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Covet. Tanner Trimble. Jessica Rowley Pell Bird “J.R Ward”. Age 41 Won the RITA Award (Romance Writers of America) Began writing as a child and was always fascinated by mystical romance. Characters. Jim Herron : Main Character, Arch Angel Devina : Demon of Lust

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  1. Covet Tanner Trimble

  2. Jessica Rowley Pell Bird “J.R Ward” • Age 41 • Won the RITA Award (Romance Writers of America) • Began writing as a child and was always fascinated by mystical romance

  3. Characters • Jim Herron: Main Character, Arch Angel • Devina : Demon of Lust • Vincent diPetro: Secondary Character, Sinner of Greed • Gretchen “Marie Terrese”: Club ‘Dancer’

  4. Protagonist • Jim Herron: He is the one that is sent to save seven people from their sin

  5. Antagonist • Devina: Demon of Lust. She gets into the lives of the person she seduces, takes control of their soul and tries to take it.

  6. Favorite Character • Jim Herron: • Jim is the army special ops, who’s life was mostly killing others and corruption. • He is given a second chance to save people. • His life gets turned completely around

  7. Least Favorite Character • Vincent diPetro • He is the character that learns the most, but lost the most • He portrays the typical greedy man, and the things he has done to get that money is the reason he is my leas favorite.

  8. Exposition • The main point of the book doesn’t come out till later. • It starts off introducing the characters • It shows sins and corruption of the characters • Then it turns it all around when Jim dies and meets his destiny

  9. Rising Action • This would have to be when Jim Dies • He wakes up outside heaven with four angels • The angels tell him he has to save seven sinners

  10. Climax • He meets his first sinner and finds out about the life of the man he has to save • Also he meets Devina who he thought was a mortal but finds out is a demon

  11. Falling Action • Jim finds out that Marie Terrese and Vincent are in love and that Devina is a demon. • He begins trying to save their lives.

  12. Resolution • Jim, with the help of two arch angels, saves Marie and Vincent from Devina, but dies in the act. • He becomes a full Arch Angel and lives the world as a figment of others imaginations

  13. Setting • The time is present • The place is Caldwell. (like New York) It has a lot of corrupt people and J.R Ward uses it as a bases for all her fantasy characters.

  14. Theme • The main theme in this book is that Good attempts to conquer over evil. – Self Explanatory • Everyone can help the lives of others if they so choose. – They attempt to show that people can be saved. • Love Conquers all – Vincent wouldn’t have been able to do anything if it wasn’t for the love of Marie Terrese

  15. Rating I rate the book an 8 • It covers all the life issues such as greed, corruption, love, despair and does a good job at showing the struggles of people even today.

  16. Corruption • “debased in character; depraved; perverted; wicked; evil” (quoteland) • “to lower morally; pervert: to corrupt youth.”(quoteland) • Every single day some one is being corrupted whether it be by Religion, Government, or the Work Place

  17. Three Types of Corruption • Religion: Every major religion has had corrupt area’s in time; bribery, scandals, going against ones own set rules • Corporation: Ways they acquire money, how they influence others, how they get higher then even the president. • Government: Bribery and Influence law, Conspiracy Theories

  18. Governmental Corruption RFID CHIP: It is a chip placed in all new passports that gives security information. Part of the new Terrorist Laws. (RFID ARTICLE)

  19. Music Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLUX0y4EptA

  20. Corprate Corruption • Influence and Bribery Act: No U.S official is allowed to be bribed or influenced towards one sect ideal. The corporations that donate to Campaigns do it knowing they will get something in return. They break the law without being caught. • Bail Outs!!!

  21. Newspaper and Broadcast Articles • http://www.wsws.org/articles/2009/jul2009/tarp-j22.shtml • Shows that Bailout Could have cost the economy 23.7 Trillion dollars, yet was able to not be to that extreme due to smart strategizing (News Article above)

  22. Religious Corruption • Sexual Abuse by Priest in the Catholic Church. (News Article) • Donation Charrities being used for Born Again Scandal (Web Article) • Thomas Gailos formed a catholic religious retreat and attempted a mass suicide. (News article)

  23. Video • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onV_R_ka7WI (Religious Corruption)

  24. Summery • Every day we look at the news, read a news paper or are taught about the local events. • Even weekend more then half of us go to church. • Everywhere we are, we can be corrupted by one of these organizations. • Its is our job to free our selves from the holds of organizations who wish to corrupt us.

  25. Bibliography • McCullagh, Declan. "RFID Tags: Big Brother in small packages." CNET News. CNET News, 13/01/2006. Web. 10 Mar 2010. <http://news.cnet.com/2010-1069-980325.html>. • "Religous Corruption." Youtube. Web. 10 Mar 2010. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onV_R_ka7WI>. • "Handlebars." Youtube. Web. 10 Mar 2010. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLUX0y4EptA>.

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