Urban Eriksson từ Atanoğlu/Artvin Province, Turkey

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05/10/2024

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2019-05-25 06:30

Dùng Đúng Từ Trong Tiếng Anh Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Hoàng Phúc

The headline is, this is kind of a journeyman-quality narrative. It is both thorough and complete, but rarely embellished with a catching turn of a phrase or the sort of literary flourish that can make prose truly memorable. Yet as a reference, it is truly handy. First, the narrative is broader than most earlier works on the Lincoln-Douglas Debates. Most of the other books written on the subject look only at the debates themselves. This is very easy as they were transcribed in both Democratic and Republican papers, and thus have kind of a built-in bias detector on the transcription. What they don't do is provide much of the political context to the debates. After all, these were not just preludes to the election of 1960, these were debates about a Senate seat. The "debaters" were talking to an audience and that audience had prejudices and local concerns just like in every other speech made on a campaign trail. So Mr. Guelzo ably puts the debates in their proper context. Secondarily, at the end of every debate, he provides what we used to call a "flow" in competitive debate. By that I mean a summary of points made by each debater, and notations on whether or not a debate point was repeated and/or rebutted. Thus, at the end of a narrative, you can quickly asses what Lincoln and Douglas were emphasizing, and what they were avoiding. Though the text itself was not too riveting, I learned quite a bit from this book. I lived in Illinois for many years, and even worked at the legislature in Springfield. I always found it odd that outside the capitol building, there were two large statutes -- one of Lincoln and the other of Douglas. If anything, the "Little Giant's" (as the diminutive, but rotund Douglas was known) statute was larger. I had also been to a couple of the debate sites -- Jonesboro and Alton. But, other than that, my knowledge was limited. Here I learned quite a bit about the origins of the Republican party -- how it was built on the remains of the Whigs and the anti-slavery Democrats. There were great insights on Douglas' relationship with Buchanan and the national Democratic party. I also did not know that this was Lincoln's second "run" for the Senate. He had narrowly lost in 1856. Of course, one bit of context I was aware of was that in 1858, no one elected senators. They were chosen by the state legislature. So consider this, the most famous debates between two candidates in American history, did not involve an election. So, the debates really set two precedents. First, these were really the first public debates for federal office in American history. It would set a precedent for all levels of government that would be followed up to the present day. Secondly, for the first time ever, candidates would run for Senate. In this case, they were running indirectly. They had been "chosen" by their parties through resolutions at the party conventions. Then, effectively, they were campaigning for their respective parties to elect the most delegates to the state legislature. Northern Illinois was locked up for Lincoln. Southern Illinois was locked up for Douglas. Central Illinois was known as the Whig belt. The remnants of the Whig party were still there, and they would basically decide the election. The Whigs were the party of Henry Clay. They believed in the "American System" meaning a strong central government that contributed to economic growth through national infrastructure projects. They also liked tariffs to promote domestic manufactures. They opposed the Mexican American War, however, and Lincoln as a former Whig provided Douglas with some fodder on this front. In general they sat right in the middle on the great question of the day. The Whigs did not, as a whole, like slavery. However, they also were terrified of the prospect of Civil War. So abolition was a dirty word in Whig quarters. As you can imagine, the debates then, focused on persuading these voters. Interestingly, and again a revelation I only received from this book, the House Divided speech was a political disaster that almost cost Lincoln the election right from the start. Douglas would hit on it again and again. Basically, for Whig voters, the House Divided speech sounded a lot like a promise of Civil War. Also interestingly, I have heard for years about Lincoln's own racism and view's reflective of the times. I now believe that this is a serious misjudgment of Lincoln. I believe that he was truly an advocate of full equality of the races. While he hedged a bit by implying that the declaration promised freedom to the slaves, and not social equality, it is also clear that he would not rule that out either. It is also true that as a result of his broader statements of equality of the races, he was forced by political circumstance to step away from his words a bit. Some of this is sadly ugly. But, he never stayed there, and by the end of the campaign, he seems to have returned to his soaring rhetoric about equality. Of course, the other odd fact about the Lincoln-Douglas debates is that he loses. Two years later, by-in-large thanks to the telegraph and the coverage of the election throughout the nation, Lincoln would be elected President. There is no doubt that the seed for Douglas' demise and the splintering of the Democratic party was planted during this campaign. There is also little doubt that the seed for Lincoln's greatness also found root here. He might have gone on like so many other politicians -- a one term Congressman who failed to reach the Senate twice. That's usually a recipe for retirement. But in Lincoln's case, the power of his argument and his words would allow him to be a dark horse candidate in 1860, and the rest, as they say, is history. For me, this was a fine follow-up to Team of Rivals. It filled in a lot of blank pages in my knowledge of Lincoln. For true Lincolnologists, there may not be that much new here, but for the budding devotee, it was a valuable read.

2019-05-25 07:30

Hạt Giống Tâm Hồn - Tập 3: Từ Những Điều Bình Dị (Sách Bỏ Túi) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nhiều Tác Giả

I think I am on the third book by Khoury, I like the detail of the setting his novels exist in. I have not been all that interested in the ending, just like that stories continue.

2019-05-25 08:30

LinguaForum TOEFL iBT m - Writing Intermediate Level (Kèm 1 CD) - Tái bản 11/2007 Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nhiều Tác Giả

I could not stop reading this book.Ms. Bin Ladin writes about her experiences being married to a brother of Osama Bin Laden and what it meant to be a foreigner (she was from Switzerland) in Saudi Arabia..... more importantly.. what it meant to be a WOMAN in Saudi Arabia.Reading this book made me feel grateful to be a woman in the United States. Although there are times when women in the United States have felt frustrated with the pace of change, reading about women's lives in Saudi Arabia was a real eye-opening experience. Ms. Bin Ladin expresses it so eloquently..." A wife in Saudi Arabia cannot do anything without her husband's permission. She cannot go out, cannot study, often cannoteven eat at his table. Women in Saudi Arabia must live in obedience, in isolation and in fear that they may be cast out and summarily divorced." Ms. Bin Ladin's story was captivating. She had three daughters to care for and her life would have been much easier financially speaking if she had decided to stay in her marriage to Yeslam Bin Laden. However, BECAUSE of these daughters and her wish they grow up feeling valued and able to become the women they SHOULD become, she chose to leave Saudi Arabia and endure a very ugly custody battle with her ex-husband. Her story kept me on the edge of my seat and I am filled with admiration for her strength. This was a very illuminating look at the 'frozen in medieval time' country of Saudi Arabia.

2019-05-25 09:30

Em Muốn Biết Vì Sao - Các Ngôi Sao Nhấp Nháy Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Carole Stott

At least that is over with. Review later.

2019-05-25 10:30

Tý Quậy - Tập 7 Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Đào Hải

[Note that I listened to this book on tape. It was read flawlessly by Michael Jayston and came from Chivers Audio Books.:] A suspenseful tale of murder, rape, revenge and (I believe, above all) personal growth, PD James’ “Innocent Blood” artfully navigates one of my favorite territories: the physical and psychosocial geography of England – from the grottiest of urban dives with shifty-eyed denizens, to the sadly middle-class suburbs, to the self-conscious upper-middle class districts of the well-educated and gratuitously politicized. You’ve got everything here from Blakean quotes and Victorian paintings, to cramped lounges with “telly”s, to chip shops, urine-soaked alleys and rusted-out vans. Each of the main characters has a familial relationship propelling him or her through his own personal narrative, and while these relationships vary in circumstances and sentiments, they all share a unidirectional force of passion and the niggling rub of ambivalence. To begin, Philippa, an 18-year-old adoptee sets out on her mission to discover who her biological parents are – as a means to discover herself. What results is the forming and revealing of relationships that can easily be filed under the category of “strange bedfellows.” To say more would deprive you of the fun of discovering all this for yourself. This is the first of James’ novels that I’ve read that has a protagonist who, despite the usual unattractive human aspects, maintains a sense of fairness – perhaps due to her ignorance – that kept in me a sense of hope for an optimistic outcome. Perhaps that’s because I’ve only read stories from the author’s Adam Dalgliesh detective series before this. Note that, though Amazon.com says differently, the inspector does not show up in this one.

2019-05-25 11:30

Hoa Tulip Đen Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Alexandre Dumas

This is feng shui! Not aesthetically oriented, highly superstitious and all-based on your date of birth. The clip art is hilarious. We've actually found some good, sensible ideas we never would have considered using Lillian Too's suggestions for arranging the house according to our numbers & directions. Read this & you will never put frou-frou decorations in your bathroom again! [bad to energize the toilet] Now I want a money toad! :)

2019-05-25 12:30

Tập Tô: Chữ Viết Thường (Dành Cho Bé 5 - 6 Tuổi) (Tập 2) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi:

I would actually give this a 3.5. Very good but inevitably tragic.

2019-05-25 13:30

Này, Chớ Làm Loạn (Tái Bản 2015) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Minh Nguyệt Thính Phong

A very clever and empathic book about how our current intimate sentiments of work, of faith, of love, of authority, of parenthood, and of much more have come about. And how they are still changing. It is a very good and convincing argument that very little of our emotional expectations and norms are set in stone, but are constantly evolving with each passing generation. And that it is up to us to make an effort to be aware of this.

2019-05-25 14:30

Những Trò Chơi Dân Gian Phổ Thông Và Vui Nhộn Dành Cho Thiếu Nhi Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Mai Hùng Tâm

I was not as impressed by this book as many other were. I did not think amazing that he wrote from the POV of an overweight teenaged girl. I did not become a real fan of Wally Lamb until his next book I Know This Much Is True.

2019-05-25 15:30

Bí Mật Trái Tim Bị Đánh Cắp - Chuyện Quái Dị Ở Bệnh Viện Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nhiều Tác Giả

If you are looking for Angst, drama, lots of action, violence ... My humble opinion is to give this story a pass. Because this story is about love, pure and simple. It is very sweet, cute, lovely sex scenes, HEA ... this story tick all my boxes, I loved it!!!!

Người đọc Urban Eriksson từ Atanoğlu/Artvin Province, Turkey

Người dùng coi những cuốn sách này là thú vị nhất trong năm 2017-2018, ban biên tập của cổng thông tin "Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn" khuyến cáo rằng tất cả các độc giả sẽ làm quen với văn học này.