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The Iroquois Theatre Disaster
The Iroquois Theatre Disaster 1903 On the afternoon of December 30, 1903, the Iroquois Theatre in Chicago, Illinois caught fire and claimed the lives of an estimated six hundred two spectators, the majority of whom were women and children enjoying an outing together over Christmas vacation. With such a large
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The Irreverence of Female Independence in China
The Irreverence of Female Independence in China For years, the world has been oblivious to the painful, degrading traditions toward women that take place behind the "Bamboo Curtain" of China. Falling Leaves , by Adeline Yen Mah, unveils the darker side of Chinese culture through her eyes as an unwanted
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The Island
The Island is a book written by Gary Paulsen. It is about a boy named Wil Newton. Wil is a city boy that will soon be moving to the country. He is moving because his father has a new job with the State highway Department. He is always thinking
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The Island of Dr. Moreau
The Island of Dr Moreau, by H.G. Wells, is not an ordinary science fiction novel. It doesn't deal with aliens or anything from outer space, but with biological science that exists on earth. The novel was about a character, Edmund Prendick that gets involved with an island of experimentation. At
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The Issues with Women
First of all, this book doesn't give the pleasure of good reading. C'mon, what kind of pleasure do you expect from a 500 pages book with very small fonts? I would like to review on pages 183-189 regarding case at Kanthal. It said that according to ABC calculation, Kanthal has
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The Jaguar
"The Jaguar" is about a trip that Hughes made to the zoo. In the poem, he describes the animals in a zoo and their behaviour. It compares the apes, parrots, tiger, lion and a boa constrictor to the jaguar, which is an animal that lives differently to the others in
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The Jaguar - Book Review
The Jaguar The book I read for this report was on Jaguars, their size, possible extinction, their behavior, and their habitat. The scientific name, Panthera Onca, is known to most people as the jaguar. Panthera is Greek, meaning "hunter," and onca is Greek for "hook" or "barb," which is talking
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The Jewelry by Guy De Maupassant
In the Guy De Maupassant's 'The Jewelry', a short story that anyone by just reading the title would think that it's simply about a piece of jewelry. But it is not what the title seems, it's about a man, M. Lantin, who found the love of his life and how
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The Joy Luck Club
The Joy Luck Club By Amy Tan Is it fair to judge someone by their sex? In traditional Chinese culture, many judgments were made about a person just by observing their sex. The woman was looked upon as an inferior being. They had little or no status in society, and
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The Joy Luck Club
Amy Tan's novel, The Joy Luck Club describes the lives of first and second generation Chinese families, particularly mothers and daughters. Surprisingly The Joy Luck Club and, The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts are very similar. They both talk of mothers and daughters in these books and
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The Joy Luck Club
It is true that all people are created different, and thus no two cultures will ever be the same. Throughout Asian American literature there seems to be a struggle between the Asian culture and American culture. More specifically, there is a struggle between Asian women and their Asian American daughters,
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The Joy Luck Club
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan 332) True identity, it is what many first generation immigrants to the United States forget when they move to the States. In the story The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan, the main character Jing-mei Woo forgets her true identity because of the fact
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The Joy Luck Club Amy Tan
Throughout The Joy Luck Club Amy Tan inserts various conflicts betweens mothers and daughters. Most of these relationships, already very fragile, become distanced through heritage, history and expectations. These differences cause reoccurring clashes between two specific mother-daughter bonds. The first relationship exists between Waverly Jong and her mother, Lindo.
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The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
-The Sisters of Misunderstanding- Parents always want what is best for their children, regardless of culture or ethnicity. In The Joy Luck Club, by Amy Tan, and in "Life With Father" by Itabari Njeri, the parents express their parental methods upon their daughters. Children will all react differently to their
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The Jungle
"The Jungle" describes the terrible conditions of a Lithuanian family that moved to the US, and had to work, live, and die for the food companies in Chicago. "The Jungle" spurred a movement in the American people to do something about the problems facing the American food supply. Because of
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The Jungle
Upton Sinclair really wrote The Jungle for the promotion of socialism, himself being a long-time socialist, but what really caught the attention of the public was the few pages of descriptions about the horrors of the meat-packing industry. He couldn't have been very happy that the book gained fame for
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The Jungle - Book Review
America, by the turn of the twentieth century, was regarded as the "Land of Opportunity", and lured millions of immigrants. These immigrants fled to the United States in search of new and prosperous lives. During the Progressive era, America was at the age of industrialization, and the economy was shifting
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The Jungle Review
Jurgis Rudkus comes to America with his family, in hopes of fulfilling the American dream. Jurgis, his wife, Ona, Ona's step-mother, teta Elzbieta, her brother Jonas and her children, Ona's cousin, Marija, and Jurgis's father, Dede Antanas all move to the meat packing area of Chicago in search of jobs.
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The Jungle Written by Upton Sinclair
The Jungle, written by Upton Sinclair was a very touching and motivating story. Sinclair aimed for our hearts, but instead, he hit our stomachs. The Jungle is a story of hardships and trouble, some successes and many failures as a family tries to achieve the "American Dream." In this book,
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The Jungle, Upton Sinclair
THE JUNGLE By: Upton Sinclair There are many characters in The Jungle. These characters vary widely in their professions, social status, and economic status. The main character in the novel is a Lithuanian named Jurgis Rudkus. His wife is Ona Lukoszaite, also a Lithuanian. Their son is named Antanas. Mike
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The Keeper of the Night
Book Report Book: The Keeper of the Night Author: Kimberly Willis Holt Setting: Guam Summary: After Isabel's mom commits suicide, her whole life changes, and her family's life too. Her dad, who she calls Tata, is so depressed with the loss that he becomes a recluse, blocking out his children
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The Kick
The Kick July 4th, 2006 is a day to celebrate the birth of our wonderful nation. We gather together with our friends and family during the day and have a nice American barbeque. By night, the sky is lit up with fireworks galore of all different colors, types, and sizes.
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The Kill Artist
Tony Marchino Modern Middle East Book Review April 24, 2002 As the Middle East peace negotiations putter along, Daniel Silva's fictional book, The Kill Artist, could not be timelier. The story is a country-hopping cat-and-mouse game between two master assassins, one Palestinian, one Israeli. The story begins with the assassination
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The Killer Angels
Most people think of the Civil War as a military battle between the North and South. Without studying the subject, they do not appreciate the facts that make up this historical event. When one reads the novel, The Killer Angels, the reader will have a much better perception and understanding
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The Killer Angels
The Killer Angels Michael Shaara Random House Publishing Group Copyright 2003 355 pages This book takes place over four days; Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. For each section of the book, the battle scenes change. The first one is when the armies establish the position on Monday. At this time,
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The Kingdom of Matthias
The Kingdom of Matthias tells the story of a very bizarre religious cult that was founded in New York City in the 1820s. Poor men who were forced by economic necessity took to this religion. Many felt the need to join because of the need for the cult because of
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The Kings
The Kings The street was bare and the sun was setting in a suburb of Las Vegas. Liter was rolling on the pavement, being drifted by the wind. Gunfire rang out a few blocks away. The only person on the street was a guy people called Fresh and his friends.
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The Kite Runner
Kite Runner This story is a touching tale of bravery and weakness, fathers and sons, friendships and betrayal. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini takes us on an epic tale from the final days of a respected Afghanistan monarchy to the horrific Taliban ruled Afghanistan of today. It reveals a
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The Kite Runner
Best Friends Forever. An important stepping stone in every child's life is when a child makes a vow to be best friends forever with another child. Many girls cement this promise by buying a necklace with half hearts on them, while boys may carve their names into trees, but
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The Kite Runner
Khaled Hosseini's stunning debut novel The Kite Runner follows a young boy, Amir, as he faces the challenges that confront him on the path to manhood, testing friendships, finding love, cheating death, accepting faults, and gaining understanding. Khaled Hosseini, born in 1965 in Kabul, Afghanistan was inspired by his own
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