Do Hard Things is exactly what it sounds like the whole book is how to do hard things. Alex Harris talks about his experience with hard things and shares the stories of others to help motivate people. The book is split up chapter by chapter and focuses on different aspects of doing hard things and how teens need to break the ideology of laziness. Teens in the current day are looked at as soft, unsuccessful, and dependent on others.
The AP Computer Science Principles review book by the Princeton review was the best way to study for my AP exam. This book provides perfect summarizes, and vocab lists to know. This makes it easy to read, and makes it an anxiety-free study method. This made it simple and easy to understand. I would highly recommend this book to those taking the APCSP test, as this is a really beneficial study tool for this exam, as it really helps in all of the aspects for this test.
The AP World History review book by the Princeton review was the ideal way to study for my exam. It was easy to read, and it broke down very well, as it explained well. It also kept it entertaining with nice subtitles. I highly recommend this book to anybody taking the APWH exam, as this is a great way to understand the topics, and review content in a simple and non-stressful manner
Sue Klebold is the mother of one of the two shooters from the Columbine shooting, Dylan Klebold. The shooting took the lives of thirteen students and teachers. Klebold’s memoir looks back on her son’s childhood and adolescence, reflecting on the missed signals of severe depression with much regret that she could not see those signals. She also reflects on the aftermath of the tragedy and how it was to be thrust into the public spotlight in such a way. Klebold wanted to destigmatize mental illness and explain that her son was an ordinary student with an undiagnosed clinical mental illness.
Summary: Food, Inc is a documentary about the food industry. Specifically taking a look at the meat industry and focusing on how things are grown, packaged, and distributed. The movie aims to expose what is really happening inside the meat industry and bring the bad things going on to the light of the world. In the documentary, we can see how the industry is controlled by 5 main companies, and at the grocery store, it is actually misleading what company is selling a product.
This non-fiction discusses the issues of technology addiction in the modern age. At times, the addiction is not at the fault of the user and instead is the fault of the corporations that build addictive scenes and technology with the intent of addiction. Using human psychology, businesses have sorted out a way to keep users invested in social media, video games, and other mediums.
Who Was Mother Teresa? by Jim Gigliotti is a non-fiction book. This book emphasizes how Mother Teresa was a missionary and a nun. She was famous for going to India and helping the less-fortunate there (hungry, sick, poor, etc). She ran many missionary organizations to help people in need. This book shows her story and her will to help others.
Who Is Barack Obama? by Roberta Edwards is a non-fiction book. This book focuses on one of the USA's presidents, Barack Obama. This goes over his background and early career. It also mentions all the efforts and hardwork he has to go through to reach this position, as well as his perspectives. The author also mentions the hardships and obstacles he has to overcome to successfully gain his position. This book is engaging to read, and is inspirational to see how he grew in his journey.
Who Are Venus and Serena Williams? by James Buckley Jr. is a non-fiction book. This book goes over real events in Venus and Serena William’s lives. They are both tennis stars, and this book reflects on the story of how they got there. They had to work very hard along with their father. They also had to get over tough situations they had to witness when they were younger. However, they rose and worked hard to gain the reputation they have.
What Were the Twin Towers? by Jim O’Conner is a non-fiction book. This book narrates real events that occurred at the twin towers. It mentions that the twin towers were the two tallest buildings in NYC. These were called the World Trade Centers - and there were two of them (WTC 1 & WTC 2). A plane had been hit into these towers, and other possible sites of crashing were also investigated and assumed. The tragedy struck on 9/11 making it a memorable day across the world.
