According to Donald Lopez, Senior Advisor to the director of the National Air and Space Museum, in his book Aviation a Smithsonian guide, people of that time tried to imitate birds. ... (Lopez, Aviation a Smithsonian guide, 1995, p 16). ... (Aviation a Smithsonian Guide, p 16). ... Each side worked hard to build powerful planes (Lopez, Aviation a Smithsonian Guide, 1995, p 49). ... (Aviation a Smithsonian guide, p 126). ...

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Government agencies used the list as a guide to help determine the loyalty of employees and of people seeking jobs. ... Another weakness of the book, in my point of view, is the literature itself. ... This book actually bored me to death. ... Sometimes when I read a book about something that I real don't know, it attracts me. ... The book focuses a lot on McCarthyism and it's affects. ...

• Word Count: 1965
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• Grade Level: High School

Right off the bat the book Citizens of the Empire is provocative in nature, but Robert Jensen forces the reader to reevaluate everything they thought they knew about American foreign policy after the terrorist attacks on 9/11. ... At the end of his book, Jensen asks the reader a very critical question: "Do we have the courage to stop being Americans and become human beings? ... As I previously stated, Jensen's book is very proactive. ... There are three principals that Nearing used to guide his life and they are the quest "to learn the truth, to teach the truth, and to help build the trut...

• Word Count: 2263
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• Grade Level: High School

Thematically, good will conquer evil, as Jack Carson's actions symbolically represent the United States and the Allied powers as he battles the the evil Colonel Helmut Von Toth, who represents Adolf Hitler and the Axis powers as a reflection of the events of World War II. Throughout Daniel Reed's no...

• Word Count: 2256
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• Grade Level: High School

The book begins as the Soviet Union's ability to provide their own oil is cut off by a terrorist attack. ... Red Storm Rising captivates audiences with its techno-wizardry of smart bombs and satellite guided cruise missles.It was like an arcade game. ... His writing mechanics and techniques of reader manipulation keep readers filled with suspense and compassion for the characters until the book's end. ...

• Word Count: 1342
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• Grade Level: High School

The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language provides many explanations: "a person or thing that leads; a guide; one in charge or in command of others." The dictionary proceeds to offer such additional definitions as "a person who leads others along a way; a guiding or directing head, as of an army or political group; the head of a political party or organization; one who has an influential voice in politics." ... In his book "The Making of Popes, 1978," Andrew M. ...

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This made him rather favourable among the German people; however Hitler went against a key principle outlined in Machiavelli's book The Prince. ... Spangnoli, he is loved by his player because he nurtures the skill of his players and guides them to be the very best players they can be. ...

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Employers who did follow these guide-lines were awarded with a Blue Eagle Badge which showed that they were participants. ... However, some employers failed to implement the N.R.A. guide-lines and disappointed workers went on strikes. ...

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Gilderhus, author of History and Historians and expert on the subject, states in his book "History as a field of knowledge is broad given that there are virtually infinite possibilities to history inquiry...you can fill in the blanks that's what makes history come alive is that you may seek to research your interests. " Professor John Ulloa, instructor of history and anthropology, states "History is like a multifaceted diamond. ... In the book we are reading, Major Problems In Latina/o History, the essay written by Pedro Caban, "Chicana/o Studies and Puerto Rican Studies to Latina/o Studi...

• Word Count: 2288
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• Grade Level: High School

Many are usually guided by a smuggler for a fee. ... John Davidson uses his data gathered from participation observing and writes a book call "The Long Road North." The book is about a struggling Mexican worker who crosses the American border, while dealing with many perils. ...

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A Scottish economist by the name of Adam Smith released a book called "The Wealth of Nations ". In this book he criticized the idea of government intervention and regulation in economic matters and called for the elimination of such a system. ...

• Word Count: 2010
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Clifford enjoys the fact that he can go to a foreign country and still converse with the cab drivers, tour guides, and hotel workers. ... We have all booked our cabanas through the same 800 number in Colorado. ...

• Word Count: 1588
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In addition, the industrialisation strategy called for a more activist state to guide the industrialisation process". ... However, with some clever mathematics and book keeping the Chilean government announced from it's calculations it owed nothing to the US holding companies (Anaconda and Kennecott) but did however, payoff the smaller companies. ...

• Word Count: 1754
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Clifford enjoys the fact that he can go to a foreign country and still converse with the cab drivers, tour guides, and hotel workers. ... We have all booked our cabanas through the same 800 number in Colorado. ...

• Word Count: 1592
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• Grade Level: High School

St. Augustine's Just War Theory St. Augustine and a few others are mainly responsible for the guidelines to the Just War Theory. This is a largely Christian philosophy that attempts to bring together three main things: taking human life is seriously wrong, defending citizens and justice of ...

• Word Count: 1830
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In his famous book, The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith described the free market system as a "self-regulating mechanism ", which increases society's wealth and happiness. ... Adam Smith came up with theory of "The invisible hand "; he used this to show how self-interest can guide the most useful resources in a nation's economy. ...

• Word Count: 1440
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The Presidential Election of 2000 made many United States citizens question how the voting system in America works. How is it possible that more United States citizens voted for Democrat Al Gore, yet George W. Bush won the election? 50,996,582 registered voters elected Al Gore and only 50,456,062 pe...

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In Des Moines, Iowa, a program was developed that allowed home schooled children to use school computers, books and teacher's guides, and provided biweekly supervision from a teacher that records the child's progress and offers advice (Galen 22). ... Many parents were filled with fear every time their child grabbed his book bag and headed out the door. ...

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Do you ever feel like you are being watched? You can't shake the feeling that someone or something is watching your every move. Then you think that is impossible because you have been all over town today. But people don't realize that it isn't impossible that someone can follow you all day or even a...

• Word Count: 1857
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• Grade Level: High School