“The Alliance” by Gerald N. Lund is about a man named Eric who vows to take down The Alliance, also known as the AFC, The Alliance of Four Cities, after him and the rest of his village get kidnapped with implants included. He wants to take it down because of a cruel man named Major Denison. The citizens of the four cities have a microchip implanted into the base of their skulls. This chip prevents them from being angry, feeling prejudice, or committing crimes. This implant makes the AFC a brainwashed and mind controlled society under the Major’s rule. Two of the places where the story takes place are in Shalev and Star Valley, 18 years after a nuclear holocaust. Shalev is the main city of the four cities. It’s where Eric, his family, …show more content…
and the rest of his village are taken after they get kidnapped. On page 40, “...Madeline could see a quadrant lined on three sides with large, modern buildings of brick and glass.” Star Valley is where Eric and his family are from. This is also where the story begins, before the kidnapping. It was where Star Valley, Wyoming. On page 1, “...the mountain ranges that hemmed it on both sides, shoving some peaks up over ten thousand feet…” The three main characters in this story are Eric Lloyd, Nicole Lambert and Major Denison.
Eric Lloyd is a twenty-four year old man who becomes a guardian in Shalev, but is secretly plotting to destroy the Alliance.He is very resourceful, courageous and personable. He has a square chin, a strong mouth and dark brown hair. On page 27, “...with a square chin and strong mouth.” Nicole Lambert is also twenty-four years old and works at Central Control, where she looks over everyone with an implantation. She is very smart, crafty and determined. She has soft brown hair, an exquisite nose and large green eyes. On page 24, “ Her mouth, which curved softly under an exquisite nose...” Major Denison, also known as the Major, is a cruel man. He is the creator of the Utopia where everyone is mind controlled. He is in his early fifties, has gray hair, is tall, and as trim as a sixteen-year-old, with a perfectly groomed mustache. He also wears horn-rimmed glasses and has pale blue eyes. He is immaculate, deceitful, and secretive when it comes to the citizens of the AFC. On page 28-29, “His pleasant face appeared more solemn because of a perfectly groomed mustache and horn-rimmed glasses that made his pale blue eyes seem larger than they
were.”
The small town of Piedmont Arizona is where it all starts out. It has been infested by an unknown bacteria that so far leads you believing it’s done more harm than good if anything since at the beginning of the story with the mutilated corpses and all we are left with the impression that they are dangerous. Afterwards, In Flat rock Nevada we are shown where the rest of the story takes place and are introduced to most of the main characters and/or how the scientists try to unlock the mystery of the Andromeda strain. Because the story seems to be influenced by the Cold War, including the using of
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Truddi Chase’s narrative of her life written by her 92 personalities, the Troops, is a fantastic book that takes you on a ride through Chase’s mind from her past to present day where it's unfolding. In the book, Chase is thought to have a multiple personality disorder as a result from horrific, abusive, actions in the past brought on by her stepfather, Bill Milligan. The book is told by Chase’s personalities themselves as her therapist, Dr. Robert Phillips, interviews her daily and keeps logs and tries to find a solution so Chase can live her life normally. Being that the book was the first of its kind to be written about multiplicity, it sets the bar high for others to follow.
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Living on Long Island, NY during the Vietnam War with a teacher that hates your guts; this is the world that seventh grader Holling Hoodhood lives in, and in Gary D. Schmidt’s The Wednesday Wars, he has to deal with the war, Mrs. Baker, and seventh grade.
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At this modern time, seeking for the dream we made in childhood is become unrealistic. How about fulfill the childhood pact in the slum? The Pact, written by Drs. Sampson Davis, George Jenkins, and Rameck Hunk. Shows me the most incredible growth history for three black boys during their way to the final success. The story is around the 1980s. Sam, Rameck and George made a pact to be the doctor, and they successfully got into the college through the painstaking efforts. Once they were blocked by high tuition, been affect by their criminal neighborhood, and even doubt their original dream. The life of three boys was full of rough, tragedy and chaos. Even so, we still
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