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Author |
: Anand Giridharadas |
Publisher |
: W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages |
: 336 |
Release |
: 2014-05-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780393239508 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0393239500 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (08 Downloads) |
Synopsis The True American: Murder and Mercy in Texas by : Anand Giridharadas
Describes how a Bangladeshi immigrant, shot in the Dallas mini mart where he worked in the days after September 11 in a revenge crime, forgave his assailant and petitioned the state of Texas to spare his attacker the death penalty.
Author |
: Rosemary C. Salomone |
Publisher |
: Harvard University Press |
Total Pages |
: 321 |
Release |
: 2010-03-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780674046528 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0674046528 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (28 Downloads) |
Synopsis True American by : Rosemary C. Salomone
How can schools meet the needs of an increasingly diverse population of newcomers? Do bilingual programs help children transition into American life, or do they keep them in a linguistic ghetto? Are immigrants who maintain their native language uninterested in being American, or are they committed to changing what it means to be American? In this ambitious book, Rosemary Salomone uses the heated debate over how best to educate immigrant children as a way to explore what national identity means in an age of globalization, transnationalism, and dual citizenship. She demolishes popular myths—that bilingualism impedes academic success, that English is under threat in contemporary America, that immigrants are reluctant to learn English, or that the ancestors of today’s assimilated Americans had all to gain and nothing to lose in abandoning their family language. She lucidly reveals the little-known legislative history of bilingual education, its dizzying range of meanings in different schools, districts, and states, and the difficulty in proving or disproving whether it works—or defining it as a legal right. In eye-opening comparisons, Salomone suggests that the simultaneous spread of English and the push toward multilingualism in western Europe offer economic and political advantages from which the U.S. could learn. She argues eloquently that multilingualism can and should be part of a meaningful education and responsible national citizenship in a globalized world.
Author |
: Brion McClanahan |
Publisher |
: Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages |
: 290 |
Release |
: 2012-11-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781596988064 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1596988061 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (64 Downloads) |
Synopsis Politically Incorrect Guide to Real American Heroes by : Brion McClanahan
As presidential candidates sling dirt at each other, America desperately needs a few real heroes. Tragically, liberal historians and educators have virtually erased traditional American heroes from history. According to the Left, the Founding Fathers were not noble architects of America, but selfish demagogues. And self–made entrepreneurs like Rockefeller were robber–barons and corporate polluters. Instead of honoring great men from America’s past, kids today now idolize rock stars, pro athletes and Hollywood celebrities. In his new book, The Politically Incorrect Guide™ to Real American Heroes, author Brion McClanahan rescues the legendary deeds of the greatest Americans and shows why we ought to venerate heroes like Captain John Smith, adventurer Daniel Boone, General Robert E. Lee and many more. The Politically Incorrect Guide™ to Real American Heroes not only resuscitates America’s forgotten heroes, but sheds light on the Left’s most cherished figures, including Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the Kennedys. With biting wit and devastating detail, McClanahan strikes back against the multicultural narrative peddled by liberal historians who make heroes out of pop culture icons and corrupt politicians. In America’s hour of peril, McClanahan’s book is a timely and entertaining call to remember the heritage of this great nation and the heroes who built it.
Author |
: Patricia Rusch Hyatt |
Publisher |
: Abrams |
Total Pages |
: 32 |
Release |
: 2021-01-26 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781647004804 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1647004802 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (04 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Quite Contrary Man by : Patricia Rusch Hyatt
In early-nineteenth-century New England, folks considered a clean chin a sign of godliness. Born into this buttoned-up, strict society, Joseph Palmer stood out from childhood as someone who liked to do things his own way. A friend to Ralph Waldo Emerson and the Alcotts, Palmer lived by his own code and grew a belly-flowing beard that made his neighbors so crazy that they tried forcibly to shave him. He fought back and ended up in prison for a year. His cause became a local sensation, and a few short decades later a president of the United States—Abraham Lincoln—would wear a beard. Narrated with the charm of a tall tale, this true story celebrates the long American history of nonconformity and encourages children to question social rules they may take for granted. Praise for Quite Contrary Man “She [Hyatt] cleanly lays out a morality tale that could prompt a healthy civics lesson. Brown's arch illustrations, in watercolor with pen and ink, nicely capture 19th-century New England.” –Kirkus Reviews “Brown’s warmhued watercolors reiterate the folk yarn feel with rustic touches. A spirited introduction to an iconoclastic 19th-century activist.” –Publishers Weekly
Author |
: Antonia Felix |
Publisher |
: Penguin |
Total Pages |
: 322 |
Release |
: 2011-09-06 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780425242957 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0425242951 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (57 Downloads) |
Synopsis Sonia Sotomayor by : Antonia Felix
"Necessary reading" (Booklist) from a New York Times bestselling biographer. Drawing on in-depth interviews with Sonia Sotomayor's former colleagues, family, friends, and teachers, New York Times bestselling biographer Antonia Felix explores Sotomayor's childhood, the values her parents instilled in her, and the events that propelled her to the highest court in the land. With insight and thoughtful analysis, Felix paints a revealing portrait of the woman who would come to meet President Obama's rigorous criteria for a Supreme Court justice, examining how Sotomayor's experiences shed light on her Supreme Court rulings-and how she will continue to write her great American legacy.
Author |
: Chris Willenborg |
Publisher |
: Lulu.com |
Total Pages |
: 233 |
Release |
: 2018-10-27 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780359186617 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0359186610 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (17 Downloads) |
Synopsis True American Hero by : Chris Willenborg
My name is Chris Willenborg. I served in the United States Navy from 2003-2007. I deployed on the USS Nimitz as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. This is my story.P.S. The title is sarcastic.
Author |
: William R. Handley |
Publisher |
: U of Nebraska Press |
Total Pages |
: 388 |
Release |
: 2007-05-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 080325976X |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780803259768 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (6X Downloads) |
Synopsis True West by : William R. Handley
In no other region of the United States has the notion of authenticity played such an important yet elusive role as it has in the West. Though pervasive in literature,øpopular culture, and history, assumptions about western authenticity have not received adequate critical attention. Given the ongoing economic and social transformations in this vast region, the persistent nostalgia and desire for the ?real? authentic West suggest regional and national identities at odds with themselves. True West explores the concept of authenticity as it is used to invent, test, advertise, and read the West. The fifteen essays collected here apply contemporary critical and cultural theory to western literary history, Native American literature and identities, the visual West, and the imagining of place. Ranging geographically from the Canadian Prairies to Buena Park?s Entertainment Corridor in Southern California, and chronologically from early tourist narratives to contemporary environmental writing, True West challenges many assumptions we make about western writing and opens the door to an important new chapter in western literary history and cultural criticism.
Author |
: Anand Giridharadas |
Publisher |
: ReadHowYouWant.com |
Total Pages |
: 386 |
Release |
: 2011-02-28 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781458763099 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1458763099 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (99 Downloads) |
Synopsis India Calling by : Anand Giridharadas
Reversing his parents immigrant path, a young writer returns to India and discovers an old country making itself new. Anand Giridharadas sensed something was afoot as his plane prepared to land in Bombay. An elderly passenger looked at him and said, Were all trying to go that way, pointing to the rear. You, youre going this way. Giridharadas was...
Author |
: Jerry Stanley |
Publisher |
: Crown Books For Young Readers |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 1996 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0517885514 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780517885512 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (14 Downloads) |
Synopsis I Am an American by : Jerry Stanley
Now in an affordable paperback edition, here is Jerry Stanley's highly praised account of internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. Photos.
Author |
: Daniel A. Sjursen |
Publisher |
: Steerforth Press / Truth to Power |
Total Pages |
: 690 |
Release |
: 2021-06-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781586422530 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1586422537 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (30 Downloads) |
Synopsis A True History of the United States by : Daniel A. Sjursen
“Thought-provoking—a must read for [everyone] seeking a firm grasp of accurate American history." —Kirkus (starred review) Brilliant, readable, and raw. Maj. (ret.) Danny Sjursen, who served combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and later taught history at West Point, delivers a true epic and the perfect companion to Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States. Sjursen shifts the lens and challenges readers to think critically and to apply common sense to their understanding of our nation's past—and present—so we can view history as never before. A True History of the United States was inspired by a course that Sjursen taught to cadets at West Point, his alma mater. With chapter titles such as "Patriots or Insurgents?" and "The Decade That Roared and Wept", A True History is accurate with respect to the facts and intellectually honest in its presentation and analysis. Essential reading for every American with a conscience. Meticulously researched, Sjursen provides a more complete sense of history and encourages readers to view our country objectively. Sjursen’s powerful storytelling reveals balanced portraits of key figures and the role they played. "Sjursen exposes the dominant historical narrative as at best myth, and at times a lie . . . He brings out from the shadows those who struggled, often at the cost of their own lives, for equality and justice. Their stories, so often ignored or trivialized, give us examples of who we should emulate and who we must become." —Chris Hedges, author of Empire of Illusion and America: The Farewell Tour