Inspirational Novel Through the story Unbroken‚ Laura Hillenbrand meticulously depicts the inspirational life of Louie Zamperini. She does this using her unique‚ yet effective writing style. In addition‚ the novel allows readers to learn about the many horrors of war. Also‚ the reader investigates World War II from a different perspective by looking at the fight against the Japanese rather than the Nazi Germans. For these reasons‚ one can conclude that Hillenbrand ’s Unbroken is an incredible‚ masterfully
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Writing a Business Plan: Purpose and Benefits A Presentation by Western Connecticut SCORE Christopher Tse SCORE Business Counselor What is a Business Idea? A Business Idea describes: The concept of an undertaking that can be used for commercial purposes How value can be created The direction the concept will go The long term viability of the concept What is a Business? A Business is a range of functional activities organized to achieve a common goal. For Profit Businesses focuses
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Max Yon Dr. Lemp English 411- Final Essay 11/24/2014 Unbroken: Wars Reflection In the novel Unbroken‚ written by Laura Hillenbrand‚ Louis Silvie “Louie” Zamperini is depicted as a courageous and resilient American World War II prisoner of war survivor. Human warfare can bring out the worst in people through sacrifice and suffering. To be a prisoner of war‚ a soldier endures the most unimaginable brutality that war brings. During World War II‚ Second Lieutenant Louie Zamperini experienced horrific
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Laura Hillenbrand will be a name never forgotten. Her masterpiece‚ Unbroken‚ follows Louie Zamperini through the chaotic events of his life: qualifying for the olympics at 19‚ fighting for his life in a Prisoner of War (POW) camp‚ and struggling to conform to society after the monstrosities of war. Louie’s life is full of suspense‚ determination‚ and hope leaving the reader hanging onto every word. A thief grew up in the small town of Torrance‚ California. Running from trouble at a young age assisted
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The novel‚ Unbroken is about overcoming struggles and doing the seemingly impossible throughout the horrific journey of Louie Zamperini. Louie‚ was an Olympic runner before he started working for the military where before he would know it‚ his life would change. Louie and his crew member’s plane had crashed in the ocean and drifted more than 40 days in a small raft. Louie and Phil had been captured by the Japanese and were later separated and sent to different POW camps that were overly abusive
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Unbroken Essay Unbroken is a non-fiction book written by Laura Hillenbrand. Unbroken is about Louie Zamperini‚ an Italian American that lives in Torrance‚ California‚ soon to be an Olympic miler and bombardier of the air force. He was born in January 26‚ 1917‚ at 5 years old‚ Louie would smoke cigarettes while walking to kindergarten‚ and at 8 years old he would start drinking. He had a very troublesome childhood; he would steal around his neighborhood and would eat anything that was edible
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Anthony Scaramucci Mr. Baird English 1 9/11/14 UNBROKEN ESSAY _Unbroken_ by Laura Hillenbrand is by far the most interesting book that I have read in my young life. I was enthralled by the story and it forced me to think about my own life. The clear message of the book is to never give up and don’t let anger or bitterness get in the way of a great life. For without the raw evil of Watanabe Louis’ post war life couldn’t be so powerful and redeeming. There are so many great plot lines in this book:
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till digested: some to be read with curiosity‚ and some need reading with diligent attention. So is the case with the book authors. English literature is filled with the variety of authors that designed the 20th century literature. Few famous names of book authors that shaped the twentieth century literature are: George Orwell who was a great essayist and novelist and his writings are famous for social and political issues like poverty colonialism etc. Agatha Christie is a criminal writer who
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The American baseball player and coach John Wooden once said‚ “It’s the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen”. In the nonfiction novel Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand‚ Louis Zamperini demonstrates his cleverness when he pulled himself out of countless life-threatening situations‚ such as devising a plan to capture sharks‚ that would prove to be the end for most others. Louie made the most out of what little resources he had and paid attention to the details that would
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Title Louie Zamperini once said “I was raised to face any challenge.” In the novel Unbroken‚ written by Laura Hillenbrand‚ Louie Zamperini‚ an ambitious WWII veteran‚ survives the hardships of life through perseverance and forgiveness. He struggled through multiple POW camps and an extreme captor‚ the Bird‚ but still managed to become the resilient person that made the impossible‚ possible. He had no regrets in his life because of the thorough decisions he made. By explaining how Louie’s resilient
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