All books using the keywords: David Fullen

Critical thinking is autonomous, ascetic, measured, and self-corrective thinking. It presumes acquiescence to demanding standards of excellence and attentive command of their use. It facilitates effective communication and problem-solving abilities along with a commitment to prevail over our self-importance and preeminence. Critical thinking proficiency induces skills which can be applied to any of life’s situations that require thinking, analysis and strategy. An excellent critical thinker knows how to separate reality from opinions, how to examine an issue from all aspects, how to make rational inferences and how to hold back personal judgment or biases. Critical thinking enhances la ...

There are a number of reasons why you should enhance your vocabulary. First, you will feel good about you; because when you have a larger vocabulary you can communicate more succinctly and effectively. While most of us are aware of the fact that others will judge us based on our outward appearance, it should also be noted that people will judge you by the way you speak. Vocabulary is an element that people will use to judge both your intelligence and veracity. When you speak to someone, and you employ words that are not used daily by the average person, you convey the impression that you are a person who is educated, well read and serious. Our language is the words and phrases we use ...

Studying history is the scrutinizing of humanity; it discloses truths about the human plight. When we study history, we learn that people today are very similar to what they were hundreds of years ago. History teaches us that people are essentially analogous to each other, despite where and when they live. While understanding that differences do arise because cultures adapt to different surroundings enables us to empathize with other cultures. The modern world’s problems can seem terrifying and unsolvable, but as you look back at history, you will see that crime and death rates have been improving. Many tribulations seem minute when they are compared to the ones that humanity has alread ...

This book is for anyone who sincerely wants to get ahead in life. Think about the world we face daily; it is rife with corruption, spurious people, a national media feeding us false information, celebrities try to convince us they are authentic people and politicians who are endangering the future of their country to satisfy their greed. We now live in an environment where you must always anticipate the unexpected. Today we see many people who lack the strength of character. It is not that they are stupid or do not know the difference between right and wrong; they do not have the intensity of conviction to address the correct choice. This lack of character strength could be related to d ...

The Americans of the Revolutionary War period had to make decisions that most present-day people could not fathom. Their environment was rife with backstabbers, ne’er-do-wells, Indians and schemers; all, of whom, wanted something from them. They worked hard to take a tract of land and develop a homestead and then they had to consider if the men went off to war, could the women protect themselves and their property. War fractures economies and forces massive population dislocations. Misery befell families who were in the way of advancing armies. Even with strict warnings against such behavior from officers on both sides, farms and homes were often pillaged. Soldiers stole grain, livestoc ...

Following the French and Indian War many colonists had grave reservations regarding Britain's decision to keep an army in America following and virtually all Americans were opposed to Parliament's effort to have them finance that army through taxation. Americans petitioned against the 1764 Sugar Act, which created an import tax, and the 1765 Stamp Act, which inflicted direct taxes on each piece of printed paper including legal documents, licenses, newspapers, playing cards, other publications, and ship's papers. What made the law so odious was not so much its direct cost, but the standard it was setting. The Americans contended that Parliament could not tax them, because they had no repr ...

America in the eighteenth century was a combination of contretemps, avarice, subordination, and contemptible barbarity. Geography, natural resources, and the hope for something better brought about a collision of cultures, among which were the French, Spanish, British, American settlers and Native Americans. In retrospection, we can see that the American Revolution began long before the shots rang out in 1775. In 1763, a different attitude emerged from the Americans. The hubris of the British led, indubitably, to friction. England, sending over British troops and expecting the colonists to subsidize their expense and allow the soldiers to live in American homes was a classic example of ...

Learning is repeatedly confused with education, which is, in fact, only a part of the entire learning experience in one’s life. Knowledge is a continual process which entails learning to live, to socialize and to conduct oneself properly. Not all learning that we cosset in is intentional. We learn many things instinctively. Learning begins at birth when we discover how to breathe and feed; then, we learn to walk and talk. As we mature, we learn newer and unique things, which enable us to live every day and continuously develop as a person. The only limit to your ability to learn is your belief of how much you know. When you think you know everything on a subject you will not invest the ...