...Writing a Book Report Summary: This resource discusses book reports and how to write them. Contributors: Purdue OWL (owl.English.purdue.edu) Book reports are informative reports that discuss a book from an objective stance. They are similar to book reviews but focus more on a summary of the work than an evaluation of it. Book reports commonly describe what happens in a work; their focus is primarily on giving an account of the major plot, characters, thesis, and/or main idea of the work. Most often, book reports range from 250 to 500 words. Before You Read Before you begin to read, consider what types of things you will need to write your book report. First, you will need to get some basic information from the book: • Author • Title • Publisher location, name of publisher, year published • Number of Pages You can either begin your report with some sort of citation, or you can incorporate some of these items into the report itself. Next, try to answer the following questions to get you started thinking about the book: • Author: Who is the author? Have you read any other works by this author? • Genre: What type of book is this: fiction, nonfiction, biography, etc.? What types of people would like to read this kind of book? Do you typically read these kinds of books? Do you like them? • Title: What does the title do for you? Does it spark your interest? Does it fit well with the text of the book? • Pictures/Book Jacket/Cover/Printing:...
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...Book Report Guidelines You must choose one out of the two books listed below for your book report. The book report is due on November 5th, 1 pm and must be typed, ten pages long (double spaced) with font size no larger than 11. You must email me the book report by this date. Books: 1. What Has Government Done to our Money? By Murray Rothbard. Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/What-Has-Government-Done-Money/dp/146997178X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1378217153&sr=8-1&keywords=what+has+government+done+to+our+money Free PDF: http://mises.org/books/whathasgovernmentdone.pdf 2. The Federal Reserve and the Financial Crisis. By Ben Bernanke Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/The-Federal-Reserve-Financial-Crisis/dp/0691158738/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1378217165&sr=8-1&keywords=ben+bernanke For the book report, you must: 1. Read the book (!) 2. Write a short introduction providing an overview of the book, its author and the main themes.(1 page) 3. Summarize the main arguments in the book. (about 4 pages) 4. Write an analysis of what you perceive to be the strengths and weaknesses in the author’s arguments from the point of view of economics. You should be able to utilize economic concepts and theories that we have studied in class over the semester to do this. I will grade you in this section based upon your ability to present a point of view (a perceived strength or weakness) and cogently defend it using an (economic) argument. (about 5 pages) ...
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...Term Paper/Book Review 11/16/15 Magnificent Masquerade, by Charles Keats, 1964 Summary of the McKesson & Robbins Scandal Before the scandals of Enron and WorldCom, which are considered the greatest accounting scandals of the 21st century, the most notorious & influential accounting scandal of frauds in the 20th century, or in American history, is the McKesson & Robbins scandal of 1939. In the early fall of 1926, Philip Musica, assuming the name of F. Donald Coster, took control of the pharmaceutical company McKesson & Robbins by using his bootlegging profits from Girard & Co. to issue a merger between the two pharmaceutical companies, and he became McKesson & Robbins’ president. From his experience with Girard, Coster “knew how auditors functioned, they were interested in account books & supporting documents” (Keats, 71) & he knew how to mislead auditors. Coster conducted fraudulent transactions for McKesson & Robbins by continuing to manufacture (fraud) documents of inventories & accounts receivable such as, “order slips, shipping records, duplicate invoices, & other bookkeeping evidences of sale” (Keats, 72). Julian Thompson, Coster’s top assistant, finally uncovered the fraud scandal in 1938 through his suspicions of the existence of the McKesson & Robbins’ Canadian subsidiary’s warehouse. Coster was convicted of “violating Section 32 of the Securities Act of 1934: filing false financial information with the SEC” (Keats...
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...The book I chose to read was “10-Minute Mindfulness” by S.J. Scott & Barrie Davenport. I chose this book for assistance in providing me with the tools and instructions to be more mindful and positive in my everyday life. This is something I think each and every one of us can benefit from, especially in todays fast paced world. How to reclaim your family This book describes several simple habits (71 to be exact) to assist in practicing mindfulness even with all the hussle and bussle of our daily lives. Another thing I really liked about this book is how it describes how to implement each habit into our daily activities we already do. The authors really made it easy for me to picture in my mind, integrating these mindful habits on a day-to-day...
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...How to Write a Book Review The purpose of a book review in the most basic sense is to convey to the reader what the book is about and whether it is worth reading or not. A good book review expands upon these two areas. When describing the book the following should be included: • The vital statistics: the title, author, publisher, price, paperback or hardback, length, illustrations, if it has been translated • The type of material: fiction, nonfiction, essay, poetry, biography • The contents: describe what the book is about, the plot, its purpose, its organization • Information about the author: what they have written before, other prominent work, their qualifications • A quoted passage: to allow the reader to see important information and a sense of the writer’s style. When providing judgment of the book it should be followed by the reason why that judgment was made. It should provide enough support for the reader to decide whether or not they want to read or buy the book. The following are examples of what to make judgments on: • Intent or purpose: how well the author realized their intent or fulfilled the purpose of the book • Relevancy: if the book is relevant to the real world and our time • Accuracy: whether the book works or fails based on its accuracy or errors • Uniqueness: comment on the unique qualities of the book • Audience: a comment on the intended audience of the book or its appeal to other potential readers In addition...
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...At the start, he was not a very well known man, except by his family, his friends, and his neighbors, and he pretty much just kept to himself. He states a lot throughout the book that he’d much rather be at home. But as the book takes its pace, Bilbo starts to change. He learns humility, kindness, and bravery. He learns to respect the dwarves, along with the countless other people he meets on the journey. He tries to help everyone to the best of his ability. I think it’s because he likes to see people happy; I think it reminds him of his...
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...While preparing for this book report I found an interview posted online with Bich Minh Nguyen. She said that her reasoning behind writing Stealing Buddha’s Dinner was because her childhood was defined by a feeling of isolation. She also said “It does seem easier now for Asian immigrants to be themselves; a good deal of progress has been made since the early 1980s. At the same time I think the negative idea of the “foreigner” still persists—not just for Asian immigrants, but for many nonwhite immigrants and their descendants, people who continue to be asked: “Where are you from? I mean, where are you really from?”” My generalization of this book is that Bich struggled during her childhood simply to “fit in.” Stealing Buddha’s Dinner reminds me so much of The Mixed-Up Chameleon by Eric Carle. (I used this example in a previous assignment but I feel like it fits so well into the main theme of this course.) Bich is fixated with the idea of trying to assimilate herself into the American culture. In The Mixed-Up Chameleon, the chameleon (Bich) sees all of the animals at the zoo and (her peers) wants to “be like them” in some way. She goes to great lengths to eat American food and take an American name and dress the way other Americans do. I see many similarities between the feelings of lonely segregation that Bich felt and those of the students discussed in the case studies throughout our textbook. Works Cited Nguyen, B. M. (2008). Stealing buddha's dinner: A memoir. Penguin...
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...be UNDER the desk. Required materials: Charged tablet, charged back-up battery, tablet pen, red pens, pencils, blue or black pens, binder Homework expectations: You will have a variety of different homework assignments. It is imperative that you check RenWeb on a consistent basis, as well as write down the homework from the board every day. Most of the assignments will be completed on your tablet. Many assignments will be graded together in class, and then uploaded to Moodle. Late policy: Daily homework will not be accepted late. If homework is not turned in on the day it is due it will receive a zero. The first zero will result in an email sent to your parents. The second zero will result in a referral to a dean. For projects, book reports, and for the research paper the late policy is a little different than the daily homework policy. The first day that it is late it will get 10% taken off of its overall grade earned. For the second day that it is late it will get 20% taken off of the overall grade earned. On the third day that it is late 30% of the grade will be taken off of its overall grade earned. It will receive a zero if it is not turned in after the third day. Absence policy: You are responsible for completing all work that they have missed. You will have as many days as you have missed to complete the work. Missed quizzes or tests will be made up on the day the you return to school. It is your...
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...|Unit Title: |Unit No:1 |Date Issued | |Business Environment | |Week beginning 11/02/13 | |Student Name |Student ID |Due Date – 03/06/13 | |Lecturer Name: Ibrahim kevin, Sujata,& Issac |Internal Verifier Name | | |Mr. M. Azam | Rules and regulations: |Plagiarism is presenting somebody else’s work as your own. It includes: copying information directly from the Web or books without | |referencing the material; submitting joint coursework as an individual effort; copying another student’s coursework; stealing coursework from| |another student and submitting it as your own work. Suspected plagiarism will be investigated and if found to have occurred will be dealt | |with according to the procedures set down by the College. Please see your student handbook for further details of what is / isn’t plagiarism.| Coursework Regulations 1. Submission of coursework must be undertaken according to the relevant procedure – whether online or paper-based. Lecturers will give information as to which procedure must be followed, and details of submission procedures and penalty fees can be obtained...
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...STAYING ON COURSE Kendra Harvey Pre 100 sect. 7116 October 12, 2013 Kendra Harvey Pre 100 Sect. 7116 12 October 2013 STAYING ON COURSE Enrolling in college at 26 years old was very intimidating to me. Although I graduated from high school, I have a real problem with self confidence. Keeping up with my classmates from high school on social media sites, I became discouraged and depressed from seeing how successful some of them had become. I often wondered why I haven’t become successful. Why was I made to be a failure? Then it dawned on me that I, myself was my own problem. At different points in my life I’ve often given up when I was faced with a challenge. I always took interest in the healthcare field, and I pursued and completed a certification in nursing. When certain circumstances caused for me to have to go back to school to recertify, instead of pressing on I choose defeat. My greatest obstacles now are my children, for I don’t have a strong support system and because of this I have allowed myself to be defeated by other obstacles in life. When I got into college, my biggest challenge was staying focused and motivated. I continued to stay out late, I would put off assignments until the last minute, I did cram study sessions, I was lazy all the time and couldn’t concentrate, and I missed classes and fell behind on home assignments. This caused a major problem for me like receiving failing grades. I blamed everything and...
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...Brunel Business School Bachelor of Science TITLE ENTREPRENEURSHIP & MARKETING IN BUSINESS MODULE CODE MG2049 Written Coursework: Deadline (12.00 noon, UK time) on Blackboard Learn. The learning outcomes for this module are as follows: * 1. Critically discuss the theories surrounding entrepreneurship and business ventures and how they relate to the global business environment. 2. Identify the impact that corporate communications have on internal and external audiences and their role in the development of integrated marketing communications. 3. Critically analyse issues around new business formation and growth of national and multinational enterprises. 4. Evaluate the application of theories in entrepreneurship and marketing communications ------------------------------------------------- The coursework comprises two elements which include the groupwork and individual essay (100%). The groupwork element attracts formative assessment while the individual element attracts summative assessment (3000 words). The individual element poses questions on your experience as regards the groupwork element and the ‘entrepreneurial journey’ of well-known enterprises. In order to benefit from the experiential learning inherent in the groupwork, it is important that you set about forming groups as early...
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... Vytautas Didysis gimnasium Form IIIc Laurita Drankinaitė Book report John Grogan Marley & Me John Grogan He was born in the Motor City, Detroit, Michigan, on March 20, 1957. He got into writing by default because He was so bad at everything else. Algebra, geometry, French, chemistry, physics -- they all escaped me. But writing, now there was a subject he could have some fun with. By eighth grade He was penning parodies of the nuns just for fun, and in high school, besides writing for the school newspaper, He started an underground tabloid, which earned me a celebrated trip to the principal's office. From there it was on to Central Michigan University, where He earned the princely sum of twenty-five cents per column inch writing for the campus newspaper while slugging away at a double major in journalism and English. He’s first full-time writing job came immediately upon graduation in 1979 when He was hired as a police reporter for the small and laughably lackluster Herald-Palladium in the Michigan harbor town of St. Joseph. He rode all night with cops, photographed murder victims, picked my way through smoldering house fires and sat over coffee with grieving parents. He also summoned the courage to ask out a willowy and tart-tongued reporter on the staff whose name was Jenny and who eventually would become my soul mate, lover, and wife, in that order. About the book This book tells a real story about a journalist John Grogan and his family's...
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...stress, such as circus trapeze artists. Wolfe states that President Dwight D. Eisenhower, however, insisted on pilots, even though the first crew members would not actually fly the spacecraft. When Gus Grissom lands at sea and exits his space capsule, saving the capsule seems more important to the recovery team than saving the pilot because of the value of the data. Wolfe contrasts the Seven with the Edwards test pilots, among whom was Chuck Yeager, who was shut out of the astronaut program after NASA officials decided to use college-degreed pilots, not ones who gained their commissions as enlisted men, such as participants in the USAAF Flying Sergeants Program in World War II. Chuck Yeager spent time with Tom Wolfe explaining accident reports "that Wolfe kept getting all wrong." Publishing insiders say these sessions between Wolfe and Yeager led Wolfe...
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...BOOK REPORT IN ENGLISH CHARACTER THAT I LIKED EDWARD MOST WHY? Edward grimaced, and I knew it was in objection to the word okay. He probably would have used something more like wonderful or perfect or glorious. VALUES THAT I LEARNED If you were hoping that there would be some debauchery in this ‘Book of Mormon’ repressed as shit series; STOP! The sex scenes between Edward and Bella in this $137 Million dollar blockbuster don’t come anywhere near the gold standard of True Blood – or even the silver standard of the ‘mucho-controversial’ Season 6 Buffy and Spike fling. Edward is all like ‘I don’t wanna hurt you’ and Bella is all like ‘give it too me you friggin pussy’….or something like that. See Kristen Stewart dripping sexuality inInto the Wild as a horny teenager in a far more impressive (if brief) performance. RECOMMENDATIONS GIVE ATLEAST 3 REASON 1. Humans marrying vampires are calculating mofos. Bella clearly has gone, 'well Edward will always look the same and Jacob will eventually look like his dad'. 2. Sometimes cinema can project your dreams for you; and in Breaking Dawn Bella’s dream that her and Edward are standing on a pile of corpses that used to be their wedding guests was the most satisfying part of the film for me. 3. If one receives a wedding invite to one’s best friend’s wedding (that one is also in love with) in the post, one must immediately take their shirt off...
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...Paula Ahnert 1/20/21 1603 Mind of Christ Book Report Dennis F. Kinlaw expresses that the purpose of this book is to demonstrate God’s teachings to us, so that we may better understand who Jesus is. Kinlaw also emphasizes that he desires for the Holy Spirit to use this book as a tool to convict our hearts. The author yearns for us to see what the Lord desires for our lives, so that we may accomplish God’s will. In the first chapter of Mind of Christ, Dennis F. Kinlaw, begins by illustrating how as humans we lack a sense of direction for our lives. Without allowing Christ to be our navigator through life, we are left wandering around this planet aimlessly. Kinlaw emphasizes the importance of being in tune with Christ and allowing him to navigate our everyday lives. Without Godly direction, we are left unable to accomplish important goals that we have made to serve The Lord. The author explains that to have the mindset of Christ, means that we are to live our lives in such a way that we strive to have an attitude that reflects the characteristics of Jesus. Kinlaw continues to emphasize throughout the chapter that without listening to the voice of God, we are left searching for a satisfaction that we cannot find. Allowing God to be our navigator is an essential component to being a follower of Christ. As humans, we are born lost and without direction, if we search without being lead we will always be lost. ...
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