If you looked at the cover of the book or you just know what the term “Final Four” means in relation to March, you may already know that this book is about basketball. This story is realistic fiction, by Paul Volponi called “The Final Four”. The story is about two teams, the Michigan State Spartans and the underdog Troy University Trojans, which have gone through the NCAA tournament and have been matched up in one of the Final Four games in which the winner faces the winner of the North Carolina vs Duke game in the NCAA tournament championship game. The story switches off the different perspectives between the four main characters;Malcolm, Roko, Crispin, and Michael. They go back and forth and it takes you through their stories of how they
Harry Gerard Bissinger wrote a non-fictional book entitled Friday Night Lights. Bissinger created this non-fiction book in 1990. “Bissinger , also known as Buzz Bissinger, is an American Pulitzer Prizewinning journalist and author, best known for his non-fiction book Friday Night Lights” (Wikipedia, 2017). Bissinger was inspired to write Friday Nights Lights while he was attending Harvard College. He wanted to write a book based on a small town high school football program.
This is a summary taken from “Saying Yes” by Jacob Sullum; Chapter 8; “Body and Soul”. An ever-present theme in Sullum’s book is what he calls “voodoo pharmacology”—the idea, promoted in large part by the government, that certain drugs have the power to hijack people and enslave them in an inescapable prison of craving and compulsion. Sullum seeks to show that this idea is a myth, that only a tiny percentage of illegal-drug users become addicts, whereas the vast majority of people who use illegal drugs live normal, productive, loving lives. The book is filled with valuable insights derived from deconstructing government statistics about drugs and drug use. Sullum shows how even the most vilified drugs, such as heroin and crack cocaine, are
Review of the Killer Angels by Michael Shaara The Killer Angels is a fiction book authored by Michael Shaara and published in 1974 by Ballantine Books, in New York City. Shaara, an educator, and a novelist, was born in 1928 in Jersey City. In 1975, his book, the Killer Angels won the Pulitzer Prize for the best story telling novel. The book details the events of 1863 which occurred during the civil war of Gettysburg, in America (Shaara 3).
Rick Yancey was the author of The 5th Wave. Rick Yancey is a writer who works on books for young adults. His books are usually fantasy, science fiction, and suspense. In the science fotion novel The 5th Wave, aliens invade the earth, bringing death and destruction in five well orginized waves. During the first wave, an EMP( Electromagnetic pulse) destroys all electronics on earth.
A Couple Of Really Neat Guys What is the truth in comedy? In an essay by Dave Barry, Barry talks about how he hates people who litter and what his doctor did when he talked about it with him. Dave barry anecdote “Neat Guys” is high level comedy that uses witty comparison and sarcasm to reveal a universal truth about neat guys. Sooner or later Barry and Dr.Jeffrey will make a difference in the world for people who litter.
The Worker Next Door by Barry R. Chiswick, Angels in America by John Tierney, and Our Brave New World of Immigration. These three articles talk about how do people deal with immigrants. Immigrants are everywhere especially in the U.S. Each articles made lists and arguments on how if immigrants if they left, that stuff would still get done. Chiswick point is with a decline in low skilled foreign workers, life would go on.
Art Analysis #1 The painting Autumn Rhythm was painted in 1950 by Jason Pollock. This particular painting was made with enamel on canvas and is 105 inches by 207 inches, which is approximately 8.75 feet by 17.25 feet. In 1957, this painting was purchased by Robert Hale to be placed on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, New York.
The lesson I learned after reading the book, Geek Charming, was that something that seems bad can turn out to be great. Dylan Schoenfield is a senior at an expensive, private high school. She comes from an affluent family, is the only child, and therefore, thinks the world revolves around her. She acts like a spoiled princess. But, three weeks till Fall Fling (the senior prom, in the fall) Dylan’s boyfriend, Asher, dumps her.
The book I read was, This Journal Belongs To Ratchet. The author of my book was Nancy J.Cavanagh. This book is about a girl named Ratchet who lives with her because when she was little her mom died. She doesn't have many friends, but that changes in the end of the book. Ratchet is a happy, kind, smart girl she loves her dad even though he is a little crazy.
“A gram is better than a damn,” is a statement that reflects the mindset of contemporary America to use drugs to palliate the problems rather than dealing with them. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley shows the relationship of drug usage in the near future by alluding the use of drugs to the real world. Huxley creates a drug, soma, in his novel that makes a person who takes it instantly becomes tranquil. This drug is commonly used throughout the novel by giving an instant source of gratification and also is used to control the population. Huxley’s prediction of drug usage became a reality because both legal and illegal drugs are commonly used in contemporary society.
That rush, that drug, that dope, those pills, that crumb, that roach, thinking “I would never do that, not that drug”, & growing
Barry Lopez is a modern author whose work was greatly influenced by his love for nature. You might of heard of Barry Lopez due to his most popular work, Arctic Dreams. He is also known for his humanitarian and environmental concerns. Barry has done a lot for both worlds and has definitely made a difference. But there are three major topics that outline the life of Barry Lopez.
Case declares, “I’m a drug addict, Cath. Stimulants. Central nervous systems stimulants. Extremely powerful central system stimulants.” (Gibson 129-130)
They incurred that people who actively used MDMA preformed worse on tasks over a three-day period then alcohol users. One of the effects that they tested was mood. They presented the data they collected in a “Mood Rating Scale.” In the study that lasted a period of 3 days, it was shown that 11 of the 16 who were using MDMA, the applicants in the first day were happier and more overjoyed to be around people than the applicants that we ingesting alcohol. But as time went on to the next day they were becoming bored, sad and discontent.
