Book Review McDonough‚ James L. War in Kentucky From Shiloh to Perryville. Knoxville: The University of Tennessee Press 19 November 2012 History 108 By: Courtney Creech James McDonough ’s War in Kentucky: From Shiloh to Perryville uses exerts from diaries‚ letters‚ and participant recollection to explore the strategic importance of Kentucky for both sides in the Civil War.
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Scholarly Source Review Upton Sinclair’s novel‚ “The Jungle‚” is known for how it changed the American meat-packing industry by exploiting the dangerous‚ unsanitary conditions. James Barrett’s article‚ “Remembering the Jungle‚” discusses the impact of Sinclair’s novel and why this novel is still remembered over a century later. Barrett argues that Sinclair’s “The Jungle” has achieved a major influence on American Society‚ and it has become a part of American history. Barrett provides multiple
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Giancarlo Motta Mrs. Leite Honors English Period 4 May 12‚ 2014 Treasure Island Book Review Treasure Island is classic a pirate tale written by acclaimed Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. The story is about a young man named Jim Hawkins and his quest for the legendary treasure of “Captain Flint”‚ a notorious pirate of the seven seas. The story is narrated and told through the perspective of Jim Hawkins. The treasure of Captain Flint is located on Treasure Island‚ a place every
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The Things They Carried: Book Review By: M**** F**** Often times‚ it’s difficult for generations set apart from a historical war‚ or for those who never served in the military‚ to truly understand the consequences of being a soldier. History books spell out the political and official side of a war story but it is only through personal accounts that one can come to appreciate the reality of the unnerving terror offered by war. In his novel‚ The Things They Carried‚ author Tim O’Brien creates
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Book Review Understanding the Victorians Politics‚ Culture and Society in Nineteenth-Century Britain Author Background: “Understanding the Victorians” was written by Susie L. Steinbach. Susie was born in 1966 to Jewish Eastern European family in NYC. Her father was a Holocaust survivor and immigrant. She was born and raised in a lower middle-class family. She had public school education; she was able to attend gifted and talented magnet school grades 7-12‚ which provided support
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Ricardo C. Juliano February 21‚ 2008 NSA 205 - RC 43 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE A. Books Friedman‚ Thomas L. The World is Flat - The Globalized World in the Twenty-First Century. London‚ England. Penguin Books‚ 2006. Thomas L. Friedman is a New York Times columnist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the The Lexus and the Olive Tree. Friedman explains how the flattening of the world happened at the dawn of the twenty-first century‚ what it means to countries‚ companies‚ communities
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Book Review “Leading Change” by John Kotter 1996 Review by Chris Shea John P. Kotter is internationally known and widely regarded as the foremost speaker on the topics of leadership and change. He is the premier voice on how the best organizations actually achieve successful transformations. The Konosuke Matsushita Professor of Leadership‚ Emeritus at the Harvard Business School and a graduate of MIT and Harvard‚ Kotter’s vast experience and knowledge on successful change and leadership have
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Book review for “The New Gold Standard – the Ritz Carlton Hotel Company” By Joseph A. Michelli By Jie Zhang Cal Poly Pomona Winter 2013‚ GBA 671 Professor Ed von Leffern Book review for “The New Gold Standard – the Ritz Carlton Hotel Company” Introduction Ernest Hemingway once wrote “When I dream of afterlife in heaven‚ the action always takes place in the Paris Ritz.” The Ritz-Carlton becomes synonymous with perfection and luxury worldwide through its painstakingly attention
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Book Review #2 How History Exposes the System By: Nicholas McGee (w1073395) History 320 Fall 2012 How History Exposes the System A significant portion of African-American history in the western new age democracy of the Americas over the past four hundred years is a reminiscence of stories from the years when African-Americans were used as slaves on the plantations or farms of affluent‚ white farmers. One intriguing story of slavery and the struggles with it was written by a guy named Melton
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Eva Lugo Ethnics Studies 101 T/R Professor Craig Cook November 20‚ 2013 The Devil’s Highway There are numerous stories all over the media about “illegal aliens” crossing the border and stealing jobs that belong to American citizens. Stories that make undocumented people seem like completely uncivilized criminals. However‚ The Devils Highway by Luis Alberto Urrea‚ offers a different approach. He writes a story of 26 men who leave their homes in search of a new beginning; hope for a better future
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