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“Men Against Fire: The Problem of Battle Command in Future War”

twenty-five percent of infantrymen "in the most aggressive companies and under the most intense local pressure" actually fire thei...

The Importance of Managing Emotions

the literature on the subject by visiting fables or creating stories to demonstrate the importance of emotion. Goleman (1997) ex...

“The World Is Flat”: The Mixed Impacts of Globalization

The title of Friedmans book relates to the misperceptions Columbus dispelled in the fifteenth century. His trip across the seas l...

Diaz del Castillo/The Conquest of New Spain

and pride of race, a lust of gold and a blind faith in their religion, together with an absolute contempt for that of other men we...

Two Perspectives on General George B. McClellan

book is not on any one person, but on the war and the period of Reconstruction that followed. Having said that, its still possible...

The Idea of Dreams from Toni Morrison and Alain Locke

Morrisons novel this rebirth was filled with dreams and possibilities. For Joe and Violet it was a dream of better opportunities. ...

David Halberstam/The Best and the Brightest

government had never fully examined whether or not its main rationalization for involvement in Vietnam, i.e., the domino theory, w...

“Field Notes from a Catastrophe”

continued pollution, clear cutting activities and other industrial and agricultural activities which are adversely impacting our e...

Human Behavior and “Chimpanzee Politics”

because the Founders understood that "oppression ... occurs when those in power control the law for their own purposes" (Wolff). T...

“Chimpanzee Politics” and Human Behavior

because the Founders understood that "oppression ... occurs when those in power control the law for their own purposes" (Wolff). T...

Virgil’s Portrayal of Hell in Book VI of The Aeneid

observes a boatman named Charon who is transporting the souls of the dead across the river. There are "hollow groans, and shrieks...

Grant's Julius Caesar

on the government of Rome at the time and the contributions of Julius Caesar. While much attention is provided to the politician o...

Considering Michael Fullan’s Book “Leading in a Culture of Change”

says something interesting about leaders, namely that although we face difficult and complex problems in all areas of our lives, w...

Through The Gates Of Splendor

four Aucas showed up at the camp to visit them. The missionaries gave each of the visitors more gifts to demonstrate their intenti...

Benjamin Rader/American Sports

of sport and leisure, it seems that Benjamin Rader (2003) does a good job in outlining the relationship between the advent of citi...

In the Eye of the Storm by Davidson

are par for the course in Angolas history. Other important themes are colonization and dominance. In this case, Portugal would dom...

Alan Cavaiola and Neil Lavender's 'Toxic Coworkers: How to Deal with Dysfunctional People on the Job'

make a primarily positive impact or a primarily negative impact in the workplace. Workplace productivity is affected by a...

Is AA's Big Book Only for White Men?

discuss the impact of the mans drinking on his wife and children. Although the author makes an attempt to include women in a chap...

Lance Armstrong and the notion 'Its Not About the Bike'

on Armstrongs body but the real heroics are attributable to the man and to the body itself! Armstrong was diagnosed with te...

Silence as Weapon in Vietnam by Herrington

forces as simply the latest in a string of Western outsiders. Herrington explains that Vietnam was occupied by the West for over a...

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs and History

This was the condition of slavery for women. They were often seen as breeding machines that were good for little more than produci...

The Greatest Generation by Tom Brokaw

in eight categories: ordinary people; home front; heroes; women in uniform and out; shame; love, marriage and commitment; famous p...

A Review of How Computers Work

and experts alike will find this book useful. It is mostly geared, however, to the user not to the computer repair technician but...

A Review of Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation

Captain and time as an instructor and dean of faculty at West Point Military Academy. "Founding Brothers" is just one of seven hi...

Caught in the Middle by Min

were destroyed. The Los Angeles riots were unique, according to the author, because the African American community targeted the Ko...

The 54th Massachusetts: Undying Glory

This 5 page paper discusses the book Undying Glory: The Massachusetts 54th Regiment by Clinton Cox. The writer uses examples from ...

'The Odyssey' by Homer Book XI

In five pages this book's references to Hell are examined. Three sources are cited in the bibliography....

Purchasing for Manufacturing by Harry B. Hough

purchasing function provides the reader with the some of the different methods used to organize this department and the reasoning ...

Pat Conroy's Novel The Prince of Tides Compared with 1991 Film Adaptation

the event of Savannahs hospitalization after a second suicide attempt and Toms journey to New York to assist her psychologist, Dr....

Banning the Novel The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

we present the following paper which discusses the banning of Steinbecks novel. Banning "The Grapes of Wrath" In more fully un...