Essays on Book Report

America has long been recognized as a democratic nation, a nation operating under the will of the people. The forefathers of America fought incessantly against British tyranny to start anew in a land of freedom and opportunity. Because America revived the ancient Greek ideology of...

At the beginning of “Civil Disobedience,” Thoreau expresses agreement with the idea “that government is best which governs least”. When carried to its logical conclusion, this concept leads to the realization “that government is best which governs not at all”. Thoreau believes government is the...

The Cellist of Sarajevo Book ReportSetting The Cellist of Sarajevo, a novel written by Steven Galloway is set in the city of Sarajevo, during the Bosnian war in the 1990’s. Galloway chose this setting to recount the stories of eyewitnesses present during the siege of...

The play Agamemnon involves a variety of characters who introduce and contribute towards some of the major themes of the play, such as justice and revenge. While the play is dominated by Clytaemnestra and the Chorus, we are introduced to different angles in the story...

Homer said in The Iliad that “revenge is sweeter far than flowing honey.” In Eliza Haywood’s The City Jilt, vengeance stems from ruthless passion and unbridled drive. Glicera, the protagonist of The City Jilt, epitomizes one who feeds off reprisal, one whose main priority in...

This section gives a scope description and overview of everything included in this SRS document. Also, the purpose for this document is described and a list of abbreviations and definitions is provided. Purpose The purpose of this document is to give a detailed description of...

The bestseller There’s No Such Thing as “Business” Ethics written by John C. Maxwell focuses on the main idea that rather than business ethics, people should focus on just plain ethics (personal ethics). He suggest that we should be living our lives by what he...

The book I selected is called Spy Camp is about a kid in a secret spy school that is one of the best spies and just finished 7th grade at spy school. He plans to visit family on vacations but suddenly the principal of the...

Inside the Brains of the Defeated Many Indian children are forced to believe at a very young age that because they are Indian, they cannot accomplish much. Sherman Alexie wrote about this in his essay “Superman and Me”. He elaborate upon why and how he...

In the novel Ready Player One by Ernest Cline, an eighteen year-old boy named Wade is addicted to playing a videogame called the Oasis. The game is a virtual reality of the world of 2045 except everything is more happy and bright, because in this...

Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One is an innovative and intellectual young adult novel released in 2011. This sci-fi story recounts the quest of an ordinary teenager named Wade Watts who relies on an extremely advanced virtual world, OASIS, to live out most of his life:...

The title of this book is The Hunger Games and was made by Suzanne Collins in 2008. This book is set in a fictional version of America. In the nation of Panem at a date of which is not specified. With characters all along the...

Making a Dream Come True Everybody has a dream. Not everybody has the characteristics to make a dream come true. We hear about successful stories all around us, as if making a dream come true were so easy, but in reality we know making a...

PARENTS AND KIDS RELATIONSHIPS “October Sky” by Joe Johnston and “Every Day Use” by Alice Walker’s stories deal with parents and kids relationships. John Hickam and a middle-aged woman are parents who find themselves choosing between both of their kids. Dee and Jim are the...

Farley Mowat’s three novels Never Cry Wolf (1963), The People of the Deer (1952), and A Whale for the Killing all agree on the role of naturalism, the plight of the animal, the commercialization of hunting, ruthlessness of man, and survival of the fittest. Mowat...

The Soloist Mental illness does not discriminate. Despite Nathanial Ayers’ talent as a musician, artist, and generally good upbringing, schizophrenia still found a way to enter into his life. Through meeting compassionate journalist Steve Lopez, Nathanial Ayers was able to begin his road to recovery...

Irony Across History: A Comparison of Two Works “Desiree’s Baby” and “The Sniper” are two different stories, written by two different authors, in two different time periods, in two different geographical locations. A common thread can be found, however, when one traces certain attributes throughout...

Consider how conflict is an essential element in two of the short stories you have studied. Conflict is of huge significance to every story, whether it be a scuffle among teammates or a full-scale war. The stories chosen to be discussed in this essay are...

Horror has about a thousand different definitions in everyone’s minds and can be associated with anything from movies to video games. The definition of horror has changed over the past few centuries, and the media is the best example of change, morphing around what we’ve...

Powerful friendship In the book The Pact, the three doctors employed interdependence in order to beat the odds and reach their success through friendship. They give me motivation and insight, and I want to have a friendship like theirs when my friends and I are...

What lengths might one person go to stay forever young? Would they enter a Faustian pact? A Faustian pact is where a person trades their soul with the devil for something they truly believe they cannot live without. In Oscar Wildes the Picture of Dorian...

The Martian: A Futuristic Novel For The Future The Martian by Andy Weir has many resounding themes related to the human condition. Some of these themes are: the effects of desolation and loneliness, the race for survival, making sacrifices, and persevering through even the toughest...

In Ralph Ellison’s “Battle Royal” and Richard Wright’s “The Man Who Was Almost a Man,” two young black American teens nearing the age of adulthood in a time where their race was neglected and looked down upon struggle to understand the lessons of their youth...

The Charming Whack Job of Wall Street When a person reads a good book, sees a great movie, or watches a spectacular performance, what do they take away from it? Some aspect will remain with them, forever associated with that experience for the rest of...

In Smoke Signals, Thomas and Victor fulfill each part of the Hero’s Journey, from “The Ordinary World” to “Return with the Elixir”. For instance, Suzie Song acts as the maiden presenting the heroes with gifts as their reward at the end of their journey. Their...

Robert Louis Stevenson Book Analysis Is man good or evil? This is the recurring theme in Robert Louis Stevenson’s books The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, Treasure Island, and Kidnapped. In all three books, Stevenson explores both possibilities. For Dr. Jekyll in...

A Man for All Seasons written by Robert Bolt incorporates both language and action to convey meaning and to develop characters as a result. In this particular extract in which Cromwell, an enemy of More, has allowed More’s family permission to visit More. Robert Bolt...

Black swan green Throughout the book, Jason has ongoing internal dialogues with “Maggot” and “Unborn Twin” who represent two of his alter egos. Both Maggot and Unborn Twin allow the reader to experience the disparate personalities of Jason. Maggot represented his “loser/misfit” side and the...

Is He Too Old for Baptism? Baptism no longer functions as a simple christian practice in the world of literature. Dr. Thomas Foster emphasizes this idea in a specific chapter titled “If She Comes Up, It’s Baptism” in his novel, How to Read Literature Like...

In “Lighten Up, Sir David, Our Wildlife is Safe,” Matt Ridley expertly combines audience-appropriate, simple diction with abundant evidence to counter the Malthusian-esque concern raised by Sir David Attenborough. Throughout the passage, Ridley also uses a clearly organized structure and key rhetorical appeals, such as...