John Lewis Gaddis is a history professor at Yale University‚ lecturing an undergraduate class every Monday and Wednesday on the Cold War. He wrote The Cold War: A New History based on questions some of his prior students had on the Cold War‚ as well as making a shorter‚ more understanding book for students to read. Gaddis provides a fantastic overview of the Cold War but could have organized the information a lot better. For instance‚ if he put it in chronological order rather than jumping back
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In the first article‚ “The New Flat Earth Society”‚ by Albert A Bartlett‚ the author discusses the beliefs of the New Flat Earth Society‚ especially pointing out the need for the earth to be flat and therefore infinite in order to encompass the ever-growing population of people. Although the Earth has been proven to be round‚ the Flat Earth Society is deemed ‘New’ because of their desire for the Earth to be infinite to be able to make up for the increasing number of people and the decreasing number
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In her essay “Virtual Friendship and the New Narcissism‚ Christine Rosen explores and comments on the various ways social networking sites have affected how users interpret and define a relationship. Rosen starts by comparing how our modern day social media pages are no different from the painted portraits of the people from the past. Rather than the painters retouching their work to define an image‚ we now update‚ tweak and post specific things on our “online” self-portraits to display who we are
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Mid-term paper: book review of « Discovering the news: a social history of American newspapers » In « Discovering the news: a social history of American newspapers »‚ Michael Schudson warns the reader before hand: this book is not meant to express an opinion about the objectivity of American newspapers… This book is rather meant to question why and how the issue of objectivity appeared in the field of journalism. Throughout his book‚ Schudson therefore dresses a portrait of the evolution of American
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The literature includes several comparisons that are enlightening. One excerpt asks‚ “Is food the new sex?” Here the author highlights how American moral ideas concerning food and sex have reversed over the span of years. Today it seems as though many people see sexual conduct as personal choice but may feel uneasy about the sources and consumption of food. Another excerpt asks‚ “Is pornography the new tobacco?” again showing‚ as the author states it‚ a translation of values between
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Playing Dress Up The physical and psychosocial growth and development of preschoolers: Preschoolers have good hand and finger coordination and enjoy putting these skills to work with blocks and simple puzzles. Imaginative play also begins during this developmental level. Playing in general‚ helps develop a child’s social‚ emotional‚ language‚ intellectual and problem solving skills. In the preschool years‚ brain and body development are significantly associated. Children should be encouraged
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human suffering‚ or diminishing the sum of happiness." This quote by suffragist and philanthropist Clara Barton so eloquently describes the issues within the United States prison system and its desperate need to for reformation. Chapter four of The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander brought forth the gaspingly oppressive sector of prison (via the judicial branch). Alexander illuminated the reader to the realities of the United States prison system and the covert nuances of racism‚ discrimination‚
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The article by Elizabeth Wardle entitled “Identity‚ Authority‚ and Learning to Write in New Workplaces” addresses English teachers. Wardle claims English teacher must direct their focus beyond a student’s knowledge of academic writing‚ to the influences identity and authority may have on one’s writing. The author describes socio-historic theories regarding identity and authority to understand how new workers learn to write in the workplace. The author further discusses identity by explaining Wenger’s
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The Department of Labor video and the New Tech Collaboration Rubric do not have many similarities when working independently than as a group. In the Department of Labor video the people talk more about how the individuelle work is done and good skills to have while doing so. While in the Collaboration Rubric it talks more about how the work gets done but within a group environment. Even though they have some difference‚ they also have some similar content‚ and that is some not all. In the Department
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sailing these products to other cities‚ started from Chelsea Market Baskets in New York‚ Napa Valley Distillery in California and independent Spirits in Chicago. He observed that some popular drink combinations “are star anise cocktail spice in a rum and coke‚ and cardamom and rosemary in a gin drink‚ and the handcrafted spirits sector is really growing” Mr. Hemeyer believes this is a new part of the liquid market‚ something new never exist before. A Small‚ Spicy Start-Up Prepares for the Demands
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