...Book Report on The Art of War by Sun Tzu Military Science 2020 “Stimulated disorder postulates perfect discipline; stimulated fear postulates courage; stimulated weakness postulates strength” (Tzu, pg. 20) “The Art of War” by Sun Tzu is a book that contains leadership lessons for everyone. The book was first written in 490 BC in the Kingdom of Wu. In 512 BC, he became the general for the King of Wu. The book contains thirteen chapters showcasing strategies to face challenges and overcome complex problems. The chapters outlines attack by stratagem; tactical dispositions; energy; weak points and strong; maneuvering; variation of tactics; the army on the march; terrain; the nine situations; the attack by fire; and the use of spies. “The Art of War” is read by people in military careers, business professionals, management professionals, and basically anyone in a field where people interaction is vital to the success of an operation. “The Art of War” is not a book that exploits on war and the glory or honor that comes with winning a battle, but instead, it focuses on realizing reckless mistakes that can be avoided and abuse of power. Popular war books are bombarded with stories of death, destruction, and sad aftermaths of war. This book teaches lessons that can change the way daily situations are handled. In return, the result will have a positive outcome on relationships between countries, leaders, and business owners. Any person that decides to forget the past or doesn’t...
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...In the early stages of my research I borrowed this book from the library and I sure am glad I did. Something I found interesting was that they simultaneously fought two wars. This book really talked about how they had to fight Hitler and segregation. Hitler ruled the skies in Europe and Jim Crow ruled the skies in the US. Young black men came to Tuskegee, Alabama in the early 1940s, when the US Army opened pilot training to African Americans. Tuskegee was chosen as the place for the first black military pilot training because Tuskegee Institute had already been training black civilian pilots, Tuskegee Institute lobbied for the contract to operate a primary flight school for pilots, the region had more days of good flying weather than many other...
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...[pic] “THE COW” BOOK REPORT TANYA ROJAS PÉREZ PROFESSOR: ARIEL VARGAS VÍNDAS JUNE 3rd, 2016 The story of “La Vaca” is a story about how to get rid of those habits, excuses and beliefs that keep us bound to mediocrity. The book begins with a story of a family with eight members living in the state of poverty in a small village in the middle of a vacant lot. All they had was an old house about to collapse and a cow, which gave them poor but nutrient milk. That cow was all that separated them from the absolute misery. One day the cow dies and the family was left with nothing, in total ruin. After that tragic moment, their luck began to change, and they themselves decided to change. First they cleared the space in their house and harvesting vegetables and then selling them to neighbors and even a market place. The family’s income started to increase and they started to dressed better, they fixed their house and they realized that their life could change, even with no cow around. Through its nine chapters, the book gives us clear and concrete examples of people that were holding on to “cows”, which symbolize fears, negative thoughts and comfort zone, and how they came to realize that they could overcome these “cows” and achieve success. Each and every one of us have cows in our lives. We tow our beliefs that sometimes parents impose to us or we use excuses and justifications that keep us tied to a...
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...Terror from the Air Luftebeben: An den Qullen des Terrors, initially a book first written in German by author Peter Sloterdijk. However, the English translation of the book was published by Semiotext(e) in 2009, which we now know of as Terror from the Air. Sloterdijk wrote this book based around terriosm and our atmosphere, he calls this Atmoterrorism. Peter Sloterdijk defined the 20th century as these three things “the practice of terrorism, the concept of product design, and environmental thinking” (reference p.9). And for him, there was one day in particular that marked the beginning of the 20th century; it was on April the 22nd of 1915. On that epoch, the unexpected happened at Ypres in Northern France during World War 1, when the army of Germany attacked using chlorine gas, making this the first act of gas warfare in history. It was this event in which modernity arose, no longer would attacking involve death to only the enemies, but now to their environment and the air they breathe. The evolution of using poisonous gas would cause harm and destruction to everything essential for living, it was also a sign that traditional war was no longer, but more so classed as terrorism. The first one of the three themes that outlines the 20th century is the practice of terrorism, which was when enemy interaction was established on a post- militaristic basis (Sloterdijk, 2009, p.29REFERENCE). During this time of war is when the discovery of the atmosphere and ecosystem transpired...
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...Literature Project #2 BIBLIOGRAPHY: Shaara, Michael, The Killer Angels, The Random House Publishing Group, Brooklyn New York, 2003 SUMMARY: The book begins with a spy who had intel on the location of enemy troops. The spy explained how he easily slipped past the barrier General Lee had set up and that they will arrive in Gettysburg soon. General Lee did not have much time to fortify Gettysburg, so he ordered an entire battalion to come protect Gettysburg from the Union army. The Union army was getting closer everyday, so finally General Lee secured the town of Gettysburg. The soldiers said, “That the land seemed too neat to have a battle fought on.” When the Union army came they gave a tough fight, but General Lee already had forces stationed...
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...Important events such as the death of Kin Jong-il just erased, and others mentioning political traitors were edited to remove their names. "Memory Hole" In 1984 - In Winston's work building every office cubicle is equipped with a "memory hole", a device that cremates any incriminating information. Papers such as unedited or old newspapers are sent down the memory hole to be destroyed. Today - Now we have paper shredders to get rid of pertinent personal or compromising information. Paper shredders were invented by Adolf Ehinger in 1935 but use was not widespread during the time "1984" was written. "Public Telescreens" In 1984 - Throughout the book, propaganda is streaming through the street via public telescreens. These devices' main objective is to play pro-Party announcements and brainwash the proles. Today - All around us we are subject to advertisements and political posters. We are not only bombarded on the street, but also on the television, radio, and...
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...Romeo and Juliet Characters: Romeo Juliet Capulet Montague Friar Lawrence This is a book report on Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. It was published as a play in 1597, there is 221 pages in this book. This is a book that is characterized by drama since it is a play. It is a story that involves two rival families in the city of Verona who children fall in love by chance and go through many struggles to keep their love. Romeo and Juliet were two young lovers whose families were enemies. They met when Romeo and his cousin wanted to crash a feast that the Capulet’s were having. Once Romeo saw Juliet she instantly fell in love. They then meet out in the vinyard where Romeo kisses her. After the feast Juliet find out who Romeo is by the nurse and tells her “My only love sprung from my only hate! Too early seen unknown, & known too late! Prodigious birth of love it is to me, that I must love a loathed enemy”. They then exchanged vows on a balcony where Romeo was at first hiding and listening to Juliet speaks. When they met secretly they planned to marry without their parents blessing. Everyday their love became deeper and deeper. Sadly they’re plans where found out, and Friar Lawrence advised them to wait for their families to be united. The situation of the lovers becomes more difficult because of the deaths occurring between the feuding families. But love cannot be beaten. Friar Lawrence, knowing of the young lovers, arranged a cooling off period...
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...Wicca Candy Ellis June, 20, 2011 This report is based upon a face-to-face interview that I had with a modern day witch named Vicky who practices Wicca. I chose to dived my report into three different parts, the first part will explain where I met Vicky and it will discuss what I have heard about Wicca during my life time. The second part is the actual interview I had with Vicky. I included the interview in my report because I believe it contains great information that can clear up any misconception about Wicca. The last part of the report will consist of the four questions that are required to be in my report per my professor. These questions are the equivalent of me reflecting on this project. I have to admit that the day I met Vicky had been a good day, not only did I raised a lot of money for a charity pageant; I met someone that allowed me to interview her for my class report. I met Vicky at a flea market and I had a feeling that she practiced witchcraft because of the items that she was selling at her booth. The items she was selling are candles, incense, crystals, herbs, table clothes ranging in size and color that have pentacle designs, pouches and jewelry. My assumption was correct because when I asked her if she practiced witchcraft she told me she follows Wicca. Once I found out what religion she practiced, I told her about my school report and asked her if I could interview her to learn about her religion. She agreed to meet with me the following weekend...
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...35 miles south-west of Pleiku). The battle derives its name from the Drang River which runs through the valley northwest of Plei Me, in which the engagement took place. "Ia" means "river" in the local Montagnard language. The battle was fought between the US 7'th Cavalry's newly established Air Mobile forces and a mixture of Viet-Cong guerilla's and highly trained North Vietnam Army troops. General Moore was a Lieutenant Colonel at the time of this battle and commanded the 1'st Battalion 7'th Cavalry forces. The opposition was lead by General Nguyen Huu An who commanded elements of the 304'th Division of the PAVN (People's Army Vietnam) and the Viet Cong. The battle is described in great detail by Lt. General Moore(Ret.) who wrote the book...
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...Book Review: The Invisible Arab: The Promise and Peril of the Arab Revolution Written By: Marwan Bishara Lilia Gomez INTL 5000 (Fall Semester) The book that I am reviewing is titled The Invisible Arab: The Promise and Peril of the Arab Revolution. It is written by a well-known political analyst named Marwan Bishara. Mr. Bishara works for the Al Jeezera (the primary news channel for the Arab world) as a Senior Political Analyst. The book is in the perspective of an Arab and not by someone within the Western media/culture. He writes about the Arab revolutions and the history behind it. Mr. Bishara debunks several thoughts of how the Arab revolutions started and how the media (both Arabic and Western) have played a major role within these causes. Mr. Bishara’ book is self-described as an essay in which he reflects on the history of the revolutions up until present and how social media and the Arab youth population played a part. He credits the youth of being able to over throw decade old customs, governments, and regimes. In addition, he describes the rise of many positive organizations that formed because of the revolutions such as women’s groups, sports teams, and a higher employment rate. Although he praises the rise of these types of organizations, Mr. Bishara faults the lack of organization and commitment to principles as the basis of...
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...Book Report 3 I – Information about the Book Name of the book: Kane Chronicles 1 – The Red Pyramid Author of the book: Rick Riordan Summary of the book: Since their mother’s death, Carter and Sadie have become near strangers. While Sadie has lived with her grandparents in London, her brother has traveled the world with their father, the brilliant Egyptologist, Dr. Julius Kane. One night, Dr. Kane brings the siblings together for a "research experiment" at the British Museum, where he hopes to set things right for his family. Instead, he unleashes the Egyptian god Set, who banishes him to oblivion and forces the children to flee for their lives. Soon, Sadie and Carter discover that the gods of Egypt are waking, and the worst of them--Set--has his sights on the Kanes. To stop him, the siblings embark on a dangerous journey across the globe--a quest that brings them ever closer to the truth about their family and their links to a secret order that has existed since the time of the pharaohs. II – Personal Summarization When Julius Kane tries to summon Osiris through the Rosetta Stone in the British Museum, he also releases Set, the Egyptian god of chaos, who seals him in a coffin, as his children Sadie and Carter Kane watch. He also releases the other children of the Demon Days:Nephthys, Isis, Horus, and Osiris. The British police come to Carter and Sadie's grandparents' home, as Carter is with Sadie because of the twice-a-year visit, and question Carter and...
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...Human Resource Management - Book Review “Managing Your Boss” by John J. Gabarro and John P. Kotter Harvard Business Review, 2005 Introduction People sometimes do not realize how much their bosses depend on them and many people also do not realize how much they depend on their boss. For example bosses need honesty from manager’s direct reports. People can managing their bosses for very good reasons: to get resources to do the best job, not only for their-selves but also for their bosses and their companies as well. Effective managers take time and effort to manage not only relationship with subordinates but also those with their bosses. This essential aspect of management is sometimes ignored by otherwise talented and aggressive managers. And there are some managers who actively and effectively supervise subordinates, markets, etc assume an almost passively reactive stance when they meet their bosses. With this mutual dependence, effective managers seek out information about boss’s concerns and are sensitive to his work style. Whether see the boss as the enemy or viewing the boss as an all-wise parent. Summary The book is divided into four big parts. First part is Misreading The Boss-Subordinate Relationship. This part provide about how two people can on occasional be psychological or temperamentally incapable of working together, where a personality conflict sometimes only a very small part of the problems. Sometimes people did not realize that their relation...
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...Old Testament Class The purpose of this report is to provide the reader with key concepts, insight, and facts about the book of Isaiah itself. By doing so, this report strives to show how the book of Isaiah could be applied to the daily life of faithful followers then, (in the past), and how it can continue to be applied to the daily lives of faithful followers today. The first order of business is to cover a little background about the book of Isaiah and some noteworthy facts about it. According to the introduction of subject book found on page 683 of the English Standard Version Bible Copyright 2001, Isaiah was a prophet who prophesied about 740 – 700 B.C. He came into the picture during a period in which Israel had fallen on hard times and when they were subject to the iron-handed rule of the Assyrian Empire. Isaiah relayed God’s words to his people whom he often described as being deaf and blind such as in Chapter 6 verse 10. The Israelites earned themselves this descriptive label because they failed to heed to Isaiah’s warnings of bad things yet to come as judgment from God for the sin of the people of Judah. However, Isaiah also proclaimed a message of hope and foretold of how the unwavering faithfulness of God would use Cyrus the Persian to defeat the Assyrians and also release the captured Israelites back to their homeland that they had been exiled from. Isaiah is also one of the first prophets to speak of the Messiah with various descriptions...
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...to protect the people in their area of derestriction. They need discipline so that they can do their duties as required, like arresting people: if they are not disciplined enough they could miss evidence or could arrest the wrong person because they couldn’t be bothered to work properly.(Codes of Professionalism) They need discipline so that they can report to emergencies properly and on time, like at a robbery: if they don’t get there on time they could miss the suspect or if they go there not paying attention someone could get hurt, whether that be hostages or people in the street. Fire and Rescue – Fire and rescue services like the Fire brigade need discipline because if they didn’t, the chance of people being harmed and the chance of accidents rises. They need discipline because they need to be able to get to accidents quickly, like getting to a fire or getting to a collision: if they are not disciplined, they could be on call and an accident could happen and they would just casually take their time getting there, people could die or be harmed. They need to be disciplined because they need to follow the rules ‘by the book’ because the rules have been made to save lives: if they have no discipline...
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...This book report is based on The Broken Spears: The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico written by Miguel León-Portilla, a Mexican anthropologist and historian. The Broken Spears is a non-fiction book published in 1959, with approximately 200 pages. The book is about what happened during Mexico's Conquest from the Aztecs perspective. Firstly, the author tell us what happened before the Conquest. He mentions that ten years before the arrival of the Spanish, the Aztecs saw different omens. For example, they saw a ball of fire and they thought that the God of war, Huitzilopochtli, was going to visit them. Another portent worth mentioning is that they heard a woman, similar to La Llorona, crying and telling them that they needed to get out...
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