Book review

Gifted Hands Book Review Growing up in the poor streets of Detroit, Dr. Ben Carson could have never dreamed of the life that he had to look forward to in the future. When Ben was nine years old, his father abandoned him and his family. Ben’s mother, Sonya was the motivator in her two sons’ lives. Although Sonya only had a third-grade education, she was a very smart woman, who knew that education was the way for her sons to get out of the ghetto and have successful lives. Sonya had strict rules…

In the book Half the Sky by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, the stories of multiple women and their internal struggles were foretold. Half the Sky discusses the following health topics; maternal mortality, rape, violence, honor killings, lack of education and health ethics that occur in many low income countries. In class, we have discussed many topics that were brought up in the book. Topics such as women’s health, cultural differences, vulnerable groups and the importance of proper…

monitor my learning in this course? After I complete the assigned chapter reading before class, I am going to answer the review questions for the chapter to assess my learning. This will give me feedback whether I understand or did not understand certain concepts or terminology within the reading. I will also create flashcards for terminology and vocabulary and actively review them to monitor my retention and learning in this course. Do I find this course interesting? Why or why not? How could I…

citations are intricately related to the preference topic, some of the 62 citations depend on broad relevance to the topic area. Therefore, the 62 abstracts went through a second round of scrutiny against the inclusion criteria, and based on full-text review 30 articles were selected. Following further investigation, 13 study protocols were excluded because they did not meet the inclusion criteria, while 3 articles were added as a result of matching inclusion criteria. The final set of 20…

because although it is an ideal democratic country with its own unique creed, the societal outcomes are not necessarily the most desired. First, Lipset discusses the ideology, politics, and deviance of America in the early parts of his book. This portion of the book was one of the most important chapters as it served as the general basis for understanding the foundation of American politics and the characteristics of its citizens. Lipset provides his arguments by comparing the United States…

Dr. Christian Book Review for Manufacturing Depression Manufacturing Depression: The Secret History of a Modern Disease is an journey that seeks to challenge the ideas of what constitutes as depression. As the author, Gary Greenberg, challenges the medical industry, he manages to present a compelling argument. Greenberg is a practicing psychotherapist in Connecticut. Looking at his background, we can say that he has the credentials to be writing on this topic. He actually was diagnosed…

Genocide and Mass Devastation in World War One A Critical Review of Alan Kramer Dynamic of Destruction, Culture and Mass killing in the First World War Kramer, Alan. Dynamic of Destruction: Culture and Mass Killing in the First World War. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2008. ISBN: 978-0-19-280342-9 Dynamic of Destruction is a secondary source written by Alan Kramer which analyses European cultures during the First World War. The book primarily focuses on cultural genocide, which…

Funk Professor Debra Williamson ENG 122 19 September 2017 Book Review Hillbilly Elegy, written by J.D. Vance and published by HarperCollins books in 2016, is a memoir about the author’s, J.D. Vance’s, hillbilly family and how they differed the common ways of the rest of society, his childhood struggles with an abusive addict mother and her terrible boyfriends, and his early adult life through the military and college. Throughout the book Vance discovers himself intellectually, spiritually, and…

Book Reviews: An Examination of ELL Assessment Stephen Davis, Emily Beaton, and John Fouberg UND Graduate School T&L 550 Assessment and Evaluation in ELL Education Dr. Vacek Throughout the readings in this course, one recurrent theme is the need for instructional supports for all students; this is especially salient for English language learners (ELLs). Central to this need to differentiate instruction tailored to each student’s needs is the capacity of instructors to augment instruction. To…

Comparative Book Review The texts The Bhagavad Gita, Apology, and In the Buddha’s Words all have different concepts of their God/deities, but share the same common base of themes. In The Bhagavad Gita, the theme is to not fear death and live in the moment. Being a part of the world, doing the best you can, helping others, and not getting egoistic with your actions are also all themes. In Plato’s’ Apology, the theme is using wisdom and virtue to improve the society. Having more self-knowledge…