Essays about Books Page 50

Living with the past is a universal experience shared by all individuals. Mistakes are an inherent part of our lives, and all of us encounter obstacles along our paths. While the magnitude of our mistakes may vary, they are an inevitable aspect of being human. Coping with these mistakes in the present can often be…

Last of the MohicansThe book begins in the middle of the French and Indian War in upper New York State near the Hudson River and Lake Chaplain. General Webb has just gotten word from an Indian that Moncalm and the French are going to attack Fort William Henry and that Colonel Munro will not be…

Lincoln on Leadership is one of the most powerful books on leadership that I have read. The most interesting part to me was that Lincoln was a true leader as President and not just an individual who sat back and let others do all the necessary work while he made the pubic appearances. In my…

A symbol of freedom and autonomy. individualism yet togetherness ; the American Flag has presented an image of America for decennaries. Ever since Francis Scott Key wrote his verse form about the “broad chevrons and bright stars. ” the United States of America has been marked with this simple. yet limpid icon of peace and…

he PrinceMachiavelli’s views have been misinterpreted since his book was first written, people take him in the wrong way, and are offended by what he says. Careless readers take him in a completely wrong way, such as they think that he believes that the end justifies the means, that a leader should lie to the…

Flowers For Algernon: Quarter Four Book Review: Flowers for Algernon, is a science fiction novel written by Daniel Keys. Taking place in the mid 1960s, the story revolves around Charlie Gordon, a mentally retarded young man from New York, whose life is completely altered when he becomes the test subject for an intelligence science experiment….

I picked up the book “Why Men Love Bitches”, by Sherry Argov, because I’m constantly told I’m too nice to people and I’m sick and tired of being over looked by the opposite sex. I felt as if this book could give me a wake up call and in a way it did. Argov is…

The Killer Angels, published in 1974 by The Random House Publishing Group in New York and written by Michael Shaara, is a remarkable book. It provides an extraordinary account of the Battle of Gettysburg that took place from June 29 to July 3, 1863, during the Civil War. This book showcases different viewpoints from soldiers…

    Life Expectancy opens, appropriately, with the birth of Jimmy Tock. In another room of the same hospital, just before, his grandfather is dying, but not before making dire predictions about Jimmy. Having just had a stroke days earlier, it’s a wonder he can say a single word, much less predict the time of Jimmy’s…

The American University in Cairo Department of English and Comparative Literature 506 Greek Classics- Dr. Doris Shoukri Essay Exam- Part II of Midterm The poet is a ‘student of his culture’ and thus both The Iliad and The Odyssey are directed sources of their own period. Select any one episode or scene from either of…