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Stowe was born in 1811 in Litchfield, Connecticut, which surprises many of her readers. Stowe writes so passionately about slavery that it seems that she must have been raised in the South. Stowe was born into a strong Christian family, which explains…

Defoe's Robinson Crusoe and Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels, are very similar. Both describe hero's travels to the strange places and adventures among outlandish peoples. They both reflect the literary need of the time to, at least on the surface,…

Kingsley. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. 1986 Katherine Frank’s novel A Voyager Out tells the life story of Mary Kingsley. She talks of her childhood, her young adult life, and her traveling life. She wanted to tell the world what this woman…

To Say No To Take Control Of Your Life Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend, Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1992 The authors present the book in three parts: What are Boundaries?, Boundary Conflicts, and Developing Healthy…

24 books. It is one of two epics written over 2500 years ago by the Western European poet, Homer. This epic joins Odysseus 10 years after the Trojan War. The story follows him as he attempts to return to his home in Ithaca where he reigns as King. I…

of main characters: — Dr. Alexandre Manette — Lucie Manette, daughter of Alexandre Manette — Charles Darney — Sydney Carton, an attorney — Monsieur Ernest Defarge, a wine shop owner — Madame Therese Defarge, wife of Mr. Defarge — Mr. Jarvis…

became independent. It is based on a famous railroad strike which occurred in 1947-48. The novel focuses on the late stages of French colonialism. Sembene writes a dramatic and compelling story about the strike. He also uses it to make economic, politica…

two men named George Milton and Lennie Small are trying to make their way to a small ranch in Salinas Valley, California. George is the leader of their two man tribe, despite Lennie’s intimidating size. George is filled with determination and confidenc…

who is sent to the barbaric north because he was seduced by a merchant's wife and was sent on an errand by the Caliph as a punishment. Soon, the Arab leaves the City of Peace and starts his travels to the city of Yiltawar. Soon, though, Ibn…

Wrath John Steinbeck wrote this book in the hopes that people would be able to see what was happening to our nation’s people. He wanted to open their eyes to see the hardships that migrants faced everyday and he accomplished this through the…