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Thoreau vs. Huxley

to mean that it is weak or ineffective. Thoreaus observations of his own inner life, the life of the pond, and the life of all of ...

Prestowitz's Three Billion Capitalists

the book seems to be that America is losing economically due to some policy decisions it has made in the past. The author claims...

"The Shock of Arrival"

retain, but also what we inherit from preceding generations, and pass on to the next" (Joshi, 1996). These two qualities, giving u...

“Managers not MBA’s”

ate part of a larger team. In additional to this Mintzberg (2004) also argues that the type of people attracted to MBAs are not th...

Wiencek/On George Washington

than "anywhere else" (Henriques 414). However, the "bad news" is that amidst Wienceks narrative there are numerous errors, as well...

Harriet Jacobs/Slave Girl

order to fully understand the structure of Jacobs narrative, it is first necessary to see it within the cultural framework provide...

Achebe: The English Presence in "Things Fall Apart"

precepts, and laws of the land, which are established for the good of the society" (Nnoromele). We know that there are nine villag...

Walker: "No More, No More"

in which 19th century blacks in Havana and New Orleans were able to maintain their identity and resist the misery of slavery by pa...

"Last Standing Woman"

audience must surely be both her own people and whites. The former need to learn the lessons of the past and the whites, as always...

Burroughs and Robinson and Communication Theory

structure of the novel. In Cities of the Red Night, Burroughs does something analogous, though not identical: he interweaves thre...

Lynching as Terrorism

the perpetrators need to have a voice in their own government doesnt really hold up. Whites were in charge-they had no need to use...

Questions from "Gideon's Trumpet"

counsel. In fact "The United States Supreme Court had not said he was entitled to counsel; in Betts v. Brady and succeeding...

'After Apple Picking' by Robert Frost

In seven pages an explication of 'After Apple Picking' by Robert Frost is presented. There are 3 book sources cited in the biblio...

Linda Gordon's Single Mothers and the History of Welfare - Pitied But Not Entitled

professionals were at best ambivalent on the question of whether women, married or unmarried, should be full-time mothers or peopl...

Deborah A. Stone Policy Paradox and Political Reason

The writer discusses the Deborah Stone book Policy Paradox and Political Reason in detail, and covers such concepts as the market ...

Intergovernmental Poltics and Uncovering the Dome by Amy Klobuchar

This is a book review consisting of six pages that discusses how politics impacted upon the early 1980s creation of Minneapolis's ...

Sacramento's Urban Redevelopment

Natomis, which is one of the communities discussed in this paper. South Natomis is in the direct flight pattern of the airport and...

Living a Political Life by Madeline M. Kunin

In four pages the former Vermont Governor's book is reviewed emphasizing the political profession and its lack of women participan...

The Ungovernable City by Douglas Yates

2. the relationship between urban planning and the particular examples of New York and New Haven, with a definitive focus on the ...

The Progressive City by Pierre Clavel

In five pages the 1970s and 1980s civic government progression featured in Pierre Clavel's text is the focus of this book review. ...

Kindleberger on the World Economy

the overall health of a nations citizens can be used as an indicator of economic primacy is certainly debatable; however, the Worl...

Foreign Policy in American Diplomacy by George Kennan

In five pages U.S. foreign policy as it relates to diplomacy is discussed within the context of Kennan's book. There are no other...

Major Points in American Diplomacy by George Kennan

In five pages an overview of Kennan's book is presented in an exploration of diplomacy and U.S. decision making. There are no oth...

Prisoners, Shadows, and the Allegory of the Cave in The Republic by Plato

In five pages this research paper analyzes the illusion of the shadows viewed by the prisoners in the cave allegory featured in th...

The Ready Made World by Hillary Putnam

In five pages theoretical processes and truth in 'the ready made world' are examined within the context of Putnam's book which thi...

Analysis of the Essenes

In five pages this research paper discusses the Essenes in an analysis that includes the Qumran vision of history, the Dead Sea Sc...

Babylonian God Marduk

In six pages this god is traced throughout history with similarities between the Biblical and Babylonian creation stories and the ...

Kaku's Universe Theory and Plato's Allegory of the Cave

In five pages Kaku's theory of the universe is compared and contrasted with Plato's cave allegory that is featured in Book VII of ...

Objects and Forms in The Republic by Plato

seen, but somewhat obscured by the appearance of shadows. The dialogue commences further with Socrates discussion of the divisi...

Tyranny in The Republic by Plato

for an impartial judge; one who would not be swayed by public opinion and "hype" to pre-judge the tyrant. With themselves a...