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Eye-Deep In Hell: Trench Warfare In World War I (1989) - John Ellis

When it comes to wars that are an exercise of futility, nothing good can come out of them. Although all wars can be considered an exercise of futility, this is particularly true of the First World War. Although World War I was not the first time that trench warfare has been employed but trenches were certainly a prominent part of World War I. Undoubtedly, the thousands of eager soldiers who signed up for World War I in August 1914 had no clue of what was to come but they soon realized how futile the war really was. Trench warfare in ...

A photo1 of the Roman reproduction of the bronze sculpture, Diskobolos, housed in the Glyptothek in Munich helps us imagine how realistic the sculpture might feel upon viewing. The disc thrower’s right foot is flat on the ground indicating a stable connection with the earth so the thrower can push down on his leg for more power and support. His left leg is lifted at a right angle from the knee with the foot maybe two inches above the ground. His left lower leg and foot are turned in a way which is parallel to the right angle formed from the ...

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Chapter 7 Summary: Cognition

Readers can also learn the weaknesses of Piaget’s theory through its critics who look at it as a theory that under-estimates the development of children which can be beyond the factors examined by him. The chapter reading also shows that other modern constructivist theories look at the causes to different cognitive skills. The sociocultural perspective by Vygotsky's looks at the social and cultural influences as the main causes of cognitive development in children. On the other hand, Fischer's dynamic skills framework looks at skill levels as the main course for development (Sigelman, & Rider, 2014).

Important topic: Aging and cognitive skills

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It is known that there is not a lot told about World War I. People used to concentrate on World War II because of the amount of deaths that it brought and the cruelty that it was followed by. Also, we talk a lot about World War II because it’s a relatively recent war, and some of the people that took part in that are actually still alive today. That is why we do have a lot more evidence about World War II – there is still an opportunity to talk to the eyewitnesses. World War II shocks us ...

Abstract

The writing goes on to discuss about the book Mindful Eating: A Guide to Rediscovering a Healthy and Joyful Relationship with Food that has been written by Jan Chozen Bays. After providing a brief abstract of the content of the book, the paper explores the specific elements of the book by Bays. The authenticity of the data provided in the book is critically analyzed in the course of the writing. Moreover, the usefulness of the book in context of the clients is also discussed in detail in the course of the paper. The writing explicates how the book can be beneficial ...

“Blink” by Malcolm Gladwell

In the book “Blink,” Malcolm Gladwell, one of the famous journalists, intends to share the results of psychological research to prove the importance of cognitive thinking in human beings. The book explains the way humans think within a blink of an eye, which is quite difficult. Gladwell explains about rapid cognition, which refers to snap decision-making. He convinces the readers that the snap decisions may be good or bad when compared to the conclusions. Gladwell identifies the circumstances where rapid cognition results poor outcomes. He also analyzes the ways and means to improve the results produced by rapid cognition. In ...

Book Review: Auschwitz: A Doctor's Eye­witness Account by Dr. Miklós Nyiszli

Introduction: Book Information

This book is a memoir that is non-fiction of a Hungarian medical doctor that is Jewish. This man had operated and not horrible “research” on his fellow Jewish inmates. This man participated in killing Jews alongside with the help of the evil Dr. Josef Mengele who was known as the "Angel of Death." When the Nazis invaded the country the book explains how in 1944, the Nazis took most of the Jews from Hungary straight into Auschwitz death camp. Dr. Miklos Nyiszli, a Jew and a medical doctor, managed to ...

Introduction

This is a case of a Chris’ family. Chris has a wife named Ann and a son named Alan. They are an independent family living in New York. They live inside a two-story house. Each has their own separate rooms and they are able to communicate and talk with each other at least two to three times per day. Chris is currently 40 years old, Ann is 38 y/o and Alan is 12 y/o. This paper aims to examine the communication patterns present in Chris’ family and check their use of body language, other communication skills, if they are using negative communication styles and ...

Major themes to be tackled:

What is author's fundamental purpose? how does the work contribute to our knowledge of history? What sources did the author rely on? Contain judgements? Emergence of tragedy in the public eye.

Finding Amelia

Finding Amelia is perhaps one of the most controversial stories ever written on the real life case where a woman and her navigator disappeared. This story has a large number of warts and all in it but it is also extremely interesting in the sense that it portrays the author’s purpose in getting to the bottom of things accordingly. The author also relies on several important sources including the ...

Book Review of the Book, ‘The Story of the Quran’ by Ingrid Mattson

detailed book about the Quran and its place in historical and contemporary Muslim society. The author of the book is Ingrid Mattson, who originally published the book in 2008 in the United Kingdom. Dr. Mattson is an Islamic scholar and teacher as well as an interfaith activist. She is the first woman to hold prestigious positions as a Muslim scholar and a leader in the religious world. The book is written as an overall balanced and correct portrayal of the religion of Islam and the teachings of the Quran, in general. The author has mentioned other religions as well, ...

The remarkable story of The Prime of Miss. Jean Brodie illuminates two interlaced eras; the 1930s when most of the action takes place and the 1960s when it was published. . Most of the novel takes place during the 1930s at the Marcia Blaine School for Girls in Edinburgh, Scotland, The book center on the schoolmistress, Miss Jean Brodie and her girls, a small group of students, known as "the Brodie set." The girls are six, junior level, ten year old girls when they became Miss Jean Brodie’s “crème de la crème” and started a two year tutelage with ...

Introduction

The book Charles I: A Life of Religion, War and Treason by Christopher Hibbert take a closer look of the life of King Charles. The book is a biography of King Charles from the begging of his life a simple boy to what he came to be know globally and finally to his shame (treason). Christopher uses his creative mind in his book shed some light on how the kind grew from a simple boy who knew nothing and was very weak in character to a strong man who took the nations to a civil war. The books also take a look at the person who had ...

Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the New Girlie-Girl Culture is a book written by Peggy Orenstein in the year 2011. This book explores the princess culture trend and predominantly how this culture is promoted to young growing girls. The Cinderella Ate My Daughter book is stemmed from an article in The New York Times Magazine wrote in 2006 by Orenstein entitled What’s Wrong with Cinderella? In the article, Orenstein explains how the Disney Princesses originated and how the princess-themed merchandise and advertising has increased. Orenstein’s book Cinderella Ate my Daughter explores beyond the ...

Introduction: Book Information

This book is a memoir that is non-fiction of a Hungarian medical doctor that is Jewish. This man had operated and not horrible "research" on his fellow Jewish inmates. This man participated in killing Jews alongside with the help of the evil Dr. Josef Mengele who was known as the "Angel of Death." When the Nazis invaded the country the book explains how in 1944, the Nazis took most of the Jews from Hungary straight into Auschwitz death camp. Dr. Miklos Nyiszli, a Jew and a medical doctor, managed to escape from death in order to become a pawn of evil. This evil was ...

Expectedly, many people in the US are still vague on who Benjamin Harrison really was. Some confuse him with his grandfather, William Harrison, while others confuse him with his great-grandfather, Benjamin Harrison. Well, it is this kind of confusion that Charles Calhoun seeks to demystify in his book Benjamin Harrison: The American President’s Series: The 23rd President, 1889-1893. Not only does the author succeed in giving a clear picture of President Benjamin Harrison’s life, but he also does this in a convincing way. The book is rich with vivid details, and gives a good account of the events that led ...

Book Review: Women's Activism and Social Change: Rochester, New York 1822-1872

In Nancy Hewitt's Women's Activism and Social Change: Rochester, New York, 1822-1872, the author explores the history of 19th century women's organizations in Rochester, New York, during the Jacksonian Era. Through this investigation, we learn a great deal more about the history of American women and their fight for equality, even in a time of economic elitism and the White Anglo-Saxon Protestant (WASP). In essence, Hewitt's thesis is that there were three distinct groups who comprised the vast majority of women in Rochester during the 19th century - "benevolents," "perfectionists" and "ultras" - who volunteered in these organizations and contributed to ...

The cat scratches my extended hand when I bend down to check for a tag on the

collar. The claws are razor sharp and don’t draw blood, but I feel the sting. No tag.

Hmmm. I don’t recognize the cat who has been hanging around our five-acre property for

about two weeks, but cats come and go in this area because of living off a busy highway,

if you know what I mean. She is all black with long white whiskers, the longest I have

ever seen on a cat. I can hear her rumbling purr from where I stand over her. It is

intoxicating! I miss having a cat around since our big orange tabby Barney ...

Hitler’s Table Talk is written in a way to make you feel as if you are having a direct conversation with Hitler over the dining room table. Or maybe it is more like being lectured by him because the talk offered in the book are monologues. The date and time of day is noted as well as who is with him during his talk. His conversations in the book explain the beliefs he holds dear such as the superiority of the Aryan race and who he considers to be a part of that race. He discusses his feelings on breeding pure ...

Christian pacifism is the theological as well as ethical moral value that violence is not acceptable. This is a teaching and an example learnt from Jesus who himself did practice pacifism, therefore, those who claim to profess the Christian faith is obligated to follow His steps. This has also been a crusade done by individuals likes Martin Luther King Jnr. and Ammon Hennacy. The position is not acceptable by many especially by today’s Christian critics who claim it is full of naïve positivism. Those who use force and do not adhere to the pacifism are at times regarded to ...

Book Review: A Slaveholder's Union

A Slaveholders' Union, written by legal scholar George William Van Cleve, presents an historical account of the forming of the Constitution and the early days of the United States of America through the context of slave policy and its subsequent politics. Van Cleve's book is an incredibly detailed and well-researched document that sheds new light on the motivations and true intentions of the founding fathers during the creation of the Constitution.

Van Cleve attempts to examine the politics of slavery throughout the Constitution and elsewhere in various forms. However, his broad thesis is that slavery was, despite many accounts ...

The concept of the Victorian seaside resort which took off in popularity in the latter half of the 19th century reached the United States at the turn of the last century. When one mentiones Coney Island, ideas immediately spring to mind with packed beaches, carousels, fun parks and vast hotels which are now quite a thing of the past. However in its heyday, Coney Island was definitely the place to be for a holiday and the vast millions who flocked their certainly partook of the excitement of a holiday which was perhaps something totally new to them.

Coney Island and its development

One can say that the ...