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Book Synopsis Sharlene Wells, Miss America by : Sheri L. Dew
Download or read book Sharlene Wells, Miss America written by Sheri L. Dew and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Paints a picture of the total Sharlene-of a young lady who set her sights on the stars and became an American dream come true." -- dust jacket.
Book Synopsis Kissing a Frog by : Sharlene Wells Hawkes
Download or read book Kissing a Frog written by Sharlene Wells Hawkes and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kissing a Frog will be your gameplan for realizing your true possibilities. Sharlene Wells Hawkes helps you to discover and accentuate your natural strengths while developing in areas that stretch your comfort zones and help you achieve greater success.
Book Synopsis Looking for Miss America by : Margot Mifflin
Download or read book Looking for Miss America written by Margot Mifflin and published by Catapult. This book was released on 2021-08-03 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Popular Culture Association’s Emily Toth Best Book in Women’s Studies Award From an author praised for writing “delicious social history” (Dwight Garner, The New York Times) comes a lively account of memorable Miss America contestants, protests, and scandals—and how the pageant, now in its one hundredth year, serves as an unintended indicator of feminist progress Looking for Miss America is a fast–paced narrative history of a curious and contradictory institution. From its start in 1921 as an Atlantic City tourist draw to its current incarnation as a scholarship competition, the pageant has indexed women’s status during periods of social change—the post–suffrage 1920s, the Eisenhower 1950s, the #MeToo era. This ever–changing institution has been shaped by war, evangelism, the rise of television and reality TV, and, significantly, by contestants who confounded expectations. Spotlighting individuals, from Yolande Betbeze, whose refusal to pose in swimsuits led an angry sponsor to launch the rival Miss USA contest, to the first black winner, Vanessa Williams, who received death threats and was protected by sharpshooters in her hometown parade, Margot Mifflin shows how women made hard bargains even as they used the pageant for economic advancement. The pageant’s history includes, crucially, those it excluded; the notorious Rule Seven, which required contestants to be “of the white race,” was retired in the 1950s, but no women of color were crowned until the 1980s. In rigorously researched, vibrant chapters that unpack each decade of the pageant, Looking for Miss America examines the heady blend of capitalism, patriotism, class anxiety, and cultural mythology that has fueled this American ritual.
Book Synopsis The Business Ethics Field Guide by : Aaron Miller
Download or read book The Business Ethics Field Guide written by Aaron Miller and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just like the wilderness, the business world can be a scary place. Every day, ethical dilemmas spring up that can ruin great companies and tarnish amazing careers. Learning how to navigate those situations can mean the difference between greatness and failure.In their new book, The Business Ethics Field Guide: The Essential Companion to Leading Your Career and Your Company to Greatness, Brad Agle, Aaron Miller, and Bill O'Rourke walk you through the traps and pitfalls you might face, and help you come out the other side unscathed.
Book Synopsis The Ash Warriors by : C. R. Anderegg
Download or read book The Ash Warriors written by C. R. Anderegg and published by Department of the Air Force. This book was released on 2000 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In November 1991 the American flag was lowered for the last time at Clark Air Base in the Philippines. This act brought to an end American military presence in the Philippines that extended back over 90 years. It also represented the final act in a drama that began with the initial rumblings in April of that year of the Mount inatubo volcano, located about nine miles to the east of Clark. This book tells the remarkable story of the men and women of the Clark community and their ordeal in planning for and carrying out their evacuation from Clark in face of the impending volcanic activity. It documents the actions of those who remained on the base during the series of Mount Pinatubo' s eruptions, and the packing out of the base during the subsequent months. This is the story of the Ash Warriors, those Air Force men and women who carried out their mission in the face of an incredible series of natural disasters, including volcanic eruption, flood, typhoons, and earthquakes, all of which plagued Clark and the surrounding areas during June and July 1991.
Book Synopsis “There She Is, Miss America” by : E. Watson
Download or read book “There She Is, Miss America” written by E. Watson and published by Springer. This book was released on 2004-09-18 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While some see the Miss American Pageant as hokey vestige of another era, many remain enthralled by the annual Atlantic City event. And whether you love it or hate it, no one can deny the impact the contest has had on American popular culture-indeed, many reality television shows seem to have taken cues from the pageant. Founded in 1921, the Miss America Pageant has provided a fascinating glimpse into how American standards of femininity have been defined, projected, maintained, and challenged. At various times, it has been praised as a positive role model for young American women, protested as degrading to women by feminists, and shamed by scandals, such as the one caused by the Penthouse photos of Vanessa Williams in 1984. In this first interdisciplinary anthology to examine this uniquely American event, scholars defend, critique, and reflect on the pageant, grappling with themes like beauty, race, the body, identity, kitsch, and consumerism. "There She Is, Miss America" provides a fascinating examination of an enduring American icon.
Download or read book There She Was written by Amy Argetsinger and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-09-07 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Washington Post style editor’s fascinating and irresistible look back on the Miss America pageant as it approaches its 100th anniversary. The sash. The tears. The glittering crown. And of course, that soaring song. For all its pomp and kitsch, the Miss America pageant is indelibly written into the American story of the past century. From its giddy origins as a summer’s-end tourist draw in Prohibition-era Atlantic City, it blossomed into a televised extravaganza that drew tens of millions of viewers in its heyday and was once considered the highest honor that a young woman could achieve. For two years, Washington Post reporter and editor Amy Argetsinger visited pageants and interviewed former winners and contestants to unveil the hidden world of this iconic institution. There She Was spotlights how the pageant survived decades of social and cultural change, collided with a women’s liberation movement that sought to abolish it, and redefined itself alongside evolving ideas about feminism. For its superstars—Phyllis George, Vanessa Williams, Gretchen Carlson—and for those who never became household names, Miss America was a platform for women to exercise their ambitions and learn brutal lessons about the culture of fame. Spirited and revelatory, There She Was charts the evolution of the American woman, from the Miss America catapulted into advocacy after she was exposed as a survivor of domestic violence to the one who used her crown to launch a congressional campaign; from a 1930s winner who ran away on the night of her crowning to a present-day rock guitarist carving out her place in this world. Argetsinger dissects the scandals and financial turmoil that have repeatedly threatened to kill the pageant—and highlights the unexpected sisterhood of Miss Americas fighting to keep it alive.
Book Synopsis Beery Family History by : William Beery
Download or read book Beery Family History written by William Beery and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 794 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Also includes some descendants of Otto Beery. He was born in 1859 at Langnau, Berne, Switzerland and immigrated to the United States ca. 1885. He married Mary McCleary in 1890 at Passaic, New Jersey. They had five children, 1891-1906. He died in 1918 at Wallington, New Jersey.
Book Synopsis A Study Guide for Julia Alvarez's "I Want to Be Miss America" by : Gale, Cengage
Download or read book A Study Guide for Julia Alvarez's "I Want to Be Miss America" written by Gale, Cengage and published by Gale, Cengage Learning. This book was released on 2018-09-13 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Study Guide for Julia Alvarez's "I Want to Be Miss America", excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Short Stories for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Short Stories for Students for all of your research needs.
Book Synopsis Sulfur Content of Crude Oils by : Manuel Carrales
Download or read book Sulfur Content of Crude Oils written by Manuel Carrales and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Mormon Image in the American Mind by : J.B. Haws
Download or read book The Mormon Image in the American Mind written by J.B. Haws and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-11-01 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Mormon History Association Best Book Award What do Americans really think about Mormons, and why? Through a fascinating survey of Mormon encounters with the media, including such personalities and events as the Osmonds, the Olympics, the Tabernacle Choir, evangelical Christians, the Equal Rights Amendment, Sports Illustrated, and even Miss America, J.B. Haws reveals the dramatic transformation of the American public's understanding of Mormons in the past half-century. When the Mormon George Romney, former governor of Michigan, ran for president in 1968, he was admired for his personal piety and characterized as "a kind of political Billy Graham." When George's son Mitt ran in 2008, a widely distributed email told hundreds of thousands of Christians that a vote for Mitt Romney was a vote for Satan. What had changed in the intervening four decades? Why were the theology of the Latter-day Saints and their "Christian" status mostly nonissues in 1968 but so hotly contested in 2008? For years, the American perception of Mormonism has been torn between admiration for individual Mormons-seen as friendly, hard-working, and family-oriented-and ambivalence toward institutional Mormonism-allegedly secretive, authoritarian, and weird. The Mormon Image in the American Mind offers vital insight into the complex shifts in public perception of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, its members, and its place in American society.
Book Synopsis The Inside-outside Beauty Book by : Barbara Barrington Jones
Download or read book The Inside-outside Beauty Book written by Barbara Barrington Jones and published by Shadow Mountain. This book was released on 1989 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Being Miss America by : Kate Shindle
Download or read book Being Miss America written by Kate Shindle and published by Univ of TX + ORM. This book was released on 2014-09-01 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “[Shindler] tells the story of her year wearing the crown while offering an incisive history and analysis of an always-controversial beauty contest.” —Kirkus Reviews In Being Miss America, Kate Shindle interweaves an engrossing, witty memoir of her year as Miss America 1998 with a fascinating history of the pageant. She explores what it means to take on the mantle of America’s “ideal,” especially considering the evolution of the American female identity since the pageant’s inception. Shindle profiles winners and organization leaders and recounts important moments in the pageant’s story, with a special focus on Miss America’s iconoclasts, including Bess Myerson (1945), the only Jewish Miss America; Yolande Betbeze (1951), who crusaded against the pageant’s pinup image; and Kaye Lani Rae Rafko (1987), a working-class woman from Michigan who wanted to merge her famous title with her work as an oncology nurse. Shindle’s own account of her work as an AIDS activist—and finding ways to circumvent the “gown and crown” stereotypes of Miss America in order to talk honestly with high school students about safer sex—illuminates both the challenges and the opportunities that keep young women competing to become Miss America. “Kate Shindle’s sharply observed, smart, and heartbreaking take on Miss America will be embraced by pageant super fans and should be required reading for everyone who’s thought about what it takes to be America’s ideal.” —Jennifer Weiner, New York Times-bestselling author “This memoir offers a captivating cultural history of the last 100 years in America through the lens of the Miss America Pageant and its white-knuckled struggle to remain relevant.” —Library Journal
Book Synopsis Being Miss America by : Kate Shindle
Download or read book Being Miss America written by Kate Shindle and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2014-09-01 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounts the author's experiences as Miss America 1998, providing a history of the pageant and profiling other former winners.
Book Synopsis Live from Atlantic City by : Armando Riverol
Download or read book Live from Atlantic City written by Armando Riverol and published by Popular Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the pageant's history from its inception in 1920 through its emergence as American popular culture icon, not only chronicling events but presenting two opposing perspectives on the pageant: the pageant as celebration and idealization of American womanhood, and the pageant as sexist, exploitative anachronism. With 25 pages of bandw photographs. Paper edition (unseen), $12.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Book Synopsis Leadership Bones by : Timothy R. Clark
Download or read book Leadership Bones written by Timothy R. Clark and published by Bradmore Road Press. This book was released on 2019-01-31 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you were suddenly promoted to leadership without warning and had one hour to prepare, what would you do? Where would you look for advice? That is the formidable task of this book. A quick start resource, "Leadership Bones" will skill and scale you up and prepare you for exemplary service as a leader. The five leadership bones represent the foundation and irreducible minimum on which all good leadership is built. No leader ever graduates from living the bones, and no leader succeeds who ignores them.In this engaging narrative, you will meet Izzy Kroll, a brilliant eccentric who teaches high school in a tough section of Chicago. The story unfolds as Izzy mentors his former student, Marcus, in the bones, or first lessons, of leadership, helping him navigate through the real world of egos, agendas, and ethical dilemmas. A call to action for all leaders, this book is a quick and powerful read that will motivate you to reflect on your intent and influence as a leader. The book also includes a self-assessment based on the five bones:1. Fill Your Pack.2. Sign Your Name.3. Share the Stage.4. Take the Oath.5. Pour Your Cup."The book stopped me in my tracks. In a word, it's brilliant." Britt Berrett, CEO, Medical City Dallas Hospital."An instant classic." Glenda Shelby, VP of Diversity, Accor Hospitality."Required reading for anyone interested in leadership." LaVell Edwards, Hall of Fame Football Coach."Beautifully succinct and packs a life-changing punch." Sharlene Hawkes, President, RMS Productions, Miss America 1985."A high impact experience. Simple, elegant, and profound." Christopher Germann, Vice President, Gartner, Inc."Masterfully defines the fundamentals of leadership." James Larson, Regional Director, The Boeing Company."A wake up call for many leaders and a handbook for those of us preparing to move into positions of leadership." Benjamin Bloomfield, Vice President, Wells Fargo Securities."Dr. Clark does a brilliant job of bringing us back to basics. This book will be required reading in my company." Wesley Bull, President, Sentinel Training & Logistics, LLC.
Book Synopsis Extraordinary Comfort by : David C. Asay
Download or read book Extraordinary Comfort written by David C. Asay and published by New Light Publishing. This book was released on 2014-07-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mary Lou Asay proudly raised nine children, but after the birth of her eighth child, she experienced a tragic stillborn birth. The son was never named. no funeral was ever held. Only Mary Lou's husband and oldest daughter ever recalled the event. In her grief, Mary Lou never discussed it. Years later Mary Lou lay very ill in the hospital in a deep coma from which doctors said she might never recover. However, May Lou did awaken, jubilant and completely lucid. The experience she told about what happened to her and the people she'd met on the "other side" -including the son who had died in her womb- would leave her listeners awestruck. This is the true story of May Lou and her oldest son, David, and his family. Moreover, it's the story of Shawn, the brother David never knew he had, and the extraordinary comfort so many received that changed their lives forever.
