Sentences with phrase «role in the history books»

And because of its more focused mission, its role in the history books will always be more meaningful.

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due to racism, bigotry and ignorance, most modern historical books in the west do not or have not mentioned such historical facts bc for white men who compiled history books, any credit to any area east of Greece would have been too shameful, but again, when you read about ancient Persian culture and see it in action and look at their tablets and beliefs and artifacts and books, it's quite clear that the Persian Zoroastrian role is all over this....

To me, it is in its entirely a sort - of history book mixed with a literature book that plays no role in how I live or what I agree or disagree with.

Barton argues that religion — and Christianity in particular — played a huge role in the founding and history of the United States, and that that role has been largely scrubbed from the history books by modern secular elites.

Anyone who laments the racial injustice that has played a prominent role in our history, must read this book.

The story of the rise of Shi`a and its role in Islamic history is told more fully in another chapter of this book.

The book gives respectful but brief attention to the central role of Catholicism in the rising and in the larger history of Polish national aspirations.

This book reveals the previously untold history of how the individuals and innovations of the Howard Dean campaign came to play a starring role in the effort to elect the nation's first African American president.

He is the author of the new book Microcosm: E. coli and the New Science of Life about the fascinating bacteria that live in each of us and the fundamental role it's played in the history of modern biology.

As important, by examining the political, technological, and even cultural history of this quest during the post-World War II era, this book highlights the essential role played by space exploration in shaping our understanding of life back on Earth.»

Although Spider - Man plays a formative role in Venom's comic book history, the web - slinger will be absent from director Ruben Fleischer's Venom.

After a quasi-lecture about his history with the film in Georgetown University's Healy Hall, we've walked through classrooms, courtyards and churches that all played significant roles in the making of the picture and the book that inspired it.

Though a Native American named Squanto did really exist, did learn English, and did play a role significant enough to land him in history books, the hero portrayed in the film is even closer to folklore than historical fiction.

The Sopranos» Annabella Sciorra is heading to Luke Cage's Harlem, in a role that has some intriguing connections to Marvel's comic book history — a history not with Luke himself, but another Netflix alumni, Frank Castle.

However, on the fan side of things, I will say, having come from a history of pop culture consumption has helped me immensely in booking some of my roles.

The same kind of thing happens in an English class when they create newspapers, or publish books, and in social studies or history when they role - play the armistice of World War I, or the debates between Lincoln and Douglass.

Heather is passionate about educational technology and its role in helping students communicate all subjects and has written a number of books, including, DIY for Project Based Learning for ELA and History, DIY for Project Based Learning for Math and Science, Writing Behind Every Door: Teaching Common Core Writing in the Content Areas, and Tween Crayons and Curfews: Tips for Middle School Teachers.

DeBoer is the author of A History of Ideas in Science Education: Implications for Practice (Columbia University Teachers College Press, 1991) and The Role of Public Policy in K - 12 Science Education (Information Age Publishing, 2011) as well as numerous articles, book chapters, and reviews.

Illustrations flow along with the text in this book celebrating the river that played a key role in the settling of the New World, the outcome of the Revolutionary War, and the history of a state and a country.

Anderson's version of history in this wide - ranging and fast - moving book situates the war in its milieu of imperial rivalry, colonial and parliamentary politics, land speculation and squatting settlers, and Indian diplomacy and resistance, vividly re-creating events through the famous characters, such as Pontiac or Montcalm, as well as the common soldier, whose role may have been transient but was significant nonetheless.

Book groups would find much to talk about here: women's roles in the 19th century, changes in travel, role of railroad, the role of Britain in 19th century world history, journalism.

In honor of Women's History Month, we're highlighting 10 new books that give young readers a fresh batch of heroines, from new fictional favorites to historical role models getting some much - deserved attention:

In his first book - length work of nonfiction, Anderson skillfully interweaves details from Shostakovich's life into pivotal historical moments, particularly Russia's role in WWII, brilliantly elucidating some of the more puzzling parts of Russian historIn his first book - length work of nonfiction, Anderson skillfully interweaves details from Shostakovich's life into pivotal historical moments, particularly Russia's role in WWII, brilliantly elucidating some of the more puzzling parts of Russian historin WWII, brilliantly elucidating some of the more puzzling parts of Russian history.

Award - winning children's book author Cooper surveys more than a century of U.S. history in this wide - ranging volume that spotlights women's pivotal roles in politics.

(Joan V) Book groups will find much to talk about here: women's roles in the 19th century, changes in travel, the role of the railroad, the role of Britain in 19th century world history, and journalism (Andrea S).

Topics included: my personal history and motives as a writer; the elements of fiction that I find easiest, and hardest; where I get my fiction ideas; the role that feedback from others has in my writing process; which writers have most influenced me; why I chose to self - publish; what it means to be a «vigilante author»; how to promote indie books; and my advice for other writers.

The widely admired Caroline Kennedy, author of 10 books on American history, politics, and poetry, will join ALA President - elect Barbara Stripling for an in - depth conversation on the important role that librarians play in public service.

Inside you will read about... ✓ A Timeline for Ancient Egypt ✓ Historical Egypt ✓ The Myth Of Creation ✓ The Pantheon Of Gods ✓ Mythology In Day To Day Ancient Egypt ✓ The Central Role Of The Temple And Some Temple Rituals ✓ Sources Of The History Of Egyptian Mythology ✓ The Underworld And Life After Death ✓ Pyramids And Their Locations The book includes the myths of the creation in some detail and introduces the top Deities in a Pantheon of over two thousand God and GoddesseIn Day To Day Ancient Egypt ✓ The Central Role Of The Temple And Some Temple Rituals ✓ Sources Of The History Of Egyptian Mythology ✓ The Underworld And Life After Death ✓ Pyramids And Their Locations The book includes the myths of the creation in some detail and introduces the top Deities in a Pantheon of over two thousand God and Goddessein some detail and introduces the top Deities in a Pantheon of over two thousand God and Goddessein a Pantheon of over two thousand God and Goddesses.

We learned about past American leaders as we produced the narration for a series of 12 biographical audio books, each showcasing a different person who played a very important role in history.

«Shigeru Miyamoto: Super Mario Bros., Donkey Kong, The Legend of Zelda really gets at the heart of Miyamoto's influence on the gaming industry... Providing a great understanding of Shigeru Miyamoto's role in the gaming industry, it's a book that also gives readers an understanding of the history of gaming as a whole, as well as the many influences one influential designer can have... it provides a fascinating look at how the gaming industry has evolved through the years.»

However, on the fan side of things, I will say, having come from a history of pop culture consumption has helped me immensely in booking some of my roles.

Katz's true role, the one that should be acknowledged in the history books, is that of the most sophisticated of Sunday painters.

Curated by Elena Ochoa Foster, founder and CEO of Ivorypress in collaboration with the Ivorypress team, the exhibition is dedicated to artists» books and their role in the history of art until the present time.

Through scores of examples, the book documents Texas's unexpected role in the history of abstact art, and in its present place in the contemporary art world.

David Hockney's book, Secret Knowledge, on the role of optical aids in the history of pictorial representation, was published in the autumn of 2001.

After decades of community soul - searching about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the fate of the Texas School Book Depository, and the challenging role Dallas would play in history, The Sixth Floor's core exhibit, «John F. Kennedy and the Memory of a Nation,» opened on Presidents Day 1989.

Much like the Jorge Luis Borges book after which it is named, the 18th Street Arts Center's PST: LA / LA exhibition addresses history and its delineations, whether entirely or partially fictitious, in order to question the role of master narratives in general, and particularly in the case of the LA / LA (Los Angeles and Latin America) diaspora.

Since 2006 she has worked freelance undertaking roles including, Research Consultant and Series Editor for the Exhibition Histories book series published by Afterall; Lecturer on curatorial programmes at California College of the Arts, San Francisco; de Appel, Amsterdam; the London Consortium MA Film Curating; the MA Curating at Chelsea College of Art and Design and on the Curatorial Intensive run by Independent Curators International in New York in July 2011.

For the role of climate in past history, I would start with Jared Diamond's book Collapse, How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed (2005).

I discuss Muller's history as a climate change critic and his new - found role as a media favorite in my book «The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars» (Columbia University Press, 2013).

Justice Sosman's place in the history books may be marked by her role as dissenter in Goodridge v. Department of Health, the case that gave the green light to gay marriage in Massachusetts.

In their book «The Second Machine Age» (2014) authors Andrew McAfee and Erik Brynjolfsson, both at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), argue how the history of work can be described by the role that automation has played.