Tales of Madness‚ Love‚ and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements by Sam Kean. The main reason I wanted to read this book is the concept behind it: every element is unique and has had a unique role in history and society. It is such a clever idea to write a book that outlines the uniqueness of each element and the roles that each one has played in our daily lives and the lives of those before us. And like I was expecting‚ every element did have a story to tell‚ and I was intrigued
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Machiavelli’s The Prince is undoubtedly his most famous work‚ the book that gave "Machiavellian" to the English language as a synonym for "deceitful." During his service in the Florentine government‚ he had had the opportunity to deal diplomatically with kings and princes from all parts of Europe. The early 15th century the time of Niccole Machiavelli‚ Italy was anarchy of states. It was divided into thirty principalities each ruled by a prince. It was a turbulent time of conflict and contradiction
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This is a summary of the 13 chapters of a history of Belize by Assad Shoman. It entails tables‚ maps and boxes‚ acknowledgments‚ foreword‚ introduction‚ map of Belize‚ then the thirteen chapters‚ notes‚ bibliography and index. It has 323 pages‚ 13 pictures‚ 16 tables‚ 3 maps‚ and 3 boxes. Assad shoman’s engaging about the social‚ political and economic history of Belize compelling relates the rich history of the peoples of Belize to the present condition in which the country finds itself. He scrutinizes
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I enjoyed this book by Bell Hooks far more than I did Creative Schools by Ken Robinson. I thought this author had a better ability to lay out her thoughts and explain to the reader more efficiently her ideas. The chapters were fifty percent shorter as well‚ which helped the reading feel less drawn out and lengthy. The author did a better job providing examples from her life that related to the subject than Robinson did‚ although they were also rather lengthy. Creative Schools tended to have the examples
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I have been the Human Resource & Payroll Manager at Brandon Residential Treatment Center for 2 years now. It is a non-profit school and residential center that provides stabilization‚ diagnostic‚ educational‚ residential‚ clinical‚ day treatment and case management services to over 150 boys and their families annually‚ who suffer from emotional‚ behavioral and educational problems. It is a wonderful outlet for boys that are in need of this type of environment 24/7. I have over 180 employees‚ in
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Howard Zinn A People’s History of the United States Chapter Four Summary Chapter four of A People’s History of the United States‚ by Howard Zinn is about how Britain’s aggressiveness in government allows their tightening on the colonies. Because of their need for raw materials to balance their economy‚ their control over the colonies becomes stronger in order to obtain these raw materials. The colonists perform a series of rebellions in order to overthrow this British rule. To lead these
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reason why the burden falls on the feminist is because of the power struggle between the people who built the institutions and are consequently impervious to them and those who want to expose these institution‚ the feminist killjoy. Throughout this book the author uses the term “killjoy” to describe the sentiment a person feels when they expose barriers‚ violence and inequality to the people around them. Yet‚ what struck me the most in this reading was the topic of happiness. A survival kit is necessary
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The chapter starts with Israel once again disobeying God. He turned them over to the Philistines for forty years to punish their disobedience (v. 1). During this time‚ a man named Manoah from the tribe of Dan had a barren wife (v. 2). His wife was visited by an angel of the Lord who promised a child to her (v. 3). He told her to abstain from wine or other similar beverages and to avoid eating unclean food (v. 4). The angel told her the reason for this is because she would bear a son that was a Nazarite
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1. I predict that the women will soon melt. Roach is giving the reader hints on what her chapter might be about. 2. In this chapter Roach is describing the study of human decay. She states‚ “The people lying in the sun are dead. They are donated cadavers‚ helping‚ in their mute‚ fragrant way‚ to advance the science of criminal forensics. For the more you know about the dead bodies decay- the biological and chemical phases they go through‚ how long each phase lasts‚ how the environment affects these
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1. This book takes place in New York around the year 1855 to about 1889 when many immigrants from all over the world came to North America. In Jacob Riis’s book he breaks down the immigrants in to different race groups. This book is also about the overcrowding and the unhealthy living conditions of the tenement and how there community changes to become a healthy place to live and work. 2. The author Jacob Riis proved that the saying ‘’one half of the world does not know how the other half lives
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