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Monday, December 12, 2011

Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins




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  1. The book “Confessions of an Economic Hit Man” is written by John Perkins who is also the main character of the book. John Perkins is an economic hit man, thus he understands the definition of the economic hit man deeply. The author feels sorry to the people who have been affected by the economic hit man. He wants more and more people realize and understand the reason that there are a lot of people die every day due to the lack of food so he writes down his career and explains the economic hit man to help people to comprehend this strange job better. In this book, author introduces the formative factor of an economic hit man and the duty of an economic hit man.
    The book describes the John Perkins’ career. At the beginning of the book, he introduces his childhood time and believes that the effect from the childhood is one of the reasons helps him pass the special interview of economic hit man, which demonstrates the difficulty to obtain this job. In the climax of the book, author talks about the work they have done, which gives people a chance to understand the job if they cannot understand from the direct definition. In the end, author confesses the job would harm the others all around the world.
    The author has a clear idea of how to introduce a strange profession to people around the world. Due to the little knowledge that people know of this job, the author need to thoroughly explain its properties. After reading through the book, I can easily understand what economic hit man is. The author seizes the main point tightly. From the beginning to the end, all the points are about the economic hit man and how economic hit man affects the world. The career of author is a nice example to support the argument point that economic hit man damages the world.
    The book has many true and interesting instances which attract people to read, and those interesting example help people to understand the thesis in a relaxing environment. In summary, people wouldn’t feel bored when they read through the book. Moreover, the book is well written in a chronological order. The story demonstrates author’s different growth phases from his childhood to nowadays. This structure helps people to follow along the context when they are reading the book. However, the book should give more explanations of some terminologies such as the name of the countries, company and department.
    The book is an excellent example to describe a person’s life through his occupation. A sadness phenomenon is described as an interesting autobiography. The story also includes a lot of hidden economic information. As an autobiography, the book reminds people from multiple ways that we need to pay attention to economic hit man. It is a successful non-fiction book that attracts many people, as well its clear language and good structures make it be a good example of an autobiography.

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