Dan Brown Angels and Demons

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Dan Brown Angels and Demons

• Kristýna Vedralová
• Lucie Kolaríková

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Contemporary literature

• E.L. Crenshaw Deadly Satellites
• Glenn Wilson Ring of Conscience
• Eleanor Houston Symbols
• Michael Crichton Time Line
• Brian Freeman Stalked
• Richard Montanari Broken Angels
• Kathy Reichs Devil Bones
• Elizabeth Connor Voice of the Church
• Michael Drosnin The Bible Code

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Our choice

• Interest in art
• Good experience with other Browns books
• Authors way of writing
• Familiarity with book before the release of
  same-name film

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Dan Brown

• Dan Brown was born on June 22, 1964 in Exeter,
  New Hampshire
• Brown grew up in Exeter and graduated from
  Phillips Exeter Academy in 1982. After
  graduating, Brown tried his hand at songwriting.
  In 1996 he turned to writing fiction full-time,
  and in 1998 his first novel, Digital Fortress was
  published. The book became a bestseller and was
  followed by Angels and Demons (2000), Deception
  Point (2001) and The Da Vinci Code. Most of his
  books share Brown's signature mix of secret
  societies, international intrigue, scholarly
  puzzles and fast-paced action.

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Quotation

• Vittoria Vetra Religion is like language or
  dress. We gravitate toward the practices with
  which we were raised. In the end, though we are
  all proclaiming the same thing. That life has
  meaning. That we are grateful for that created
  us.
• Robert Langdon So youre saying that whether you
  are a Christian or a Muslim simply depends on
  where you were born?
• Vittoria Vetra Isnt it obvious? Look at the
  diffusion of religion around the globe.
• Robert Langdon So faith is random?
• Vittoria Vetra Hardly. Faith is universal. Our
  specific methods for understanding it are
  arbitrary. Some of us pray to Jesus, some us go
  to Mecca, some of us study subatomic particles.
  In the end we are all just searching for truth,
  that which is greater than ourselves.
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  (page
  248)

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What we want to tell you about the book

• The book has almost the same structure as The Da
  Vinci Code
• The plot is set in Rome
• Main theme is the confrontation between science
  and the Church
• CERN ( European Organization for Nuclear
  Research) is the largest physics laboratory in
  the world established in 1954
• Illuminati is a secret group of scientists
  founded in the 17th century

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• Illuminati is a secret group of scientists
  founded in 17th century
• CERN (European Organization for Nuclear
  Research) is the largest physics laboratory in
  the world established in 1954
• Ambigrams
• Antimatter

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What we didnt know before we read Angels and
Demons

• We didnt know about the existence of the
  Illuminati, CERN laboratory and antimatter
• The pyramid on the American dollar is the sign of
  Illuminati and the text below (New world order)
  as well

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Conclusion

• The book is very gripping
• Easy to understand
• The end is very surprising

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Resources

• Dan Brown Angels and Demons, Corgi Books 2001
• http//www.danbrown.com (accessed 06/12/2008)
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illuminati (accessed
  06/12/2008)
• http//public.web.cern.ch/public (accessed
  07/12/2008)
• http//livefromcern.web.cern.ch/livefromcern/antim
  atter (accessed 06/12/2008)
• http//www.johnlangdon.net/ambigrams.html
  (accessed 07/12/2008)
• http//www.geocities.com/endtimedeception/seal.htm
  (accessed 06/12/2008)