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Introduction Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Black Athlete was published in 2006. This book is nonfiction written by New York Times columnist William C. Rhoden. Rhoden was the creator of “Sports of the Times” while he worked for the New York Times. During his time with the company his…

“The Ice Palace,” portrays life in the age of depression, and discusses primary themes of societal prejudice and marriage. It does so in a format bright with imagery. Sunlight, warmth of the south, contrasts with the north’s cold winter, giving the reader a clue as to the name of the novel, the Ice Palace. Sally…

Six Days of War, by Michael B. Oren, is a historical nonfiction book account of the war that broke out between the Arabs and Israelis in June 1967 that lasted only six days and resulted in the Egyptian occupation of Gaza and the Jordanian occupation of the West Bank. The culture in Southeast Asia is…

One of the most effective ways of communication is through texts. Authors utilize textbooks to convey messages that affect the day-to-day activities across the social, economic, environmental, and political domain. While some writers creatively develop fiction stories to communicate, others use nonfiction accounts that influence readers and ultimately contribute to changes in the mainstream. Death…

The literary canon refers to “a body of books, narratives, and other texts considered to be the most important and influential works of a particular time period or place (Bates).” The term was first used in 1929. The literary canon itself has not changed much since its conception. An ongoing debate about the canon of…