The book consists of 7 parts, 8 chapters and 181 pages. The table of contents list the page numbers of chapters so it is easy to navigate this book to look for relevant information. ... The book explores the Aboriginal culture with a view to bring out its prevailing themes and foremost characteristics. There is a rough division between chapters devoted mainly to the organization of society and chapters devoted mainly to religion and world-view. ... In the first chapter of the book titled "Remodelling Society", the author immediately brings up the idea of assimilation and how badly the Abor...

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However, I did have some excitement while reading this book. ... Also, in this chapter, I could understand this story not by reading the book, but by seeing the scene Ellis provided for readers. Other chapters including The Generations could not provide as much fun as first chapter. ... Despite of the books invaluable quality, I did not enjoy this book but I had to suffer reading this hard book. Because of its difficulties, I used this book as a good sleeping agent (I have an ethics book that I am using as sleeping agent, but I think this book works better because when I read the eth...

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Gellately writes this book in concern of how people could carry out the inhumane orders of there leaders. ... The book's content is organized through ten chapters, each covering a different theme. ... The third chapter is entirely based on "concentration camps and the media reports." ... It isn't until "Injustice and the Jews," chapter 6, that he gives forth a more radical argument that continues into the next few chapters. ... Not only does he vaguely ever talk about communism, but he very briefly mentions Jews in the book as well. ...

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Cultural Poetics is term Stephen Greenblatt uses in his book Renaissance Self-Fashioning, meaning the interpretation of literature as an essential element in the cultural creation of identity. ... Greenblatt claims that in order to understand More, you must take the "haunting perception" of "universal madness" very seriously and to understand the function a book, you must first understand the drama itself. The purpose of chapter two is to "examine the extent to which the intense inwardness Wyatt voices in the penitential psalms is brought into being" by comparing it to thing discusses in pr...

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An Inconvenient Book by Glenn Beck and Kevin Balfe was written to illustrate how to take concepts that conservatives hold dear to their hearts and apply them to "solve the world's problems." ... The title itself is a play on the Al Gore book An Inconvenient Truth, which in and of itself sums up the purpose of the book. It was, at times, a rather scathing annihilation of everything liberals hold dear to their hearts, and the title leads into the first chapter on the big scam that is Global Warming. The book isn't so much a presentation of facts as a political commentary. ... Some...

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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. ......

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Critical Book Review of The Millennial Maze by Stanley J. ... The seventh chapter asks the question, "So what?" ... The book concludes with a chapter explaining how eschatology should shape us here and now in the work of the Christian church. ... Grenz concludes this rewarding book with a stirring question that all evangelicals must answer: "Will we as the church be motivated by the vision of God's ultimate future to be about the Lord's business in the present era until Christ comes in glory and splendor?" ... Grenz concludes this rewarding book with a stirring question that all ev...

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Katherina sees no need for men and marriage ("MonkeyNotes-The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare-Free Book notes/Chapter Summary"). ... She attacks everyone with her vast intelligence and quick wit (Malone; "MonkeyNotes-The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare-Free Book notes/Chapter Summary"). ... She is a characterized by an uncontrollable spirit and a fiery temper ("MonkeyNotes-The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare-Free Book notes/Chapter Summary"). ... First he refuses to buy her the clothes she wants (Stokes 178; "MonkeyNotes-The Taming of the Shrew by Willi...

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Unconditional loyalty is ultimately the uniting subject of the book of Daniel. Verses five through nine in the first chapter of the book depict the forceful re-education of human beings by other human beings. ... It is hope and denial to abandon native ideologies that ultimately marks loyalty as a recurring matter in the book of Daniel. Through out the book of Daniel, the idea that one will eventually "enter the king's service" is implemented and persuaded from every angle; however, the king does not welcome the unintelligent and the ignorant at his service. ... Through this p...

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Ambrose next chapter sets up the obvious dilemma of the Allies on their choice of the location and time for the major offensive. ... These first three chapter and the following eight chapters discuss both sides" efforts to prepare for the intense battle right up to go time. The book can be broken down into three major sections before D-Day, during D-Day, and a brief look at the repercussions of Operation Overlord. Ambrose in turn through all of this prepares each section chapter by chapter that intertwine both cold hard facts, and personal narrative that gave me the reader a chance to actually...

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The rest of the novel is segregated into chapters that follow a chronological order. ... Each chapter begins with a paragraph that summarizes the focus of said chapter, which aids the reader in retaining and attentively focusing on the main points and discussion. Within the chapters, there are subdivided sections that explore various ideas towards the chapter's focus. ... The images open the readers eyes and bring a reality into the book. ... Doug Wagner's book review of Narcotic Culture gave me another insight on how I viewed the novel. ...

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Framework doesn't apply solely to an entire book, a single concept or chapter, or even to a single paragraph. ... Riesman's framework and conceptualization is not only unique for the entire book but also for different chapters. ... "The Authority Conferred by Age- is Riesman's next section in this chapter. ... Riesman waits for the second part of his book to truly let his voice show. ... The framework of this chapter is extremely important because it is a smaller scaled example of how Riesman structures and conceptualizes the entire first part of his book, beginning with a...

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The book has to main themes, "Remembering the Past" and "Reinventing the Present.... In the final chapter, Iyunolu Osagie studies how the "unthinkable" in American jargon silences the African and African American voices in Steven Spielberg's movie Amistad. ... I really enjoyed this book. I chose this book because in class I had previously heard of a slave ship revolt but I was not certain if it was the Amistad revolt. ... In conclusion, I think the author, Iyunolu Osagie, did an excellent job in achieving her task based on her purpose of writing the book. ...

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In Frankenstein, the element of weather is used in the opening chapters in order to foreshadow the symbolic representation of nature, both assertive and destructive, used in repetition throughout the book. ... These examples appear in the beginning of the book in order to foreshadow the later uses of weather in the book, in which the inventor is always comforted by the sight of beauty. In contrast to a wind helping the main characters' journeys and adventures, the first few chapters of Frankenstein also show the obstructive behavior of weather that would be used symbolically further in...

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The book was preaching for the fall of the ruling classes and the emergence of the workers. ... The intention of it is the same as of the entire chapter, the acknowledgement of the spread of communism and its strength ("Communist Manifesto"). ... In the very next chapter "Bourgeoisie and Proletarians" some of these most radical beliefs are expressed. ... The book goes on to link the proletarians with their ideology, communism. ... Finally, the chapter ends with ten points, ten commandments of a communist (Mendal 32). ...

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Chapter 2: Public Punishment in Colonial America (1600-1790) I was somewhat uncomfortable reading Chapter 2, because laws regarding criminals during the Colonial period were heavily influenced by religion. ... Chapter 3: Penal Code Reform in the Period of Transition (1790-1830) I believe chapter 3 was really important in the sense that the correctional system started to become much more advanced during this time period. ... Before I read this chapter, I was not really fond of the idea of rehabilitation of offenders. ... The book discussed about how all individuals are products of a particular...

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Betty Wood introduces her book, The Origins of American Slavery: Freedom and Bondage in the English Colonies, by raising two conceptually-related questions: 1) What made English colonists believe they had the right to enslave West Africans and; 2) What prompted them to do so? ... In Chapter 2, Betty Wood stresses that the racism shown toward West Africans was based on the religious beliefs of the English. ... In chapter 5, Betty Wood says that slavery became a very important part of the social structure. ... Throughout this book, Betty Wood focuses mainly on the economical reasons that...

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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...

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In her first book Migra! ... The book is divided into three parts: Formation, Transformation and Operation wetback and beyond. ... By the end of the chapter 1, the writer includes role of organizations such as LULAC (League of United Latin American Citizens and their work to integrate Mexicans to American society. The next part of the book, from chapters Five to Seven, traces the origins of the Bracero Program, in which Mexican workers would be allowed to work in the USA. ... These chapters present the program and its impacts on US Border control work. ...

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In these chapters, Miller and Pasztory both showed the beautiful arts of this period with a more detailed focus on the architecture of the cultures main centers buildings. This report will give a brief summary in regards to both of the author's books chapter. ... This paragraph will focus on the views of both these author's regarding the chapters sections on the sculptures, ceramics, and small figures. ... To end this report, I can say I enjoyed reading this chapter more than the previous ones because the time period of this chapter was very interesting. ... The chapter in Miller...

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"A Clockwork Orange: Book and Film Comparative Analysis" In 1962, Anthony Burgess' novel "A Clockwork Orange" was published for the first time. ... In 1971, director Stanley Kubrick turned Burgess' book into an even more erotically violent film, "Clockwork Orange". ... Burgess uses this language extensively in the book's more violent scenes. ... Burgess' original manuscript had twenty-one chapters. The twenty-first chapter was a resolution; after overcoming his conditioning in the previous chapter, Alex grows bored with violence and considers giving up his violent ways f...

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A book entitled, "The Future of Staff Groups" by Joel P. ... Henning breaks his book up into two parts. ... The chapters in the first section discuss topics such as: The Jarring Reality, A Business at Risk, Making an Offer, A Promise and a Guarantee, Taking a Stance, and Optimism, Hope, and Goodwill. ... The chapters in the second part of the book focus on Introducing Relevance, Timeliness, and Fit, Discovering the Possibilities, Further Opportunities for Discovery, Deliberating Relevance, Timeliness, and Fit, The Core Technologies of Service and The Path of Commitment There is no doubt tha...

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This book should come with a money back guarantee that within the first three chapters you will become uncontrollably drowsy and begin to lose focus. ... Bronte's formula for a good night's rest let us analyze the formula of her book which makes it totally uninteresting and difficult to follow. ... However, the real beauty of Wuthering Heights and its sleeping-aid potency lies somewhere beyond those first three chapters. The truly tiring thing about the book is the fact that after the logical end of the book, the same story is retold with variations so slight, that no one with nor...

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Jenkins makes some very valid and truthful statements in his book, and it is highly regarded as being one of the best books on Christian history, but I myself did not enjoy the book. I found this book to be written in a very confusing manner. ... He wrote the book as if each topic in within the chapters was another chapter in itself, instead of including only related topics within each chapter. ... The book unquestionably had some strengths and some weaknesses. ... I think for the book to be effective, it needs to be laid out better. ...

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Furthermore, the fact that this quite complex chapter is only one part of a book indicates the great depth of study that is required in the philosophy of international relations. A contributing factor to the complexity of the chapter is the way in which it is structured. ... Proceeding from the Crusades to the end of the chapter, the historical account switches focus from Stoicism to periods in Christian history where Stoicism is decreasingly present. ... Regardless of the confusion and the lack of understanding that this chapter generates, Parkinson offers a great deal of information fo...

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