The 39 Steps

knowledge. In "Toward a New Golden Age In American Education”, there are seven major action steps and recommendations. These main points are as follows in chronological order, “[To strengthen leadership, considering innovative budgeting, improving teacher training, supporting e-learning and virtual schools, encouraging broadband access, moving toward digital content, and integrating data systems]” (Golden Age 39-44). The first, and seemingly the most important point, stresses the importance of…

importance of deep reading. Paul talks about different people that proven her argument to show how deep reading is effective. Deep reading is as opposed to the often superficial reading we do on the web which is an endangered practice, one we ought to take steps to preserve as we would a historic building or a significant work of art. She has supported her argument by different people who have done studies of how important reading is. For example, Raymond Mar, a psychologist at York…

Robert McNamara served many roles throughout his life. From President of Ford Motor Company to Secretary of Defense to President of the World Bank, he had decades of experience and plenty of mistakes to speak on. Whether people despise him for being arrogant or respect him for his intelligence, one should certainly at least listen to the lessons he proposed in The Fog of War. His lessons can be applied in many situations past and present and could also be used to ensure the mistakes he made are…

caused by Mexican cucumbers has reportedly caused 52 deaths in 16 states, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, as reported in Food Safety News. In its latest update, however, the CDC reported 888 illnesses and 6 deaths in 39 states. The toxic cucumbers were said to have come from Baja, Mexico. They were reportedly sent to the United States by a food distributor in San Diego. Food Safety News further reported that: "FDA on Sept. 14 issued an updated Import Alert…

end rewards went a step further and gave his portion to a poor man in need. Another story is when Ei-sai being both cold and hungry gave away portions of his garments including one which was embroidered with an important symbol of the Buddha. His colleagues argued comparing what he did to sacrilege, Ei-sai replied that if Buddha is willing to give his life for the benefit of another, why couldn’t we do as little as help others stay warm with a few simple pieces of clothing (39). Many of these…

windows facing town were painted black. This was the case for Eliezer (Wiesel, 8). This came hand in hand with the curfew. For Eliezer, curfew was eight o’clock. Jews caught outside of their homes past eight was punishable by death (Wiesel, 9). The next step in Hitler’s diabolical plan was to steal identity from the Jewish…

far as Rip is concerned, he only needs freedom from his wife. The words “Oh, she too had died but a short time since; she broke a blood vessel in a fit of passion at a New England peddler” (Irving 39) were all he needed to hear as "There was a drop of comfort, at least, in this intelligence" (Irving 39). This freedom is all Rip…

Goodyear notes. When this happens, it will be a worldwide problem and will most certainly create conflicts among countries. “World War Three will be over control of water and food”. (39) Because of this constant threat of running out of aliments, why not replace meat with, well, meat? “The insects may be an answer”. (39) The purpose of Goodyear’s article is to convince the masses that “entomophagy” is the best way of avoiding such a crisis. Dana Goodyear opens her article with a nice…

hurricanes that steps up from the rest have been hurricane Sandy in 2012 that hit the northern east coast and hurricane Katrina that hit the southern east coast in 2005. A hurricane is a tropical cyclone that is rotating low pressure system that has organized thunder storms with no front boundary separating two air masses of different densities. Tropical cyclones with sustained surface winds of less than 39 miles per hour are called tropical depressions. Those with maximum sustained winds of 39…

indications associated with face-to-face interactions are more intimate. For example, backchanneling, like saying the word "hmmm" or "wow!" has been associated with a higher level of intimacy (Snow 39). Touching, eye contact, furrowing the brow, and gazing are all nonverbal ways that increase intimacy (39). These social cues can only become natural through constant physical interaction; a detox from social media would force people to only communicate in…