Stacey Abrams is a strong leader in American politics and works hard to protect voting rights. The book starts with her childhood in Mississippi and Georgia. She grew up in a big family that believed in learning and working hard. It shows how she was a smart and determined student who always dreamed big. The book talks about how Stacey became a lawyer, author and leader. It also explains how she ran for governor of Georgia. Even though she didn’t win, she didn’t give up. Instead, she worked to help more people vote and make sure everyone’s voice is heard.
This book is about Kamala Harris, who was the first woman to serve as vice president of the United States. This book tells her life story, from her childhood in California to becoming a lawyer, senator and finally vice president. It highlights her hard work, leadership and the challenges she overcame to break barriers in politics. The book also explains her role in the government and how she made history.
“They had seized power unwillingly and for a limited time, and that just around the corner there lay a paradise where human beings would be free and equal. We are not like that. We know that no one ever seizes power with the intention of relinquishing it. Power is not a means; it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolution in order to establish the dictatorship. The object of persecution is persecution. The object of torture is torture. The object of power is power. Now you begin to understand me.”
1984 is a dystopian novel of a state in which the government, led by Big Brother, controls everything, including people's thoughts and actions. Winston Smith is the protagonist who begins to resist the Party's rule and searches for truth in a world full of lies. In seeking knowledge of the world he is living, he faces the dangers of surveillance, strict laws, and suppression of independent thought. The novel deals with the themes of power, control, and fighting for freedom.
George Orwell’s 1984 was a novel I was required to read for my English class. I didn’t expect, though, to enjoy it as much as I did. 1984 is a dystopian novel where a totalitarian future society is led by a figure known as Big Brother. The main character, Winston Smith is a member of a lower class in society, and he seems to feel different from everyone else around him. He begins to dig deeper into the world around him, and the further he digs, the more dangerous and scared he becomes.
1984, by George Orwell, is a dystopian book set in the late 20th century. The world is split up into three major powers in eternal war: Oceania, Eurasia, and Eastasia. Each power has the exact same government: a socialist dictatorship. This is only the name: most of the power lies in the Party, where the elite work, which is divided into the privileged Inner Party and the middle-class Outer Party. The rest of the 90% are called proles and live in poverty.
The Diabolic is set in the dystopian future, where humanity has decided to settle in the faraway galaxies in large spaceships. In addition to the new discovery of space travel, humans have also been experimenting with genetically engineering bodyguards that are known as the ruthless Diabolics, which have super strength, are resistant to various poisons, and are willing to kill anyone who is seen as a liability to the person that they are designed to protect under all circumstances.
1984 is a dystopian novel by George Orwell that explores a totalitarian society ruled by an oppressive government known as the Party, led by the enigmatic figure known as Big Brother. The protagonist, Winston Smith, works for the Party and begins to rebel against its control, questioning the manipulation of truth and history. As he falls in love with Julia, they both conspire against the Party, only to be caught and tortured by the Thought Police.
A Winter’s Promise features Animist Ophelia, a young girl who has the power to travel through mirrors and to see an object’s past upon touching it. However, she is soon forced into a marriage with Thorn, a stern and apathetic man from the faraway world of the Pole. As she accompanies her fiancé to the floating city of Citaceleste, she discovers rival clans and powerful families.
This book is an autobiography about Kamala Harris. The book goes into her family and her life before she was elected to be the Vice president. The reader gets insight on the struggle and the triumphs of her education and career path. It was inspiring to hear about her mother’s story about how she became a cancer researcher despite prejudice and discrimination. It dove into how Kamala Harris worked her way up into becoming the DA, then senator, then Vice President. I recommend this book to anyone who wants some insight on the Vice President, Harris.
