Book Review: The Last Manchu Autobiography of Henry Pu Yi‚ Last Emperor of China Edited by: Paul Kramer Submitted by: Tiffany Joy A. Candelaria 2 History I. Brief Summary This book is an autobiography of a man who became The Emperor of the Manchu Dynasty‚ at two years of age‚ named Henry Pu Yi. He lived a life as an emperor up until China’s government became republic and seized his powers. Until then‚ he continued his life back in Tientsin and tried to continue his legacy by being
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Maya Austell January 31‚ 2012 Book review Apostles of Disunion The way Charles B. Dew opened up this book was touching and smart. He and I share the same qualities in thinking about issues by looking at things from both sides‚ and in ways that haven’t been discussed or thought about. He was a born and raised southerner‚ and told of his up bringing in the south. His ancestors fought and died for the Confederacy. Although it may seem that he should be a die-hard supporter of the Confederate
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HIS306 Leo Africanus Book Review Leo Africanus By‚ Amin Maalouf In the book Leo Africanus it is a fictionalized biography of a real person‚ Hasan al- Wazzan. Hasan and his family were forced to flee to Fez‚ where he grew up and became a very well-off merchant. The book really gives a clear picture of his family life as a child‚ his education‚ his marriages‚ his travels‚ and his bitter- sweet reminiscence of exile. The narrator of Amin Maalouf’s historical novel‚ Hasan al-Wazzan - who
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Kirsten Esau 011179 Word Count-1323 A Review of N.T. Wright’s‚ “Surprised by Hope” N.T Wright is described in Christianity Today as‚ “one of the most prolific biblical scholars in a generation”1. His extensive theological and biblical work is made evident in his book‚ “Surprised by Hope”. This book successfully corrects many misconceptions in the general and Christian population‚ about what the Christian hope is. In his book‚ “Surprised by Hope‚” N.T. Wright thoroughly‚ precisely‚ and somewhat aggressively
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The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins’ “The Hunger Games” is more than just a best seller. It is a vortex into a futuristic United States that offers morals and themes that can relate to today’s society. Collins contrasts the poverty-stricken‚ subservient world of main character‚ Katniss‚ with the affluence and power of the people of the governing Capitol. Collins descends into the abuses of government control‚ and explores the importance and hope of individuality in a totalitarian society. Katniss
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BOOK REVIEW THE RULE MAKERS HOW THE WEALTHY AND WELL BORN DOMINATE CONGRESS The congress or the House of Representatives and the Senate or the upper house are the two components of the legislative branch of the Philippine government. They are meant to pass bills‚ create laws‚ and approve budgets that benefit their constituents and the nation as a whole. In theory‚ this is the ideal upon which they were built‚ they would legislate for the people to best serve them and to ensure the
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Animal Farm Written By George Orwell in 1946 Preface Written By Russell Baker 139 Pages Fiction / “Fairy Story” (Fable) Summary: The Moore Farm of 20th century England is an ordinary farm where life for everyone seems fairly normal. But‚ what the humans don’t realize is that the farm animals meet together in secret to conspire against them‚ because they believe they are being taken advantage of and treated like slaves. The animals eventually rally together and run all of the humans off the
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Arkansas/Arkansaw: How Bear Hunters‚ Hillbillies‚ and Good Ol’ Boys Defined a State. Brooks Blevins. Fayetteville‚ AR. 2009. 242 pages What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of the state of Arkansas? Chances are‚ that as an Arkansan the thoughts are quite different than those of someone not born or raised here. Hillbilly‚ redneck‚ barefoot‚ and trailer are a just few of the common first words invoked in the minds of “foreigners” by the word Arkansas. In the non-fiction work
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Book Review by Alan Deutschman Leadership is about inspecting not expecting or to put it another way leaders should practice what they preach. However‚ few leaders seem to actually do it. In Walk the Walk‚ Mr. Deutschman‚ a consultant and ¬former ¬Fortune magazine writer‚ argues that ¬leaders are most effective when they rely on the power of their ¬example. People who become leaders have many options. One way a leader can lead is by becoming a ruler. Machiavellian leaders who rule tell people
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Mo . [Email address] Mo . [Email address] ANTH 3330 S. Metress ANTH 3330 S. Metress Slaughterhouse Blues: Book Review Michael Farhoud Slaughterhouse Blues: Book Review Michael Farhoud In Slaughterhouse Blues‚ anthropologist Donald Stull and social geographer Michael Broadway explore the advent‚ history‚ and implications of modern food production. The industrialized system behind what we eat is one of the most controversial points of political interest in our society today. Progressions in productive
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