Category: Book Report

The maze in the story represents where we spend time looking for what we want in life and what we do about it in order to make them happen or reach them. It can be in an organization you work in, the community you live in, money or possession, health and peace of mind or…

Imagining that I was in the General Prologue of The Canterbury Tales I think would be an adventure and amusing pilgrimage. Discussing the General Prolouge and asking questions, the author is explaining that this will be a series of stories are told by different individuals and he will be keeping and writing each down. This…

As time and weather change, language to changes. With that, as an English teacher, I have to continue updating and upgrading my knowledge of modern vocabulary. Vocabulary is embedded in literature. Literature could make me become knowledgeable and conscious of the events and situations, as well as the language used by people in the past.…

Voltaires Candide My research paper today will cover Voltaire Candide. Some may not know who Voltaire may be or anything about any of his stories. So today I will be informing you about Voltaire and some of the purposes behind writing his stories for his wonderful books. Followed by why I chose Candide and what…

We as humans are creatures of the culture that we create; as a 19-year-old girl living in the stereotypical ‘Im lost in life and nobody can understand me’ point of my life, Ive become fairly acquainted with the side effects of todays complex culture. Whether it be books or movies, it is very common to…

I am currently studying Bachelor’s degree program at Shanghai Second Polytechnic University in China. I have decided to apply for this think-tank platform because I am sure it would strongly enrich my future studies and help me in my prospective career. A few weeks ago, I read a book named ‘Who moved my cheese?’. That…

In the course of the interactive oral presentation, many aspects of the stranger by Albert Camus were discussed and explained by my mates. I learned a lot about the characters both the minor and the major ones. More importantly, I got a clearer view of Raymonds character throughout the play and the role he plays…

The class had to read the book The Giver written by Lois Lowry and published originally in 1993. The book had themes associated such as the importance of memory to humans, power, rights, responsibilities, dystopian societies, and more. However, the author made connections with all themes in the novel, and the question that connects the…

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis is a book about four children who are sent away from their home due to danger, and who find themselves in a magical world. The Pevensie children are named Lucy, Edmund, Peter, and Susan. These children are sent away from their hometown of London because…

Introduction This essay will critically assess Cesare Beccarias On Crime and Punishment, displaying how his ideas influenced the way in which crime is viewed and punished in current society. Beccaria was born in Italy in 1738, where globally, crime was viewed as the work of the devil. Punishments were harsh and barbaric with the use…