Lists of books

A Jewish father with his wife and son are trapped between the appalling situations of discrimination and fall of a race. La vita è bella (Original title: Life is Beautiful) will certainly leave you in awe once you finish the film. According to IMDB (n.d.), it lavished prestigious awards including three Oscars (1999), one from the Cannes Film Festival (1998), four Italian Golden Globes (1998) and one Grammy Award (2000). The Italian film was directed by Roberto Benigni and was released on 20th…

In this day and age, it is all too easy to view nature through the megapixels of a photo on an iPhone, or have over one hundred million images of any animal or plant appear in less than a second via Google Images. It is an astonishing accomplishment in technology, and its attributes to human welfare cannot be dismissed, but it does have its faults. Subsequently, these faults reflect concepts that philosophers have conferred for centuries. Many philosophers believe that technology, along with…

American library association, over 11,300 books have been challenged or banned since 1982. Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher is one of the many books on a banned book list. This book is banned because of the mentioning of suicide, use of drugs, and alcohol. Recently I read this book. By examining the topics of this book, the number of people it has actually helped, and the lesson it teaches, it is clear that this book should not be banned. This book mentions things that teens go through…

Banned/Challenged Book Research Paper The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby is usually a required book to read in a high school English classes across the United States. Since I read it in my junior year English class, I was quite surprised to find it on the frequently challenged young adult book list by the American Library Association (Kpekoll). I was also surprised to find it on many other lists where the book had actually been banned in some schools across the United States of America. The…

I have read or started to read eight books during my first semester. Frankenstein was my favorite book because of its plot, and the general idea of the story. Frankenstein was filled with an inspiring pursuit of knowledge. I have only read about one-third of A Thousand Splendid Suns, and plan to finish it during my second semester. Perhaps it will surpass The Great Gatsby and Copper Sun on my list of favorites this year. I have only read two chapters of the program, however, I ranked it two…

Now that self-driving cars are becoming a reality, they may impact society because of competition with big auto companies. They will have competition with uber, taxis and insurance companies will start to lose money. Google is building the self-driving cars in detroit for other companies to build. The self-driving car would be 100% electric and could drive a range of 100 miles. A self-driving car will now have sensors that can detect thing before it happens. Google says it is covering 10,000…

stories, there is usually a protagonist or a hero with a huge role to play in the story. These type of characters develop dramatically from the beginning of the conflict until the resolution of the conflict. Oskar Schindler from the novel Schindler’s List by Thomas Keneally dramatically changes from being a greedy man to becoming a man of humility through the development of Schindler’s character, the challenges he faces, and the resolution of World War II. Schindler’s character development…

My take on the differences that exist between developed and developing nations fundamentally remains the same as it had before the viewing of this series. Ultimately, these beliefs remain consistent and this series delivers a perspective that, though new to me, still serves to reinforce my basic take on this. That is, that disparities in development and stability of nations, is not contingent on any differences in intelligence among the respective populace of nations, but rather it came down to…

your hair to feel great about yourself. Well, if you're looking from a view of people ready to get their hair cut you might at least try considering the options. Therefore, donating your hair is one way to cross that accomplishment off your bucket list. The fact of donating your hair, however may be scary in some people’s point of view. Eventually, they will understand that they don’t have to donate all of their hair and they will donate hair according to their salons…

The Schindler’s List opens up with a close up of hands lighting a pair of Shabbat (Sabbath) candles, followed by the sound of a Hebrew prayer blessing the candles it sounds similar to the call to prayer for Muslims minus the embellished throaty notes. The wisp of dying flames fades into the next scene, now in black and white and becomes a plume of smoke from a steam engine. A folding table is setup on the train platform where a single family registers as Jews. The single table becomes many…