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The Puzzles of Gertrude Stein

this book is better than the previous one because she had refined her technique or something similar. We have to deal with her on ...

Pharr/Losing Face, Status Politics in Japan

cultural heritage of Confucianism (Pharr xiii). In Confucianism, supreme emphasis is placed on maintaining harmony, which is seen ...

"Treason by the Book"

a man considered a traitor; in fact, the book was banned and all copies were ordered destroyed (Rivken). "Only a few were saved, b...

Social Justice and Democracy in Education

important because school systems have not kept pace with society. Change is needed and sometimes reform and renewal are vital elem...

Kenneth Roberts/Arundel

find and rescue her. Early on, the reader is also introduced to Cap Huff, an adult friend of the Nason family, and Phoebe Marvin, ...

Child Development: Recent Theories

contribution was his theory of developmental stages. Since Santrocks book covers early childhood through adolescence, it coincides...

A Most Fortunate Ship

particular national treasure which has taken the military through many different periods in history. Such is further enhanced by M...

"All the Shah's Men"

elected prime minister of Iran" (Keddie, 2003). Once Mossadegh was gone, the U.S. "reinstalled the countrys exiled monarch, Mohamm...

Politics and Latin America (Annotated Bibliography)

is a compelling subject addressed by the author in the context of various portions of the work. Also, the ideas are summed up nice...

Legacy of Conquest/The American West

the conquest era continue to shape current realities. Limericks text shows that the history of the American West is rooted primari...

A look at Regan Books

that sometimes confessions come in this "what if" format but that is really besides the point. The point is that the organization ...

The New York City Marathon

running is an understatement according to Rubin. "To explain his excitement in the context of physical factors--heightened energy,...

Craig L. Blomberg's Historical Reliability of the Gospels

that not only are the documents logically from a particular time period, but they are evaluated in the context of history. Thus, i...

Review of "Making Horses Drink: How to Lead and Succeed in Business"

Southwest function, "220 adults do the chicken dance ... They clap and flap their wings with abandon - and were only an hour into ...

Purchasing for Manufacturing by Harry B. Hough

purchasing function provides the reader with the some of the different methods used to organize this department and the reasoning ...

Women of Different Eras. Comparing Pride and Prejudice with Bridget Jones Diary

this, then, there are two very different interpretations of the movies effectiveness and its cinematography. And, yet, it achieved...

'The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven' and 'Smoke Signals'

This 7 page paper compares Alexie's 1993 book with the Chris Eyre 1998 book that was inspired by the film and its representation o...

An Examinations of Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia by Ahmed Rashid

most significant cons, according to critics, is President Bushs imperialist implication. Since the events of October 11th, Presid...

Point Counterpoint by Aldous Huxley

In a paper that contains seven pages the book's style, subject, and changing story pace are explored and a character analysis is a...

William Wordsworth's The Prelude

In five pages Book IV and Book IX of William Wordsworth's The Prelude are thematically compared. There are no other sources liste...

A look at De Pauw's Battle Cries and Lullabies

This well written book by Linda De Pauw is discussed in depth. The book concerns the role of women in the military and especially ...

African Colonialism

A. Abu Boahen gives an unusual view of the colonial experience in African Perspective on Colonialism. Most books take the European...

Handy's Age of Paradox

to do it in todays economy. Additionally, he paints a picture of people working more and more hours of work in order to keep aflo...

Overview of One Hell of a Gamble Khrushchev, Castro and Kennedy, 1958-1964 by Aleksandr Fursenko and Timothy Naftali

is evident that Fursenko played a major role in assessing some of the documents that became available following the opening of the...

David Lambert's, The Field Guide to Geology

This book report discusses the book, The Field Guide to Geology. The author covers topics such as the makeup of the Earth, rocks,...

Reason for Reeva Simon's The Middle East in Crime Fiction

In five pages this paper examines the author's reasons behind the writing of this text and how it impacts the book's structure. T...

'Don't Let a Good Scare Frighten You' Analyzed

and quite sensibly. Concept 2. The "scary" books give young adolescents reading material that is fun and far removed from ...

Chapter 5 of Race Rules by Michael Eric Dyson

In eleven pages this is a letter written to the book's author regarding chapter five. There are no other sources listed....

The Classic Slave Narratives by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

This one book which is really four books in one is the focus of this paper. Slavery and slave issues are discussed in depth. This...

Forrest Carter's The Education of Little Tree

In five pages this paper examines this book's enlightening information despite the dishonesty regarding its authenticity. There a...