For immigrant Japanese Americans the boundaries between religion, politics, and culture are porous" (940). ... The author also states that there is an: "interwoven sense of religion (spiritual healing and development), politics (an awareness of discrimination and prejudice), and culture (kinship and acceptance) that is not confined to the walls of the church"" (940). Therefore, Japanese religion focuses on everything (religion itself, politics, and culture) yet does not force anything upon those that follow. ...

• Word Count: 1127
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Graduate

Bender-Baird's writing aims to expose these gender injustices to the public eye and hopes that in due time, would reach a meaningful concurrence for political officials to consider. The book also covers authentic stories that happened within the last decades, which is relevant enough to be included in the provision and formation of sexual diversity politics. ... Army official, who upon discussing her identity coming out as a transgender, was stereotypically judged, and eemed unfit for higher political admission. Bender-Baird takes her pace from that standpoint to spread open the eyes of...

• Word Count: 1525
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Graduate

While political and other agencies overlook the problem San Andreas Fault brings nationally and go with the theory that the earthquake will occur for another 30 million years, "a probability of 14% and 26% was composed for a magnitude 7 event to occur within the next 50 years.... Recent research by McGill University geologist Christina Rowe shows that the tsunami in Japan in 2011 was caused by a thin fault, "to our knowledge, the thinnest plate boundary on Earth"(Rowe) yet the San Andreas Fault is several kilometers thick. ...

• Word Count: 1650
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Graduate

Popular music is ubiquitous; from shopping malls and advertising to gymnasiums/fitness classes and political campaigns, popular music is a common feature of people's everyday lives and a significant aspect of consumer culture. ...

• Word Count: 2711
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Graduate