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Richard Orsi/Sunset Limited

been presented in dichotomous terms. On one side is the "selfish, greedy, corporate interests" and on the other, stand "the people...

Roots & Wings/York, Early Childhood Education

such as the idea that young children do not notice or understand bias. Chapter three discusses racism, addressing key questions an...

David McCullough The Great Bridge

over 276 feet above the high water; and weighed an overwhelming 14,680 tons (Wright 616). For anyone who had the opportunity to s...

Mary of Plymouth by James Otis

This book review pertains to a book authored by Otis in 1910, which is designed to appeal to young readers and provide them with a...

Searching for Urban Theology

This paper presents a book review of City of God, City of Satan by Linthicum. The main ideas in the book are reported as are the r...

Transforming Discipleship by Greg Ogden

This book review focuses on the first three chapters of Greg Ogden's Transforming Discipleship, Making Disciples a Few at a Time. ...

Chris Matthews/Hardball

with the name of Chris Matthews because this is the name of the MSNBC television show on which Matthews appears as the host. Howev...

Review of "Presence: Exploring Profound Change in People, Organizations, and Society"

of the group of Detroits new competition. The purpose of the many trips to Japan was to "find out why the Japanese automakers wer...

The California Gold Rush & the coming of the Civil War

Berkeley and Davis. He also taught at the San Francisco State College and the University of Hawaii. Richards is the author of seve...

Reviewing Closing of the American Mind Closing of the American Mind / Book Review

In The Closing of the American Mind, Allan Bloom decries the lapse of teaching of traditional American values in American universi...

The Fragile Bridge

which was eager to join with the silk workers in their fight against the oppression of the factories. The Wobblies were a radic...

Causes of WWII/Pacific Theatre

was a republic, led by the Nationalist leader Chiang Kai-shek. Due to the fact that there was serious opposition to his government...

Japanese History in The Pillow Book by Sie Shonagon

In fourteen pages this research paper examines this revealing look at the medieval history of Japan written by an Imperial Court's...

Japanese and American Comic Books

Another difference between the two is the character development found in the Japanese comics (2001). The worlds that are created f...

Last Samurai & Breakfast at Tiffany's

pain and trying to find herself as she divorces herself mentally from her poor beginnings when she was married at fifteen to a hor...

“The Line” by Arch and Martin Flanagan

five men he knows who "fought and suffered in the Asian theatre of World War II," four returned with "the imprint of Eastern philo...

American Life through Japanese Eyes

were very aware of, and proud of, their ethnic heritage. In addition to saying "Im Catholic," a person might also identify their e...

Shinto The Kami Way by Ono

kami intuitively at the depth of their consciousness and communicate with the kami directly without having formed the kami-idea co...

The Alchemist by Coehlo

kill him; but most of all he fears that he will not find his treasure-this might all be for nothing (Coehlo, 1995, p. 130). The A...

Banana Yoshimoto's Fiction

In four pages this essay examines two books by Japanese writer Banana Yoshimoto in a consideration of how her works capture young ...

Bennett: "The Book of Virtues"

responsibility; friendship; work; courage; perseverance; honesty; loyalty; and faith" (Muehlenberg, 1999). Bennett uses a number o...

Seltzer's Serial Killers

that society, or the perpetrators parents, should not be blamed for any horrific acts. The offender is the only one that someone s...

Review of Project Management: A systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling

the project management approach a relatively modern idea and states he sees it as "characterized by methods of restructuring manag...

Leon Bing/Do or Die/Youth Gangs

youre that thirteen or fourteen-year-old kid youre probably sitting quietly, trying to wind your thoughts into as tight a package...

Lessons On Leadership By Jack Stahl - Book Review

and this is what the book is about - seven basic broad skills. Jack Stahl held top executive positions at two global corporations ...

Article Analysis: Japanese Architecture

a renowned Japanese architect who makes his home in Osaka. The new museum is "dedicated to the relics and techniques of ancient Ja...

David Halberstam/The Best and the Brightest

government had never fully examined whether or not its main rationalization for involvement in Vietnam, i.e., the domino theory, w...

LETTERS OF COMPLAINT: UNITED STATES AND JAPAN

First the American version, which was written to the companys president, Mr. John Johnson. Dear Mr. Johnson, Im...

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...

O’Nell/Disciplined Hearts

Part three continues this analysis, focusing on narratives of experience. In creating these discussions of data and the issues the...