Each chapter of this book breaks down the pre-law and the law school experience. It breaks myths and gives you a laundry list of things that the prospective law student will need to consider. Such as the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT), financial aid and beyond. Overall, this is a very helpful book, and I believe that the author developed it so that she can help people to make an informed decision whether or not to attend law school. Also, the questions that are posed to the reader can actually be used in making decisions about college or graduate school.

Reviewed by Simone A. Hawks

It is well worth purchasing simply for reading the opening preface. Ms. Mitchell gives the readers an honest look at the mistakes that she made as a result of the lack of mentoring and candid information that is required for successful admission to law school. She states that much of what she learned came during and after law school and not before, when it would have been most beneficial.

By simply browsing through the book, you will quickly discover that simply filling out the application at face value and as the school asks is not enough to gain admissions. The Pre-Law Advice Guide provides applicants with the steps of both written and unwritten rules of making a competitive law school package. The reader will have to read and refer to this book a multitude of times. It will provide specific instructions on how to give an accurate and honest assessment of both the applicant's assets and liabilities and how to craft a package and develop a strategy that encourages law schools to carefully evaluate and accept the application.

Once the preface is read, the reader must turn to the "Straight Out" outline to learn how the book is organized. There reader will also see that applicants will benefit from Ms. Mitchell's extensive research, as she will show you how to address common concerns of specifically for African Americans that cannot be found in other sources. Among the many issues discussed in the advice guide the reader will find answers to the following items:

·Ways to determine if law school is really the right career and educational path for you;
·How to address low grades and LSAT scores;
·How to prepare for the LSAT;
·What constitutes effective letters of recommendations;
·A detailed and extensive check list for writing a top-notched personal statement;
·The importance of networking with current students;
·How to get fee waivers for law school applications;
·How to research law schools to find the school that offers the concrete qualities that you want;
·How to find a law school where African Americans thrive academically, in campus activism, graduation rates, minority professors, and job placements during and after law school;
·How to accurately evaluate law school rankings;
·And, suggestions for obtaining a well-rounded personal and academic background through suggested readings, study abroad, community service, and becoming a part of the college community.

The African American Pre-Law Advice Guide is a "must-have" for any African American who wants to be a competitive applicant in the admissions process. Although there are many lessons to be learned from this book, the reader will come to realize that the law school admissions process is really a complex business. Ms. Mitchell book is a groundbreaking tool and priceless reference on how to successfully navigate through this business endeavor.

I read Evangeline, an epic poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. If you think about poetry, you usually think that it's pretty short. But some of the world's most famous poetry is the Iliad and the Odyssey. They are each almost five hundred pages long!

Evangeline takes place in Acadie, which is present-day Nova Scotia. Acadie was a colony of New France, but was then seized by the British in 1713. The British allowed the French to stay on, but in 1755 the British deported all 6,000 of Acadie's French residents. The Acadiens were sent to British colonies throughout the present-day Canada and the United States. Many went to Louisiana, which has a large Acadien population. Families were separated, children put on different ships from their parents'. Since the British were a large force at the time, it has always been told that the Acadiens were nasty to the British. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow decided to take a look at the story from a whole different view-the Acadiens'. He supports the view that the British were just plain mean and inhuman.

Evangeline is about a beautiful woman named, of course, Evangeline. Her life is perfect, and her father is the richest man in their village of Grand-Pré. She has just become engaged to a really great guy named Gabriel. They are in love, and soon to become married, when the British sail into the harbor and announce that it's time to pack up and leave. Gabriel and his father are sent off on one ship, while Evangeline is deported to another place.

Evangeline is heartbroken, and she searches and searches for her beloved Gabriel. Will she find him? Of course I won't tell! Read and find out!

I would recommend this book, but you have to like poetry and happiness and sadness! I loved this book, and one thing made it especially interesting for me. It's a true story. Evangeline is a character based on a real Acadienne named Emmeline Labiche, who was deported, just like Evangeline. The best, and saddest, part is that my sixth-great-grandmother, Marie Hébert, suffered the same thing! When she was only ten, she was deported from Acadie to a whole new world. It must have been terrifying.

The poem is written in unrhymed hexameter which gives it a timeless appeal. It almost reads like a short story rather than a 19th century poem. I got interested in this story after visiting Nova Scotia this summer and meeting the French Canadians who live there. After learning their sad history, I wanted to read this book.

This edition has a 31 page Introduction by C. Bruce Ferguson that recounts the historic events portrayed and the story of how Longfellow came to write about them. It also explores the historicity of the main characters who have become legends on their own. There are 12 pages of black and white illustrations from books and movies which help to bring the setting and characters to life. This is a wonderful edition of a classic of American literature and is highly recommended.

It's the honesty that's most affecting in this small book, the desire to see clearly, and love despite the face of reality.

The emotions evoked by both of the characters are strong and passionate backed by an exciting story of fraud and embezzlement by Mercer in Robert's company. Robert suspects that Evie may be in league with Mercer and refuses to let his senses go with his heart for Evie...

LOVING EVANGELINE is another winner even though the suspense element in the book falters in comparison to DREAM MAN and AFTER THE NIGHT. The passion is just as sweeping and poignant. Just like what Robert said, "LOVING EVANGELINE took away his heart and soul." No doubt - reading this book took away all my heart and soul with the splendor of their passion.

The book is not totally bereft of truths, and the author's epilogue attempts to bring his story back up to some level of authenticity, from a spiritual standpoint, but even this seems like a last-minute sop to an uneasy conscience. It is not enough.

One day, Chandler will see Jesus as He really is. It will be quite a surprise. (And no, Walker, He's not angry with you. He is amused, albeit a bit sadly. I can only paraphrase it by saying, "You ain't seen nothing yet!")