1. Immigration, Industrialization and Urbanization in America
Book Review Greeley, Andrew M. ... He divides the book into 7 chapters, which deal with his idea of the three reasons that this prejudice exists: ignorance, residual bias, and inattention. ... Greeley is a respected scholar and upon reading his book it becomes obvious he is also a skilled writer. ... In his opening chapter he does provide statistical evidence that purports to prove some of his claims concerning the under-representation of Poles and Italians in certain "elite" scholarly circles, the source he cites in his woefully inadequate bibliography is another of his own works. ......
Mahmood Mamdani's book, "Good Muslim, Bad Muslim," reoriented my perceptions of the Muslim world due to his discussion of Afghanistan. ... The majority of this chapter from the book has made me come to an understanding on how messed up our country really is. ... In my opinion, this was the most moving part of the chapter. ... Mahmood Mamdani's book, "Good Muslim, Bad Muslim," reoriented my perceptions of the Muslim world. ... Not only this chapter but, the majority of this book has made me realized how messed up our country is. ...
When it comes to the structure of Egan's book it appears a little disordered and hard to follow at times because the book shifts from personal story to personal story, while then the book comes back to the characters back together in another setting discussing a totally different topic. ... Egan must be applauded for the amount of detail he incorporated in his book. In chapter six, Egan easily could have said a few small fires near Wallace occurred but rather says, "a string of fires not far from Wallace, a row of nasty flames, small but intense, whipped up by the big electrical st...
Review of: The Woman Warrior When I first picked up the book and read the title, The Woman Warrior, I feared for my life that this was going to be another boring book that had been assigned because it was the only book the professor could find that was dealing with the material we cover in class. ... The book in general was put together nicely and was well written in my opinion. I really enjoyed the chapter entitled, "The White Tigers". ... I also enjoyed the chapter which talks about the mother going through school to become a doctor. ... The last chapter confused me a little. ...
The start of the book Dahl talks about his aim of the Constitution. His aim for the book is to suggest changes in the way we think and look at our constitution. ... In the last chapter of his book he states that some Americans have had a hard time realizing they are accustomed to specific political practices. ... To end this book review, I believe this is a very interesting topic. ... I believe everyone should read this book. ...
In this book, the author offers his own interpretation of the importance of the Revolution. ... For me, I like how this book was well written and how easy it is to read and short enough to understand. ... The authors writing style was very easy to read and follow, this book is divided into seven chapters, Origins, American Resistance, Revolution, Constitution-making and War, Republicanism, Republican Society, The Federal Constitution. In every chapter the author gives very good facts about each segment covered in the chapter, the book doesn't keep on talking about certain events for too...
That's why this is a excellent book. ... After reading somewhat one third of the book, so after reading the republicans bash portion of the book, one thought that Moore had taken somewhat of a polital stand. ... Throughout the book Moore's gives suggests about how to change society to the better. ... But you'd think that reading chapter after chapter about what's wrong with america would get you down, cause a lot of these problems are dead serious matters, that concerns not just the american people but the whole world, but this book doesn't get you down, not one bit, y...
This made kept the book interesting as I found the somewhat irrelevant side facts quite intriguing and it actually made the book more like a story. There are many things that I really enjoyed reading in my book. ... For example she organized it so that each chapter described a different event. The chapters were split up in two sections, The Constitutional Convention and The Fight for Ratification. ... Especially outstanding, though slightly misplaced, do the three chapters comprise a tour of the United States in the late 1780's. ...
Analysis The book, "Death Comes for the Archbishop," is mainly about two priests that make their way across the mexican territory in hopes of spreading their faith and religion to the Mexicans and Native Americans that reside there. ... The novel moves in such a way that the chapters are really individual stories, all linked in only one way - the priests. The book has a great number of people to keep track of, and it can be difficult to remember them all. The reading is very choppy, the way she develops the chapters into little stories and not having the typical rise and fall of ...
The first chapter of the book discusses the history of the slave trade in the western hemisphere. ... Chapter two discusses the occupations and the markets for slaves. ... Chapter two also converses about the interregional redistribution from the Chesapeake Bay area to the rest of the south. ... The issues of chapter three are profits and prospects of the slave owners. ... While chapter three dealt with the profits and prospects of slavery, chapter four deals with the exploitation of slaves. ...
The beginning of chapter 5 starts off by giving an analysis of the interdependency classes have on each other after a certain Mr. ... " A central idea in this chapter is the expression of moral values like feeding the poor, or caring for the elderly. ... Chapter 7 focuses on the challenges American workers faced with the poor standards imposed on companies by the U. ... A bigger or more volatile issue is presented in chapter 8 when Jane Adams brings up poverty in America. ... The main thing anyone should take away from this book is that a lack of attention towards otherwise serious socia...
In the book, the author, a recently divorced engineer, quits his job and sets out on a bike tour of places in Vietnam that are important to his family's history. ... The book also touches on the effects of American foreign policy on Vietnamese culture today and most strikingly, issues of sexual orientation. ... Herein, the book details how each family member comes to terms with his/her sexuality in the context of the family's assimilation into American society. ... Many sections of the book will resonate with teens, such as the chapters where Pham describes growing up in the United S...
All five chapters of the book focus mainly on transgender issues, with minor and considerate glances on controversies affecting the LGBTQ spectrum. ... The first part of the book starts with a story of a retired U.S. ... An all-inclusive chapter of the book conjointly discussed the anti-discrimination and harassment laws that address the issues and grievances of transgenders in their workplaces. ... As studies frequently stated in the book, consequent loss of jobs led to homelessness of a huge population of transgender population. ... The last chapter of the book concludes and acknowledges th...
In chapters 5 and 6, we see just how long the Bush administration has planned for the current war in Iraq - since 9/11. ... One thing that's really struck me about this book is Woodward's use of personal anecdotes - on the very first page, we hear about CIA Director George Tenet's background like he's a character from a novel, and in chapter 6, he recounts how Condoleezza Rice cried at "The Star-Spangled Banner" playing at Buckingham Palace, and don't forget about Powell's "don't break down" note to President Bush mentioned on the next page. ... The book ha...
Now the next few chapters were very well written due to the fact that as stated before knowing the exact consequences to war are impossible, the writer tells of mass hysteria, destruction, panic, and the launch of missiles by every major country including the China, but the book does have one flaw in its attempt to stay as close to possible realistic outcome, when Pat Frank was writing this novel talk of the star wars project was being passed around American fiction novels and he incorporates this into his book as the United Nations only recourse to try and prevent war. ... Many critics say th...
In this compelling book, Anthony F.C. ... The chapters drug out and were too long. ... I really found no biases in the book. ... The weaknesses were that it was hard to understand everything in the book because there was so much information on cramped up into four small chapters. ... I learned a lot from this book though. ...
Ellis is a book documenting the "historical drama" (pg. 3) that occurred during the formation and unification of the United States of America. ... Chapter two was about conflicts regarding financial plans to pay off the nation's debt. ... Chapter six touches more on the friendship of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. ... The main reason why I enjoyed this book so much is because it further went into depth about what I already knew about the foundation of this country. It also presented the facts in a way that didn't feel like you were just reading a text book. ...
Related to the course material in relation to EDPS 322 in chapter 6 prejudice in the classroom due to sexual orientation was talked about. ... Sexual Identity as described in chapter six as a complex combination of beliefs about gender roles and sexual orientation. ... " I found this in chapter six under Sexual Orientation and it shows a direct relationship to what my intervention is trying to accomplish and acceptance is the main objective in the classroom. ... " This is a portion of information in chapter six that directly relates to my Strategy I'm trying to use in the school...
This book has taught me that it is never to late or too early to start saving your money. ... One of tips which caught my eye the most was the chapter, "Ten Percent Solution". This chapter explained to me that some people have a limited budget due to the fact that they are at a lower paying job and are making minimum wage or close to it. ... After reading this book, figured I'd better start saving or making money as it is stated. ... This book is a book that everyone should read. ...
The book itself examines over 10 American history books and reveals every flaw, fabrication, and "sugar coated " story in each book. ... Just by this book alone I was able to think further out of the box, not just about history itself but present day situations. ... But it wasn't until I read James Loewen's book when I learned that ewe have been deceived all these years by books, museums, videos, movies and of course teachers. His book made me think further into details and do further research on the lessons taught in history books and classes. ... Loewen moves on to talk about Ameri...
The book is filled with intriguing chapters on history and a bold analysis of present-day America. ... Gregory McNamee reviewed Kevin Philips Wealth and Democracy and found that the book "examined cycles of economic growth and decline from the founding days of the republic to the recent collapse of technology stocks, Phillips dispels notions of trickle-down wealth creation, pricks holes in speculative bubbles, and decries the ever-increasing "financialization" of the economy--all of which, he argues, have served to reduce the well-being of ordinary Americans and government alike. Highly reada...
For the next few years, Riss had numerous occupations in the United States ranging from manual laborer to a book salesperson. ... In chapter III, "The Mixed Crowd", Riis discusses the effects that immigration has had on New York and attempts to assess the manner in which each ethnic group has found their place in the city. ... In his chapters "The Bend" and "Downtown Back Alleys" Riis portrays certain neighborhoods of these tenement areas as one notarized for their high crime and low living conditions. He also allocates specific chapters for the analysis of each major ethnic group individuall...