Essays 481 - 510
and dedication to his single goal, he was able to afford two of them; Old Dan (the "brawn" of the duo) and Little Ann (the "brains...
of crusaders, demonstrating that it was religious zeal and absolute devotion to the Roman Catholic Church, which was associated an...
and that He should have in todays world. unfortunately, that statement made in 1950 is even more true today, more than 50 years la...
a distinct segment of the society. In US history, anyone with even a drop of African blood was considered culturally to be "black"...
all sorts of unsettling events. This is a fictional account but it brings into play very real issues faced by todays population. ...
words of major scholars and theologians from the past and present to explain ideas. There is another statement the author makes ...
the offices of the Supreme Court. He was, however, just one more convicted criminal in a long list of criminals that was pleading...
regular basis. One story is very nearly unbelievable. A young woman took her application to college tests and was informed that sh...
is clear that each of them has some wish in his mind that he cant articulate; instead, like an oracle, he half-grasps what he want...
that the flight attendant had "one of those big, perfect German smiles" and referring to her a few lines later as Fraulein Smiley-...
be updated on a regular basis. However, the majority of these travel books focus is exclusively, or predominantly, on the two majo...
on whether or not to invade Italy; its quite another to read about the meeting between FDR and Churchill, the dickering that took ...
chapters in the first two sections and eight in the final section of the book. The first section covers ministers and church leade...
and reinforcement. In her case, this led to fairly early experimentation with sex and drugs. Lamott doesnt sensationalize her exp...
Our popular conception of drug dealers is a guy with gold teeth and gold chains driving a BMW or...
communication technologies have led to our age being branded the "Information Age". What this means in todays business environment...
paying upwards of 10% on interest for credit cards verses the paltry 3% or 4% that one earns on a savings account, this is a solid...
topic of controversy ever since the group came on the scene in the early 1950s. While members of the gang claim they are simply mo...
nations universities, in order to stay viable financially, have placed undue emphasis on their sports programs, utilizing a perspe...
successfully wean people from this dangerous habit. He reports that economic analysis finds that "advertising for nicotine patch a...
have had too much wine" (Acts 2:13). Peter addresses the crowd, pointing out that the men are sober and relating this mira...
This book reviews pertains to Tony Horwitz's text "Midnight Rising, John Brown and the raid that sparked the Civil War," which des...
Anne Moody was raised in the rural South where she suffered extreme racism throughout school and beyond. She was a very active mem...
This essay pertains to Richard Rodriguez's view of reading and education as expressed in "The Lonely, Good Company of Books," whic...
How is strategy created in organizations? This question has led to numerous journal articles, research studies, and books. There a...
This essay presents reflections and discussions about different sections of a book entitled "The Pastor As A Minor Poet" by M. Cra...
This book review is on Common Sense Economics: What Everyone Should Know About Wealth and Prosperity by James D. Gwartney and his ...
This book review is on Viv Grigg's Cry of the Urban Poor, which relates the author's experiences living and ministering to the urb...
This book review pertain to Ronald Sider's The Scandal of Evangelical Conscience, which discusses the discrepancies between belief...
This book review is on Martin Buber's "I and Thou." The writer explains Buber's arguments and position and recommends reading the...