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Black Majority Book Review
Peter Wood’s Black Majority is a social history examining the cause and effects, both explicit and implicit, of the black majority that emerged in colonial South Carolina. His study spans the time period from the settlement of Carolina through the Stono Rebellion, which took place in 1739. He also takes into consideration and examines certain events that took place in the years immediately preceding the settlement of 1670, as well as those that immediately followed,
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Popular Music Under Siege
POPULAR MUSIC UNDER SIEGE Beginning in the 1980s, religious fundamentalists and some parents' groups have waged a persistent campaign to limit the variety of cultural messages available to American youth by attacking the content of some of the music industry's creative products. These attacks have taken numerous forms, including a call by the Parents' Music Resource Center (PMRC) for the labeling of recordings whose themes or imagery relate to sexuality, violence, drug or alcohol use,
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Memoirs of Geisha Book Review
Published in 1997, Memoirs of a Geisha portrays a geisha's rise from a Japanese fishing village to life in high society. In this fictional history novel, Arthur Golden strives to provide his readers with the basic knowledge of the Japanese history in the years between 1930 and 1940. Westerners usually think of geishas simply as prostitutes, but the book attempts to right the misconception that geishas are simply prostitutes by showing the reader various
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City of God - Movie Review
David Anderson Criminal Behavior Essay Paper 4/22/2005 City of God The City of God is based on actual events that occurred in Rio de Janeiro during the 1960’s and 1970’s. The movie is about the rise and fall of a fearsome sociopath gang leader Li’l Ze, who reigned as king of the drug lords during the 70’s. The first part of the movie illustrates some of the forces that mold Li’l Ze into the man
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Poker's Popularity Grows Among Teenagers
In Chicago, Illinois, among many other cities across the nation, a new trend has swept teenagers like a plague. Poker, or the newly named Texas Holdem, has been the new hobby to most kids, boys in particular. Since the football season has been over, one boy even turned his dining room, a place for family time and bonding, into a full fledged poker parlor with chips, and plenty of decks of cards. Texas Holdem came
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The Departed Review
The Departed The Departed is about two people playing the “rat” and the “mole”; Leonardo DiCaprio as a cop pretending to be a thug for the Irish mob and Matt Damon as his opposite, an informant for the mob. Both are trapped in circumstances where you can't tell the good from the bad. Each man is living a double life where one misstep will mean life or death if he is caught. This movie was
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Popular Mechanics
In Popular Mechanics the author, Raymond Carver, uses painstaking details, numerous symbols, and an unusual title to convey the universal theme that not all relationships end happily. Carver uses all these things to his advantage. He brings out the theme of this depressing, but truthful story. Many couples these days experience the same thing that this one in particular went through. “Early that day the weather turned and the snow was melting into dirty water.”
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Ronils Review of a Raisin in the Sun
Ronils Review of A Raisin in the Sun. This is probably the first play I've ever seen that I REALLY HEATED. A Raisin in the Sun The Madison Repertory Theatre has produced many plays by African American playwrights recently, such as last year's From the Mississippi Delta, but their most recent, Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun is certainly one of the veryWorst. The play starts in a darkened living room. Ruth Younger wakes
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There Are Several Deadly Sins of Performance Reviews
There are several deadly sins of performance reviews. Some of the problems that occur are playing the parent, talking too much, going legal, and structured to death. Psychology 101 teaches us that all human beings have to struggle at one time or another to free them of parent-as-authority figure. Unfortunately, however, many workplaces substitute a new parent in the form of a “boss.” By positioning the manager as the all-knowing evaluator and the employees as
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Library Science Article
Reading Log January 25, 2008 Axiom 1: The Decision to Automate is Irreversible Search Strategy: ERIC, Google Keyword Search Terms: Library Automation, Technology, and Integration Sources: Gautschi, H. (June 2003). Toulouse: A Study in Libraries’ Virtual Future. Econtent. Retrieved January 25, 2008, from http://vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com/hww/results/results_single.jhtml;hwwilsonid=ZK4MRGWZVKBU5QA3DIMCFF4ADUNGIIV0 Gautschi provides a prime example of tradition versus innovation by citing the technological advances of the Toulouse Library in France. This 200-year old library, which is home to 16-19th century manuscripts,
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A Review of Sammy! the Word That Broke an Empire
Art event – A review of Sammy! The word that broke an Empire This play is a two- hour journey into the travails of being a Mahatma in an ordinary world. It spans Gandhi’s life from his first case in South Africa in 1893, to his assassination more than half a decade later. The script is a product of years of research by playwright Partap Sharma. It is directed by Lillette Dubey, and aided by
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Gallipoli Movie Review
The film Gallipoli takes place during World War I's Gallipoli campaign in 1915. The two main characters in the film are Archy and Frank. Archy and Frank are from Western Australia and they both enlist to fight in Gallipoli. Archy is an extremely fast runner who meets Frank at an athletics competition. We can see from the beginning that Archy is eager to join the war. After being turned down because he was underage, he
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A Review of "eaters of the Dead"
Eaters of the Dead By: Michael Crichton Almost everybody recognizes Michael Crichton as the author of books such as Jurassic Park, Disclosure, and Congo. Considering he is one of the hottest authors in Hollywood, how could you not. The book reviewed here, however, is none of the above; it is a more or less forgotten book called Eaters of the Dead. As with all of his older books, it has been reprinted recently so
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Book Review of "the Face of Battle" by John Keegan
13 July 2002 THE FACE OF BATTLE John Keegan, the author of "The Face of Battle" is allowing the reader to view different perspective of history, from the eyes of the soldier. Although by his own account, Keegan acknowledges, "I have never been in a battle. And I grow increasingly convinced that I have very little idea of what a battle can be like." Keegan scorns historians for pointing the finger of failure after an
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Rabbit Run - Book Review
In this emotional novel Rabbit, Run, John Updike takes the main character, Harry “Rabbit” Angstrom, on a roller coaster ride through the ups and downs of life. The once great basketball star runs into a mental crisis in his mid-twenties and decides to up and leave his son, Nelson, and pregnant wife Janice to escape to the easier life. Rabbit may have had a better relationship with the people in his life if he were
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Program Evaluation and Review Technique (pert) and Critical Path Analysis (cpa)
INTRODUCTION; Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) and Critical Path Analysis (CPA) are tools that are used to schedule and manage large complex projects. These tools help to simplify the planning and scheduling of projects to plan most importantly during the management of a project, they enable companies to monitor achievement of project goals and assist to identify where remedial action needs to be taken to ensure project is completed within the time frame. PERT
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Phytoliths and Archaeology; an Amazing Field That Never Gained Popularity (with Good Reason)
Phytoliths are a durable floral microfossil formed by silica absorbed by a plant during its life. Although the usefulness of phytoliths in archaeology has been known for nearly a century, the field (independently) has not attained much popularity. Despite the fact that the yields of evidence and information from phytoliths are truly amazing, the field itself is at times more tedious than dendrochronology, causing a delay in the development of the use of phytoliths, as
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Making the E-Business Transformation Book Review
Making the E-Business Transformation is a book created by Peter Gloor who is a partner with Deloitte Consulting in Zurich, Switzerland. There at Deloitte’s he is the leading e-business initiative for Europe. He is also the vice president in the IT department of Union Bank of Switzerland as well as an adjunct faculty at Dartmouth College. (Gloor 2000). Gloor’s accomplishments are well respected and I feel is what helps enable him to write such a
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Review on Joy Luck Club
THE JOY LUCK CLUB contains sixteen interwoven stories about conflicts between Chinese immigrant mothers and their American-raised daughters. From the story we see the mothers and daughters go through a journey of self discovery and struggles with their beliefs and cultures. Eventually, all the characters reconcile with the oppositions in their lives between past and present, between cultures, and between generations. Themes The central theme of this book is the mother and daughter conflicting relationship.
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Cold Mountain - Movie Review
Movie Review Many think that movie’s these days are just a waste of movie, time, and brain cells. But in reality there are some movies that have some historical reference or value to them. A great example of a movie like that would be Cold Mountain. Directed by Anthony Minghella Cold Mountain is a compelling story of love, honor, and service. Nicole Kidman playing Ada and Jude Law as Inman fall deeply in love with
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Real Time Article
The term's misuse creates misunderstanding both inside organizations and out in the market. Real time is expensive. Creating and managing technology applications that operate in real time require a lot of infrastructure, people, and processing power. These are unnecessary if you don't mind if an action occurs "just in time" or "some time later on." A few examples: · Real-time analytics and reporting. Does it matter? Depends on the use. For people only concerned with
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Global Warming - a Popular Issue
Global warming is a theory that has been formulated so recently that the amount of information that has been collected is not nearly enough to thoroughly prove global warming. It seems that global warming has been blown way out of proportion. It has become a popular and touchy issue for the world today, but there are many reasons that show global warming is not actually taking place. The earth goes through natural cycles of warm
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Please Stop Laughing at Me... - Book Review
Have you ever wondered what it felt like to be the outcast? Have you ever taken the time to think about what it is like not to fit in? If you have ever taken just a moment to explore this type of lifestyle you would’ve realized the horrors and pains that the youth of uniqueness face each and everyday. In the book Please Stop Laughing at me… by Jodee Blanco we trail the story,
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Journal Review
Editors and their Backgrounds Tourism Management: Editor: Chris Ryan, Department of tourism Management, University of Waikato, Management School, New Zealand Associate Editor: Stephen Page, Scottish Enterprise Forth Valley Chair in Tourism, Department of Marketing, University of Stirling, Scotland North American Editor: Alastair Morrison, Professor and Director of Tourism and Hospitality Research Center, Restaurant, Hotel, Institutional, and Tourism Management, Purdue University, West Lafayette Journal of Travel Research: Editor: Richard R. Perdue, University of Colorado Editorial Guidelines
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Jazz Concert Review
Jazz The latest concert that I attended was the NEIU Jazz Ensemble. It was held on October 28th, 1997 in the NEIU auditorium. This was my first time attending a Jazz concert. Therefore, I didn’t know what kind of music to expect or any music that I was familiar to. This concert was a new experience for me. It was far different from a rock concert held in some big venue. The purpose of
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