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The Normandy Invasion one of the most iconic moments in the twentieth century. Operation Overlord also known as D-Day was the turning point of World War II. It was the largest seaborne invasion in history. D-Day was authorized to free the France from Nazi control. Did you know? That D-Day’s original date was June 5, 1944 instead of June 6, 1944. However, inclement weather was predicted by weather meteorologists. Many of you may not think weather was important but it definitely was. The…

Stephen King is one of the greatest fantasy writer in the world. He published many short stories. Much of his fictions have been adapted to both large and small screens, although it usually plays best in the mind’s eye. The relations of king’s fiction with electronic media are many and complex. (King is considered one of the greatest fantasy writers because of the things that have happened in his past lifetime). (King 1) Stephen King was born September 21, 1947 in Portland, Maine. When king was…

child, perhaps 7 or 8, I brought a new book to class for morning reading. It happened to be “Baby Island,” a 1937 novel that Wikipedia describes as “Robinson Crusoe… but with four babies.” My intention, on that brisk fall morning, was to pull the paperback out of my backpack and open it to my bookmark. “What is that? Why are you reading that?” someone asked. A cluster formed around my desk, to see the boy who was not reading a very boyish book. Babies, of course, were the realm of moms — of…

May 29, 2015 An Abundance of Katherines- Written by John Green Publisher: Puffin Books Publishing Date: Reprint edition 16 Oct 2008 (First edition: 2006) Paperback: 272 pages Genre: Realistic, Adventure, Romance Point of view: The point of view of the narrator is written in 3rd person omniscient. I know this because in this book it was seem like it’s his story however, when you read further on, Colin (the…

Reading, Reacting, Writing. Aron Keesbury. Fifth Edition. Canada: Wadsworth Publishers, 2004. 829-904. 2. Miller, Arthur. "The Portable Arthur Miller" Massachusetts, London, 1971. 3. NovelGuide. 05/07/2006. 4. Ousby, Ian, "The Cambridge Paperback Guide to Literature in English" Cambridge, New York, Melbourne.…

She was simply asleep. After finding a pillow for her head, I left her to enjoy it. (37) MY SATURDAY MORNINGS WERE RESERVED for Christina Heal: a devoutly religious woman who might have been older than Jesus Christ himself with a pear shaped body and hazel eyes that once twinkled upon hearing my stories. It was a particularly warm day for fall in New York; so I decided to stroll down to Ms. Heal’s office on Forty-Fourth Street. The sun glistened in the sky and the children playing baseball in…

I am reporting on John Green’s book, Looking for Alaska. This book is a 221 page, hardback and paperback, young adult novel. Published in March 2005 by Dutton Juvenile, this would be the first book he would publish. During the week of July 29, 2012, Looking for Alaska hit New York Times best seller list at number ten. The book takes place in Alabama at Culver Creek Preparatory High School. Narrator, Miles Halter, leaves his what little of a life he has in Florida to attend his junior year at a…

As many kids were taught at an early age how to read and write I was too in Kindergarten by my older sister. Kids my age after school usually finished any homework assigned; then played with friends or watch television. On the other hand, I was taught in my old house which was pretty small and my sister, whom taught me it; she was in third grade She would love to play to “school” with me, it went a little like “I’ll be the teacher and you can be the student”. I would come home from a long day at…

The cover page is a glossy paperback type that feels like a thick piece of paper or a light cardboard. It is flexible and bound to the pages by glue, which is also known as perfect binding. The type of paper used for the pages are glossy and lightweight coated. The first few issues…

In a society where pedophiles are deemed as obsessive, predatory individuals that are frowned upon, an engaging narrative in which the protagonist expresses his vile lust towards the innocent seems highly indecent. However, Nabokov makes that idea a reality in the 1955 novel “Lolita”. A scenic interpretation of the story, executed by Adrian Lyne, comes out in 1997, revisiting the old, yet still shocking tale of the incestuous, pedophilic relationship in which Lolita Haze is held hostage and…