In detail, Job is a well-respected, god-fearing man who is very devout to his faith. ... Disappointed and beaten, Satan, requests God to let him test Job once more. To let Job suffer in the first place seems unrighteous, however, God allows him to be tested again, even though Job still remained faithful to God after losing his children and means of living. ... Hearing of his illness, Job is visited by his friends and they convey their advice. ... It appears paradoxical, or ironic, that Job asks for forgiveness when it was God who allowed suffering to be inflicted on Job, all for the sake of pr...

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To solve this problem, the author believed that setting ground rules are the leader's job. ... The author did a great job by pointing out the scientific origin of the leadership. ... On the other hand, the readers need more examples to illustrate the points that the authors pointed out in the book. The way the book was organized, sometimes, was hard to follow and keep my interest. Despite the negativity of the book, I found this book is a valuable asset for MBA students because it helps them learn a new way to lead the followers. ...

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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. ... The book isn't so much a presentation of facts as a political commentary. Glenn Beck has a radio show full of talking points and this book isn't very different from that so the methodology is a sort of blend between autobiographical anecdotes full of his own ...

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Fairly recently in our country, anyone who was not a white male had a very slim chance of obtaining a well-paid job or a promotion. ... The most obvious type of sexual harassment is direct, for example, when an employer extends job opportunities, raises, or promotions as a reward for sexual favors. Another manner of sexual harassment is known as hostile-environment harassment, which, the text book states, "occurs when an employee is subjected to sexual conduct or comments that interfere with the employee's job performance or are so pervasive or severe as to create an intimidating, hostil...

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This is a very powerful book, and it has some powerful messages for the modern executive. ... This book focuses on five principles that enable one to manage others and especially oneself to get things done in a new and productive manner. ... Intelligence, imagination, and knowledge may all be wasted in an executive job without the acquired habits of mind that mold them into results. ... After reading this book, I realize the importance of the effective for any executive. ... I liked this book a lot, how's that for intellectual. ...

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The book has to main themes, "Remembering the Past" and "Reinventing the Present.... 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. ...

• Word Count: 725
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Will A Job Market Upturn Spark Employee Mobility? Once the economy firms up and employment prospects brighten, many employees will shop around for a new job. ... What were the reasons most commonly cited by employees for wanting to change jobs? ... Tweezerman already practiced open-book accounting, which made it easier for employees to understand the company's financials and address the business challenges the company faced. ... Of those responding to the job board's July poll, 84% indicated a preference for telecommuting. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

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? ... Throughout this book, Betty Wood focuses mainly on the economical reasons that West Africans were enslaved. ... Based on her book, my thought is that slavery began because of the racial differences between the English and the West Africans, and the English were not able to justify these differences thus leading...

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Nurturing Yourself and Others Nurturing Yourself and Others was a self-encouraging book aimed at making you aware of the different ways to help improve your personal skills with yourself and others around you. Lee Schnebly did a very good job keeping the text of serious content reasonably cheery through her humorous personal stories and advice. Many times while reading a self help book or listening to any advice for that matter from a "therapist type" we may dismiss them as being one of those people who do not experience the same problems we do. ... Lee does a great job making this ass...

• Word Count: 252
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

That being said, I strongly think that this book is absolutely an important analysis for all the individuals who are curious about the burden of severity and expect for a fair-minded future. ... I personally think that the cause of financial debt can be caused by part time job offers. ... For example, companies like Walmart, offer part-time position and they do not offer job security. ... All in all, I think that Haiven's strength in this book was when he was discovering the stress concerning the value of an individual and their standards. ... For example, according to David Segal (2012)...

• Word Count: 1155
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The book represents the lives of many immigrants who arrived to America to find the American dream, but as they experience the hardships of labor, discrimination and corruption, poverty took over their lives. In the book, the author clearly describes the dangerous and unsanitary working conditions that employees had to deal with, and the cruelty that was given to workers with cheap labor and long hours without having any benefits given to the employees. Many workers had accidents in the factories and were left without a job when they were injured. ... The fact that there was no security in job...

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Ambrose does a good job including not only the strategy, and also certain flaws that took place during this time, bit he also includes visuals that gave me as the reader something to go with the words. ... 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 did an excellent job in putting the reader at Omaha beach or Juno beach or any one of the places that battling took place day. ... Through out the book Ambrose states key facts that pertain to the reason for such intense battling for the A...

• Word Count: 1075
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The biggest struggles represented in the book are due to racism, poverty, and crime. ... In the "Goin" Legit" chapter of the book we see the discrimination that is experienced by Primo and Caesar when they attempted working in a "legitimate" work environment. ... Hence, they are denied well paying jobs not only because of their race but because of their lack of education. ... This machoism and cruelty can be seen in various instances throughout the book. ... These people are able to hold legit jobs and practice the morals and values of mainstream America. ...

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During each phase of the book, Jurgis's status as immigrant and working man allow his persona to endure the necessary transformation that will lead him to his acceptance of socialism at the book's closure. ... This stage outlines Jurgis's naiveté as an individualist, illustrated by his belief in capitalism in which he can achieve upward mobility if he procures a job and strong work ethic. ... The last stage of the book opens up into Jurgis's exposure to socialism. ... Is the conclusion of the book too hopeful - is it realistic for this reason? Sinclair falls in bet...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Selfishness, fear, and altruism are all traits that can break or make a community. In the case of Richard Preston's The Hot Zone, these attributes, or lack of, maximize human error and send the world into a near death situation. Comparing former and semi-modern times, Edgar Allen Poe writes about an...

• Word Count: 815
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Chandler and George Rogers Taylor's The Transportation Revolution for accounts of Carnegie's railroad career as well as a book written by James Howard Bridge titled The Inside History of the Carnegie Steel Company. ... The book Carnegie wrote of his own life, Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie, was a source Livesay used selectively since some facts may have been distorted by Carnegie's vanity. ... For an overall and general review of the book, it appeared to be an easy and informative read, and gave a good perspective of Andrew's entire life almost from day one. ... While ...

• Word Count: 892
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In The Book of Genesis The story of Adam and Eve tells about where Eve took a fruit from a tree which God told Adam that the tree is forbidden and he should not eat of it, but Eve eats an apple off this forbidden tree and also offers Adam the forbidden fruit, for this action god punishes them by having women who have children give birth with pain and their sorrows when they suffered would be more deeply felt and they would have to live under the desires of their husbands who would have to work hard to earn food. The Story of Adam and Eve and Prometheus had many differences and simil...

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It does a very good job of adapting the novel and turning it into an amazing visual feat. ... On the other hand, "The Walking Dead"" television show does an amazing job of portraying the zombies from the comic book pages but the graphic novels depict incredibly detailed death scenes and storylines that wouldn't sit right with more television viewers. Both shows do an amazing job in casting their lead character. "Game of Thrones" does an even better job because if the vast number of main characters casted for the show, each one proving to be almost identical to his or her novel counterpar...

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In the book, "The Metamorphosis", Gregor can be interpreted as being either a hard determinist, soft determinist, or a libertarian. ... His job of a traveling salesman requires him to travel day in and day out repeating the same sales speech over and over, an ultimately forbidding him from exercising any free will. ... In the story "Metamorphosis", Gregor is unable to quit his lifeless and repetitive job because his fathers owes money to Gregor's employer, therefore Gregor's inability to even quit his own job shows he doesn't fit will a soft determinists. ... However, Greg...

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I feel that this group did an excellent job! ... This group did a great job presenting their information and working together as a team. ... From the "Horn Book" in the 1800's to online distance learning today, education has come a long way over the years through means of technological advances. ... In our wiki page we explained what a wiki is, the positive and negative effects of different types of technologies on communication; example face book, twitter and video conferencing in regards to business communication. ... Our group did an excellent job communicating and putting our infor...

• Word Count: 1187
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Bennett's ideas to his readers are that as soon as you open a book and start reading, it'll transport your mind to an exciting world unlike any other. ... Even though Alan Bennett chose this completely different time period and lifestyle, this book can be entirely relatable and engaging to any average person's life. The scenarios in this novel can be pretty foul if you're not used to these customs although you can tell that Bennett added his own humor to spice up the book a tad bit. As the Queen discovered the travelling library and Norman her life has revolved around book ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In the book, Baer's turning point was the 1993 explosion of the American Embassy in Lebanon. ... The CIA job is to prevent it and by doing so, they should rely on the human intelligence that gathers intelligence in the field. The book, See No Evil, illustrated the disillusionment of the intelligence department at the time and how terrorism worked globally. This is a great book to read, that left me with troubling questions about the CIA's intelligence overseas. I recommend this book to someone who wants to learn about the hard life of a case officer who risk their life to gather ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

While a lot of jobs have been lost and many have lost their homes or are in danger of losing their homes, it seems that the bulk of Americans are more plagued by the promise of woe than the reality thereof. ... As such, to make sure they are fully booked, many high end hotels, such as the Golden Nugget Casino in Las Vegas, are offering room upgrades for a nominal fee, which fill rooms, but which in turn also book excellent accommodations for rates far below their usual asking price. ... Book early, save money, and ask for deals. ...

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Black listing, which was a list that had prevented the people on it to acquire jobs because of the potential communist threat, made many artists whom lost their jobs were unable to acquire any more work; lives were ruined. ... Arthur Miller himself had said that the book was his response to the hectic politics that were involved during the time. Comparisons are quite obvious in both the book and that actual time period, but both hysterias eventually came to an end. ...

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In the book Code of the Streets, Anderson moves to an urban part of Philadelphia where the African American neighborhoods are filled with people selling drugs, crime rates are high, and people are living in poverty. ... In the book, it's discussed how the whole community must have an equal understanding of the code of the street since it is not just street families who live in these aggressive environments, its people of all backgrounds. ... I thought the book was very insightful as to what is really going on in these urban communities as far as drugs, violence, and jobs go. ... Anderson ...

• Word Count: 684
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate