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‘American Lightening: Terror, Mystery, the Birth of Hollywood & the Crime of the Century’ is an acclaimed non fictional account of horrible bombing of Los Angeles Times building. Famous author Howard Blum presents a descriptive account of the bombings that took place on October 1st in the year 1910 and shook the nation. Blum discusses different aspects of the incident and presents it in an analytical way in his above named book. This paper proposes a discussion on Howard Blum’s book and further presents a review of the book.
Howard Blum indicates towards the motive of bombing Los Angeles Continue reading...

Even highly successful people struggle to solve problems, mainly concerning interpersonal relationships they face both at home and the workplace. Stephen R. Covey’s “Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” suggests developing 7 effective habits to combat daily life challenges. Covey insists on building character rather than personality on an inside out approach. Solutions to problems dramatically appear when an individual’s thought patterns change. Our character is the sum total of our habits, and developing habits involves huge determination and sacrifice, advises Covey.
The first habit Covey finds in leaders is proactive nature, inspired by self-awareness. Proactive people Continue reading...

The Olympics and the Fight for Democracy

When Brazil’s bids were accepted to host the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, naturally its government and many of its wealthy elite were absolutely ecstatic to showcase the nation that was known for putting on an exceptional party. In addition, Brazil wanted to show the world why it was nation’s fifth largest economy and that its recent economic strides were not a flash in the pan. Brazil was finally on the cusp of becoming a world power and depending on how the World Cup and the Olympics were presented they could assume Continue reading...

The United States of America is a great country that continues to act as an example for others across the world. However, that does not mean that this land has a history that is not marred in negative situations. Racism and slavery are perhaps two of the biggest “black eyes” that have stained not only this country, but the world as a whole. Looking back at the situation through the eyes of W.E.B DuBois brings up some interesting points that still have not truly been answered in the year 2015.
After the Emancipation Proclamation was signed by President Abraham Continue reading...

1 The conception of “Wilding” emerged as a contemporary status quo (in a society), furnished by the press, as a gang of teenagers attacked a jogger at Central Park in New York. The author contextualizes the whole antisocial and sociopathic behaviour with that of social, political, and economic perspectives of the American society. The book starts with an interesting interpretation by the author in its first chapter itself, Charles Derber, "The Good Man Fills His Own Stomach," describes the impact of wilding on the societal functions and norms that dictate a normal existence of the individuals constituting a society. Continue reading...

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Named as the greatest social reformers and human rights activist, William Wilberforce single-mindedly fought slavery by working first for the eradication of the disreputable trade and liberation of slaves. Both Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln addressed Wilberforce as an inspiration and the perfect example of a human rights activist. Frederick Douglass attributes William Wilberforce’s persistence, enduring enthusiasm to his faith that influenced the English Parliament into opposing the slave trade. It facilitated the government’s move to end slavery and the slave trade.
This paper is a book review of Eric Metaxas book “Amazing Grace.” The paper analyzes Continue reading...

First, it should be mentioned that “The Da Vinci Code” is a novel by Dan Brown, which has become the bestseller in mystery-detective genre. It describes the secret scheme that was invented by Leonardo Da Vinci in order to protect the fictional truth about the Catholic Church and the images of Jesus Christ and Maria Magdalene. Although, it is not only the mysterious hidden truth about the Church made the book famous. Its flow and author’s writing style make the book an outstanding piece of modern literature. However, the current review will be focused more on the religious Continue reading...

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Wes Moore through his book ‘The Other Wes Moore’ follows the lives of two different African American young men who despite the similarity in their early childhood years end up leading different lives. The book follows the lives of the two major characters and the conditions that led to the ultimate difference in their lives.

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The book starts in the year 2000 where a local newspaper run an article about Wes Moore. There were two people involved, in this case, where the first Wes Moore was a graduate who had been awarded an academic award commonly referred to Continue reading...

Book Review: If Mayors Ruled the World

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Different places all over the world are experiencing an increase in the number of the common problems that plague the society. Most of these problems circle around terrorism, drug and gun trafficking and increased poverty levels among the citizens. For a long time, the democratic federal governments have been seen as having the ability to deal with these issues but the trust bestowed upon them is slowly weaning. This book provides a perceived better solution to the increased problems since the traditional structures in the federal governments have failed in their mandate. Barber argues that the cities and Continue reading...

Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston’s Farewell to Manzanar conveys her struggles to discover her identity in the wake of her experiences as a prisoner in Japanese internment camps during World War II. The majority of her struggles stemmed from the alienation she endured upon returning home from internment. As such, prejudices unequivocally influenced her identity and her feelings about her Japanese heritage. Houston slowly developed a sense of belonging and embraced an American identity when she returned to mainstream American culture, forcing her to reconcile her self-identity in adulthood. Although internment camps alienated Japanese and Japanese-American men and women from Continue reading...