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“The World Is Flat”: The Mixed Impacts of Globalization

The title of Friedmans book relates to the misperceptions Columbus dispelled in the fifteenth century. His trip across the seas l...

Diaz del Castillo/The Conquest of New Spain

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...

Joseph Nye/Paradox of American Power

which hold the possibility of balancing "diplomatic and informational power."vii Nye believes that the U.S. should take a stand be...

Creating a Sense of Community

describes in his book, neither side truly listened to the other. They were all primarily concerned with converted the opposing sid...

The Accuracy of American History Books

faced. Foner explains that by the time the Savannah Colloquy would come around, slavery was already an institution3. He explains t...

“Chimpanzee Politics” and Human Behavior

because the Founders understood that "oppression ... occurs when those in power control the law for their own purposes" (Wolff). T...

Human Behavior and “Chimpanzee Politics”

because the Founders understood that "oppression ... occurs when those in power control the law for their own purposes" (Wolff). T...

“The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down”

sense to Western medicine, but it didnt make sense to Lias parents; or rather, it wouldnt make sense even if they could find someo...

Organizations; Chapter Summaries

This 35 page paper provides a summary of 5 chapters of a book provided by the student. The book concerns the nature of organizatio...

Karen Cronkite on Depression

sought. A third point that Cronkite makes is that human behavior is complex. There is a tendency in American society to want to ...

Standardized Testing, Immigrants And ESL

other authors do not seem to consider in their discussions. In terms of language, for instance, a proficiency test measures the st...

Reflection on Race in America

looking at cultural differences (Perry, Steele and Hilliard 58). During the 1980s, cultural difference theory was criticized and ...

Review of Rodney Wilson's Economic Development in the Middle East

considering arguments that explain its development. Other questions tackled in the book include issues such as the role of religio...

Considering Michael Fullan’s Book “Leading in a Culture of Change”

says something interesting about leaders, namely that although we face difficult and complex problems in all areas of our lives, w...

Grant's Julius Caesar

on the government of Rome at the time and the contributions of Julius Caesar. While much attention is provided to the politician o...

Virgil’s Portrayal of Hell in Book VI of The Aeneid

observes a boatman named Charon who is transporting the souls of the dead across the river. There are "hollow groans, and shrieks...

"A Girl Named Zippy" and Spirituality

In a paper of four pages, the writer looks at "A Girl Named Zippy". The book's spiritual content is explored, and a pluralistic im...

Enlivening American History

This paper reviews the book A Young People's History of the United States. Written by Howard Zinn, this book provides an interest...

It's Your Ship by Capt. D. Michael Abrashoff

This book report focuses on D. Michael Abrashoff's test It's Your Ship, which relates the leadership strategies and techniques tha...

Houses That Change the World by Wolfgang Simson

This book review is on Houses That Change the World by Wolfgang Simson. This author argues for a return to the house-churches desc...

The Complete Book of Discipleship by Bill Hull

This book review is on Bill Hull's text The Complete Book of Discipleship, On Being and Making Followers of Christ. The report pe...

Women's Voices on Africa, Patricia Romero

This book review is on Women's Voice on Africa: A Century of Travel Writing, which is edited by Patricia Romero. This text offers ...

8 Habits of Effective Small Group Leaders by Dave Earley

This book review is on 8 Habits of Effective Small Group Leaders by Dave Earley. The writer summarizes the first three chapters an...

Why was I Born Gay? by David McGrinn

This essay is a book review that pertains to David McGrinn's God, Why Was I Born Gay? Biology, the Bible and the Homosexual Debate...

Emily L. Osborn, Our New Husbands Are Here

themes, and arguments Emily Lynn Osborns Our New Husbands Are Here investigates the sociology of households in the Milo River Val...

Cultural Barriers are a Hindrance in Anne Fadiman's The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down

been removed. Likewise, one may look at a culture, seeing only the outward manifestations, but without removing barriers it is imp...

Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne

of nineteenth century author Jules Verne (1828-1905) helped to create the foundation of the modern science fiction genre. The fert...

Counseling According to Scripture

can help. Anderson points out that secular counseling is not holistic in that it does not generally include the persons spiritual...

A Look at Rath and Clifton's How Full Is Your Bucket?

adds to their insecurity; when someone is tempted to do this, according to authors, they should pause and think about it ("Negativ...

Explanation Each of the Ten Commandments

This essay reports the explanations of each of the Ten Commandments are interpreted by one scholar in a book. Other topics include...