Nonfiction
The Time Traveler Who Visited the Future. AI-Generated.
One of the most intriguing stories in the realm of the unexplained is that of a man named Al Bielek, who claimed to have experienced time travel and witnessed the future. His tale, often met with skepticism and fascination, intertwines with conspiracy theories and secret government experiments, painting a picture of a world that seems to straddle the line between science fiction and reality.
By Julio Javier14 days ago in Critique
The World of Nursing
In this series of articles and I am not sure on how many there will be I will be describing nursing skills and how they may or may not have changed over the years. It will be a series that will include history as well as how nurses' notes in patient charts have changed. The articles will have an individual skill as in handwashing, which is one of the very first skills that one learns as a nurse or in any caring profession. I plan on typing the skill verbatim from my nursing textbooks and comparing that with another version of handwashing from another caring profession or from how they washed hands in the past (giving credit to that author of that textbook.) Then I will describe the differences if there are any.
By Mark Graham16 days ago in Critique
5 countries that have more Chinese debt
The Top 5 Debtors: Unpacking China's Loan Landscape China has emerged as a major creditor to countries across the globe. This has led to a complex web of financial relationships, with some nations holding significantly higher debt to China than others. Here's a look at the top 5 countries with the most Chinese debt, exploring the reasons behind the borrowing, potential challenges, and recent developments:
By Moharif Yulianto17 days ago in Critique
The Woman Who Survived Two Atomic Bombs. AI-Generated.
The harrowing story of Tsutomu Yamaguchi, often known as the man who survived two atomic bombs, is widely known. However, fewer people are familiar with the equally extraordinary tale of a woman who shared a similar fate. Her name was Akiko Takakura, and her survival through two of the most devastating events in human history stands as a testament to the resilience of the human spirit.
By Julio Javier21 days ago in Critique
The Town That Banned Death. AI-Generated.
In a remote, picturesque corner of Norway lies a small town with an extraordinary and seemingly impossible rule: death is not allowed. Longyearbyen, situated on the Svalbard archipelago, is one of the northernmost inhabited places on Earth. This unique town has become famous not just for its stunning Arctic landscapes but for its official policy that forbids residents from dying within its boundaries.
By Julio Javier23 days ago in Critique
Teacher & Child
Dr. Haim G. Ginott wrote an academic book entitled 'Teacher & Child' which is a book that I had read for a teacher education course in the late eighties or the early nineties. The course was believe it or not 'Teaching Reading in the Elementary Classroom. This is a book that covers various ideas that a teacher should do and not do in their various classrooms. There are various vignettes throughout the book explaining proper procedures and policies that all teachers must follow liking them or not. After re-reading this book again and seeing it from the angle of a writer it brought back a few memories of my early education. There was a vignette about a social studies teacher Mr. R (I also had a teacher Mr. R) that seemed to compare his class to another easier class if you did not like his way of teaching, which was lecture and discussion versus drawing maps and completing study guides in that other class. In the end I am glad I had his class and learned a lot. 'Teacher & Child' is really all about communication in how and how not to communicate with other teachers, parents, students and administrators. This book may be old but I believe it can still hold up in today's classrooms.
By Mark Grahamabout a month ago in Critique
A Family of Readers
Just finished reading an academic book that I read sections for a course for my Master's degree. Now that I have read the whole book it is a series of articles written by Roger Sutton and Martha V. Parravano, who are editors for 'The Horn Book Magazine'. This is a book that covers children's literature from baby books to young adult books. The pages shaded in gray throughout the book are lists of books for brief synopses of each book for each level of the reader's development. To me the main premise of this academic book is to get children, youth and teens to read books of all kinds and maybe talk about them with other adults.
By Mark Grahamabout a month ago in Critique
The Diary of Clotee, A Slave Girl
Just finished reading a youth book that is entitled 'Dear America A Picture of Freedom- The Diary of Clotee, A Slave Girl. This is the story of a slave girl who learned to read and write while doing her job as a fanner (someone who had a big fan and waved over a person to keep that person cool) living at the Belmont Plantation in the state of Virginia 1859. Clotee had her Aunt Tee and Uncle Heb and a few friends that helped pass the days till freedom came while doing all the Big House chores and just being safe right before the War Between the States. At the end of the book there is a recipe for Sweet Potato Pie, a song 'Go Down Moses' and a few other notes.
By Mark Grahamabout a month ago in Critique