Essays 451 - 480
the authors father observed that successful people tended to have positive thoughts not only about themselves, but also of others....
is not a phenomenon that emerges overnight. It builds over decades. Angelina and Sarah Grimke argued for womens rights a full ten ...
book is not on any one person, but on the war and the period of Reconstruction that followed. Having said that, its still possible...
the literature on the subject by visiting fables or creating stories to demonstrate the importance of emotion. Goleman (1997) ex...
continued pollution, clear cutting activities and other industrial and agricultural activities which are adversely impacting our e...
and this is what the book is about - seven basic broad skills. Jack Stahl held top executive positions at two global corporations ...
which hold the possibility of balancing "diplomatic and informational power."vii Nye believes that the U.S. should take a stand be...
The title of Friedmans book relates to the misperceptions Columbus dispelled in the fifteenth century. His trip across the seas l...
and pride of race, a lust of gold and a blind faith in their religion, together with an absolute contempt for that of other men we...
of companies such as Dell and AOL to outsource their telephone centres has created jobs, but also meant that the has been the abil...
flexibility in economics, and again, he includes a blend of other social sciences, demonstrating that economics is inextricable wi...
government had never fully examined whether or not its main rationalization for involvement in Vietnam, i.e., the domino theory, w...
provides the details that are lacking in the classical accounts of the Celts. Cunliffe wrote "The Ancient Celts" with the f...
on whether or not to invade Italy; its quite another to read about the meeting between FDR and Churchill, the dickering that took ...
twenty-five percent of infantrymen "in the most aggressive companies and under the most intense local pressure" actually fire thei...
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...
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...
communication technologies have led to our age being branded the "Information Age". What this means in todays business environment...
and reinforcement. In her case, this led to fairly early experimentation with sex and drugs. Lamott doesnt sensationalize her exp...
Anne Moody was raised in the rural South where she suffered extreme racism throughout school and beyond. She was a very active mem...
This book reviews pertains to Tony Horwitz's text "Midnight Rising, John Brown and the raid that sparked the Civil War," which des...
This book review is on Martin Buber's "I and Thou." The writer explains Buber's arguments and position and recommends reading the...
This essay discusses each of the 31 Chapters in the Book of Proverbs. Highlights of each chapter are provided with comments on how...
This essay presents reflections and discussions about different sections of a book entitled "The Pastor As A Minor Poet" by M. Cra...
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 offers a book review of Linda K. Abraham's book "Mama Might Be Better Off Dead: The Failure of Urban of Urban Heath Car...