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A PERSON IS A PRODUCT OF TIME, PLACE, AND CIRCUMSTANCESIn 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 bookA person Is a Product of Time, Place and Circumstancesapplicable to everyone, specially to American women and to the author herself. The time: the 1970s1990s were historic years for American women. Turbulent, challenging and exiting yearsin 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 minoritiesthe 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 riskmillions 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 succeededthey 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.AllaPGakuba.com
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.
AllaPGakuba.com
TABLE OF CONTENTSABOUT AUTHOR__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1PREFACE_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5A GUIDE TO READING THIS BOOK__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9SHORT STORY #1A Person Is a Product of Time, Place, and Circumstances__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 13SHORT STORY #2Everything Happens for the Best. Or, Embrace Events and Challenges _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 24SHORT STORY #3Self-Esteem and Maslow's Theory. Or, an Elephant and a Poodle_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 43SHORT STORY #4Risk: to Take or Not to Take? Or, Once You Take a RiskYour Probability of Success Goes from 0% to 50%__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 54SHORT STORY #5Everything Has a Limit. Or, How Much Stress Can Our Brain and Body Take?_ _ _ _ _ _ 67SHORT STORY #6The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission__ _ _ _ 82SHORT STORY #7How American Women Overtook American Men in Just 2 Generations__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 92SHORT STORY #8The Great Event of the 20th Century that Changed the World:Vladimir Ilyich Lenin and the Russian Revolution of November 7-8, 1917__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 104SHORT STORY #9Technological Invention That Shocked the World in the 20th Century.Or, the Russians Launched Sputnik on October 4, 1957__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 126SHORT STORY #10Why Was the Soviet Union Fighting in Afghanistan Before the USA?__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 133SHORT STORY #11The Greatest Catastrophe of the 20th Century.Or, How the Soviet Union Disintegrated in 1991_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 142SHORT STORY #12It Is Easy to Despair, but the Best Traits of the Human Character Are Notto Give Up. But Instead to Stand Up, Fight Back, and Save Yourself__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 182SHORT STORY #13A Fly in a Bottle. Or, If Only I Knew it Before__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 196SHORT STORY #14Return of the Sound. Or, Shocking News_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 201SHORT STORY #15Ability Is Nothing Without Opportunity__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 207SHORT STORY #16Why Is Engineering the Most Prestigious Profession in the WorldExcept in the USA?__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 220SHORT STORY #17What Is National Wealth? How National Wealth Created?Who Creates National Wealth?__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 236SHORT STORY #18How Many Millionaires Are in the USA? What Types?__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 249SHORT STORY #19What Is Amok? Or, Housing Amok__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 263SHORT STORY #20Why Do Immigrants in the USA Speak with Foreign Accents?__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 271ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 277ILLUSTRATION CREDITS_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 279THE AUTHOR'S, ALLA P. GAKUBA, BSCE, MAS, PhD, CONTRIBUTIONSTO ENGINEERING, TO NATIONAL WEALTH, AND TO WOMEN:The Forces of Innovation...Conflict?_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _283HAVE YOU READ? BOOKS BY ALLA P. GAKUBA, BSCE, MAS, PhD__ _ _ _ _ _ _ 289
