Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Find the book


My classmate Jonathan just pulled out a random book which title is “How to talk Minnesotan: A visitor’s Guide”. He was automatically interested because he as an international student, he wanted to accommodate himself to country. I pick the first sentence from page 15 which is: "The Minnesota Salad is an appetizing complement to any hot dish and is composed of Jell-O in any flavor, miniature colored marshmallows, canned fruit cocktail, and a generous dollop of cool whip on top" (1)

My classmate Elena chose the book named “Loud and Clear: How to prepare and deliver effective business and technical presentations”. Because she wants to be a successful businesswoman, then she found this book might helpful for her future. “A costly plan of action may prove to be the ideal solution in given situation"(2)

"For instance, the foreign aid appropriations legislation for 1991 declared in part that the purpose of DFA was "to help the poor majority of men and women in sub-Saharan Africa to participate in process of long-term development through economic growth that is equitable, participatory, environmentally sustainable, and self-reliant.""(3) It picked from my classmate Loris’s book which named “U.S. Economic Policy Toward Africa”. It also grab my attention. American aid had been mostly the strategic action to rebuild the economy of Africa. However, the policies of U.S. Economy were not really approved.

"One of the greatest and most persistent themes in mythology is cosmogony-an explanation for the creation and maintenance of the universe."(4) My classmate Hassan interested in Greek and Roma culture. It also attracted me so much.

Mostafa was enjoying reading about Mythologies of the world, so he picked this book. I was also interested in this topic than I star to scan this book. "Many different names have been included in the muster roll of the Argo, the ship sailed by Jason in his quest for the Golden Fleece."(5) This is the first sentence from page 15 that I’d like to show.

Work Cited

(1)Mohr, Howard. (August 4th, 1987). How To Talk Minnesotan: A visitor's Guide. New York, USA: Penguin Group.
(2)Morrisey, G. (April 1997, fourth ed.). Loud and Clear: How to prepare and deliver effective business and technical presentations, New York, USA: Addison-Westly Publishing, Inc.


(3)Herbst, Jeffrey Ira. U.S. Economic Policy Toward Africa. New York, USA, 1992.

(4)Michael McKenzie et al. Mythologies of the World. Italy, 2001.

(5)Kathleen N. Daly. Greek & Roman Mythology A to Z. New York City, USA, 2004.


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