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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Book Review written by Jaya Tripathi Homeless Bird by Gloria Whelan Homeless Bird is the story of a young Indian village girl who overcomes adversity and extreme hardship to ultimately live a full and happy life on her own terms. I first heard about this book when a parent expressed his concern about the (in)appropriateness of its selection as required text for 5th graders in a public school in the United States. The book was chosen‚ he was told‚ to educate the students about India. So
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The Hunger Games: Book Review The Hunger Games is a novel aimed at young adults first released in September 2008. It was first published in the United States of America. Suzanne Collins was the author of this amazing novel. She came up with the idea while channel surfing and watching real war footage and reality TV. It also came because of her dad’s involvement in the Vietnam War. It was then published by the group Scholastic‚ who have published many famous books such as the highly successful Harry
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Book Review - Shanghai Gone This book is a harsh criticism China’s housing reform system for destroying its own people‚ written by the author who observes China from liberal’s point of view. The author‚ Qin Shao wrote for those people who want to learn about the large-scale housing revolution in China throughout crucial experiences that citizens have gone through. It criticize the demolition and relocation system‚ questioning the level of morals. In introduction‚ he gives concretely negative
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Race and Revolution: A book review American Revolution remains the cornerstone of Democracy the world over. It has helped shape the History of the world and its perception of Freedom‚ democracy and Human values. However it is a historic anomaly that the abolition of slavery‚ then rampant in the various states of U.S.A as slave-ownership or slave trade‚ did not coincide with its independence but actually took more than a century to take effect. This question is often glossed over in the historic
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Banker to the Poor Book Review The book “Banker to the Poor” by Muhammad Yunus is the story of the Grameen Bank Program‚ which is founded in Bangladesh by Yunus to help the poor. Born in 1940 in the city of Chittagong‚ Professor Yunus studied at Dhaka University in Bangladesh‚ and then received a Fulbright scholarship to study economics at Vanderbilt University. He received his Ph.D. in economics from Vanderbilt in 1969 and the following year became an assistant professor of economics at Middle
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BOOK REVIEW OF THE CHANGE MONSTER THE HUMAN FORCES THAT FUEL OR FOIL CORPORATE TRANSFORMATION AND CHANGE AUTHOR: JEANIE DANIEL DUCK By: Rhonda Johnson MANAGEMENT 4426/G Spring 2007 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Jeanie Duck‚ author of The Change Monster proposes a plan‚ which she calls the Change Curve‚ to deal with the emotional dynamics humans face when confronted with a major change. The Change Curve was developed by Ms. Duck after years of experiences dealing with
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Book Review: On Paradise Drive How we live now (and always have) in the future tense By: David Brooks British philosopher‚ important critical and legal thinker Jeremy Bentham‚ the father of English innovation had ambivalent feelings about the United States of America. Although he disagreed with some of the main principles of the American democracy (its profess ideology of natural rights for example or the slave trading practices of the pilgrims in the New World) he never denied his amazement
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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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2000s. Not every example provided in the book reflects a negative image‚ as Blevins is trying to prove that there are positive aspects‚ it has progressed over time‚ and is ultimately the Arkansan’s perception of it that determines its power. The books provided so much information of the state I am proud to call my home‚ and I believe that Brooks Blevins was successful in his presentation and purpose! I was pleased to find that Blevins writes this book as an Arkansas native rather than an opinionated
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