War what is good for? Just look around you. Author Morris Ian The atrocity of war cannot be overstated but‚ Ian Morris gives a different view about it. In 1945‚ mostly 100 million people died and the nuclear war begun. Between the First World War and civil war it is said to be the worst but also the best time of humanity. 30 years ago‚ research of anthropology‚ archaeology and history concluded that the rate of violent death is still decreasing from time to time. 10 to 20 percent of all people
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BOOK REVIEWS Thanh Ngo July 11th‚ 2011 1110 Colorado History Online Assignment 2 Metropolitan State College of Denver BOOK REVIEWS In this portion of the assignment‚ five book reviews will used to discuss and evaluate how well the reviews have been written. By using the reviews written by the reviewer‚ we can see whether the reviewer gave a reasonable indication of the book’s contents‚ comments and interests in reading the book. In this first book by Kathy T. Hettinga‚ Grave Images:
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In the 1960’s race relations were a hot topic of discussion. With segregation rampant in the southern state African-Americans were told where they had to go to school‚ to sit‚ drink water‚ use the restroom and many other things designed to keep African-Americans and white separated. With the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 segregation had become outlawed nationwide. Despite segregation being outlawed many African-Americans still found that they were having their voting rights infringed on
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BOOK REVIEW: BLOOD ON THE SNOW BY MAJ GEN ASHOK KALYAN VERMA‚ AVSM (RETD) REVIEWED BY SS 44280 Y CAPT ANKITA SHARMA OACT 24 BOOK REVIEW BLOOD ON THE SNOW MAJ GEN ASHOK KALYAN VERMA‚ AVSM (RETD) Intro. 1. This is a book about Kargil conflict‚ which drew world attention in the summer of 1999 owing to the large intrusions by Pakistan across LOC. Coming so soon after the Lahore initiative of February 1999‚ it resulted in an intense Indian reaction. It was India’s first televised war seen by
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BOOK REVIEW COMPANY COMMAND THE BOTTOM LINE BY: JOHN G. MEYER‚JR. IG ASSESSOR STUDENT OFFICER LT ABHISHEK SHARMA YO’S FD-1606 ‘B’ TP CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. About the author 3. About the book 4. Quality of presentation
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Ed. 2nd Year Campus Roll No: 38 Registration No: 9-1-9-588-2004 Second year Exam Roll No: 2140168 Approval Sheet This intensive study was prepared by Yam Bahadur Karki in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the Master ’s Degree in Education (English Education) Practicum Eng. course No. 599 to the Department of the Education has been accepted. Internal Supervisor Signature Name ……………………………………………. Position ………………………………………… Department ……………………………………..
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When choosing a book for my book review‚ nothing really seemed to jump out at me. I pondered the list for a minute and then once more until I finally saw a title that seemed intriguing. Pocahontas‚ Powhatan‚ and Opechancanough: Three Indian Lives changed by Jamestown. By Helen C. Rountree seemed like it would be an interesting book. What immediately caught my eye was that it had something to do with Pocahontas in it. I knew her from the Disney movies but was interested to know more. As I got further
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S. A Novel about the Balkans‚ by Slavenka Drakulic‚ is a story about a Bosnian woman‚ named S.‚ who was tortured by the hands of brutal soldiers during the Bosnia war. The novel mainly centers on a series of S.’s flashbacks‚ as she recounts the horrific ill-treatment she endured throughout this time period. Through telling S’s story‚ the author creates a vivid image of how deep and dark human nature is during wartime. The story is a revelation of the terrifying aspects of war‚ which include torture
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1. Read this (this thing 1 cm. below) P. J. O’Rourke‚ the political satirist‚ reviews in this issue a new book about Starbucks. He told us‚ in an e-mail exchange‚ how he brews his own reviews: “I read something I’m reviewing the same way I read other things except more so. That is‚ I already keep a commonplace book (a file folder‚ really) for quotations‚ ideas‚ information‚ etc. If I’m going to write a review I mark the work for myself‚ but besides underlining what interests me I also underline
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Book Review „The Notebook“ by Nicholas Sparks An old man reads to a woman‚ who has Alzheimer’s disease‚ a story in a retirement home: Noah returns from World War 2 to his town in North Carolina. He sees his old girlfriend‚ Allie‚ again after a 14-year separation. It brings back many memories and strong emotions in both of them. Noah has written Allie letters every day‚ but she has not received them. Allie is engaged to another man now‚ but realizes that the original passion she felt for Noah
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