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    but the explorers were up for the challenge. Roald Amundsen‚ a Norwegian explorer‚ was the first person to reach the South Pole‚ and the first expedition leader to fly over the North Pole. Amundsen was a man with big dreams‚ and followed his motivation of wanting to risk his life to achieve his goals. However‚ along with his own‚ Amundsen put the lives of other explorers in danger‚ which prohibits him from holding the many qualities of a hero. Roald Amundsen is clearly not considered a hero because

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    Eagle Blue Book Review

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    to something that‚ we aren’t sure if we are capable of? In the book‚ Eagle Blue: A Team‚ a Tribe‚ and a High School Basketball Season in Arctic Alaska‚ written by Michael D’Orso‚ a basketball team of fourteen boys knew exactly how it felt. It is mostly breathtaking just to have that amount of pressure on you after realizing your team has won six state champions and the whole town is depending on you to win a seventh. Throughout the book‚ every statistic of the game had some meaning without realization

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    Herodotus Book 5 Review

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    Penguin Group‚ 2003. In the start of the fifth book‚ Herodotus tells of the beginning wars between the Persians and the Greeks. The reader can find Herodotus to be somewhat messy with his writing in the beginning of this book because it gets confusing. Herodotus seems to favor Histiaeus of Miletus by calling him kind and honorable. One of Herodotus’ main themes is the Persians conquest and we learn of how the govern and take over land. Later in the book‚ Herodotus explains how the Greeks revolt

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    Hunger Games Book Review

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    Everyone has heard the saying that winning is not everything. In Suzanne Collin’s bestseller‚ The Hunger Games‚ it redefines that saying. In the novel‚ North America has been through some apocalyptic disasters and is known as Panam with twelve districts that are ruled by the Capitol. Each year the Hunger Games are held as a reminder of the bleak past and that the Capitol is still in control of the citizens of Panam. One girl and one boy between the ages twelve and eighteen from each district are

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    Mama Lola: A Vodou Priestess in Brooklyn This book talks about Mama Lola life and family heritage and how she becomes a healer in the Vodou religion. Marie Therese Alourdes Macena Champagne Lovinski or known as Mama Lola to everyone. She is the most famous Vodou priestess in the United States. The ethnographic book was written by Karen McCarthy who came in contact with Mama Lola in the 70’s and came very interested in the culture of Haitian Vodou. McCarthy becomes part of Mama Lola’s family and

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    Review on the book ‘Globalization And Its Discontents’ Written by Joseph Stiglitz Introduction The Famous book ‘Globalization and its discontents’ by Noble Prize Winner Joseph Stiglitz reflects the shortcomings of globalization especially affecting the poor and the developing countries. It is mainly focused on the failed policies dictated by the international institution‚ the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The first two chapters reflect the author’s experience of joining

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    Sundiata an Epic of Old Mali: Book Review. Summary The story of Sundiata is considered classic because of its historical and legendary value. The setting of this story took place in 13th century A.D. He was the son of Sogolon Kedjou of Do and King Maghan Kon Fatta of Mali and is known for uniting twelve kingdoms of Mali. Sundiata was considered as a disappointment because it was predicted before his birth‚ he would have made Mali famous but when he was born he was aesthetically displeasing and

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    Matilda Gage was a strong supporter of freedom. She was one of the leading figures in the women’s rights and suffrage movement during the mid-1800s. Gage was born on March 24‚ 1826 in Cicero‚ New York and was raised in a house dedicated to antislavery. ("Matilda Joslyn Gage Foundation") The activist and free thinker Matilda Joslyn Gage is relevant in today’s American culture because of her work in the abolitionist movement which led to the emancipation of slaves; her pioneering work to start the

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    Danah Boyd Book Review

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    she focuses on the cultural and social unfairness society. She is also the founder and president of Data & Society‚ a research institution that focuses on understanding data-driven technologies in society. Boyd is also known for her books‚ one of her most recent books called It’s Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens‚ Where she expresses the superstition that society dons on the younger generation when it comes to social media. She then describes how

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    BOOK REVIEW POOR ECONOMICS: A RADICAL RETHINKING OF THE WAY TO FIGHT GLOBAL POVERTY By: Abhijit V Banerjee & Esther Duflo POOR ECONOMICS argues that so much of anti-poverty policy has failed over the years because of an inadequate understanding of poverty. The battle against poverty can be won‚ but it will take patience‚ careful thinking and a willingness to learn from evidence. Banerjee and Duflo are practical visionaries whose meticulous workoffers transformative potential for poor people

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