Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology College of Arts and Social Sciences DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY Andres Bonifacio Avenue‚ Tibanga‚ Iligan City A Requirement in History 122 ANNOTATED BOOK REVEW related to the descriptive course Modern East Asia entitled A Short History of China And Southeast Asia: Tribute‚ Trade and Influence By: Martin Stuart-Fox Submitted by: Michelle Titular Cortes
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Wars have been fought for many different reasons through the years‚ and that holds true for the American Civil War (1861-1865). In Michael Shaara’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel‚ The Killer Angels‚ the reasons for fighting the war are brought about through the officers and soldiers at a famous battle site of the Civil War‚ Gettysburg. Gettysburg was one of the most documented battles of the whole war. It took place over a span of three days and can be viewed as a turning point from Confederate
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acquiring that success requires hard work‚ perseverance‚ and dedication. Yet it is often difficult to maintain the continual motivation needed to overcome the frequent obstacles and setbacks that litter the road to success. C.P Neck’s and C. Manz’s book‚ Mastering Self-Leadership: Empowering Yourself for Personal Excellence‚ explores strategies and tools to strengthen the key attribute that provides sustenance for an individual’s motivation‚ self-leadership. The tools encompass ideas such as world-altering
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The book‚ Honor and the American Dream: Culture and Identity in a Chicano Community‚ and the film‚ Salt of the Earth‚ both relay to their audience‚ the pursuit of happiness within the Chicano community in which they live. These works aim to show how Mexican-American immigrants fight to keep both their honor and value systems alive in the United States of America‚ a country which is foreign to their traditions. The Mexican-Americans encountered in these works fight for their culture of honor in
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What’s gone wrong with democracy: Democracy was the most successful political idea of the 20th century. Why has it run into trouble and what can be done to revive it? Editorial 2014 The Economist‚ March 01‚ 12pp Democracy became the world’s most popular political system in 20th century and it is widespread around the world. But now‚ it is struggling to survive. The editorial journal 2014 article argues that “democracy is going through a difficult time”. So‚ it shows that even in major democratic
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Cold War Baby Boomers 1. After WW2‚ the soldiers came home and were able to get houses for either nothing or lowly priced. Their wives would become pregnant. Many babies were born in this time & many new things were being built‚ new towns with houses‚ schools‚ strip malls‚ etc. 2. In 1927‚ the television came out & mothers started working. TV became another mom to kids since they had to learn to tend for themselves. They were called latchkey kids. Cold War & Stalin 1. The Soviet people thought
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IES Joan Alcover Avda. Alemanya 14 Palma de Mallorca September 2012 Dear Barbara‚ My name is Anderson Zaruma Montero‚ I’m fourteen years old and this will be my fourth year studying at Joan Alcover high school. I’m not from here I was just born in Equador. Even though I was born in Equador I was only for three years. Since I travelled to Spain I have lived in Palma de Mallorca with my mum and my three younger brothers. One is studying in this school and is called Cristian‚ the other is in
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Florence Industries‚ Inc. is a company which provides three entirely different types of products and services through three divisions of the company: consumer products division‚ industrial products division and professional services. Each division is treated as an entirely different company and the performance evaluation criteria is return on assets in recent years after major shift. Although‚ the divisions used to be treated as profit centres‚ this decision meant they are treated more as investment
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The book‚ “Pastor. The Theology and Practice of Ordained Ministry‚” authored by Willimon William is a comprehensive and educative guide to the ups and down of the pastoral ministry. The book can be described as a gift to anyone who is interested in the field of Pastorhood. It can act as the reason why someone chooses to go into the field or chooses to opt out. Willimon is candid in his descriptions and makes sure that the target audience is aware of his position. From the book‚ the author
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No Angel Losing a close relative is something no one is ever really prepared for. It is as well different from individual to individual how you react to the loss of a dear one. On the one hand‚ you would like to remember them and still let them be a part of your life but on the other hand‚ you have to move on for the sake of yourself. Living in the past has never proved useful. Many experience this dilemma thus many struggle to decide when the time is to return to the daily life and continue living
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