United States System

Long Fang is stranded in a foreign world where proper cultivation has been replaced by annoying blue screens. He is confused and alone...but not for long. Completely ignoring the System, he forms a wholesome sect of followers to spread cultivation across the wild world. Blue screens do not take kindly to rejection, however, and Long Fang’s stubbornness soon finds him pitted against increasingly dangerous foes.

In his debut book, Phillip Scott exposes the hidden tactics, code words, attitudes and tricks White supremacists employ to oppress Black people and other people of color (POC). From pointing out discriminatory hiring practices to exploring the lack of Black Americans in corporate, judiciary, and governmental roles, Scott argues the necessity of dismantling White supremacy for a better tomorrow. The author also provides ways to address coding, pocket watching and "trick questions" from White supremacy empathizers.

This book is excellent for beginners or those new to learning about unions because it helps them gain an understanding of the subject matter. It discusses union types, structures, activities, and functions while analyzing the role that they play for their members. It does not support or oppose unions in workplaces, nor does it argue the topic from any perspective. The goal is simply to educate readers about unions so they can formulate their own opinions.

The state of education in the USA has been a pressing concern. American students consistently score lower than their international peers in key subjects like reading, science, and math. This book explores the contrasting approaches to education in Finland and the United States, with Finland consistently ranking high in international assessments until recently, when the rankings started declining, while American students struggle to keep pace. By examining the similarities and differences between these two countries, this timely analysis sheds light on the challenges facing the US education ...

Conquer the Social Studies Content Knowledge 5081 Exam is a comprehensive study guide designed for individuals preparing for social studies teacher certification assessments. The book provides broad coverage of major historical periods, political systems, economic principles, geographic concepts, and behavioral science topics commonly associated with secondary social studies instruction. The guide begins with world history, tracing developments from early human societies through ancient civilizations, classical cultures, medieval societies, the Renaissance, industrialization, global ...

An instant New York Times bestseller. An acclaimed legal scholar’s exposé of how the Supreme Court uses unsigned and unexplained orders to change the law behind closed doors. “Important.” —The New York Times The Supreme Court has always had the authority to issue emergency rulings in...

Colorado Travel Master Guide combines two complete travel systems into one powerful bundle — delivering over 200 curated experiences across every season, major city, and mountain town.

The definitive history of the Wesleyan movement in the United States. An expansive, substantive history of the Wesleyan tradition in the United States, Doctrine, Spirit, and Discipline offers a broad survey of the Methodist movement as it developed and spread throughout America, from the...

An inspirational argument for the creation of a new pilgrimage tradition in the United States. Pilgrimage is a sacred tradition that has existed around the world for centuries. Every year, more than one hundred million devotees from different cultures and faiths embark on journeys to such holy...

The writing of history is always in terms of a framework, a philosophical and ultimately religious conceptual structure in the mind of the historian. To the orthodox Christian, the shabby incarnations of the reigning historiographies are both absurd and offensive. A Christian historiography and a Christian revisionism are thus for him moral imperatives. These essays are studies in Christian revisionism. There purpose is to call attention those aspects of American history that are currently neglected.

Is FedNow the Future of U.S. Payment Systems? In this informative ebook, you'll learn all about FedNow, the Federal Reserve's new real-time payment system. FedNow is designed to provide businesses and consumers with a fast, safe and efficient way to send and receive payments in real-time, 24 hours a day, seven days per week. This book explains how FedNow works, including its payment processing, settlement, and fraud prevention capabilities. You'll also discover the advantages of using FedNow, including faster payment processing times, improved cash flow management, and enhanced financial ...

Best-selling author Ted Stewart explains how the Supreme Court and its nine appointed members now stand at a crucial point in their power to hand down momentous and far-ranging decisions. Today's Court affects every major area of American life, from health care to civil rights, from abortion to marriage. This fascinating book reveals the complex history of the Court as told through seven pivotal decisions.

Jeff Alt takes you along every step of his 2,160-mile Appalachian Trail adventure. This entertaining journey includes bears, bugs, blisters, captivating characters, skunk bedmates, and hilarious food cravings. Alt walked more than five million steps in tribute to his brother, who has cerebral palsy and lives in a home called Sunshine. This trail adventure has inspired an annual event that has raised more than $200,000 for Sunshine. It includes hiking tips for the whole family.

A magisterial new history of the role of the Supreme Court as an ally in implementing and preserving a racial caste system in America Their Accomplices Wore Robes takes readers from the Civil War era to the present and describes how the Supreme Court—even more than the presidency or...

For over 100 years, thousands of Aboriginal children passed through the Canadian residential school system. Begun in the 1870s, it was intended, in the words of government officials, to bring these children into the “circle of civilization,” the results, however, were far different. More often, the schools provided an inferior education in an atmosphere of neglect, disease, and often abuse. Using previously unreleased government documents, historian John S. Milloy provides a full picture of the history and reality of the residential school system.

For the average/ordinary person, being abandoned by your parents at birth, separated from your one and only sibling as a child, and hurled into the uncertainty of the Child Foster Care System without any warning, would lead to utter depression at best and a homeless runaway at the very worst. Such trials and tribulations could and would break the best of us. But, not James Rosebaum. Nothing was going to break him. Whenever life threw him a curve ball, James smacked it out of the ballpark. Whether it be a fatal automobile accident, dispassionate Foster Parents, a deadly typhoon, an even ...

Before becoming a best-selling author, Glenn Langohr was a prisoner on drug charges. To survive gang wars, guards who incite riots, and racial segregation where every inch of space is fought over, he took over as a shot caller.

"Conquer the GED Social Studies Exam: Your Essential Guide to History, Civics, Economics, and Geography" is designed to equip learners with the foundational knowledge and critical thinking skills needed to excel in the GED Social Studies section. Covering essential topics such as U.S. and world history, civics and government, economics, and geography, this guide provides in-depth explanations and real-world applications. Each chapter emphasizes understanding key concepts, from the Constitution and the principles of democracy to economic systems and the structure of the U.S. government. ...

Forever Prisoners offers the first broad history of immigrant detention in the United States. Elliott Young focuses on five stories, including Chinese detained off the coast of Washington in the late 1880s, an "insane" Russian-Brazilian Jew caught on a ship shuttling between New York and South America during World War I, Japanese Peruvians kidnapped and locked up in a Texas jail during World War II, a prison uprising by Mariel Cuban refugees in 1987, and a Salvadoran mother who grew up in the United States and has spent years incarcerated while fighting deportation. 

Bloomsbury presents A Revolution Betrayed written and read by Peter Hitchens. There are few subjects these days that cause parents more stress than the education of their children. In his new book, Peter Hitchens describes the misjudgements made by politicians over the years that have led to the...