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Based on new research, this book offers insights into the reality
of immigration and its sociocultural impact with a focus on the
experience of young children and their families coming to the USA.
Wilma Robles-Melendez and Wayne Driscoll discuss immigration
realities and their social and educational implications and review
the current literature on studies and reports about immigration.
They also provide insights and experiences of young immigrant
children and their families with a focus on the USA and offer
recommendations for early childhood practice for programs serving
young immigrant children. The key subjects addressed include
socially just practices, developmentally based programs, services
for young children and families with diverse and cultural
backgrounds. Immigration in the USA is discussed here as part of
the global crisis in immigration and the lessons learned will be
vital for educators, researchers and policy makers around the
world.
Murray Pomerance, venerated film scholar, is the first to take on
the 'cheat' in film, where 'cheating' constitutes a collection of
production, performance, and structuring maneuvers intended to
foster the impression of a screen reality that does not exist as
presented. This usually calls for a suspension of disbelief in the
viewer, but that rests on the assumption that disbelief is
problematic for viewership, and that we must find some way to
“suspend†or “disconnect†it in order to allow for the
entertainment of the fiction in its own terms. The Film Cheat
explores forty-five aspects of the 'cheat,' analyzing classic films
such as Singin’ in the Rain and Chinatown, to more contemporary
films like The Revenant and Baby Driver, with Pomerance engaging
his encyclopedic knowledge of film history to point out numerous
instances of suspensions of disbeliefs. Whether or not Gene Kelly
is actually dancin' in the rain, or if Elliott is really flying on
his bicycle carrying E.T., these cheats are what make movie magic.
Elegantly weaving the narrative for one to dip into at random or to
read from cover to cover, Pomerance turns things upside down so
that the audience actually finds pleasure in the cheat itself,
pleasure in the disbelief. To see the elegant fake, the supremely
accomplished simulacrum is a pleasure in its own right, indeed one
of the fundamental pleasures of cinema.
Putting Deleuze and Guattari’s concepts to wide-ranging use,
leading trans theorists and activists develop innovative ways of
thinking about trans identities, and the processes involved in
liberating desires from the gendered ego. The first volume of its
kind covers a broad mix of subjects including transecology,
corporalities of betweenness, black transversality, toxic
masculinity, and transvestism. Led by the overarching concept of
schizonalaysis and responding to the need to move beyond the
hetero-patriarchy currently dominating both progressive and
regressive discourse, Ciara Cremin outlines the potential for
radical departure from the status quo concerning gender identity,
sex, bodies, and politics. Arguing that trans people are at the
forefront of debates on gendered dichotomies as a result of
becoming something other than their assigned gender, Cremin and her
contributors theorise the possibility of a society which does not
rely on gendered forms of oppression for its existence. Deleuze,
Guattari and the Schizoanalysis of Trans Studies is an essential,
ground-breaking resource for theorists, activists and students
interested in trans theory today.
God did not create men to be nice boys. He created us to live a life of
passion, freedom and adventure. To be dangerous men living in a really
big story.
God designed men to be powerful. Simply look at the dreams and desires
written in the heart of every boy: to be a hero, a warrior, to love a
beauty, to live a life of adventure.
But sometime between boyhood and the struggles of yesterday, most men
lose heart. All those passions, dreams, and desires get buried under
deadlines, pressures, and disappointments. Christianity feels
irrelevant to the recovery of their heart. No wonder most men leads
lives of quiet resignation, meanwhile looking for a little “life” on
the side. In this provocative book, Eldredge invites men to
wholeheartedness by
- recovering their true masculine hearts;
- healing the wounds and trauma in their stories; and
- delighting in the strength and wildness they were created
to offer the world.
In this updated and expanded edition of the timeless, bestselling
classic, John Eldredge calls men―and the women who love them―to
discover the true secret of a man’s soul and embrace the danger,
passion, and freedom God intended for every man.
Spark scientific curiosity from a young age with this six-level
course through an enquiry-based approach and active learning.
Collins International Primary Science fully meets the requirements
of the Cambridge Primary Science Curriculum Framework from 2020 and
has been carefully developed for a range of international contexts.
The course is organised into four main strands: Biology, Chemistry,
Physics and Earth and Space and the skills detailed under the
‘Thinking and Working Scientifically’ strand are introduced and
taught in the context of those areas. For each Workbook at Stages 1
to 6, we offer: A write-in Workbook linked to the Student’s Book
New language development activities help build science vocabulary
Earth and Space content covers the new curriculum framework
Thinking and Working Scientifically deepens and enhances the
delivery of Science skills Actively learn through practical
activities that don’t require specialist equipment or labs
Scaffolding allows students of varying abilities to work with
common content and meet learning objectives Supports Cambridge
Global Perspectivesâ„¢ with activities that develop and practise
key skills Provides learner support as part of a set of resources
for the Cambridge Primary Science curriculum framework (0097) from
2020 This series is endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International
Education to support the new curriculum framework 0097 from 2020.
Media has a great influence on the perceptions and opinions of the
public throughout varying areas, particularly for crimes,
investigations, and trials. People receive information about these
key events through some form of media, and the way the facts are
represented is crucial to what people will believe. To fully
understand the sway media has on public opinion, further study is
required. Cases on Crimes, Investigations, and Media Coverage
examines famous crime cases and the media coverage that surrounded
them including film, television, and wider media coverage of major
crimes, such as murders, the investigations that followed, and the
subsequent trials. Covering critical topics such as press coverage,
television, biases, news, perceptions, and film, this reference
work is ideal for criminal justice professionals, forensics
specialists, criminal justice advocates, journalists, media
professionals, psychologists, sociologists, researchers, scholars,
academicians, practitioners, instructors, and students.
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A Guardian Science Book of the Year 2022 ‘This is how to talk
about science’ Justin Webb ‘A candid inside account . . . [Fox]
reveals how frontline science can be just as messy, complex and
feudal as any political drama.’ Anjana Ahuja, co-author
of Spike: The Virus Versus the People Do you remember the
‘Climategate’ email leak? Or the ‘Frankenfood’-style
headlines about the perils of GM foods? What about the time the
government sacked its own science advisor for challenging drug
laws? Beyond the Hype takes us behind the scenes of some of
the most contentious stories in science over the past two decades.
From animal research and genetically modified foods to hybrid
embryos and a global pandemic, it demonstrates the vital importance
of scientists talking to the media – and warns of the damage to
public understanding when scientists are silenced on the defining
issues of our times. ‘The way the media covers science stories
and breakthroughs has never been more important or relevant . . .
This book should be recommended reading’Jim Al-Khalili, presenter
of The Life Scientific ‘The pandemic has repeatedly shown
the vital necessity for accurate reporting of science . . . Fox
provides some riveting stories about the ups and downs of this
continuing struggle.’ David Spiegelhalter, author
of The Art of Statistics ‘Engaging, illuminating,
important’ Rasmus Kleis Nielsen, Director of the Reuters
Institute for the Study of Journalism ‘A vivid account of how
journalists and scientists interact’ David Willetts, former
Minister for Universities and Science
Social entrepreneurship is construed an innovative activity that
addresses or mitigates social issues based on self-sufficiency and
financial stability. It offers the potential to shift civil society
through innovative social ventures that pursue profit and purpose.
It is gaining international attention due to the intent of social
entrepreneurs to change and to see the world as it can be, not as
it is. These changemakers blend lessons from business with the
diversity and complexity of social values and in the process pursue
opportunities for change. International Perspectives on Value
Creation and Sustainability Through Social Entrepreneurship
explores various issues and ideas about social entrepreneurship
through the lens of theoretical, practical, and empirical research.
It provides an international outlook of social entrepreneurship,
focusing primarily on value creation and sustainability. Covering
topics such as entrepreneurship education, post-COVID perspectives,
and private wealth, this premier reference source is an essential
resource for entrepreneurs, business leaders, managers, government
officials, policymakers, libraries, students and faculty of higher
education, researchers, and academicians.
As the videogame industry has grown up, the need for better stories
and characters has dramatically increased, yet traditional
screenwriting techniques alone cannot equip writers for the unique
challenges of writing stories where the actions and decisions of a
diverse range of players are at the centre of every narrative
experience. Game Writing: Narrative Skills for Videogames was the
first book to demystify the emerging field of game writing by
identifying and explaining the skills required for creating
videogame narrative. Through the insights and experiences of
professional game writers, this revised edition captures a snapshot
of the narrative skills employed in today's game industry and
presents them as practical articles accompanied by exercises for
developing the skills discussed. The book carefully explains the
foundations of the craft of game writing, detailing all aspects of
the process from the basics of narrative to guiding the player and
the challenges of nonlinear storytelling. Throughout the book there
is a strong emphasis on the skills developers and publishers expect
game writers to know. This second edition brings the material up to
date and adds four new chapters covering MMOs, script formats,
narrative design for urban games, and new ways to think about
videogame narrative as an art form. Suitable for both beginners and
experienced writers, Game Writing is the essential guide to all the
techniques of game writing. There's no better starting point for
someone wishing to get into this exciting field, whether they are
new game writers wishing to hone their skills, or screenwriters
hoping to transfer their skills to the games industry.
'A striking memoir...A must-read for anyone healing from complex
trauma' Jeanette McCurdy, bestselling author of I'm Glad My Mom
Died Every cell in my body is filled with the code of generations
of trauma, of death, of birth, of migration, of history that I
cannot understand. . . . I want to have words for what my bones
know. By the age of thirty, Stephanie Foo was successful on paper:
she had her dream job as an award-winning radio producer at This
American Life and a loving boyfriend. But behind her office door,
she was having panic attacks and sobbing at her desk every morning.
After years of questioning what was wrong with herself, she was
diagnosed with complex PTSD - a condition that occurs when trauma
happens continuously, over the course of years. Both of Foo's
parents abandoned her when she was a teenager, after years of
physical and verbal abuse and neglect. She thought she'd moved on,
but her new diagnosis illuminated the way her past continued to
threaten her health, relationships, and career. She found limited
resources to help her, so Foo set out to heal herself, and to map
her experiences onto the scarce literature about C-PTSD. In this
deeply personal and thoroughly researched account, Foo interviews
scientists and psychologists and tries a variety of innovative
therapies. She returns to her hometown in California to investigate
the effects of immigrant trauma on the community, and she uncovers
family secrets in the country of her birth, Malaysia, to learn how
trauma can be inherited through generations. Ultimately, she
discovers that you don't move on from trauma - but you can learn to
move with it. Powerful, enlightening and hopeful, What My Bones
Know is a brave narrative that reckons with the hold of the past
over the present, the mind over the body - and examines one woman's
ability to reclaim agency from her trauma.
Carthage was a power that dominated the western Mediterranean for
almost six centuries before its fall to Rome. The history of the realm
and its Carthaginians was subsumed by their conquerors and, along the
way, the story of the real Carthage was lost. An ancient North African
kingdom, Carthage was the home of Hannibal and of Dido, of war
elephants and enormous power and wealth, of great beauty and total
destruction.
In this landmark new history, Eve MacDonald tells the essential story
of the lost culture of Carthage and of its forgotten people, using
brand new archaeological analysis to uncover the history behind the
legend. A journey that takes us the Phoenician Levant of the early Iron
Age to the Atlantic and all along the coast of Africa, Carthage puts
the city and the story of North Africa once again at the centre of
Mediterranean history. Reclaimed from the Romans, this is the
Carthaginian version of the tale, revealing to us that, without
Carthage, there would be no Rome.
Drown out petty complaints with Tiny Violin! This kit includes
everything you need to quell those crocodile tears:Plays music:
plays a sad tune when the strings button is pressed downViolin
replica: Includes a 3 4/5" replica of a real violin with mini bow
and chinrestDisplay stand: An elegant vinyl stand included to store
and display your violinIllustrated mini book: Includes a 32-page
mini book about the origins of "tiniest violin" Perfect gift:
humorous gag gift or stocking stuffer
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