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In chapter 8, "Assessing Program Impact," aimed to explore the concept of impact assessment as a measure for producing the intended effects of a program.

As bias significantly diminishes the validity of results and questions the impact of programs, the knowledge and control for it are crucial.

The former is relevant due to the fact that the benefits that emerged as a result of a policy implementation might not outweigh the costs, rendering the whole endeavor practically not worthy of the effort.

It was mostly the fact that Indians were deprived of their civil rights in their own county, which was the cause of the rebellion, and, naturally, they wanted to achieve self-government.

The paper will start with an analysis of the most interesting parts of the book covered by each of the three authors and then proceed to look at African-American philosophy of education versus academic excellence [...]

Regardless of the given fact, Thompson's book still provides a very detailed evaluation of the relationships between the Muslims and the Christians in Dubai, as well as in the UAE in general.

The main strength of this book is that the author relies not only on the statistical data, but also on the interviews given by people living in favelas.

A peculiar feature of works of this type is that the main characters, women, are not treated as they should be: they see numerous deaths of their dearest people, they are deprived of the fulfillment [...]

At this point, one thing is clear; the perceptions of Melissa concerning her grandfather are not firsthand but reflect her mother's opinions, as she is Melissa's informant about her grandfather.

One such use of the word is found in the line "...my condition, the savage rushed from his covert in order to complete his work" is used in the sense that depicts the enemy who [...]

Despite the fact that the numerous attempts at restoring the balance between the American culture and the culture of the minorities have failed so far, which can be traced in the regular instances of injustice [...]

The narrator appears surprised of the status of his friend's house, with the inside appearing as spooky as the compound of the house.

This way, the purpose of this paper is to provide a review of each chapter of Living in the Power of the Holy Spirit by Charles Stanley and present a personal understanding of the book.

According to Bryant, the term "lila" is essential for understanding the theological aspect of the Krishna text. Bryant additionally explains the term as the definition of the God in play.

The point of his work is showing the connection between material culture the society produces and uses and the cultural background which can be traced from it.

The book reveals the struggles the company has conquered to be among the leading companies in the world. In the book, the author interviews several individuals attributed to the success of the company.

Comparing "In the footsteps of the prophet" by Tariq Ramadan with "The Truth about Muhammad" by Robert Spencer Ramadan is a Muslim leader and an intellectual whose book presents Muhammad's biography.

The "Symposium" is one example of Plato's dialogues that address the subject of love. The other character in the "Symposium" is Diotima, a sophistic prophetess who supposedly taught Socrates about the mysteries of love.

In addition, the susceptibility of the patient to the infection during that contact, and the kind of procedure used during the doctor patient contact.

Piaget emphasizes the importance of allowing children to do their work independently by asserting that "even in the sphere of image-recall and memory, it can be shown how much structure and even the conservation of [...]

Therefore, the government had to decide which project was of the higher importance for them, either the Olympic Games which could increase the economic potential of the country, or the conservation of the natural resources [...]

The model proposed by Cloud and Townsend is practically applicable to the development and preservation of healthy affiliations. The establishment of healthy boundaries has proved to be a rather difficult task because the authors assume [...]

The readings that will be discussed in this paper illustrate the diversity of this movement and their importance for different cultures.

In their pursuit to investigate the effects of growing wealth, globalization, and migration on nutrition in communities in the world, author D'Aluisio and photographer Menzel set out to explore and convey the report in a [...]

Laurie writes against this and insists upon the need to reshape the church structure so that it models that of the early church, which is in the book of Acts in the New Testament.

It is also quite remarkable that Jasso considers the issue of the MBA oath from different standpoints, only making his choice when the answer to his question becomes obvious.

However, there is no epidemic of AIDS in the United States due to appropriate measures conducted by the government including the prohibition of the polygamy and anti-drug policy. Additionally, authors regard the role of the [...]

Going by the title of the book, The Wages of Relief: Cities and the Unemployed in Prairie Canada, 1929-39, Strikwerda's main objective is to add knowledge to the past literature on the Canadian economic history [...]

The main theme of the given book is the health of a person and the influence of different ways to consume food on it.

Decision-making is important, and it should be based on evaluation of the cost and the benefits of the behavior. Most of the organizations have similar characteristics Efficiency and competition are not the main causes of [...]

The writer notes that the construction of transcontinental railroad from Omaha, Nebraska to Sacramento, California was the greatest achievement of the American people.

This book is centered on the moral implications of reproduction technology to modern society, and its prevailing differences from the beliefs of early society. Ideas in this book are straightforward, and they do not sideline [...]

The book uses "the social designation theory to analyze the nature of these gangs". Every citizen should read this book in order to understand the nature of American gangs.

Despite the credibility for both sides of the argument, this paper agrees with the message of Silent Spring by arguing that although the use of DDT has declined in modern times, the environmental destruction of [...]

In Architecture: The story of practice, it is argued that "designers are driven by the aim to make the world a better place to live in by designing structures that factor the political and environmental [...]

The book talks about the technological role of the telephone in the American society. In the second chapter, the author discusses the impacts of the telephone on the American society.

The norms in advertising and marketing in general dictate a lot of emphasis on the satisfaction of the sense of sight or rather appeasing the eyes with utter disregard to the other senses.

The authors also identify some of the major issues and factors encouraging the youth to join different gangs. The book explores "the use of unremittingly tough policies in order to deal with crime and youth [...]

The book focuses on the Battle of Kapyong, a minor group of hills in the northeastern part of Seoul and Bjarnason as well uses most of his story to explain the incidents which resulted to [...]

The hiring process, according to Welch, is a challenging task and a lot should be invested in it to ensure that those hired are of upright morals and have the required skills, knowledge and discipline.

The capital asset pricing model and the standard deviation model are some of the portfolio analysis-risk management models are that the author gave priority to in his book.

After reading the book, one realizes that the author succeeds in explaining some of the issues he raises at the introduction part of the book, viz.the augmentation of currency during the Internet era.

With regard to the victimization in the book, it can be argued that the victim exhibited behaviors that led the attacker to identify and follow her so that he could kidnap her.

In the initial analysis, they document how crime rates differ significantly across neighborhoods that consist of different ethnic and racial groups.

The writer suggests that even if the call for tougher penalties is seen as the answer to the problem, those calling for these penalties are not necessarily affected by the rising crime. There is need [...]

From the satirical portrayals of the biblical stories in films, the use of films to represent contemporary religions, the representation of Roman Catholics and the Legion of Decency in films, as well as use of [...]

At the close of the chapter, Greenblatt denotes that the hugely documented visit by the Queen to the region played a noteworthy function in Shakespeare's early advance.

Wes Moore, his hewing, is the person who lived in the same neighborhood as the author of the story, he went the same school, and it can be said that he experienced all the life [...]

They conducted the study with the intention to identify evidence-based instructional support that students with disabilities need to demonstrate annual progress.

The opposition to his accounts soon spread to include slave abolitionists who felt that he should concentrate on the "facts of his story" and abstain from delving into the philosophy behind slavery."Narrative of the Life [...]

In addition, Clutter is known by the neighbors in the surroundings to be a kind boss who ensured that his employees were responsible; hence, they served a good example to the Americans.

The American society in The Age of Innocence and Manhattan Transfer reflect these changes, and the society is divided in issues concerning the new changes; there is a conflict in the society.

Jeremiah's book is to inspire Christians to embrace the significance in the teachings and practice of Christianity through the Spirit of God, the author emphasizes the importance of the Spirit by listing how the Spirit [...]

One of these choices is related to the sacrifice of one's personal life for the sake of saving the lives of others.

Later on, one appreciates that although Matty lacked the physical appeal that Eugenia had, as well as the right social position, she was the one to watch in this novella. She was almost as white [...]

There is a limit to the resources, the biosphere's capacity, and the danger of population growth that can restrain the economy's growth.

Recognizing the stabilizing nature of marriage, it is clear that women of that era highlighted both material benefits and the social feasibility of ensuring the strength of union.

The idea of understanding the work of the Holy Spirit as a kind of synchronicity was the most interesting to me.

The main principle that follows from the title of the book is that people have a goal: the answer to the question of why.

The importance of following the path that is identified by Elmer in terms of servanthood is related to the need to affirm others' esteem.

Baudrillard is dissatisfied with the planning and existence of the Beaubourg monument and uses it to describe a self-destructing nature of cities.

The idea is that the most common subjects, such as science and math, are taught in a second language so that children both develop their language skills and acquire knowledge. It should be noted that [...]

Such books are now divided into the synchronic and diachronic ones, where the latter ones examine the economics in the context of history, and the first focus on modern development. Hence, the major value of [...]

The information above makes it clear that the purpose of writing the book was to present Johnson's biography and explain his place in US history.

According to Celis and Childs, little attention has to be paid to women's interests in order to meet the requirements of substantive representation.

However, in the article, the narrator points out how Karl Marx contributed positively to the society, based on the belief that he concerned about the involvement of both the social and the economic factors in [...]

Glassie's great attention and expertise in the field of folk culture greatly appears in his presentation of the book and the examples he uses.

He is worried about so many problems that exist in the system of law and the justice of the state. At the beginning of his argument, Thoreau states that some laws in the country are [...]

The key point of his book is that the phenomenon of slavery is impossible to be eradicated. He has studied the current economic and political situations of the countries presented in his book that help [...]

First of all, speaking about the message of the book, it should be stated that it is related to the history of African slavery, and its roots in the United States.

Introduction In this article, Nir Avieli from the National University of Singapore discusses how traditional and ethnic food are tied to ethnic identity. The author provides deep insight on Chinese and Vietnamese festivals and the ethnic context of dishes served at the feasts. He also points out the greater influence of Chinese culture and the […]

The book by Ha-Joon Chang is said to be a masterpiece of the kind in the economic education sphere. Via the twelve chapters of the book, Chang takes the audience into a wonderful garden where [...]

The book on the question is and entitled Announcing the Reign of God: Evangelization and the Subversive Memory of Jesus and it is written by Mortimer Arais.

The chapter, 5 ESP and Writing, by Ken Hyland in Brian Paltridge and Sue Starfield's The Handbook of English for Specific Purposes describes ESP writing instruction, the factors affecting ESP skills, and the general theories [...]

The book "Critical Thinking and Communication: The Use of Reason in Argument " by Edward Inch and Barbara Warnick can be evaluated as one of the best textbooks on the art of rhetoric, developing arguments, [...]

That is the primary contribution of Arthur Pettit in his critical essay of the opera of Mark Twain. The role of literature criticism is to attract our attention to such viewpoints that authors have encoded [...]

Like many books on the Holocaust, Elie Wiesel's Night is a dramatic picture of the horror times in the history of humankind and particularly in the history of the Jewish people.

It was a new genre of music created by the DJs of Bronx. And hip-hop as a center part of the culture of the poor in that era started to get political.

For instance, the company can consider the possible consequences of the change in the context of the global economy and the global market.

As White states that in the past sexual intercourse had a rather practical meaning as it was used for "generating the sexual fluids that constituted the preferred offering of the Tantric deities". At that time, [...]

In The Supermodel and the Brillo Box, Thompson focuses on the crisis of 2008 that made the art market and its key players such as dealers, auction houses, and collectors change their operational strategies and [...]

It is important to notice that this evidence is one of the most basic existing arguments that are provided in defense of the evolution theory.

Professor James Mayall is Director of the Centre of International Studies and a Fellow of the British Academy. Remarkably, the development of society is intertwined in the book with the spread of pluralism across the [...]

Henry Dashwood at the beginning of the story, his wife and their three daughters, Elinor, Marianne and Margaret stay with little money and nowhere to live, for everything was inherited by their half-brother, Mr.

In his book, the author is focused on demonstrating the world of indigenous food and accentuates some direct connections between this food, the culture of people and understanding of the environment that surrounds them.

Mercy Amba Oduyoye, the prominent African Methodist theologian, is aware of the problem of sexism and she wrote a couple of books on the topic."Daughters of Anowa" combines the description of a situation in the [...]

Emmaneul Lartey's Postcolonializing God: An African Practical Theology consists of six chapters that are accompanied by the author's comments, elucidations, and demonstrative examples, testifying to the importance and adequacy of Lartey's approach to the African [...]

The author casts light upon the current situation of Broadway art and the circumstances which may make the theatre to be at the border of decay.

Although there is a probability that some members of the state will be underrepresented, the general concept of democracy is founded on the notion of inclusivity and respect for all parties involved in the political, [...]

For instance, in the chapter called "The Drowned and the Saved", the author only describes the setting and does not allow making any particular conclusions about his position, and the reader has to interpret the [...]

Throughout the article, the use of cyborgs in films is used as a tool of analysis by the author. The conflict of the body and the mind is also the main theme in most cyborg [...]

The first thing outlined in the book is that Steve Jobs loved to do things in the right manner. As an entrepreneur, it will be necessary to focus on innovations and ideas that can transform [...]

The book is very captivating because it is a discussion about one of the greatest men in the world of technology.

It is because of the prior experiences or truths that the passenger has already structured about the truth before knowing the truth. The third is the Critique of Judgement, and that is another important aspect [...]

From the point at which Zeus rescues his siblings from his father Cronus, however, O'Connor follows the original myths quite closely, describing the war between the Titans and the Olympians, Zeus's journey to find Cyclopes, [...]

In the eighth page, as well as the ninth, Phaedo reports all the activities that went on in the room, including the views of friends and strangers on the decision of Socrates to pursue justice [...]

Chapter five of Kupperman's book "Theories of human nature" looks at great philosophers, namely Plato's and Aristotle's points of view in trying to define humanity. The writer tries to illustrate the complexity of defining a [...]

The author of the book intends to provoke those proclaiming to be Christians to develop a deeper and unwavering commitment to Christ and to encourage those not already professing Christianity, to have an interest and [...]

However, with the various leadership scandals that have been observed in the bank, experts now doubt whether the World Bank has the capacity to address the various development challenges that are facing the developing nations.

The chapter introduces the reader to complex problems in economic analysis and presents formulas to work with uniform series cash flows and arithmetic/geometric gradient cash flows.

Chapter 3, "Interest and Equivalence," focuses on explaining the role of accuracy in the engineering economy, including disbursement and the time value of money.

That is, if one's performance was high, it was quite easy for that person to get promoted and move to the next level of the ladder.

The distinction between the compound and simple interest is that the former collects previous interest on top of current interest. Compound interest is more applicable in comparison to the simple one.

After the massive defeat and deaths of the German army in the war that took place in the eastern side, it was evident that the traditional groups of the army were no longer working as [...]

In his opinion, the Jews were to be blamed for Germany's downfall in World War 1 and the subsequent peace treaty that was a source of embarrassment to the nation.

People's exposure to such heavy metals as zinc and copper leads to diverse negative effects on their health due to the toxicity of these metals.

Thus, the given book draws attention to the advantages and disadvantages of the telegraph to reveal those of the Internet and explains how modern users should use technologies.

Each extract from the letters is a unique opportunity to learn and try to understand the past and history."The Diario of Christopher Columbus " is the story of how the Admiral found the land and [...]

The first chapter of the book dubbed "Re-imagining Black power movement" looks at Obama's rise to power as a defining moment in the US.

On the institution versus destination factors question the mainstay of the research the researchers established that the destination factors were superior to the university factors 4.

The main argument of the book is that the population of the world has played a significant role in world history and affected the course of global politics.

The fundamental ideas of the book are concerned with the understanding of how spiritual and psychological ideas and actions related to them are interconnected.

The Samuel Eliot Morison Prize-winning author John Keegan focuses on the description of the battles Agincourt, Waterloo, and the Somme, their characteristics, and impact in his 2004 non-fiction book The Face of the Battle.

One of the major limitations to the recent research on the matter is the lack of longitudinal studies regarding the outcomes of school-based projects that persist in participants' adulthood.

Lennick and Kiel understood and outlined the issues that underpinned the 2008 financial crisis, and many of them were of the moral nature power, corruption, greed, and turning a blind eye to the systemic moral [...]

As he says in the author's note of his book, his purpose was to provide evidence about the last days of Marie Antoinette's imprisonment. In the book, the author describes the seventy-six days of Marie [...]

Jane Jacobs explains that science is admired in North America, and it can be explained by the fact that science has revealed significant information about the planet and its inhabitants.

The author explains that there are many different approaches to discourse analysis and the use of a particular approach depends a lot on the purpose of the analysis.

It is possible to state with certainty that the topic of the imprisonment of the Japanese American population during World War II is paid significant attention in the academic literature due to the magnitude of [...]

At the same time, from the Revolutionary War to the Global War on Terrorism, the US Army has passed a great way and undergone multiple changes and transformations to preserve its efficiency and the ability [...]