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Steven Deyle. Carry Me Back: The Domestic Slave Trade in American Life. New York: Oxford University Press, 2005.

What is the book's thesis?
The book’s main thesis is the Slave Trade in American life and its impact. The book takes as through the slave trade in America from 18th century and its impact on various families, the U.S economy among others. For instance, one of the effects of slave trade is that it led to buying and selling of human beings which in turn led to increased human trafficking. Slave trade also led to the separation of family ...

PART A

Portfolio of Creation Myths (182-191)
Question 1
Different myths have different images to represent their creator gods. For instance the Native American narrative of creation uses the spider woman as the god responsible for the creation story. In the same way, the Australian society presented in this excerpt upholds the fact that life emanated from the emu egg (Ford 185). One similarity that exists in the way that the creator gods are presented is that they have extra-ordinary power to be able to accomplish the creation task. It is also evident from each of the stories presented that the ...

Anti-Semitism and the American Far is written by Left by Stephen H. Norwood. It is a systematic study reflecting over the American’s the role in combating and propagating anti-Semitism which is far forgotten. This book summarizes the communists as early as 1920 onwards and the Trotskyites. It also covers the New Left together with the allies who were black nationalists, the New Left’s present-day remnants. It analyzes the opposition which was shown to the Jewish culture by the far left’s and the occasional efforts which were employed to promote the same Jewish culture. It traces the ...

Book Review: Rites of Spring: A Great War and the Birth of the Modern Age.

Introduction
In the book Rites of Passage: The Great War and the Birth of the Modern Age. The author connects the culture that was there in the in late 19thC, to that brought about as a result of modernity after the First World War. . Eksteins places Germany at the centre of modernity. According to him, nations such as France and Britain were the stumbling block to progress. According to Eksteins, the Anglo-French civilization showed the dominance of one culture over others. This is one of the causes of the Great War which aimed at modernising cultures.

The causes and impact of war

In his book, ...

The fundamental purpose for writing this book was to provide a through history about migration in the United States of America from the year 1492 to date. The author was interested in analyzing the various patterns and policies of migration since the colonial times. The author is also interested in unfolding some of the reasons which made different people to migrate to U.S.A. In addition, he also wanted to reveal to different people the various methods used by different people so as to get themselves in the United States of America. It is also prudent to note that the ...

Abstract

This document includes the concepts and themes of leadership as presented in the book namely Transformational Leadership by Bernard M. Bass and Ronald E. Riggio. In addition, the principles of managements as discussed by Andrew J. Dubrin have also been incorporated in the paper. In this document, there is an argument presented by these gentlemen on leadership by using separate cases of different leaders around the world.
For instance, the case study presented by Bernard M. Bass and Ronald E. Riggio are Herb Kelleher as CEO and founder of Southwest Airlines’ success story while on the other hand, both ...

Introduction

Hamza Bogary’s book, ‘The Sheltered Quarter: A Tale of a Boyhood in Mecca’ is a narration about the past life of a character that has irreversibly disappeared. The author describes the life in Mecca prior to the advent of oil. The book is based on Mecca’s observations in Mecca and he uses art to express this part of his knowledge. He has managed to successfully bring out his knowledge into art through humor, empathy and his understanding about human nature. This makes his piece of work not only entertaining but also informative. The narrator, Muhaisin, has to ...

Part One

In the world we live in there are changes in life that occur to us each and every day. Some of these changes are positive while some are meant to bring obstacles in life and make it seem even harder. Change in itself is inevitable in relation to human life. The book captures how life changes from worst to better or better to worse at some instances. Individuals are more afraid of change for the fear of unknown. People don’t seem to adapt easily to changes that occur in their lives and hence sometimes remain conservative. At a ...

What Is Your Attitude Being a Manager?

A manager in any field is deemed to have all the required attributes of being a manager. The manager is responsible for planning and then directing the duties allocated to individuals. They are expected to act in an effective manner through coordinated monitoring the work done and carrying out the necessary and sufficient correction of the failed actions. This is done when it is deemed necessary. Ideally, the management posts fit the individuals who have supervisory abilities. In most areas, the managers are expected to have the proceedings in the organization or firm that they are allocated the responsibilities. ...

Introduction

In the past, the place of women in the society was only recognized as that next to the man. Her roles and responsibilities clearly defined as that of being a home-maker, the support for her husband, a mother to her children, nothing more, nothing less. Girls that eventually became women grew up with these facts as they were taught and instilled in them from a tender age hence did not expect any more from life. However, there are those that challenged these societal expectations. Questioned these roles and responsibilities that they were expected to live by. These individuals went ...

Organization

Introduction
The most appreciated and widely applied parenting programme in the world today is the Parental Effectiveness Training (P.E.T), which was devised by Thomas Gordon, an internationally reputed psychologist. Gordon developed the PET programme while intensively researching on humanist psychology at the University of Chicago, with assistance from Carl Rogers. This programme attained popularity when Gordon published a comprehensive book by the same name in the year 1970, which has been reviewed as under. The book revolves around the idea that every group interaction involves conflicts and differences of perspective that must be resolved in order to sustain the ...

Book Review: Sexual Politics by Kate Millett

Introduction
The published dissertation for Millett’s PhD in Literature from Columbia University was a book called the Sexual Politics by Kate Millett. In 1970, Millet finished her dissertation however she started it way back in 1969 but successfully defended the dissertation and published it almost ten years later. The book was known to be a master piece and also looked at as being very much successful and notoriousduring the time it was written. Research shows that Sexual Politics and economics was a piece that assisted influence and inspiring the move of feminism. Millett’s controversial thesis in Sexual ...

The Wild Souls

The story “wild souls” is effectively narrated, especially considering the extent to which it employs a number of literary tools. Notably, the story uses both present and past tense. The present tense acts to take the reader to the setting of the story. In point of fact, one of the most notable strengths of the story is the manner in which dialogue is employed. The dialogue is realistically structured, giving the story a touch of reality. The second positive is the setting. Considering that the characterization revolves around wolves, the forest setting is the most appropriate. The references made ...

Question 1

Discourse on a subject means that the subject is relevant and modern enough to warrant the concern of the people discussing it. This discourse usually leads to popular opinions and generalizations on the particular subject matter after continued engagement on the subject. Discourse on the subject of sexuality as tackled by Foucault reveals how discourse in the matter of sexuality led to sections of the society gaining power, over the others due to their sexual orientations. Power as understood by Foucault is an ability by a person or a circumstance to influence the decision-making and the actions of an ...

#84

Now that the pollen grain is mature, what has happened to the micro sporangia?

The microsporangium is likely to wither and then stop producing the microspores.
#85 what is the term given to this stage of the anther

Dehiscent

#91

Why is the endosperm being digested?

#92

How are the seeds of this three similar and how are they different

#93 what does the staining pattern tell you about the content of the endosperm and embryo

Fruit

#94 what type of fruit does each item represent
- Drupe
- Berry
- Pepo
- Pome
- Complex fruits
- Dry fruits
#95 does this structure look to have arisen from a single carpel housing multiple seeds or multiple carpels each housing one seed

Multiple carpels each housing one seed.

#96 is the sunflower a monocot or dicot
They are dicots. ...

Leadership is an attribute of a person with the capability of organizing a group of people or workers for a common goal or objective. In leadership, power pays less influence as compared with the influence. Leaders are visionary, with viable ideas and strategies aimed at achieving a given set of objectives predetermined in the activities. In today’s management leadership plays crucial roles in influencing the managerial processes to be adopted by an organization. Without key strategies of motivating workers or influencing them for a common mission, the organization performance trend is likely to be in a decreasing trend. ...

In the contemporary world, there has been a snowballing concern on historical objectivity aimed at historical writing void of biases. McCullagh in his article, Bias in Historical Description, Interpretation, and Explanation speaks of biased accounts of past historians. This paper seeks to review the article written by McCullagh, Bias in Historical Description, Interpretation, and Explanation.
McCullagh starts his article with a brief synopsis of the exertion of historians F.R. Ankersmit and Hayden White who have written groundbreaking work involving the subjectivity of narrative in history. According to McCullagh, who appreciate the work of Hayden and Ankersmit, claims that, they ...

Book review: Asperger syndrome and adolescence

Bolick in her book, Asperger syndrome and adolescence, discusses the various challenges that the teenagers especially students experience during adolescence. Her main focus is on to the teenagers who suffer from Asperger syndrome and as well as sustain through the changes of puberty in the institutional environment. In most teenagers, Aspies begin to take more control of their personality traits in the period of adolescence (Bolick, 2004). The teenagers affected by this syndrome will desire social interactions and yet feel secluded than ever. ...

Brave New World is one of the novels written by Aldous Huxley and talks much about genetics and soma as a significant scientific issue. The discussion of the novel looks forward to progress in technology advancement that has contributed greatly towards changing today’s society. According to the author of the novel, he believes that the book serves like a satire from the place where he lived. Besides, it serves like a caution and a warning for the upcoming generation once the government is given the control and mandate over the new emerging technologies. Through the use of new technology humans have had changes in the way they lead their lives (Aldous 58). For instance, due to the comfort brought through technology, the society is seen to fully have started relying on the technology, a factor which has made humans lazy. According to the author of the novel, various forms of technologies have contributed towards changing the society. The issue of scientific work and research has been greatly discussed in the book. This has become a big debate especially with cloning. Soma-clonal issues have also been greatly discussed.

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Introduction

The Zodiac Killer: AKA the Silenced Badge is a book by Lyndon E. Lafferty that seeks to give the true identity of the Zodiac killer. The actual topic of the book is The Zodiac Killer: Cover-Up: The Silenced Badge. In his book, he outlines the reasons why no officer who knew the story dared to testify. Included in the book are the specific people who were the masterminds behind the act of concealing the Zodiac despite the evidence that led to him. It is a series of a high ranking corruption and dirty political games. Lyndon E. Lafferty mentions ...

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Anderson, James D. Education of Blacks in the South, 1860-1935. The University of North Carolina Press.
In “Education of Blacks in the South, 1860-1935” Anderson covers the years before the Civil War (1861-1865) and those that followed. Anderson tries to “tell the story of the unique system of public and private education that developed by and for black southerners between 1860 and 1935” (1). As the pro-slavery force, the Southerners found it hard to view previous slaves as their equals. Slaves were viewed as mere property and were as a result ...

Who Moved My Cheese by Spencer Johnson and The One Minute Manager by Ken Blanchard and Spencer Johnson are two books that use symbolic stories to talk educate on interpersonal relationships and organizational and management skills.
The One Minute Manger mirrors the experience of a young man who desires to learn as much as he can about being an effective manager. In his search for effective managerial skills, the young man hears of a manager in a nearby town who has a credible reputation of being very effective and who is admired by many. When the young arranges a ...

Negotiations and communication are functions of world peace and tranquility. Negotiation can be defined as a holistic process through which parties agree or arrive at a consensus through discussions (Cohen, 5). On the other hand, communication refers to the process through which information passes between parties. In other words, in order for negotiations to be effective and achieve a long-term objective, effective communication as a function must exist between individuals. In most cases, negotiations are conducted when there are disagreements or conflicts between different parties. For instance, when the country is at war with another country, leaders representing both ...

PART 1

Group work on corn
Genetically modified plants are plants created through genetic engineering techniques (biotechnology). The genetic engineering experiments involve the DNA merging from different species thus creating an unstable plant combination. The result is termed to risky for human consumption because they may be vulnerable to viral developments. In relation to the genetically engineered corn, the food might be poisonous depending on stability against diseases. In addition, genetically modified corn is ranked as one of the highly risky biotechnology foods in America.
Genetically modified corn that is not yet approved by the Food and Drug Administration is now ...

Introduction

Waking up to a world filled with death, more so an apocalypse, a man, his wife and their son are left at as survivors of a burnt out earth through the firestorms from the sun. The wife, sensing the worst, decides to end her life at the very start. Left with the son and the world to overcome, the father decides to take the steps and considerable measures to make sure that the life of his son is protected and to make sure that they survive. Creativity in the novel is introduced by the writer through interlacing the daily ...

Chapter 15

This chapter stipulates and highlights the beauty and the strength and triumph of God relative to the powers of the world. Firstly it outlines the magnificence and authority of God as the creator, whose works and vision for the human race was perfect, but instead the human beings faulted in their living styles and behaviors. In principle, we are the children of God, who happen to have the spirit of God living within us, thus there a functional relationship between our lives and the spirit of God. It is an elaborate article on the way in which the Christians ...

Introduction

The novel ‘Silent Spring’ was authored by Rachael Carson. The novel, ‘Silent Spring’ presents a vivid review of the manner in which the environment has been bargained or compromised by some of the most effective pesticides. An example of these pesticides is the DDT. Carson’s major argument in this book is based on the negative impacts of the pesticides that were used in agricultural activities. She insisted that the pesticides killed bugs. However, there was a more serious issue that she intended to address than just mentioning the obvious reason behind implementing the pesticide solution in agriculture. The ...

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Written by Edson Margaret, “Wit” revolves around the life of a woman who is faced by a number of challenges that force her to make different life choices. The storyline revolves around the life of Doctor Bearing Vivian, who throughout the novel deals with a diagnosis of ovarian cancer stage-four. Readers are made aware of the fact that Bearing’s life is governed by special relationships that in turn end up influencing the lives of those involved. For instance, there are apprentice-mentor connections that end up affecting the lives of those involved in aspects of behavior or ...

Book Review

The Fires of Jubilee provides a historical account of the events that took place in Virginia Southampton in the year 1931. The book mainly focuses on the violent events that are associated with the rebellion of the slaves. The book provides a loose accounts of events that occurred in Southampton Virginia and which led to bloody rebellion. Some of the statements made by the author of the book do not have evidence.
Most of the accounts made by Oates is based on guesswork. It is prudent to note that the use of guesswork is very vibrant in the entire ...

Why did Dr. Snowdon choose a population of nuns for his study of Alzheimer's disease and aging?

It is prudent to note that the author of the book aging with grace had a very bright brilliant idea in his attempt to study the health of the religious population catholic nuns. He therefore chooses to study the health patterns of this population because at that time every member of that population was being subjected to the same access to health care, same living situation and for the above all the same income status. Therefore, for the sake of uniformity, the author found this population interesting to study because the population was subjected to almost uniform conditions. He ...

Historian Stephen Hall keenly engages in the nineteenth-century history of the African American intellectual life in his book, “A Faithful Account of the Race: African American Historical Writing in Nineteenth-Century America” (Hall, 2009). His work traces the long nineteenth century and how various black American writers induced various themes during different moments, which include, the biblical story, the American slavery paradox, ancient African story and the challenges of the black citizenship in the era of Reconstruction. He uncovers the overabundance of the black historical sources during the nineteenth century in different forms, which include; sermons, literary texts, newspapers and ...

1.) Of all the energy that could be used to meet global energy demands, what percentage of it are we currently able to capture

The percentage of the energy that we are able to capture is 4%.

2.) What three things have impacted lake trout populations?

The three things have impacted lake trout populations are the following

- Toxic discharges: This has a lot to do with metals, organic chemicals, and deferred sediments typically established in municipal and industrial wastes that are cleared straight into water bodies. Toxic discharges can contrariwise influence the biota which is the living organisms in an environment by slaying them, making them weak, or affecting their aptitude to carry out vital biological purposes (feeding, reproducing, etc.).
- Bacterial ...

Sumbul Ali-Karamali’s book, “The Muslim Next Door: The Qur'an, the Media, and That Veil Thing,” is a response in itself to the question that she asks her readers in beginning of description on the back of the book. Sumbul Ali-Karamali’s, an American Muslim mom, answers every possible question about her faith and religious practice on behalf of all Muslims that any non-Muslim reader may want to ask. Sumbul Ali-Karamali, who holds a graduate degree in Islamic Law, uses a conversational tone in her book to highlight a number of aspects of the Muslim faith in language and ...

Three musketeers

This paper will critically and comprehensively provides a book review of the three musketeers. The paper will also discuss some of the weaknesses and strengths of the book and possibly where improvements are needed. The paper will also look at the major character of this book.
The three musketeers is an interesting story which entirely focus on the character by the D’ Artagnan. The story takes place in France in 1600s.The character mentioned had gone to Paris with a letter of introduction from his father to Monsieur de Treville who was the captain of the three musketeers in Paris. ...

When The Second Sex had been published in 1949, the author of the book Simone de Beauvoir was thirty-seven years old. The Second Sex took the literary market by storm and in just one week, 22,000 copies of the book were sold. Many readers were shocked by the way de Beauvoir frankly discusses the female body and female sexuality. The book was placed on the Index of Forbidden Books by the Vatican (Gray). Why did the society of the time scandalize the content of the book? Why did the de Beauvoir’s book end up breaking all taboos? ...

The book revolves around two young men both with the same name Wes and who happen to share the same challenges of growing up in a poor neighbourhood, the people they interact during their growing stage and how those people shaped their lives in contributing on the decisions that they made that changed their fate.The book is divided into eight chapters, each chapter discussing the development stages and the changes that the two Wes encounter in life as they grew up. For the purpose of his paper I will consider two of the concepts which we can learn from ...

The author, Thomas Lanier "Tennessee" Williams III, was an American writer that worked mainly as a playwright in the American theater. He also published novels, poetry, short stories, screenplays, essays, and a great volume of memoirs. He received most of the top theatrical awards for his works on the stage, with A Streetcar Named Desire receiving the great Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1948. Up to date, he is considered among the best known classical writers in the American fields of theatre.
Most of the themes dominant his works (loneliness, desire, sickness, death, alcoholism, depression, etc) are mined from ...

Introduction

The book “Greed and Fear” is a very powerful account of the impacts of psychology on economics. This book takes an insight overview of the investor irrationalities and its effects on the market prices and returns. The author gives an account of how the effects contradict the efficient market hypothesis. According to the author, the phrase “hope and fear” gives a better description of the reactions and the behavior of different market players. From the book it can be established that all financial practitioners eventually let bias, overconfidence and emotion influence their judgment and actions. The author uses ...

The story of the revenge of Sadie Jackson by Ray Ham is about a woman who is orphaned at a very tender age but she struggles through life all on her own. She later marries and gets two children. The story ends with the fight for her children from an Indian marauder commonly known as the screaming eagle. The novel, ISBN 978-1-4512-6045-8 was published by Publish America in 2010 and printed in the U.S in the same year. It would be very interesting for anyone who fancies fiction and romance.
Ham uses round characters in the development of ...

The famous and world widely recognized short story by well-known Chinese writer Lu Xun, the New Year Sacrifice conveys the distressing but touching story of a young woman with a heart-breaking life ultimately compels her to the outer reaches of the societal ethical standards. The story is neither a radical means nor an artistic inclined piece, but a way for encouraging social modification (eNotes.com). It has a special consideration to the dilemma of women in his time by incorporating in the story significant concepts regarding women’s liberty. The story transpired in the period earlier the Revolution of 1911, ...