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, Ph D; 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.Alla PGakuba.com
Innehållsförteckning
TABLE OF CONTENTSABOUT 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, Ph D, 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, Ph D__ _ _ _ _ _ _ 289
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