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BOOK REPORT- Biography Name:Maria Alejandra Narvaez Date:03-04-09 BOOK TITLE: SOJOURNER TRUTH
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Author: Peter and Connie Roop Biography of: Sojourner Truth Publisher: Scholastic inc.

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__Early Years: Write what you have learned about the person’s early years. How did these childhood experiences influence the person’s achievements as an adult?__

When Sojourner was a child she was born as a slave she had more than 5 masters. Most of her masters were evil and beat Sojourner up. She had a dream about being free and having her own home and living with her family (children and husband). When Sojourner was sent free because evey slave that had work for 20 years had to be sent free on July 4. 1827. When she was sent she started to make speaches about God, slavery, and her life. Sojourner dreams and believed in God help her when she was an adult.

__What were this person’s main accomplishments?__ Sojourner Truth main accomplishments was speaking to people about God, stopping slavery, and about her life. She travel from a place to another talking to people. Some people started to hit the door of the house were Sojourner was having a meeting to see Sojourner. Everybody loved Sojourner because she talked with her heart. Sojourner's never stopped talking to people. She never gave up because she knew she had to talked to people.

__Describe the goals of this person. Do you think this person was successful? Why or why not? What factors influenced this person’s achievements?__ I think Sojourner Truth was very successful when she was alive. I think she was very successful because she never gave up and she always tried to do her best. She also was successful because she talked about God and that make her more powerful. The factors that influenced Sojourner were that she always was treated badly and she did not want that for the other slaves. She had the way to be successful.

__What influence did this person have on the community, or the world?__ The influence Sojourner Truth were from her childhood, she was treated badly so that make her become a better person and she wanted to be free. When Sojourner Truth was send free she talked to people about slavering and God. Sojourner knew she had to talked about gGod and slavering. She also knew she that more people will had send free. That's Sojourner Truth's influences.

__What is your opinion of this person’s life and accomplishments?__ My opinion of Sojourner Truth is that she had a really tough life but she went on and never gave up. Sojournr was strong. She tried her best. She did good about talking of God and stopping slavering. I also think she knew she was a good person so that helped her. This my opinion.

__Would you recommend this biography to others? Why, or why not?__ Yes, i would because I think everybody should know who is Sojourner Truth. Everybody should know her real life. She did a lot a good things and people should recongnize who she is. They should know what she really was. I would recommend this biography.

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** Works Cited ** __ MSN.com__. 10 Mar. 2009 . "MSN.com."__ MSN.com__. 10 Mar. 2009 .__

Photo Slideshow - Free Slideshow Picture Creator, Flash Slideshows__. 10 Mar. 2009 . "Photo Slideshow - Free Slideshow Picture Creator, Flash Slideshows."__ Photo Slideshow - Free Slideshow Picture Creator, Flash Slideshows__. 10 Mar. 2009 .__

Sojourner Truth__. New York: Scholastic Paperbacks, 2002. Roop, Connie, and Peter Roop.__ Sojourner Truth__. New York: Scholastic Paperbacks, 2002.__

Wikipedia__. 10 Mar. 2009 . "Wikipedia." Wikipedia__. 10 Mar. 2009 .

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