Essays about Books Page 57

Cover-UpBy: Stewart Galanor The assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr. was a very emotional time in our nation’s history. This horrifying incident occurred on November 22, 1963, in a motorcade procession in Dallas, Texas. At 12:30 in the afternoon the procession was going down Elm Street in Dealy Plaza, when shots were fired. One struck…

“The Contested Plains: Indians, Goldseekers, and the Rush to Colorado” is a book written by Elliott West that delves into the varied events and transformations in the American West. This choice was made because the book examines the challenges faced by people seeking to improve their own lives and those of their families through migration…

Gatsby meets a woman and falls in love with her, despite his lack of wealth and prestige not meeting the standards of someone as elegant as Daisy. To satisfy Daisy’s desires, Gatsby devotes his entire life to acquiring the material possessions needed to make her happy. He fondly reminisces about a specific moment of immense…

The upcoming issue of TGR will feature a four plate portfolio based on the Solomon Kane classic “The Hills of the Dead” by Michael L. Peters. The first plate appears at the left and depicts N’Longa giving Kane a powerful ju-ju staff. N’Longa and Kane have to go down in the annals of fiction as one…

Pipher recalls her cousin Polly’s childhood as a time filled with vibrant energy. She paints a picture of Polly as an active and adventurous girl who enjoyed dancing, participating in sports with the boys in her neighborhood, and horseback riding. However, as Polly reaches her teenage years, her peers start teasing her for not conforming…

The Little Foxes is about a southerner family having conflicts upon wealth. The main character is Regina Hubbard Giddens, who is very ambitious and strives for wealth. Her brothers Benjamin and Oscar want her to persuade her sick husband Horace Giddens, so that he invests to their project constructing a cotton mill. When he declined…

For my rhetorical analysis, I chose the book Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man by Steve Harvey. I chose this book, because it is one of my favorites and the advice is great. The bold comments and advice are really an eye-opener. It is filled with tons of advice from Steve Harvey himself,…

Alice in Wonderland is a cherished children’s story by Lewis Carroll, which chronicles the escapades of a young girl in an imaginative realm known as Wonderland. Although initially perceived as a mere tale for kids, upon further analysis, it unveils its true nature as a brilliant satire on the English government system. Undoubtedly, Alice in…

“The One Minute Manager” by Kenneth Blanchard and Spencer Johnson A Book Report             How can any individual be an effective manager? This is a question that I had in mind even before opening the book “The One Minute Manager.” The book is authored by Kenneth Blanchard, a prominent management expert and business consultant (“Kenneth…

Alice Walker’s novel “In Love and Trouble” is a collection of short stories that shows the struggles of black women and their experiences with love. In this paper, I will summarize stories from the novel and reviews of those stories. The collection begins with the story of Roselily, an older black woman with four children…