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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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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Book Summary: Built To Last Built To Last by James Collins & Jerry Porras What has enabled some corporations to last so long‚ while other competitors in the same markets either struggle to get by‚ or fade away after a short period of time? This is the major question that Mr’s Collins and Porras try to answer. They took a look at 18 well known‚ well established and healthy companies (’visionaries’)‚ and compared them to a counterpart in their specific area of business. They analyzed all the information
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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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BMAL Course Syllabus BMAL 500 Organizational Behavior Course Description This course discusses managerial competence in understanding the human output of organizations from the viewpoints of individual‚ group‚ and organizational systems levels. Emphasis is given to assessing one’s personality and values and to applying course material to one’s work environment. (Formerly BUSI 500) Rationale Without wise application of organizational behavior‚ no manager can consistently manage
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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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The Outsiders by S.E Hinton is a book about the troubles that teenagers face and how they are able to overcome them. The development of the characters throughout the book is evident and how they act make the book an interesting read. What they go through and how the book ends gives the book a sense of realism and is able to teach essential life lessons. If I were to walk by a book store and see this book on the stand I would pick it up. In my opinion the book cover is good because it is able to
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Simple Church Book Critique Natasha Hill DSMN620 Dr. Rick Garner Liberty University According to Rainer & Geiger “A simple church is designed around a straightforward and strategic process that moves people around through the stages of spiritual growth. The leaders and the church are clear about the process (clarity) and are committed to executing it. The process flows logically (movement) and is implemented in each area of the church (alignment). The church abandons everything
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Explain the central purpose of the book and briefly explain how it is set up to accomplish this purpose. So‚ thanks to James Elkins‚ this task‚ for me at least is a little difficult to do. The title of this book‚ What Photography Is‚ may lead one to think that it’s a book based on aperture‚ focus‚ FOV‚ white balance‚ etc. Not so‚ this book dives deeper into an image then I myself could ever do. James Elkins‚ is Chadbourne Chair in the department of Art History‚ Theory‚ and Criticism at the school
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I read “The Silent Boy”. This book was published in 2003. It is classified as a “Young adult literature” and “Historical fiction” book. This great book was written by Lois Lowry. The writer of the book‚ Lois Lowry‚ uses a very easy language to understand. "The Silent Boy" is written in a diary format‚ and has tiny pictures of its’ characters. This story was told by Katy Thatcher‚ an old woman which lived in 1987. In the book she tells the reader about the critical period in her life. Katy’s dad
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