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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4-MAT Book Review Stephanie Leonard Liberty University Summary In Dr. H. Norman Wrights book “The Complete Guide to Crisis & Trauma Counseling: What to Do and Say when it Matters Most”‚ which was published in 2011 focuses on how to counsel those in a crisis situation. The book begins by Dr. Wright discussing his personal life story of dealing with loss‚ crisis‚ and trauma. His story is the foundation of the subject in how to counsel someone and knowing when to refer a person to someone with more
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Book review Book: Neil flambé and the Aztec abduction The book Neil flambé and the Aztec abduction is just an amazing book. It is a combination of romance‚ adventure‚ mystery‚ and even some history creating a sweet twist like no other book. It was written and illustrated by Kevin Sylvester‚ who was born‚ raised and still lives in Canada today. The book is marketed young reads for children/teens age 10 and up‚ but its so good I recommend it to everyone‚ especially family’s that love to eat
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GMitchell Phillips Growth of Geographic Thought Book Review – The Myth of Continents In recent history‚ geographers have become concerned with matters of language‚ and the way in which they communicate and speak about the world. One of the most basic geographical building blocks that one learns is the concept of continents. Everyone learns that there are seven continents‚ which are simply large landmasses which are ‘separated’ from one another‚ ideally by oceans. Although this is what how continents
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Book Review of “Christian Coaching” by Gary R. Collins Elizabeth Eischen Liberty University Abstract This paper explores “Christian Coaching: Helping Others Turn Potential into Reality” by Gary R. Collins. We read in this book how coaching is defined‚ what coaching is and is not‚ and look at the methods of practices that are utilized by good coaches. We also read about various skills used in the coaching practice and how the skills are implemented in coaching sessions. Goal setting‚ strategies
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The third I chose to review is a synopsis of the book “Evidence-Based Reading Practices for Response to Intervention”. The authors of the book‚ Diane Haager‚ Janette Klingner‚ and Sharon Vaughn‚ have co-authored many book and articles together that “focus on teaching reading in general…” (Rankin‚ 2008). The book combines almost 40 contributors into a manual for teachers to “effectively implement their own Response to Intervention (RTI) programs” (Rankin‚ 2008). Their RTI manual has a three-tier approach
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Gelsthorpe‚ L. (2010) ‘Women‚ crime and control’ SAGE Publications This article was written by Loraine Gelsthorpe to ‘tease out Wacquant’s treatment of gender’ in his two books ‘Punishing the Poor’ and ‘Prisons in Poverty’ (Wacquant) Loraine takes a feminist approach towards Wacquant’s work and feels he needs to look into gender more. Agreeing with Loraine although Wacquant has written about the vulnerability of women in the regimes of workfare‚ he fails to understand how social policies escalate
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Pride and Prejudice Book Review Pride and Prejudice‚ a classic novel by Jane Austen‚ tells the story of a complicated love that develops between what was thought to be two very different personalities. The protagonist‚ Elizabeth Bennet‚ misjudges a man upon rumor and appearance‚ but finds out she is extraordinarily wrong. The novel explains how difficult it is to fully understand someone after settling upon assumptions and being under the influence of the authorities around them. However this
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Chaikin A Book Review “In ancient days‚ men looked at the stars and saw their heroes in the constellations. In modern times‚ we do much the same‚ but our heroes are epic men of flesh and blood.” - July 1969‚ Nixon Administration Speechwriter William Safire. Award-winning science journalist and space historian Andrew Chaikin has authored books and articles about space exploration and astronomy for more than 25 years. He has taken the story of the Apollo astronauts and written a book that is
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and Blue: by Anna Quindlen The task assigned is a review of the book Black and Blue by Anna Quindlen. I will provide examples and summarize the main concepts of the book to include Intimate Partner Violence‚ Battering‚ and Intimate Terrorism. I will reference the text Family Violence‚ Across the Lifespan by Ola W. Barnett‚ Cindy Miller-Perrin‚ and Robin D. Perrin in order to support my theoretical claims. I will select a critical part of the book and explain why it was challenging to read and understand
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