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BR1-06: Blood Diamonds

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The man's hair and eyes were dark. He wore trousers, a jacket and a tie and had a black bag in one hand. "This is Erik Van Delft," said Shepherd. (p.6-7) The characters of this book are Harley Kirkpatrick and Annie Shepherd. They are journalist and wrote an article. The content of this article is about smuggling is done in Africa. Diamonds are important for a number of countries in Africa. But in some countries people buy guns with the diamonds. It call these diamonds "blood diamonds" because many people die from the guns. One day they were received a new information. A businessman named Erik Van Delft is involved in smuggling, also he is in London now. They chase that person. Kirkpatrick is a passionate man. I thought that he was a reckless person. Shepherd is clever, but I thought that she cannot live without a net. They are two contrasting people. Can they reveal a secret of the smuggling organization? If you are interested in this book, please read it!

BR 1-05: Hotel Casanova

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"When I'm twenty-six," he thought, "I'm going to meet a woman, the woman I want to marry." (p.6) The main character of this book is Dino. Dino was 21 years old and worked in a hotel in the beautiful city of Venice. He has a dream. He is going gets married at 26 years old and when he was 30 years old, he wants to become owner of the hotel. But the plan collapsed, because he met Carla. She says "I have a lot of money, I will buy a hotel for you. So let's get married." Then they got married, and they found a beautiful hotel. Carla bought it for Dino, and he called it "Hotel Casanova." At first it is smoothly. But she had a strong desire for exclusivity. Moreover she did shocking confession. She killed her husband for Dino. He knew it and scared her. One day he meet Maria again, then he noticed he really love Maria. So, they escape from Carla... This story is interesting for me. What will happen to him? If you are interested in this b

BR1-04: Pocahontas

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"You are my Englishman now. Come!" (p.14) Pocahontas is daughter of the King Powhatan. Three ships left England and sailed to America. They purpose is reclaim land and make a new colony. The Englishman were happy. Indians were not able to stop it, because the Englishman has a gan. So, Indians were not happy. On the other hand the Englishman were not able to completely rule, because they were not able to live if they didn't get food from Indians. One day John smith who is a Englishman was caught, but he is friendly. So, King let Pocahontas watch him. She fall in love, but John Smith is a white man. It was unrequited love. After that she married other man. Then she was made to hear that he died. But he is alive... Pocahontas is an actual person. I didn't know it. This story is sad a little. I want to watch Pocahontas's movie. If you are interested in this book, please read it! Tim, Vicary. (2000). Pocahontas . Oxford: Oxford University Press.