Striptease (& related questions) must be tickling the minds of millions of people in various communities around our world This phenomenon is quite noticeable by simply seeing how full the parking lots of numerous show clubs often are, in contrast to other struggling business establishments. Timely, enjoyable, well-balanced, and deeply insightful; THE STRIPPING QUESTION explores this increasingly popular dimension of the adult entertainment industry. Any young woman currently working in a place such as a cabaret or strip club, and, any young woman who might consider making money in this way, can benefit immeasurably by purchasing and reading through the valuable information and analysis that fill these pages. It will be helpful for personal discernment and decision-making.
Could you or a friend possibly be one of the (fictitiously-named) strippers truly portrayed in this book? ? Former strippers undoubtedly will also want to see what the chapters contain, while reflecting on their experiences. If you are someone who does not fit a description above, you probably know someone who does. The book would make quite an interesting gift Others from various walks of life and perspectives may also find this to be worthwhile reading.
The chapters unfold as follows:
1) Exotic Dance Definitions
2) Striptease History Lesson
3) "Whats Happening Sweetheart?"
-- The Current Scene
4) Sexual License, Limits, Laws
5) Ching Ching -- $trippers Incomes
6) Practical Advantages
7) Pitfalls
8) Anecdotes of (83 ) Real Strippers
9) Spiritual and Moral Considerations
10) Arriving at an Answer

We live in a time where F-bombs are rampantly and publicly exploding around us without warning leaving in their aftermath young ears and old ears alike ringing from the shockwave of their barrage. We live in a time where, on television, English is rapidly being replaced by a new language called "Bleep " because, hardly a phrase is being spoken these days without the needed intervention of the censor. Do you feel that you went to bed one night and awoke to a world that had exchanged common courtesy for the shock value of indiscriminate foul language? What is worse, do you sometimes slip and blurt out language that you immediately regret and have to apologize for? If this behavior annoys or offends you, there is hope. Rodney and Eunice Adams' book, "Oooooooo, You Said A Bad Wooord-How A Group Of Young People Outgrew 'Adult Language'" lovingly and tactfully tells the story of a group of inquisitive fourth and fifth graders who address "bad words" head-on, debate what bad words are, why they are bad, and ultimately outgrow "adult language." Read this book with your children, discuss it with your friends, and together let's clean up our act, and make a better world by word of mouth.

A volume in Studies in the History of Education Series Editor Karen L. Riley, Auburn University at Montgomery This volume, The New Social Studies: People, Projects and Perspectives is not an attempt to be the comprehensive book on the era. Given the sheer number of projects that task would be impossible. However, the current lack of knowledge about the politics, people and projects of the NSS is unfortunate as it often appears that new scholars are reinventing the wheel due to their lack of knowledge about the history of the social studies field. The goal of this book then, is to sample the projects and individuals involved with the New Social Studies (NSS) in an attempt to provide an understanding of what came before and to suggest guidance to those concerned with social studies reform in the future-especially in light of the standardization of curriculum and assessment currently underway in many states. The authors who contributed to this project were recruited with several goals in mind including a broad range of ages, interests and experiences with the NSS from participants during the NSS era through new, young scholars who had never heard much about the NSS. As many of the authors remind us in their chapters, much has been written, of the failure of the NSS. However, in every chapter of this book, the authors also point out the remnants of the projects that remain. Chapters in this book include: National Security Trumps Social Progress: The Era of the New Social Studies in Retrospect by Ronald W. Evans; Hilda Taba: Social Studies Reform from the Bottom Up by Barbara Slater Stern; Fannie Shaftel and Her New Social Studies by Jane Bernard- Powers; Can You Still Catch Fish with New Social Studies Bait? Ted Fenton and the Carnegie-Mellon (Social Studies) Project by Michelle D. Cude; "The Quest for Relevancy" Allan Kownslar and Historical Inquiry in the New Social Studies Movement by Elizabeth Yeager Washington and Robert L. Dahlgren; Leader-Writers: The Contributions of Donald Oliver, Fred Newmann and James Shaver to the Harvard Social Studies Project by Chara Haeussler Bohan and Joseph R. Feinberg; Harold Berlak and the Metropolitan St. Louis Social Studies Project: Cultivating Social Studies at Local Level by Carol Klages; A Red Headed Stepchild of Social Reconstruction: Sociology and the New Social Studies by Karen L. Riley; Geography and the New Social Studies: The High School Geography Project and the Georgia Geography Curriculum Project by Joseph P. Stoltman; Economics and the New Social Studies by Beverly J. Armento; Anthropology and the Anthropology Projects, Long Ago in a Galaxy Far Away by Murry Nelson; Making Sense of It All: A Research Synthesis on the Impact of Man: A Course of Study by Chrystal S. Johnson; American Political Behavior: The Project and the People by Carole E. Hahn; Small Projects of the New Social Studies (Bring Back the Best) by John D. Hoge; The Fight over MACOS by Larry Kraus; The "History Problem" in Curricular Reform: A Warning to Constructivists from the New Social Studies Movement by Geoffrey Scheurman and Keith Reynolds; We Won't Get Fooled Again; Will We Teacher Perceptions of the New Social Studies by Mark A. Previte; The New Social Studies and the Ethos of Multiculturalism by Gloria Contreras; Lies and History: Unmasking Academic Complacency by David Warren Saxe; The Wisdom of Experience and Practice by Mary E. Haas; Inquiry Teaching and Learning: Is there, was there, a Cutting Edge in Social Studies? Or, My Life as an 'Inquiry' Social Studies Teacher by Jack Zevin; and Leveraging Technology for Student Inquiry: Technology in the New Social Studies and Today by Meghan McGlinn Manfra.

Understanding the role of a leader in the work environment can make the work experience more rewarding and satisfying. By establishing the importance of leaders in almost any group dynamic, ""Leadership Skills, Third Edition"" helps students understand the qualities of all successful leaders, such as courteousness, compassion, decisiveness, and willingness to give and receive criticism. This new edition distills the essence of what leadership is into points that are easy to learn and cultivate, providing practical advice that may be useful in many settings. In addition to outlining how to lead a project through to successful completion, this accessible resource offers true-or-false quizzes as well as a new appendix of helpful Web sites. The chapters include: Leadership - What It Is and Why It Matters; Working with Others; Organizing a Project; Completing a Project; and, Learning to Lead.

A young boy suffering from epilepsy in Nepal seeks treatment from traditional healers and western medicine. A young girl in a Tijuana slum observes the role pollution plays in the health of her community. A teenager in Atlanta is the only member of his family not infected with HIV and is learning to deal with the stigma of the disease.

This collection of unique narratives told from the perspectives of young people from around the world serves as a valuable educational tool, providing youth with a context for understanding global health, not just in a physiological sense, but from psychological and sociological perspectives as well. Representing six geographical regions and twenty-three countries, these stories address chronic diseases like diabetes, cancer, and epilepsy; infectious diseases like HIV, malaria, tuberculosis, and typhoid; and mental and behavioral health issues such as depression, eating disorders, and smoking cessation.

These stories, along with ones that illustrate the environmental, political, and socio-cultural health factors that affect young people and their communities every day, are sure to spark debate and stimulate discussions in classrooms, community centers, and at dinner tables around the world. To assist in leading the conversations, Mendenhall has established a website: www.ghn4c.org/, to which she invites all teachers and parents.

Ages 12 and up.

Jade is a young girl with a big problem. She has run into her first trouble at school, and is struggling with the uncertainties we all face when we try to solve a problem alone. Fortunately for Jade, her wise grandfather from Hawaii is visiting and in his special way presents to Jade five simple rules for happy living. In the first and second rules Jade learns the value of creating a safe space and the emotions connected to withholding the truth and telling the truth. With the remaining rules, honoring all agreements, being supportive and keeping exchanges in balance and her grandfather's guidance, love and support, Jade experiences how each applies to her life in many important ways. As Jade grows, so in turn does her understanding, and our understanding, of how five rules shape and define lives and how they support ethical behavior in marriages, family and relationships.

Our children are in trouble. Of course, not all of them, but enough to consider that African American youth are in a "crisis of values." Many of the problems that our youth experience regardless of socioeconomic status, have their roots in the inculcation of values that are the antithesis of their true cultural values. This book is intended to be a guide for African American adults, parents, family members, neighbors, teachers all those who care about our children and desire to help them reclaim and reconnect with their true identity and true culture. We hope to provide concrete ways that adults can both model and talk to our children about the traditional beliefs and values that will enrich and in many cases save their lives. This book was introduced at the National Black Child Development Institute Conference held in October 2007 in Chicago.

Although influenza, commonly known as the flu, is a familiar disease to many people, its effects can be deadly. The virus holds the record for having the highest death rate in a two-year period of any disease (1918-1919), is highly potent, and is difficult to research because it is constantly mutating. ""Influenza, Second Edition"" examines symptoms and complications of the disease, as well as treatment, prevention, and the need for flu vaccines. This revised edition provides new illustrations and up-to-date information, including a look at recent outbreaks of avian flu, rapid diagnostic testing, universal flu vaccine, and the completion of sequencing more than 2,000 influenza virus genomes. The chapters include, Deadly World Traveler, Viral Replication, 'I've Got the Flu, What Can I Do?',Influenza - Nature's Frequent Flyer: Prevention, Dealing with Complications, and What May the Future Bring?

Sandy the Seahorse is a wonderful, energetic character! She was created by the author to help children understand that differences between people can be a good thing, not something to be teased about. We are all different in one way or another, but being 'different' is being special! Sandy loves adventure and solving problems....watch for the next adventure in her upcoming series!

Everything has a place. Things last longer when we take care of them. Respect, responsibility, and stewardship are concepts that even young children can relate to--because they have things they value. This book encourages children to pick up after themselves, put things back where they belong, and ask permission to use things that don't belong to them. It also teaches simple environmental awareness: respecting and taking care of the earth. Includes ideas for adult-led activities and discussions.

A seven-book photocopiable series that introduces and develops the knowledge, skills, attitudes and values needed to help lead a healthy life.

1925. The lessons in this book are actual problems that other boys and girls of your age have faced. Some of them have decided to meet them the wrong way and others the right way. The author has written down for you these problems and the way the boys and girls have decided about them. The author hopes that by the end of this course of lessons the reader will have turned away from impulsiveness and learned to be a thinker.

Inspiration for I'm Different came from remembering her own experience of being the only child in her kindergarten classroom who wore glasses, and from watching the struggles of her children and her students while learning to accept themselves and their imperfections. The book is an attempt to defend children from a world where perfection reigns, image is defined by the media, and attention is merited and dispersed most generously to those who excel. The book's message is to help children see their imperfections, differences, and life's scars, both inner and outer, as evidence that their uniqueness is intended as a gift inspiring them to their greatest potential.

- Hip, new series targeting teen readers and today's topics filled with fun tips, exciting stories, bulleted lists, and more!
- From the creators of the bestselling little black book series that has sold over 200,000 copies!
- Stylish format that appeals to teen girls and makes reading fun!
- Cathy Bartel has been the support behind one of the largest youth ministries in America, Oneighty with over 450 affiliates nationwide!

Do you have problems with: losing your temper?, friends who quarrel?, being bullied?, helping children who are unpopular?, understanding your feelings? family arguments?, not knowing how to relax?, getting into trouble?, standing up against unfairness? This book, written for young people of, ten and upwards, may help you with new ideas and suggestions. Adults gain a lot, from it too

This delightful book teaches the lessons of life through illustration. Ms. Hitch presents wise proverbs, with a little explanatory note for each, and illustrates each with full page drawings that will enchant and charm readers of all ages.

Etan Boritzer's 5th book in his best selling What is? series of children's titles dealing with life concepts asks children to consider the various contradictions in laughing at others, as well as the possibility of laughing at oneself. Gently suggesting a thoughtful approach to tolerance through humor, Boritzer (b. 1950) presents a subject we take for granted and looks at the various subtleties of what laughter is really about. Illustrated by Jeff Day to reflect the diversity of today's children and adults, the images and message here is one of positive values, compassion and acceptance.