A PERSON IS A PRODUCT OF TIME, PLACE, AND CIRCUMSTANCES: Book 2 in the trilogy: motivational nonfiction short stories to teach logic, creativity, new skills, and self-esteem that would change readers lives

by Alla P. Gakuba

Overview

A PERSON IS A PRODUCT OF TIME, PLACE, AND CIRCUMSTANCES

In this book Alla P. Gakuba expertly postulates and shares with readers her knowledge and know-how skills: regarding when to take or not to take a risk; expertise on how to embrace new events and challenges; defining what self-esteem is; recognition that ability is nothing without opportunity; ideas and examples how to create national wealth; explanation what engineering is; and avoidance of despair, learning instead to stand up, fight back, and save oneself.

One story in this book—A person Is a Product of Time, Place and Circumstances—applicable to everyone, specially to American women and to the author herself. The time: the 1970s–1990s were historic years for American women. Turbulent, challenging and exiting years—in 1964 the Civil Rights Act was created in the USA. The place: the USA. The circumstances: the Civil Rights Act of 1964 gave, for the 1st time in American history, equal employment opportunity to women and to minorities—the opportunity to fail or to succeed, on their own terms.

Brilliant and pioneering women in these generations sacrificed, endured, and overcame monumental problems. They took a risk—millions entered the labor force and colleges to compete in hostile, male working environments.

The results were beyond wildest imaginations. Astonishingly, in less than 2 generations American women succeeded—they overtook American men in their accomplishments. Today 60% of American women are graduating with college degrees versus 40% of American men. More women are employed today than men, and women are more financially savvy than men, especially younger women. The author was also a product of this historic time and was working as a female structural engineer in an all-male profession. She survived, succeeded, and made many contributions.

Books by Alla P. Gakuba, BSCE, MAS, PhD; the trilogy. Each book has 20 nonfiction short stories:

Book 1: What Is Life? What Is Happiness?

Book 2: A Person Is a Product of Time, Place, and Circumstances.

Book 3: How to Design Innovations and Solve Business and Personal Problems.

Are available on Amazon and worldwide wherever books sold.

www.AllaPGakuba.com

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781943131143
Publisher:	Know-How Skills
Publication date:	09/17/2015
Series:	The trilogy , #2
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	300
File size:	7 MB

Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS ABOUT AUTHOR__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 PREFACE_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5 A GUIDE TO READING THIS BOOK__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9 SHORT STORY #1 A Person Is a Product of Time, Place, and Circumstances__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 13 SHORT STORY #2 Everything Happens for the Best. Or, Embrace Events and Challenges _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 24 SHORT STORY #3 Self-Esteem and Maslow's Theory. Or, an Elephant and a Poodle_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 43 SHORT STORY #4 Risk: to Take or Not to Take? Or, Once You Take a Risk, Your Probability of Success Goes from 0% to 50%__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 54 SHORT STORY #5 Everything Has a Limit. Or, How Much Stress Can Our Brain and Body Take?_ _ _ _ _ _ 67 SHORT STORY #6 The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission__ _ _ _ 82 SHORT STORY #7 How American Women Overtook American Men in Just 2 Generations__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 92 SHORT STORY #8 The Great Event of the 20th Century that Changed the World: Vladimir Ilyich Lenin and the Russian Revolution of November 7-8, 1917__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 104 SHORT STORY #9 Technological Invention That Shocked the World in the 20th Century. Or, the Russians Launched Sputnik on October 4, 1957__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 126 SHORT STORY #10 Why Was the Soviet Union Fighting in Afghanistan Before the USA?__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 133 SHORT STORY #11 The Greatest Catastrophe of the 20th Century. Or, How the Soviet Union Disintegrated in 1991_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 142 SHORT STORY #12 It Is Easy to Despair, but the Best Traits of the Human Character Are Not to Give Up. But Instead to Stand Up, Fight Back, and Save Yourself__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 182 SHORT STORY #13 A Fly in a Bottle. Or, If Only I Knew it Before__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 196 SHORT STORY #14 Return of the Sound. Or, Shocking News_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 201 SHORT STORY #15 Ability Is Nothing Without Opportunity__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 207 SHORT STORY #16 Why Is Engineering the Most Prestigious Profession in the World, Except in the USA?__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 220 SHORT STORY #17 What Is National Wealth? How National Wealth Created? Who Creates National Wealth?__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 236 SHORT STORY #18 How Many Millionaires Are in the USA? What Types?__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 249 SHORT STORY #19 What Is Amok? Or, Housing Amok__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 263 SHORT STORY #20 Why Do Immigrants in the USA Speak with Foreign Accents?__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 271 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 277 ILLUSTRATION CREDITS_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 279 THE AUTHOR'S, ALLA P. GAKUBA, BSCE, MAS, PhD, CONTRIBUTIONS TO ENGINEERING, TO NATIONAL WEALTH, AND TO WOMEN: The Forces of Innovation...Conflict?_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _283 HAVE YOU READ? BOOKS BY ALLA P. GAKUBA, BSCE, MAS, PhD__ _ _ _ _ _ _ 289