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Alexander Hamilton Comic Book Review

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Can history be told through a graphic novel? I wanted to find this out, so I got Jonathan Hennessey's Graphic Novel  Alexander Hamilton Biography.  Alexander Hamilton is one of the most influential figures in United States history. He fought in the war, helped develop the Constitution and was the first Secretary of the Treasury.  Today, kids know him because of  Hamilton  the Musical on Broadway. Justin Greenwood's illustrations are really good. I did, at times, have a hard time figuring out who was who throughout the book, especially because Hennessey seems to skip around in Hamilton's life. The book starts out with the Monarchy and slavery. It doesn't even start with Hamilton being born. The first ten pages were about growing sugar which created more slavery. Alexander Hamilton is against slavery, but if you only read the first few pages you would think he was for slavery.  I thought this book wouldn't take me very long to read, but it took me an hour to read beca

The Only Negotiating Guide You'll Ever Need by Peter B. Stark and Jane Flaherty Book Review

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The Only Negotiating Guide You’ll Ever Need, Revised and Updated by Peter B. Stark and Jane Flaherty is different tactics in negotiations.   I haven’t read enough negotiating books to say this is the only negotiating book you’ll ever need, but I will say this book is to the point in explaining different tactics in a very simplistic and easy manner.   This is an awesome book for high school students who are just graduating.   My favorite chapter is how to negotiate a pay raise.   The first half of the book deals more with the concepts and psychology behind the art of negotiating. It even has a couple of self-assessment tests to take to deter what your skill level is in negotiating.   The strongest part of the book is the second half.   They go into detail on 101 tactics for successful negotiating. For example, one tactic called The Trial Balloon is finding out how firm your counterpart is on the key issues is often helpful in negotiation. You can get some information by sen

Picketts on the Porch Facebook Live

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I love this crazy family. It is always nice to be able to laugh especially so many bad things that are happening in this world. I hope you laugh. I can't wait for the Pickett family's show to be on Youtube. It is coming soon, but in the meantime, we have been doing some facebook lives.

Picketts on The Porch Ends up in a Fight

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I can't wait for the show to come out on Entertainment For All Network. This Redneck family isn't your typical redneck family. They all have a crazy story. They talk about Taylor Swifts new song, the Hurricane Harvey and their new rat possum aka dog.  To top it all the Corn Mafia had to show up. Got to:  Click Here . Don't forget to subscribe. There are also other fun videos on my channel as well.

What Could Have Caused Your Celiac Disease

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Celiac disease is serious autoimmune disease caused by an immune reaction to the ingestion of gluten. 40% of the population has one or both genetic biomarkers for celiac disease, but just 1% of the population actually develops the disease.  Researcher are getting closer to figuring out what could be causing Celiac Disease. According to this video scientists believe reovirus, which is a common and often harmless virus, might be causing the immune system to attack harmless food molecules, like gluten, triggering celiac disease.  Researching are continuing working on figuring out what is causing it in hopes of finding a cure.

Jennifer Esposito on Living with Celiac Disease

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Jennifer Esposito is a huge inspiration. I found this video to be helpful in getting awareness out about Celiac Disease and the understanding that it is a hard disease to diagnose and has many symptoms. You don't have to have stomach symptoms to have Celiac Disease. 

Surviving Death: A Journalist Investigates Evidence for an Afterlife

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As many of you know, I am fascinated about the afterlife and near death experiences because I have experienced a near death myself. I have seen Heaven and Angels as well as my relatives who crossed over. This experience has really affected me a positive and a negative way.  It positively impacted me in knowing I will be going to a peaceful place where I am pain-free. It negatively impacted me because I was given the chance to stay up in Heaven and I decided to come back and keep growing my soul. When I am having a really hard day or week I beat myself up for making the decision to come back.  I came across Leslie Kean book called Surviving Death: A Journalist Investigates Evidence for an Afterlife . She takes people experiences with the afterlife and near death experiences and analyzes them. She basically investigates them.  Kean helped produce a 2011 documentary based on UFOs for the History Channel, made by Breakthru Films, an award-winning film company. Kean has been featured on