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Teach students they have rights! This nonfiction book explains what
rights are and encourages students to protect their own. Made for
young readers, this book includes a fiction story connected to the
topic, interactive discussion questions, a related project, and
other helpful features. This 24-page full-color book explains what
rights are while encouraging students to stand up for themselves
and each other. It also guides students toward becoming informed
individuals as they recognize their rights, and includes an
extension activity for Grade 1. Perfect for the classroom, at-home
learning, or homeschool to explore basic human rights, education,
and equality.
This nonfiction book gives students a close-up look at media by
exploring all forms and how it plays an important role in society.
Ideal for young readers, the book includes a glossary and a short
fiction piece related to the topic. Students will learn to tell the
difference between facts and opinions with this exciting book and
the accompanying extension activity. This 32-page full-color book
defines media, explains how to separate fact from fiction. It also
covers important ideas like democracy and censorship, plus includes
an extension activity for grade 3. Perfect for the classroom,
at-home learning, or homeschool to discover about bias, sharing
information, and the history of media.
What is the work ethic? Does it justify policies that promote the
wealth and power of the One Percent at workers' expense? Or does it
advance policies that promote workers' dignity and standing?
Hijacked explores how the history of political economy has been a
contest between these two ideas about whom the work ethic is
supposed to serve. Today's neoliberal ideology deploys the work
ethic on behalf of the One Percent. However, workers and their
advocates have long used the work ethic on behalf of ordinary
people. By exposing the ideological roots of contemporary
neoliberalism as a perversion of the seventeenth-century Protestant
work ethic, Elizabeth Anderson shows how we can reclaim the
original goals of the work ethic, and uplift ourselves again.
Hijacked persuasively and powerfully demonstrates how ideas
inspired by the work ethic informed debates among leading political
economists of the past, and how these ideas can help us today.
Exploring the intersection of religious sensibility and creativity
in the poetry and prose of the American modernist writer, H.D.,
this volume explores the nexus of the religious, the visionary, the
creative and the material. Drawing on original archival research
and analyses of newly published and currently unpublished writings
by H.D., Elizabeth Anderson shows how the poet's work is informed
by a range of religious traditions, from the complexities and
contradictions of Moravian Christianity to a wide range of esoteric
beliefs and practices. H.D and Modernist Religious Imagination
brings H.D.'s texts into dialogue with the French theorist Helene
Cixous, whose attention to writing, imagination and the sacred has
been a neglected, but rich, critical and theological resource. In
analysing the connection both writers craft between the sacred, the
material and the creative, this study makes a thoroughly original
contribution to the emerging scholarly conversation on modernism
and religion, and the debate on the inter-relation of the spiritual
and the material within the interdisciplinary field of literature
and religion.
The authors, specialists in the UK, draw on developmental theory to
propose a model of practice specifically for dementia care. The
number of people who suffer from dementia is increasing and in
consequence the problems it presents are affecting a growing number
of therapists and carers. Many of these problems are peculiar to
dementia and the models of care used with other client groups have
proved inadequate when dealing with the provision of quality of
care to people who have dementia. This revised edition contains a
new opening chapter which brings our understanding of dementia
up-to-date. The book looks at the relationship between occupation,
wellbeing and dementia and examines the critical role of the carer
in developing therapeutic interventions.
Concentrating on female modernists specifically, this volume
examines spiritual issues and their connections to gender during
the modernist period. Scholarly inquiry surrounding women writers
and their relation to what Wassily Kandinsky famously hoped would
be an 'Epoch of the Great Spiritual' has generated myriad contexts
for closer analysis including: feminist theology, literary and
religious history, psychoanalysis, queer and trauma theory. This
book considers canonical authors such as Virginia Woolf while also
attending to critically overlooked or poorly understood figures
such as H.D., Mary Butts, Rose Macaulay, Evelyn Underhill,
Christopher St. John and Dion Fortune. With wide-ranging topics
such as the formally innovative poetry of Stevie Smith and Hope
Mirrlees to Evelyn Underhill's mystical treatises and
correspondence, this collection of essays aims to grant voices to
the mostly forgotten female voices of the modernist period, showing
how spirituality played a vital role in their lives and writing.
Teach students they have rights! This Spanish nonfiction book
explains what rights are and encourages students to protect their
own. Made for young readers, this book includes a fiction story
connected to the topic, interactive discussion questions, a related
project, and other helpful features. This 24-page full-color
Spanish book explains what rights are while encouraging students to
stand up for themselves and each other. It also guides students
toward becoming informed individuals as they recognize their
rights, and includes an extension activity for Grade 1. Perfect for
the classroom, at-home learning, or homeschool to explore basic
human rights, education, and equality.
An engaging and science-based examination of people and companion
animals, this book shows how their lives are inextricably
intertwined, what the impact has been on culture and on society,
the reasons people go to great lengths to care for and protect
their beloved animals, and why the grief when they are lost is so
profound and unique. Anderson, a longtime animal welfare advocate,
also shows how we conversely ignore the suffering of some animals.
She explains what can be done about this dissonance and what the
future holds. Beginning with the history of the human-animal bond,
which dates to the Paleolithic era, Anderson takes us through the
evolution of domestication and surveys companion animals around the
world. The biological, behavioral, and psychosocial bases of the
relationship between humans and their companion animals are
examined, as is whether the companion animals are adversely
affected as they are embedded into the human world. The expansive
and unusual therapeutic benefits of companion animals is included
as well, as are ways they are protected, ranging from medical
efforts to legal battles over wills and custody. Anderson
incorporates news stories, interviews, and the latest research
showing the psychology behind this relationship that scientists
have dubbed "the human-companion animal bond." Research shows why
these mainly nonverbal creatures can become surrogate children,
friends, and even therapists of a sort. Current studies focused on
animal intelligence, loyalty, and sensitivity are shared here.
Those same qualities are shown at work in new and vital roles for
companion animals, from animals in therapeutic settings to dogs
teamed with soldiers, police officers, andrescuers. Anderson also
explains how losing a pet can shake or shatter our mental
stability, and how and why that has led to public services,
funerals, and cemeteries for pets. The book closes with a
discussion of the dissonance between our indulgence of some
companion animals, while the suffering and maltreatment of others
is ignored.
For Virginia Woolf, H.D., Mary Butts and Gwendolyn Brooks, things
mobilise creativity, traverse domestic, public and rural spaces and
stage the interaction between the sublime and the mundane. Ordinary
things are rendered extraordinary by their spiritual or emotional
significance, and yet their very ordinariness remains part of their
value. This book addresses the intersection of spirituality, things
and places - both natural and built environments - in the work of
these four women modernists. From the living pebbles in Mary
Butts's memoir to the pencil sought in Woolf's urban pilgrimage in
'Street Haunting', the Christmas decorations crafted by children in
H.D.'s autobiographical novel The Gift and Maud Martha's love of
dandelions in Brooks's only novel, things indicate spiritual
concerns in these writers' work. Elizabeth Anderson contributes to
current debates around materiality, vitalism and post-secularism,
attending to both mainstream and heterodox spiritual expressions
and connections between the two in modernism. How we value our
spaces and our world being one of the most pressing contemporary
ethical and ecological concerns, this volume contributes to the
debate by arguing that a change in our attitude towards the
environment will not come from a theory of renunciation but through
attachment to and regard for material things.
In Zoe's and Joey's family, their dad's famous chocolate chip
cookies are a family tradition. But when they try to stock up on
chocolate chips, they're shocked to discover no chocolate on the
shelves. What has happened to all the chocolate? And will the
family adapt be able to adapt to a world without chocolate? With
full-color illustrations and a short chapter format, this 32-page
hi-lo book will capture the interest of reluctant readers who enjoy
realistic fiction stories with elements of dystopia and science.
The Swedish Luther Renaissance began at the turn of the twentieth
century and flourished through three generations of theologians who
brought the challenges of their own day to their study of Luther.
The last of these theologians, Gustaf Wingren, saw an increasing
and deadly disjunction between faith and life in the church.
Reading Luther he found two lively intersections: Christian
vocation and proclamation. Using the methodology of his mentors,
Wingren breathed new life into the Reformer's work and developed a
Lutheran theology for his place and time.
In this hi-lo book, a popular boy is forced to invite an unpopular
girl to his party. But when they bond over baking and English bull
terriers, they discover that sometimes a friendship can be found
when you least expect it. Especially appealing to reluctant
readers, this short, 32-page chapter book explores important social
themes. With full-color illustrations and a heartwarming story,
this fiction book will capture the interest of kids who enjoy
realistic fiction stories.
This book examines the possibilities and realities of promoting
citizenship, peace, and reconciliation through schooling in divided
and post conflict societies. With specific attention to the case of
Northern Ireland and the Local and Global Citizenship (LGC)
initiative, the book investigates the faltering progress to develop
and teach school curricula aimed at promoting citizenship as well
as peace, tolerance, and mutual understanding. Following an
overview of the scholarship on citizenship education, the author
provides a broad social and political historical context within
which to understand the educational reforms and changes that have
taken place in Northern Ireland, highlighting various education
initiatives of the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s that sought to foster
understanding of "the other" and promote reconciliation. The book's
focus then shifts to the implementation of LGC, which began in
2007. Despite initially strong political support and a considerable
investment in terms of financial and human resources, LGC has had
limited impact. The book analyzes the obstacles impeding its
success, which include marginalization within the curriculum and
competing conceptions of the purpose of education. A concluding
chapter reflects upon what we can learn from LGC's implementation
and highlights innovative recent initiatives to bring the young
people of Northern Ireland together. This book will appeal to
scholars and students of education studies with interests in
citizenship education, peace studies, educational policy, and
curricula and practice.
Concentrating on female modernists specifically, this volume
examines spiritual issues and their connections to gender during
the modernist period. Scholarly inquiry surrounding women writers
and their relation to what Wassily Kandinsky famously hoped would
be an 'Epoch of the Great Spiritual' has generated myriad contexts
for closer analysis including: feminist theology, literary and
religious history, psychoanalysis, queer and trauma theory. This
book considers canonical authors such as Virginia Woolf while also
attending to critically overlooked or poorly understood figures
such as H.D., Mary Butts, Rose Macaulay, Evelyn Underhill,
Christopher St. John and Dion Fortune. With wide-ranging topics
such as the formally innovative poetry of Stevie Smith and Hope
Mirrlees to Evelyn Underhill's mystical treatises and
correspondence, this collection of essays aims to grant voices to
the mostly forgotten female voices of the modernist period, showing
how spirituality played a vital role in their lives and writing.
Buttercup the chicken loves her life with her English family and
their dog, Oxford. But one day she meets a family of chickens and
must decide which family she wants to live with forever. Which
family will she choose? Readers will be captivated by this story
featuring beautiful illustrations, short chapter format, and
compelling text.
Parents are often the first to notice when a child is struggling
with a sensory disorder. But even after knowing what the problem
is, parents still need to know what to expect and, more
importantly, what to do to help their child. This book is a
parent-to-parent guide for raising a child with Sensory Integration
Disorder. Using nonmedical language, the authors walk you through
the challenges that children may face, such as being uncomfortable
with hugs and kisses, experiencing a "fight or flight" sensation
when brushing teeth or combing hair, etc. The two moms give tips
and advice for school, home, and the future.Helpful sections
include: Sensory Integration Sensory Systems The Undiagnosed Child
The Symptoms Early Diagnosis The System Issues At Home Issues At
School The Family Treatment Options
Meet six women who did great things. They were leaders in politics,
civil rights, healthcare, science, and sports. They helped and
inspired others. All of them followed their dreams. Discover the
journeys they took. This inspiring Spanish book introduces second
grade students to the lives of notable women including Marie Curie,
Clara Barton, Wilma Rudolph, Rosa Parks, and more. Engaging images
in conjunction with easy-to-read text and basic text features
provide readers with an inviting reading and learning experience.
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More than forty years have passed since Congress, in response to
the Civil Rights Movement, enacted sweeping antidiscrimination laws
in the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and
the Fair Housing Act of 1968. As a signal achievement of that
legacy, in 2008, Americans elected their first African American
president. Some would argue that we have finally arrived at a
postracial America, but "The Imperative of Integration" indicates
otherwise. Elizabeth Anderson demonstrates that, despite progress
toward racial equality, African Americans remain disadvantaged on
virtually all measures of well-being. Segregation remains a key
cause of these problems, and Anderson skillfully shows why racial
integration is needed to address these issues. Weaving together
extensive social science findings--in economics, sociology, and
psychology--with political theory, this book provides a compelling
argument for reviving the ideal of racial integration to overcome
injustice and inequality, and to build a better democracy.
Considering the effects of segregation and integration across
multiple social arenas, Anderson exposes the deficiencies of racial
views on both the right and the left. She reveals the limitations
of conservative explanations for black disadvantage in terms of
cultural pathology within the black community and explains why
color blindness is morally misguided. Multicultural celebrations of
group differences are also not enough to solve our racial problems.
Anderson provides a distinctive rationale for affirmative action as
a tool for promoting integration, and explores how integration can
be practiced beyond affirmative action.
Offering an expansive model for practicing political philosophy
in close collaboration with the social sciences, this book is a
trenchant examination of how racial integration can lead to a more
robust and responsive democracy.
Why our workplaces are authoritarian private governments--and why
we can't see it One in four American workers says their workplace
is a "dictatorship." Yet that number probably would be even higher
if we recognized most employers for what they are--private
governments with sweeping authoritarian power over our lives, on
duty and off. We normally think of government as something only the
state does, yet many of us are governed far more--and far more
obtrusively--by the private government of the workplace. In this
provocative and compelling book, Elizabeth Anderson argues that the
failure to see this stems from long-standing confusions. These
confusions explain why, despite all evidence to the contrary, we
still talk as if free markets make workers free--and why so many
employers advocate less government even while they act as dictators
in their businesses. In many workplaces, employers minutely
regulate workers' speech, clothing, and manners, leaving them with
little privacy and few other rights. And employers often extend
their authority to workers' off-duty lives. Workers can be fired
for their political speech, recreational activities, diet, and
almost anything else employers care to govern. Yet we continue to
talk as if early advocates of market society--from John Locke and
Adam Smith to Thomas Paine and Abraham Lincoln--were right when
they argued that it would free workers from oppressive authorities.
That dream was shattered by the Industrial Revolution, but the myth
endures. Private Government offers a better way to talk about the
workplace, opening up space for discovering how workers can enjoy
real freedom. Based on the prestigious Tanner Lectures delivered at
Princeton University's Center for Human Values, Private Government
is edited and introduced by Stephen Macedo and includes commentary
by cultural critic David Bromwich, economist Tyler Cowen, historian
Ann Hughes, and philosopher Niko Kolodny.
Why our workplaces are authoritarian private governments-and why we
can't see it One in four American workers says their workplace is a
"dictatorship." Yet that number almost certainly would be higher if
we recognized employers for what they are-private governments with
sweeping authoritarian power over our lives. Many employers
minutely regulate workers' speech, clothing, and manners on the
job, and employers often extend their authority to the off-duty
lives of workers, who can be fired for their political speech,
recreational activities, diet, and almost anything else employers
care to govern. In this compelling book, Elizabeth Anderson
examines why, despite all this, we continue to talk as if free
markets make workers free, and she proposes a better way to think
about the workplace, opening up space for discovering how workers
can enjoy real freedom.
A groundbreaking account of how the welfare state began with early
nineteenth-century child labor laws, and how middle-class and elite
reformers made it happen The beginnings of the modern welfare state
are often traced to the late nineteenth-century labor movement and
to policymakers' efforts to appeal to working-class voters. But in
Agents of Reform, Elisabeth Anderson shows that the regulatory
welfare state began a half century earlier, in the 1830s, with the
passage of the first child labor laws. Agents of Reform tells the
story of how middle-class and elite reformers in Europe and the
United States defined child labor as a threat to social order, and
took the lead in bringing regulatory welfare into being. They built
alliances to maneuver around powerful political blocks and
instituted pathbreaking new employment protections. Later in the
century, now with the help of organized labor, they created factory
inspectorates to strengthen and routinize the state's capacity to
intervene in industrial working conditions. Agents of Reform
compares seven in-depth case studies of key policy episodes in
Germany, France, Belgium, Massachusetts, and Illinois.
Foregrounding the agency of individual reformers, it challenges
existing explanations of welfare state development and advances a
new pragmatist field theory of institutional change. In doing so,
it moves beyond standard narratives of interests and institutions
toward an integrated understanding of how these interact with
political actors' ideas and coalition-building strategies.
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