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Book & Author: Killing Rommel by Steven Pressfield
Pages: The entire book
Summary: Killing Rommel is a fictional tale telling the story of multiple young men from across the British empire who have been assembled by the allied headquarters to go deep behind enemy lines and perform ambushes, assassinations, guerilla actions etc. It takes place in 1940's during WW2 in North Africa, Hitler's 3rd Reich is at it's peak and has dealt severe blows to the scattered and tired soldiers of the British military forces stationed in Africa. Thousands of men have died and ten of thousands more have been captured by the swift and deadly forces placed under General Erwin Rommel's command. The protagonist is Richmond L. Chapman, at first he is student at Oxford who then enlists in the army. His intelligence and decisiveness quickly sees him promoted to the rank of officer where he is in charge of a tank division. However, one fateful day his superiors decide to have him moved to a secret commando force. At first, his missions are simple hit-and-run ambushes of bases, supply lines, convoys, and such, until one day orders come from HQ to go find Erwin Rommel, and kill him.
At first, they are unsuccessful and lose multiple men in a well planned ambush that fell apart. The next time they try, they end up suffering massive damage to their vehicles and supplies forcing them to trudge through a multitude of different environments until they come across German Afrika Korps HQ. The brave band of soldiers are then captured by German soldiers who prepare to execute them as PoWs. However, before they can Erwin Rommel himself stops them, sets the allied soldiers free and informs them that he will give them a 3 hour head start. The End.
Vocab:
1) Integrity: firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values
His integrity was unwavering in the face of impossible odds.
2) Eviscerate: to take out the entrails of
After casting sinister strike to build up CP, Genx casted Eviscerate for +45dps.
3) Defecation: the act of releasing faecal matter
He defecated all over my living room floor then left immediately left.
4) Famished: to be starved
I'm so famished, let's go get some Caesar salads with vinegar and balsamic oil dressing.
5) Nemesis: Enemy
Gary Oak is Ash Ketchum's nemesis in the Greek epic, Pokemon.
6) Pharisaical: marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness
He pharisaically insulted everybody in the classroom then defecated all over my living room.
7) Sanctity: holiness of life and character
Darth Vader lived a life filled with sanctity.
8) Fluctuation: to shift back and forth uncertainly
The water level is fluctuating incredibly! It must be aliens.
9) Ideology: visionary theorizing
His ideology was that communism would eventually surpass capitalism realizing his dreams of world domination.
10) Imbue: to tinge or dye deeply
He imbued him with the magical powers of whimsicalness.
11) Misnomer: The use of a wrong or inappropriate name
The legal document used a misnomer in place of the judges name because the lawyer hated him.
12) Calamity: a state of deep distress caused by major misfortune or loss
The earthquake in Haiti is one such calamity of recent times.
13) Multiculturalism: many cultures
Multiculturalism is one of the topics we'll need to cover in next weeks report.
14) Amnesty: the act of an authority by which pardon is granted to a group of people
After the Japanese surrender in WW2, Emperor Hirohito and the rest of the imperial family were granted amnesty from persecution for war crimes.
15) Emancipate: to free from restraint, control, or the power of another
The Emancipation Proclamation was written by Abraham Lincoln and was intended to free the slaves of America.

John
megan
Tyler
Student Work 6:
james

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1. Name of Book
the note book

1. Name of Book
the note book
2. Pages Read Since Last Report
61-75
3. One-Paragraph Summary of What Happened in the Book Since Last Report. (5-10 sentences)
4. 15 Vocabulary Words, Definitions, and Sentences Using Them (add links to your sources - the places where you found definitions)
The long night had passed. Elie wakes up but Noah wasnt there. Noah leaved the letter to Elie. It's said "follow the sign".
Elie follow the sign from the bed room to down stairs. The end of the sign is finish at the outside. Elie sees the white borad and the color with many tools for her to draw. Eli is very surprise because she didnt know that Noah knew about she likes to draw.
She starts to draw but she hears someone is knocking at the door. She goes to get the door and it is her mother. Eilie's mother come her to take her back to her beyounce. Sher goes upstairs to get change. Then she goes back with her mother. Elie is very upsrt because she doesn't want to leave Noah.
5. At least one picture to help define one of your words - add "Picture source(s): http://www..." to the bottom of your page
indifference n dont care anything
distinguish v know the different
deprived adj dont have thongs that people consider
wallow v to roll body
accustomed adj use to
procession n the act of moving along
opperssors n the person who order to kill people
pillage v to strip ruthlessly of money
encumbered v to make it different for you to do something
exple v force out
constraint n something that limits
conmotion n lot of noice confusion
stricken adj illness
alleged adj declared
refuge n shelter

Weekly Reading Log Reflection Assignment
Assignment - Answer these:

Weekly Reading Log Reflection Assignment
Assignment - Answer these:
Nut
John
megan
Student Work 6:
james

SAT Prep. Spring 2010Mr. Alex's Class
Update for Monday, May 17, 2010
finished their ReadingReading Log Assignment
Friday, May 14
Reading Log Assignment number 7 due on Monday - also, last chance to improve number 6 if you want a higher grade.

TITLE: OBAMA
Page: 129 - 154
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Summarize
He had studied law school for 1st year in Harvard University.
When after he studied law school for 1st year, he go back to Chicago and studied school called Michell LaVaughn Robinson. Then he back to Boston.
Later he became editor for Harvard Law Review such as professional editor in Harvard.
Barack and Michelle continued to courtship in Chicago.
Michelle was taught by Barack about constitutional law at the University of Chicago.
Barack and Michelle were married in October 18th 1992 at Trinity United Church.
The Illinois General Assembly was made of more repulicans than Democrats.
He also he became Health and Human Services communities.
Obama raised in Hawaii and attempt Punahou Academy, Columbia University and Harvard University.
But Rush's son was killed in October 18th 1999 gunned down.
Obama raised a meager $535,000 in campaign.
Obama's family had 1st child in 1999 called Natasha.
Obama's family had 2nd daughter called sasha in 2001
Vocabulary
Discipline(N) - training to act in accordance with rules
Aparthead(N) - a rigid policy of segregation of the nonwhite population.
Intern(V) adj- to restrict to or confine within prescribed limits
Skeptical(adj) - inclined to skepticism
Predominantly(adj) - having ascendancy, power
Publication(N) - the act of publishing a book
Abuse(V) - to use wrongly or improperly
Registration(N) - a book in which records of acts, events, names, etc.,
Cremate(V) - to reduce (a dead body) to ashes by fire
Institution(N) - an organization, establishment, foundation, society
Homegrown(adj) - grown or produced at home or in a particular region for local consumption
Extremist(N) - a person who goes to extremes, esp. in political matters.
Mortgage(N) - a conveyance of an interest in property as security for the repayment of money borrowed.
Dictator(N) - a person exercising absolute power
Risky(adj) - hazardous
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TITLE: OBAMA
Page: 129 - 154