Download or read book One Nation One Standard written by Herman Badillo and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-12-28 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why aren’t Hispanics succeeding like Asians, Jews, and other immigrant groups in America? Herman Badillo's answer is as politically incorrect as the question: Hispanics simply don’t put the same emphasis on education as other immigrant groups. As the nation’s first Puerto Rican–born U.S. congressman, the trailblazing Badillo once supported bilingual education and other government programs he thought would help the Hispanic community. But he came to see that the real path to prosperity, political unity, and the American mainstream is self-reliance, not big government. Now Badillo is a champion of one standard of achievement for all races and ethnicities. In this surprising and controversial manifesto, you will learn: Why Hispanic culture’s trouble with education, democracy, and economics stems from Mother Spain and the “five-hundred year siesta” she induced in Latin America. Why the Congressman who drafted the first Spanish-English bilingual education legislation now believes that bilingual education hurts students more than it helps. Why “social promotion” — putting minority students’ self-esteem ahead of their academic performance and then admitting them to college unprepared — continues to this day, despite the system’s documented failures and injustices. How self-identifying as “Hispanic” or “white” or “black” undermines achievement, and what lessons we can learn from Latin American countries, where one’s race is irrelevant. With Central and Latin America exporting a large portion of their poor, Hispanics are on the way to becoming a majority in the United States... but one with all the problems of a minority culture. Badillo’s solution to this problem relies on traditional values: hard work, education, and achievement. His lessons are important not only for Hispanics but for every American.

Download or read book One Nation One Standard written by Herman Badillo and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tackling the myths of liberal social policy head on, a Hispanic statesman challenges his community to embrace self-reliance and assimilation.

Download or read book One Nation written by Ben Carson, MD and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-05-20 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dear Reader, In February 2013 I gave a speech at the National Prayer Breakfast. Standing a few feet from President Obama, I warned my fellow citizens of the dangers facing our country and called for a return to the principles that made America great. Many Americans heard and responded, but our nation’s decline has continued. Today the danger is greater than ever before, and I have never shared a more urgent message than I do now. Our growing debt and deteriorating morals have driven us far from the founders’ intent. We’ve made very little progress in basic education. Obamacare threatens our health, liberty, and financial future. Media elitism and political correctness are out of control. Worst of all, we seem to have lost our ability to discuss important issues calmly and respectfully regardless of party affiliation or other differences. As a doctor rather than a politician, I care about what works, not whether someone has an (R) or a (D) after his or her name. We have to come together to solve our problems. Knowing that the future of my grandchildren is in jeopardy because of reckless spending, godless government, and mean-spirited attempts to silence critics left me no choice but to write this book. I have endeavored to propose a road out of our decline, appealing to every American’s decency and common sense. If each of us sits back and expects someone else to take action, it will soon be too late. But with your help, I firmly believe that America may once again be “one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” Sincerely, Ben Carson

Download or read book One Nation Under Gold How One Precious Metal Has Dominated the American Imagination for Four Centuries written by James Ledbetter and published by Liveright Publishing. This book was released on 2017-06-13 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One Nation Under Gold examines the countervailing forces that have long since divided America—whether gold should be a repository of hope, or a damaging delusion that has long since derailed the rational investor. Worshipped by Tea Party politicians but loathed by sane economists, gold has historically influenced American monetary policy and has exerted an often outsized influence on the national psyche for centuries. Now, acclaimed business writer James Ledbetter explores the tumultuous history and larger-than-life personalities—from George Washington to Richard Nixon—behind America’s volatile relationship to this hallowed metal and investigates what this enduring obsession reveals about the American identity. Exhaustively researched and expertly woven, One Nation Under Gold begins with the nation’s founding in the 1770s, when the new republic erupted with bitter debates over the implementation of paper currency in lieu of metal coins. Concerned that the colonies’ thirteen separate currencies would only lead to confusion and chaos, some Founding Fathers believed that a national currency would not only unify the fledgling nation but provide a perfect solution for a country that was believed to be lacking in natural silver and gold resources. Animating the "Wild West" economy of the nineteenth century with searing insights, Ledbetter brings to vivid life the actions of Whig president Andrew Jackson, one of gold’s most passionate advocates, whose vehement protest against a standardized national currency would precipitate the nation’s first feverish gold rush. Even after the establishment of a national paper currency, the virulent political divisions continued, reaching unprecedented heights at the Democratic National Convention in 1896, when presidential aspirant William Jennings Bryan delivered the legendary "Cross of Gold" speech that electrified an entire convention floor, stoking the fears of his agrarian supporters. While Bryan never amassed a wide-enough constituency to propel his cause into the White House, America’s stubborn attachment to gold persisted, wreaking so much havoc that FDR, in order to help rescue the moribund Depression economy, ordered a ban on private ownership of gold in 1933. In fact, so entrenched was the belief that gold should uphold the almighty dollar, it was not until 1973 that Richard Nixon ordered that the dollar be delinked from any relation to gold—completely overhauling international economic policy and cementing the dollar’s global significance. More intriguing is the fact that America’s exuberant fascination with gold has continued long after Nixon’s historic decree, as in the profusion of late-night television ads that appeal to goldbug speculators that proliferate even into the present. One Nation Under Gold reveals as much about American economic history as it does about the sectional divisions that continue to cleave our nation, ultimately becoming a unique history about economic irrationality and its influence on the American psyche.

Download or read book RBI Grade B DSIM Phase I Prelims 15 Practice Sets and Solved Papers Book for 2021 Exam with Latest Pattern and Detailed Explanation by Rama Publishers written by Rama Publishers and published by Rama Publishers. This book was released on 2021-10-19 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book Type - Practice Sets / Solved Papers About Exam: Reserve Bank of India Recruitment notification released for jobless candidates. Huge numbers of contenders are waiting for latest Banking Jobs and want to make their career in the banking field. Exam Pattern- DSIM Paper-I Objective is for 120 minutes for 200 marks. It includes 4 sections namely General awareness, English, Quant and reasoning. Negative Marking- 0.25 Conducting body- Reserve Bank of India

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Download or read book RBI Grade B Mains Phase II 15 Practice Sets and Solved Papers Book for 2021 Exam with Latest Pattern and Detailed Explanation by Rama Publishers written by Rama and published by Rama Publishers. This book was released on 2021-10-19 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book Type - Practice Sets / Solved Papers About Exam: Reserve Bank of India Recruitment notification released for jobless candidates. Huge numbers of contenders are waiting for latest Banking Jobs and want to make their career in the banking field. Exam Patterns – RBI Grade B Main exam has three separate papers on Economic and Social Issues, English Language and Finance and Management. Candidates qualifying for Phase I and Phase II will have to face an interview round carrying 75 marks. The final Merit List will be formulated based on the marks of the Main exam and interview. RBI Grade B Exam is conducted in three rounds namely RBI Grade B Phase-I, RBI Grade B Phase-II and the Interview. While RBI Grade B Phase-I is a general aptitude test that is qualifying in nature. RBI Grade B Prelims consists of 200 questions carrying 200 marks spread across four sections. These include Math’s, Logical Reasoning, English and General Awareness. A composite time of 120 minutes or 2 hours is allocated for Prelims wherein candidates can traverse across the section to complete the exam within the stipulated time. Subjects Covered- Math’s, Logical Reasoning, English and General Awareness Negative Marking -0.25 Conducting Body- Reserve Bank of India

Download or read book Current Affairs Half Yearly 2021 written by Arihant Experts and published by Arihant Publications India limited. This book was released on 2021-07-18 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1. ‘Competition in Focus’ series - Current Affairs (Half Yearly 2021) is best selling Magazine. 2. Provides complete coverage of Current Affairs from January to June 2021. 3. It covers every part of General Knowledge from National to International. 4. More than 400 MCQs on Current Shooters. 5. Highly useful for State PCSs, IBPS (PO/ Clerk), NDA/CDA, SSC (CGL & 10+2), Railways & Other State Level Competition Exams. Whether you are appearing of the civil services or sitting for a college entrance, General Knowledge & Awareness comprises of a good part in the competition for scoring a good ranking. Being aware about the events around help you to make your place among intellectuals as well as clear various competitive examinations. Here we bring the 2021 edition of “Current Affairs Half Yearly” that is designed to give complete coverage of current events from January to June 2021 is a concise manner. Its ‘Inside the Pages’ provides you with the information of National Affairs, International Affairs, Economy & Banking, State Affairs, Science & Technology, Defence & Security, Sports, newsmakers, and Awards & Honours. This magazine also includes more than 400 MCQs that proves to be comprehensively useful for all competitive exams and lastly, the section Who’s who deals with the currently appointed Governors, Ministers, Heads, Officials and many more. Students who are going to appear in the upcoming examinations of State PCS, IBPS (PO/Clerk), SSC (CGL/10+2), NDA/CDA, Railways and other State level examinations, this magazine proves to be highly useful. TOC National Affairs, International Affairs, Economy & Banking, State Affairs, Science & Technology, Defence and Security, Sports, News Makers, Awards and Honours, 400+ Current Shooters, Who’s Who.

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Download or read book Our Schools Suck written by Jeanne Theoharis and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2009-05-01 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shares the voices of students speaking out against the failures of urban education "Our schools suck." This is how many young people of color call attention to the kind of public education they are receiving. In cities across the nation, many students are trapped in under-funded, mismanaged and unsafe schools. Yet, a number of scholars and of public figures have shifted attention away from the persistence of school segregation to lambaste the values of young people themselves. Our Schools Suck forcefully challenges this assertion by giving voice to the compelling stories of African American and Latino students who attend under-resourced inner-city schools, where guidance counselors and AP classes are limited and security guards and metal detectors are plentiful—and grow disheartened by a public conversation that continually casts them as the problem with urban schools. By showing that young people are deeply committed to education but often critical of the kind of education they are receiving, this book highlights the dishonesty of public claims that they do not value education. Ultimately, these powerful student voices remind us of the ways we have shirked our public responsibility to create excellent schools. True school reform requires no less than a new civil rights movement, where adults join with young people to ensure an equal education for each and every student.

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Download or read book One Nation Two Cultures written by Gertrude Himmelfarb and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2001-01-30 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From one of today's most respected historians and cultural critics comes a new book examining the gulf in American society--a division that cuts across class, racial, ethnic, political and sexual lines. One side originated in the tradition of republican virtue, the other in the counterculture of the late 1960s. Himmelfarb argues that, while the latter generated the dominant culture of today-particularly in universities, journalism, television, and film--a "dissident culture" continues to promote the values of family, a civil society, sexual morality, privacy, and patriotism. Proposing democratic remedies for our moral and cultural diseases, Himmelfarb concludes that it is a tribute to Americans that we remain "one nation" even as we are divided into "two cultures."

Download or read book Current Affairs Year Book 2022 Indian Polity Governance written by Rajendra Prasad and published by MYUPSC. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Current Affairs Year Book 2022: Polity. Current Affairs are essential for the preparation of the UPSC CSE & State PSC and all other competitive examinations 2022. Current Affairs Year Book 2022: Polity The UPSC, State PSC prelims and mains examination demand conceptual clarity of current affairs, Clearing the UPSC CSE & State PSC examination requires a complete, holistic and comprehensive understanding of concepts in the news and current affairs which has been provided by MYUPSC.COM in very crisp and meticulous notes covering all notable and crucial current affairs. Current Affairs Year Book 2022: Polity 1. ‘Competition in Focus’ Current Affairs Series – Current Affairs 2022 (Polity) 2. Provides complete coverage of Current Affairs 2022-23. 3. It covers every part of General Knowledge from Polity Current Affairs 2022. 4. Current Affairs Shooters for Exams Revision. 5. Highly useful for UPSC CSE, State PCSs and other State Level Competition Exams. Current Affairs Polity Year Book 2022 Book Name: Current Affairs Year Book 2022 – Polity Language / Medium: English Useful for: UPSC, State PSC & Other Exams 2022-23 Total Page: 84

Download or read book One Nation Two Realities written by Morgan Marietta and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-03-18 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The deep divides that define politics in the United States are not restricted to policy or even cultural differences anymore. Americans no longer agree on basic questions of fact. Is climate change real? Does racism still determine who gets ahead? Is sexual orientation innate? Do immigration and free trade help or hurt the economy? Does gun control reduce violence? Are false convictions common? Employing several years of original survey data and experiments, Marietta and Barker reach a number of enlightening and provocative conclusions: dueling fact perceptions are not so much a product of hyper-partisanship or media propaganda as they are of simple value differences and deepening distrust of authorities. These duels foster social contempt, even in the workplace, and they warp the electorate. The educated -- on both the right and the left -- carry the biggest guns and are the quickest to draw. And finally, fact-checking and other proposed remedies don't seem to holster too many weapons; they can even add bullets to the chamber. Marietta and Barker's pessimistic conclusions will challenge idealistic reformers.

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Download or read book Literacy as a Civil Right written by Stuart Greene and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2008 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The urgency to create equity in schools has never been greater, especially since legislators are considering the re-authorization of No Child Left Behind as a means to eliminating the achievement gap. Studies continue to show that increased standards, testing, and accountability have simply maintained the status quo. In response, this book proposes alternative ways of addressing these educational inequities, taking an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the complex historical, social, and global issues that stand in the way of ensuring that all students have access to literacy - issues that policy makers and educators can no longer ignore. Literacy as a Civil Right assembles an impressive group of essays that broaden the conversation taking place about school reform, unmasking an ideology that maintains unequal relations of power in school and society. The ideas presented here will help readers re-imagine success in schools by understanding the possibilities that grow from a democratic vision of education. Together, this book provides an alternative framework to increased testing, offering a more humane vision of education that values agency, rigor, civic responsibility, and democracy.

Download or read book One Nation Under Stress written by Dana Becker and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-02-11 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stress. Everyone is talking about it, suffering from it, trying desperately to manage it-now more than ever. From 1970 to 1980, 2,326 academic articles appeared with the word "stress" in the title. In the decade between 2000 and 2010 that number jumped to 21,750. Has life become ten times more stressful, or is it the stress concept itself that has grown exponentially over the past 40 years? In One Nation Under Stress, Dana Becker argues that our national infatuation with the therapeutic culture has created a middle-class moral imperative to manage the tensions of daily life by turning inward, ignoring the social and political realities that underlie those tensions. Becker shows that although stress is often associated with conditions over which people have little control-workplace policies unfavorable to family life, increasing economic inequality, war in the age of terrorism-the stress concept focuses most of our attention on how individuals react to stress. A proliferation of self-help books and dire medical warnings about the negative effects of stress on our physical and emotional health all place the responsibility for alleviating stress-though yoga, deep breathing, better diet, etc.-squarely on the individual. The stress concept has come of age in a period of tectonic social and political shifts. Nevertheless, we persist in the all-American belief that we can meet these changes by re-engineering ourselves rather than tackling the root causes of stress. Examining both research and popular representations of stress in cultural terms, Becker traces the evolution of the social uses of the stress concept as it has been transformed into an all-purpose vehicle for defining, expressing, and containing middle-class anxieties about upheavals in American society.