typical owl is from 5 to 28 inches tall (13 to 71 centimeters); Barn…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Fort Mill, SC) According to BirdWatching.com, 914 species of birds call North America home, north of the Mexican border, including the Red-throated Loon, the Brown Pelican and the Spotted Rail. Individuals love to watch birds, as each species has their own unique style and characteristics, and America is currently home to 15 different species of hummingbirds. An easy way to enjoy birds from the comfort of one's own home or office is to make use of a hummingbird feeder…

I chose to review Hotel California by the Eagles because they are very sentimental to me because I grew up listening to them while riding shotgun in my dad’s truck. This album was released in December of 1976 by Asylum and became one of the Eagles best selling studio albums of all time. In the early part of their career, The Eagles struggled to get a big rock sound. Hotel California unveiled almost a whole new band in terms of sound and energy. This album was very transitory for the band…

Eagles were one of the most successful and best-selling bands of the 1970’s. (Liscu, Jenny (January 20, 2000). "The Eagles: Twenty-Six Million Served". Rolling Stone.) Members of the group came from different parts of the United States to California, to pursue their passion in music. Their greatest and most successful album is called Hotel California. Eagles tried to bring up the dark truth under the shiny surface of their lives. Their message was mainly toward the younger audience who were…

it. I walked into the classroom expecting thing to be no different than they had been the past days. I sat in my seat and patiently waited for Taylor to arrive so that I could tell her about my plans for the weekend. Still waiting and she never showed up. I began to feel and very empty feeling in my stomach like I just had been punched. Taylor wasn’t coming to school and I didn’t know how I was going to get through the day without her. The day couldn’t of went any slower I didn’t think it was…

In case of emergency, every animal needs a way to escape or defend themselves. Owls have better mechanisms that ostriches for defense and catching food. Owls and ostriches are two drastically different animals and they both have different ways of hunting, eating, and getting away from predators. Everything about these two creatures is different, for good reason. An ostrich is made for running fast in the deserts and plains and various places, while the owl is made for flying high and soaring to…