J. Dubner. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything. New York: Harper Collins‚ 2005. Print. The authors of Freakonomics‚ Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner‚ were very clear in the fact that they did not want their book to simply revolve around one single theme‚ thus making it difficult to discern a distinct thesis statement or theory. Some may perceive this type of approach as a weakness‚ but I believe it is the appropriate method for the subject matter at hand.
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(reader) Book title & author Publisher name Format (hardcover‚ paperback‚ e-text) Number of pages in the book Summary: This can come from the book jacket or a website‚ but it must be concise and it must be cited. You may also choose to write your own summary; in which case you should briefly tell the reader what the story is about. Where and when does it take place? Who are the main characters? What kinds of problems they run into? My Review: Begin by explaining why you chose this book in the
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BOOK REVIEW IN COMMUNICATIONS CHAPTER 2 # Electronic Communications System By Wayne Tomasi SIGNAL ANALYSIS AND MIXING DEFINITIONS TERMS 1) Electrical signals of which amplitude changes continuously with respect to time with no breaks or discontinuities. Analog Signals 2) Electrical signals that are described as discrete; their amplitude maintains constant level for a prescribed period of time and then it changes to another level with respect to time with no breaks
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The book that has had the most influence on me is called‚ A Quaker Book of Wisdom‚ by Robert Lawrence Smith. In my freshman year I was enrolled in a class called the History of Peace. The book was an optional part of the reading list. I will admit I didn’t read it that year‚ but when I cleaned out my locker‚ it was sitting there in a stack of books and I felt compelled to read it. Robert Lawrence Smith was a former headmaster of Sidwell Friends School in Washington‚ D.C. What I enjoyed about
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13.11.2013 By Olya Chermoskutova Summary (Julian Treasure: 5 ways to listen better) The problem that Julian Treasure states is that we’re losing our listening: we retain only 25% of what we hear. He defines listening as making meaning from sound. Julian says we use a lot of techniques to do it: firstly‚ when it’s noisy‚ we react at some sounds and words‚ especially our names – that’s how we recognize patterns. Secondly‚ we use differencing: if some sound remains for more than a couple of minutes
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* Mundane Wisdom Book review of “The Alchemist” Regine Carlo N. Alvarez BSBA-FTM/ I-2 The theme of the phenomenal novel “The Alchemist” written by Paulo Coelho revolves around dreams‚ symbols‚ and adventure. It tells of a young shepherd named Santiago who travels around Andalusia and once dreams of a treasure hidden in the pyramids of Egypt. It is a book full of wisdom and life lessons used to achieved one’s dreams and fulfill self-happiness. The story opens in the
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1776 Book Review Throughout history‚ one of the most memorable wars for Americans will be the American Revolution. This was a time when the thirteen American colonies broke off from the mother country of England and fought for their independence. David McCullough writes about the American Revolution in his non-fictional historical book 1776. This book helps readers better understand the conditions the soldiers and generals were in‚ the point of view from many of the generals‚ and some important
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town in Nebraska. At first‚ as I was watching the movie‚ I was confused as to why Teena wanted to dress up at as a man and be called Brandon. I thought that maybe she was just lesbian and that she didn’t like dressing like a girl and wanted more of the masculine look. But then I realized that she was just having issues with not feeling right being a woman. She felt that she was stuck inside the wrong body. That’s why she wanted to dress up as a man‚ and later on actually be able to get the operation
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returning her unit. The applicant contends that she is sorry‚ she had to keep her identity a secret and could not tell what was really wrong. The applicant further contends that she was good Soldier abused by her fellow service member every day and this why she feel her discharge is grossly unjust. The applicant contends that she has since graduated from college and legally married to a
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Death is a thing that happens to anyone and anything living. It is a way of life and a part of the circle of life. “Don’t Fear the Reaper” by Blue Oyster Cult‚ “Dust in the Wind” by Kansas‚ and “Thanatopsis” by William Cullen Bryant are three poems that talk about death. They all talk about how death is just a natural way of life and that people worry about death to much and that they shouldn’t. While all the poems are about death they all have different viewpoints on death. “Don’t fear the Reaper”
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