Category: Book
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The Slave Ship a Human History by Marcus Rediker
12 million slaves too many. Rediker’s book goes in depth about the gruesome and horrendous journey that brought 12 million slaves through the Middle Passage that was run by the British and Americans during the 18Th century. While this book may not all be true events, it can easily come to life very quickly for…
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The Literary Work, Utopias: a Brief History from Ancient Writings to Virtual Communities
Written by Howard Segal explores the past and present ideas of utopias. It features the first ancient Greece utopia all the way through the virtual world which engulfs people today. Segal explains the reasons behind a utopia and what purposes they serve, he also explains how the utopias themselves have changed over time as with…
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Book Response
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skoot is a shocking story that unfortunately follows a dark trend in American History. Henrietta Lacks was not the first black person to be taken advantage of by doctors or researchers. There is a long history of black people being experimented on without giving proper consent. These…
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The Book Dibs: in Search of Self
Contents 1 Abstract 1.1 Module 4 Book Review Over Dibs: In Search of Self Abstract This book is about a five year old patient of Virginia Axline, who also happens to be the author of the book, named Dibs. Coming from very driven and wealthy parents with respectable careers, the boy is very quiet and…
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Censorship in Media
The worst thing about censorship is violating individuals’ freedom of speech. The internet should be a free market with unrestricted ideas. Currently, the only exception constitutionally in the US is speech directed to inciting imminent lawless action, which is likely to incite or produce such action. Our laws should stay that way. Censorship is bad…
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Art Censorship
A beautiful art “The birth of venus” that was created by William Adolphe Bouguereau in 1879 was censored within all of his hard work. Some people don’t understand that art is meant to create a reaction and what is offensive to one person might not be offensive to another. In many country creativity has been…
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Book Censorship
The banning or censorship of books in America is a very controversial topic. “A banned book is one that has been removed from the shelves of a library, bookstore, or classroom because of its controversial content” (Lombardi). Various controversial topics could lead to a book being banned. Some of these topics include language, diversity, and…
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The Book Describing Medicare and other Social Programs
The book ‘ Where does the money go ‘ was insightful. I had not thought of any of the situations that were brought up until after finishing the book. This book talks about where the money goes after national elections and gives readers insight on what to think about before casting their votes. It also…
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Why Movies are Better than Books: Advantages of Visual Storytelling
It’s a war that never ends! The civil war between books and movies, and when it comes to literature, people have different preferences. People say that books are better than movies, but is that true? Most argue that books are better because you can imagine them for yourself and have your own creativity and imagination.…
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Of Mice and Men Book Review
In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck writes about life in the 1930s during The Great Depression. The story is written around two characters, Lennie and George as they travel around as migrant workers. Throughout the story, Steinbeck drops a lot of hints and allegories pointing at big ideas and themes. One is…