Essays about Books Page 49

Summary of the book “How to Lie with Statistics” The book How to Lie with Statistics, authored by Darrell Huff, examines the manipulation of statistics, whether intentional or unintentional, to deceive readers. It enables readers to critically analyze and comprehend the underlying narrative conveyed by the numbers. In essence, the book exposes the tactics employed…

The mask is a form of deception or illusion. Sometimes, it can be worn as both. It hides the true emotions of slaves, keeping the slave master from knowing what is going on in their minds. The mask also allows the slave to have an identity without the master’s detection. The mask gives the illusion…

How was the NYC marathon conceived, and why does it give the Big Apple its happiest and unifying day of the year:      The New York City Marathon is hailed as one of the Greatest Race on Planet Earth. The short races, like 100 to 10,000 meters are sports events—marathon is a unifying force. The…

Reading JournalChapter One1. “Remember why and for whom we play.” (p. 16)This passage shows the rabbi of Reuvens rival team telling his players to focusand concentrate on the importance of the baseball game they are about to play. They are playing for the glory of their God and not to just have fun. To theseyoung…

-In what ways can “A Sentimental Journey” be seen as a sentimental novel or a dramatisation of the importance of esthesia? Laurence Sterne’s travel-book. which is called “A Sentimental Journey” . was written in 1765 and in this book the writer describes his travels through France and Italy from a different point of position. His…

Written by Ruth Thomas, the short story “Previous Good Conduct” focuses on the protagonist, specifically the character of the mother who takes care of the children at home. The mother is depicted as having unusual beliefs and behaving in irrational ways. The story can be divided into three key parts that revolve around the protagonist….

John Marsden’s Tomorrow, When The War Began is a story narrated by a seventeen year old, Ellie, who tells the story of how she and her friends fought to save their friends and family. It started off as an interesting read, involving the seven teenagers heading off on a camping trip to a place called…

Business Maharajas is about these business personalities. Instead of concentrating on strategy and strategic decisions, Gita Piramal focuses on the personal experiences, aims, and visions of these important industrialists to expose how they think, how they conduct their businesses, and how they arrive at complex investment decisions involving billions of rupees. These eight of India’s…

Translation copyright 1997. First published in France Zoï Valdïs is a Cuban author currently living in Paris, France. She was born on May 2, 1959. She went to University in Cuba but never enjoyed or felt satisfied her education there. She worked for the Delegation of Cuba before UNESSCO. She also was assistant director of…

Of Mice And Men This novel is set on the Californian Grain Farms in the 1930s. The town is called Soledad and is four miles south of San Jose. The inspiration for the book probably came from a poem by Robert Burns. The poem was about the plans of mice and men going wrong. The…