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    The Reckoners Analysis

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    The Reckoners is a series of popular young adult fantasy novels by Brandon Sanderson the American author. The first novel of the series was Steelheart that Sanderson first published in 2013 to much critical acclaim. Brian announced that the series will be a trilogy with the 2016 published Calamity the last novel in the series. The series is about a post-apocalyptic world that has a mysterious object start to orbit the planet. Out of nowhere random people start attaining super natural powers…

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    John Irving Influences

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    The now 74-year-old was born on the 2nd of March, 1942 in Exeter, New Hampshire. He’s an American citizen who was actually born by the name John Wallace Blunt Jr. He lived with his mother and stepfather as a kid and used to join wrestling competitions at his school. He would eventually keep on wrestling for at least 20 years, as a youngster and as a coach. Many books of him contain references to Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, as does the Cider House Rules. This happened because he got…

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    John Green Impact

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    Indiana. He is an american author and he also does some acting. His impact on American Literature is romance. One of his first novels was Looking for Alaska, which had won the 2006 Michael L. Printz Awards. But John Green’s book The Fault in Our Stars is his 6th novel, but one of the best selling books. That novel alone had a gross “more than $300 million worldwide and certifying his status as a YA rock star.” according to (C+A). Which later turned into a movie the same with his novel Paper…

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    Although Margaret Mitchell wrote only one novel, she turned into an overall marvel coming to a great many perusers around the globe with her memorable novel Gone with the Wind. For this American Civil War-period novel, she won the National Book grant for Most Distinguished Novel in 1936 and the Pulitzer Prize in 1937. Gone with the wind set a business record of 50,000 duplicates in one day , one million in the initial six months and two million in the first year. The film, Gone with the Wind,…

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    someone by concealing or misinterpreting the truth. Deception is present in the novel, The Great Gatsby, in the plot, characters, and setting. Though some argue that the themes in the novel are not still appropriate, this idea of perception versus reality is relevant in today’s society as well. Relevant in the 1920s as well as present day, the theme of perception versus reality exposes itself through corrupt lies, the American dream of wealth, and fake appearances. First, corrupt perceptions…

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    Novel or Gone with the Wind, first published in 1936 in the United States, is a classic romantic novel written by Margaret Mitchell, who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1937, a prestigious literary award. Gone with the Wind is about the character of Scarlett O'Hara, a beautiful, bright South girl with a lot of modern thinking and open-minded, open-minded and open-minded lifestyle. She represents the image of modern women in a new industrial society, aspires to enrich herself and assert her position in…

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    but didn't practice law, instead he started writing. He wrote three novels and a book containing short stories. His first novel was ''Moth Smoke'' that was published in 2000. His Second novel ''The Reluctant Fundamentalist'' was published in 2007. His novels have won awards and were became an International Best Seller. Literary works: The Reluctant Fundamentalist: A Novel Published: April 3rd, 2007 by Houghton Mifflin…

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    out as a character whose dedication, compassion, and sacrifices contrast with the widespread self-interest induced conflict in the rest of the novel. Cash Bundren’s heroic actions are not valued by the other characters due to their selfishness. He is a morally strong person whose convictions lie in expressions of dedication. From the beginning of the novel, Cash Bundren is shown to be considerate and caring in his own way. Cash is…

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    audience of women themselves. The novel itself is filled with adequate use of Pathos and Ethos but lacks in the overall deliverance of logos, but Thompson properly powers through and successfully conveys the message that inner strength conquers all.…

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    considered to be one of the most adept and brilliant writers of the 20th century because of her controversial novels that expose the American south for its dark reality and its prejudiced people. Go set a Watchman, continues a story from Lee’s first book --To Kill a Mockingbird -- and incorporates topics of race and class in society. The piece also continues the clashing ironic themes of great change and lack of change. Although the book created dissension and many people were shocked at the…

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