![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Just as history is written by the winners, so history is written by the majority and the elites, in the case of black history it has been too long ignored - made invisible, not through silence, but by failure of society to care to take an interest. If you are interested in discovering the many stories of black servicemen and black women during the First World War then begin with Black Poppies - any further reference you may need, whether the next book or an article from the newspaper records will be found here.Īlong the way you’ll be pointed towards the Channel documentary 4 ‘Mutiny’’ and the Steve Humphries BBC documentary ‘Forbidden Britain: Our Secret Past 1900-1960’ and the BBC Raseries presented by Sir Trevor McDonald ‘High and Mighty Men of Valour’ and if you’re lucky you’ll hear the author Stephen Bourne at a national or branch event of The Western Front Association and elsewhere.īourne’s approach is not to seek out acts of racism, though he recounts these, rather, ‘to acknowledge that not all white people were racists, and not all black people were victims’ - that we should ‘look for the positive stories’ (p.19) which is what we have in Black Poppies - examples of people who were role models to their families and those around them 100 or more years ago, and can be still today. ![]()
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![]() ![]() The main, unnamed, character is thrown at the deep end here along with the reader. I’m utterly fascinated by the logic behind the magic that appears in this second end-of-the-world world (EOTWW). The greatest expression of the Murakami flavor here. Interesting how this idea of human beings as mere chips, parts of a broader system, where the flow of data takes the center stage goes hand in hand with the descriptions in the last part of Homo Deus.Ī second plot is advanced, seemingly unrelated to the first one, in even-numbered chapters. Then we get sound removal devices and other elements that, thankfully, deviate from the traditional conspiranoide tale. Algorithms run inside the mind of some humans as a way to encrypt data, underneath their conscious. Then things start to deviate slightly with the introduction of mind manipulation to run algorithms inside human beings as if they were chips integrated, literally, in a broader system. ![]() ![]() We can see clichés in the themes at first: a System that controls everything, the flow of data and information as the primary currency, Rebels against the System with their own agenda. This is a world we can relate to but that it’s utterly different to ours. ![]() Scenariosįirst we have the slightly magical/post-apocalyptical world of the first narrator. I’m going to try to deconstruct it to find it’s elements and see if some of its appeal reveals itself. I am fascinated by this book, and it’s hard to understand why. My first copy of Hard-Boiled Wonderland and The End of The World Goal ![]() ![]() ![]() For ten years Judson served as editor of the Austrian History Yearbook, and he is currently President of the Central European History Society of North America. Judson has authored four books on the history of Habsburg Central Europe including The Habsburg Empire: A New History (Harvard-Belknap, 2016), which has been translated into twelve European and Asian languages. Before that he taught for 21 years at Swarthmore College as Isaac Clothier Professor of History and International Relations. Judson holds the Chair in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century History at the European University Institute in Florence. ![]() The lecture argues for new approaches to both imperial and global pasts in Habsburg Central Europe. The newest nationalism that currently permeates politics, governmental policies, and official history writing may highlight some global histories, but it often does so in nationalist terms, while denying that the same national societies played roles as active agents in constructing, maintaining, and reforming empire. Global history has come late to Habsburg Central Europe, and when it has, it often tends to bypass the Habsburg Empire and its successor states. ![]() Professor of Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century History ![]() ![]() ![]() To discover and to teach are distinct functions they are also distinct gifts, and are not commonly found united in the same person. ![]() ![]() I’m also struck, however, by the centrality of learning as transmission, the line of demarcation between invention and teaching, and the belief that it is possible to know by disconnecting from society (although I acknowledge that concentration and flow tend to require quiet, in a pragmatic sense): So I’m reading John Henry Newman’s The Idea of a University, which begins by asserting that the university “is a place of teaching universal knowledge”. I’m fascinated by the historical context (Catholicism in Protestant England), by the strength and substance of the ideas, and by the narrative style of carefully-constructed arguments. ![]() ![]() He died on October 10, 2016, in Bangor, Maine at the age of 90. ![]() Biography ĭonn Fendler was born in 1926 in Rye, New York. He credited his experience as a Boy Scout in helping him survive the ordeal. Fendler was dehydrated, covered with insect bites, and 16 pounds lighter than at the beginning of his odyssey, but otherwise unharmed. Donn survived for nine days without food or proper clothing, before following a stream and telephone line out of the woods near Stacyville, Maine. His disappearance launched a manhunt which became front page news throughout the nation and involved hundreds of volunteers. ![]() In July 1939 at the age of 12, he got separated from his family and became lost on Maine's Mount Katahdin. Donn Charles Fendler (Aug– October 10, 2016) was an American author and public speaker from Rye, New York. ![]() ![]() ![]() It was a strange stirring, a sense of dissatisfaction, a yearning that women suffered in the middle of the twentieth century in the United States.” Friedan’s powerful treatise appealed to women who were unhappy with their so-called idyllic life, addressing their discontent with the ingrained sexism in society that limited their opportunities. “The problem lay buried, unspoken, for many years in the minds of American women. Her indelible first sentences would resonate with generations of women. The landmark bestseller, translated into at least a dozen languages with more than three million copies sold in the author’s lifetime, rebukes the pervasive post-World War II belief that stipulated women would find the greatest fulfillment in the routine of domestic life, performing chores and taking care of children. ![]() ![]() ![]() In the acclaimed 1963 The Feminine Mystique, Friedan tapped into the dissatisfaction of American women. Is it possible to address a “problem that has no name?” For Betty Friedan and the millions of American women who identified with her writing, addressing that problem would prove not only possible, but imperative. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She is also a writer, television show creator and producer. She has worked as a high school cheerleading coach and has an extensive dancecheer background. Patty Pom-Poms is a beautifully written, light-hearted story that is certain to become a favorite in your library.Īlise Cayen was a professional cheerleader for the Los Angeles and Oakland Raiders for seven years. With vivid description, rhythmic dialogue, and a plotline that moves seamlessly, her children’s tale is not only an outstanding work of fiction, it teaches young girls the importance of following a dream and getting involved in school. Writer Alise Cayen draws from her personal experience as a professional cheerleader and dancer to make her characters come to life. ![]() Patty's journey sends encouraging messages to children about discovering one’s talents, fulfilling dreams and getting involved in school. Patty Pom-Poms makes the squad and finds her passion. The next day, she signs up to try out for a spot on her school cheer squad and practices every day with pom-poms she made, earning the name "Patty Pom-Poms". With the encouragement of her brother, Patty goes to one of his football games and is mesmerized by the cheerleaders. She desperately wants to be a part of a team and be involved in school, but Patty can’t seem to find her niche. Patty Kaplinsky would give anything to be a sports star like her brothers. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Yet no sooner had he landed an entry-level position at a prestigious firm than Gardner found himself caught in a web of incredibly challenging circumstances that left him as part of the citys working homeless and with a toddler son. Considered a prodigy in scientific research, he surprised everyone and himself by setting his sights on the competitive world of high finance. ![]() Book Synopsis The astounding yet true rags-to-riches saga of a homeless father who raised and cared for his son on the mean streets of San Francisco and went on to be a crown prince of Wall Street At the age of twenty, Milwaukee native Chris Gardner, just out of the Navy, arrived in San Francisco to pursue a promising career in medicine. About the Book Gardner shares the painful yet astounding story of his journey from being the single father of a young son and homeless on the streets of San Francisco to bing a self-made millionaire. ![]() ![]() The film of The Lincoln Lawyer, the first Mickey Haller novel, releases in March. While the prose may lack some of the poetic nuance of his early novels, the plot is worthy of a master storyteller. Connelly has a sure command of the legal and procedural details of criminal court, and even manages to make the arcane, shady world of foreclosure interesting. A ton of evidence points to Trammel, but Haller crafts an impressive defense that includes "the fifth witness" of the title. ![]() ![]() The bank has gotten a restraining order to stop Trammel's protests, and she becomes the prime suspect when Mitchell Bondurant, a mortgage banker, is killed with a hammer in his office parking lot. The Fifth Witness is available now in mass market paperback, trade paperback, hardcover, eBook, and audiobook. lawyer who uses his Lincoln town car as an office specializing in "foreclosure defense." Haller's first foreclosure client, Lisa Trammel, is fighting hard to keep her home, maybe too hard. Not only is he about to learn some startling truths about his client, but also about himself, and by the time the verdict is in, Mickey’s whole world will have been turned upside down. Connelly's compelling fourth legal thriller featuring Mickey Haller (after Reversal) finds the maverick L.A. ![]() ![]() ![]() Reports of problems or concerns should be addressed to Joy C. To ensure accessibility, the College strives to adhere to the standards established by Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, Levels A and AA standards. ![]() Dade College is committed to ensuring the accessibility and usability of digital communications by all users and/or recipients, regardless of technology or access method. Ruff, Director, Office of Equal Opportunity Programs/ADA Coordinator/Title IX Coordinator, at (305) 237-2577 (Voice) or 711 (Relay Service). 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