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The Time Keeper: Mitch Albom

     Dor told his beloved wife, Alli, “I am going to stop your suffering.” Dor was the first human being to measure time. He was a brainiac person since childhood. Back then his friends would run toward the apexes of mountains; he also would do the same with one difference that is he would count his steps. After growing up and getting married to his gorgeous wife, he spent his days tracking the sunsets and sunrises. He fathomed what others did not, that there were similar moments between days. From this perceptive, he developed a primitive method to measure the movements of the sun and moon using merely sticks and circular bowls with holes in the middle. He spent his days repeating this process till he  even fathomed that there are months and years. But, the question is: Did this help him?  Alli was a kind and caring woman. She helped whoever stepped into her house regardless of their ailment and need. She loved her husband, Dor, and he loved her back. But,...

Anne Frank's Diary

It is hard to believe that more than 75 years have passed since Anne Frank   met her tragic death in the concentration camp in Auschwitz. It was the diehard belief of the   German Nazi regime that all Jews in Europe, in fact across   the world should be wiped off the face of the earth. Ironically, Otto Frank,   Anne’s father, decided to emigrate from  Germany  to Holland just to   escape such a fate. Well, the Nazis swept across Western Europe in no   time, and the Netherlands like Belgium and France, were quickly conquered   by the Germans, and the annihilation program kicked into gear. As in   Germany, Jews in conquered territories and countries were subjected to   harsh and illogical regulations. For   instance, Dutch Jews were forbidden to   sit in their own gardens after 8 pm. For two years, the Franks and some of their friends  decided to   hide  in the annex in  Otto’s spice factory . It was ther...

Review of Education

 Do we really possess freedom? Or are we merely guided unknowingly? I think that we all are influenced by this mean or another as we are compartments of bigger entities, such as families, societies, religions, and countries. These things affect our way of thinking and how we judge people from different backgrounds. For instance, you may be raised liberal and so you view every woman wearing a scarf as backward. This intriguing book tells us the story of bravery, courage, and determination; it is the story of Tara Westover who suffered immensely to accomplish her aim of being educated. Well, you may say why it is special many other characters had faced hardships to get sophisticated, but this lady had endured even more as she was a Mormon. Her family in general wanted her to be a devout Mormon girl which means no education and no recognition by the government of the USA. Her dad was a captive of his own mind; he interpreted the Holy Bible by his own perceptive. For example, if his ow...

Review of For One More Day

I do not know if you guys have ever stopped at a moment during which you begin assessing your deeds. But, I do that A lot especially when I am about to sleep, almost every single night, I wonder whether or not I will have the courage and strength to apologize for every soul that I have hurt; for every anger that I could not control. Whether or not I will be there tell my mom and dad how much I love them and appreciate their sacrifices to avail the life that I am having.   This lovely novel tells us about a boy named Charles who had to choose between his parent. On one hand, like many of our mothers, Chick's mom worked hard to see her son study in a university. He indeed did get into a university, but now that he is on his own, he decided to get to know his father, who had divorced his mother. On the other hand, his dad was a big fan of baseball and wanted his son to be a successful player. Chick chose to follow his dad not knowing what awaits him ahead. He succeeded in re...