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We Were Soldiers Once and Young Book Review

a mission after being in the midst of one of Vietnams most notorious battles. It was there that there was a 44% casualty rate as t...

X- AND Y-THEORY AND LOGISTICS

empowerment and the taking of responsibility. Though it might seem as though these two are at the opposite end of the spectrum, le...

Lincoln and/or Johnson

swearing-in as Vice President" (MrLincolnWhiteHouse.org). In truth, this does not appear to be the actions or thoughts of a man wh...

A SAMPLE PAPER DISCUSSING GOALS

solid B-plus average). This is more than about making my report card look good. This focuses on developing solid work habits, some...

What are Critical Thinking Skills

of the time. Even critical thinkers get stuck in ruts and do not see their own blind spots in their thinking (Foundation for Criti...

A Book Review of a Classic

and that He should have in todays world. unfortunately, that statement made in 1950 is even more true today, more than 50 years la...

Book review/Niccolo's Smile

it and hold it, are equated in contemporary society with the most ruthless of dictatorship, that is, leadership that is characteri...

William Bratton and Peter Knobler's Turnaround: A Book Review

the cornerstone of his plan to tackle crime in New York City concisely and with great clarity. Shortly after becoming commissione...

Just Following Orders

equipment someone has the responsibility of guarding it. These watches, like most everything else in the military, begin and end a...

Book Reviews China's Growth

regular basis. One story is very nearly unbelievable. A young woman took her application to college tests and was informed that sh...

Navy Personnel and Military Bearing

the way they care for their troops. They must be compassionate as well as inspiring, and the troops must know that they can go to ...

The Importance of Military Bearing

The writer discusses why military leaders must display military bearing if their units are to be successful in mounting the missio...

Book Review: Bourneman's Biography of James K. Polk

One example is Polks executive involvement with Fremont, Gillespie and Larkin in California just prior to the war. The story is bl...

The Origins of Chinese Communism (Book Review)

that China was extremely influenced by Russia and that instead, China was mostly influenced by a movement towards socialism (Dirli...

A Need for Government Regulation

this will create a suitable environment for the rest of the year. In the real world, however, the social contract provides rules s...

Nutrition and Exercise in the Treatment of Mental Illnesses

is vast, the most common being depression and anxiety. There are few comprehensive definitions of mental illness, one of the best ...

African Underclass by Andrew Burton, a Book Review

objectives: In African Underclass: Urbanization, Crime and Colonial Order in Dar es Salaam, 1919-61, author Andrew Burton provides...

Book Reviews on 3 Culinary Texts

highly susceptible to pathogens because of the high water content of its lean muscle and that poultry is often water chilled.2 Th...

BOOK REVIEW: MIND HUNTER

because it shows the toll of Douglas work on his health and personal life. This is very clear from the first paragraph of the prol...

The Success of the Romans

over rough terrain. Also, with a such a large empire, they needed a very orderly system of travel with connected paths to ensure t...

Why Abortion Should Be Legal

like those. Again, when a woman is raped she does not want the burden of having offspring tied to such a horrific event. This is p...

Capital Punishment: How Americans See It

DNA testing and the overturn of convictions, two thirds of Americans still support capital punishment ("The Death Penalty - Americ...

Book Review of Joseph J. Ellis’ His Excellency: George Washington

that George Washington was fueled foremost by ambition. He wrote, "Ambitions this gargantuan were only glorious if harnessed to a...

The Little Philosophy Book (Review)

book may be considered very light reading and perhaps this was the authors intent. After all, he has made a career of trying to re...

Effective Academic Writing: The Short Essay (Book Review)

and Davis vii). Here, it is assumed that the student has cursory knowledge of English and for example, it would not be appropriate...

The Conquests of Alexander The Great (Book Review)

the Past." The author explains that when studying ancient Greece, it is important for a student to note that the material is deriv...

American Materialism

thing. Yet, the end product of materialism is not just a comfortable and happy life. Many people try to keep up with the Joneses. ...

Why Do We Fight Wars?

need or desire for war, aside from any economic or resource or religious gain. Human beings, perhaps first and foremost, are soc...

The Myths of Innovation (Book Review Summaries and Analysis)

the processes used by several investors, something that might be used as inspiration (Matazan, 2008). The gist of this review, asi...

Coronary Angiography

and Blood Institute, 2007). Zardi and colleagues (2008) referred to this procedure as the "gold standard" (p. 48) for assessing th...