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The Great Coharie River, named for an Indian tribe, became a
place of retreat and solitude for author James A. Smith. This was
where he felt at ease and could become one with nature. It was the
place where he was accepted without criticism. And it was his safe
place, away from beatings he had come to expect.
The Great Coharie: Stories of Survival, Resilience, and
Redemption is Smith's personal account of the severe abuse he
experienced as a child. Raised in poverty by a bootlegger, Smith
endured physical and emotional child abuse as well as impossible
work demands. This is the story of how he coped with the situation
and how he continues to cope even today with deep and traumatic
scars.
This personal history also seeks to offer hope. Smith makes
vulnerable youth aware of the brutality he suffered while
simultaneously acknowledging ways to possibly avoid uninvited
harshness. He helps people realize they do not have to accept the
label of "victim" and that they do not have to be defined by their
childhoods. There is help available for those in need. Seek this
help without fear of retaliation, and you, too, can be a
survivor.
This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book
brings together contributions by researchers, scholars,
policy-makers, practitioners, professionals and citizens who have
an interest in or experience of Indigenous pathways and transitions
into higher education. University is not for everyone, but a
university should be for everyone. To a certain extent, the choice
not to participate in higher education should be respected given
that there are other avenues and reasons to participate in
education and employment that are culturally, socially and/or
economically important for society. Those who choose to pursue
higher education should do so knowing that there are multiple
pathways into higher education and, once there, appropriate support
is provided for a successful transition. The book outlines the
issues of social inclusion and equity in higher education, and the
contributions draw on real-world experiences to reflect the
different approaches and strategies currently being adopted.
Focusing on research, program design, program evaluation, policy
initiatives and experiential narrative accounts, the book
critically discusses issues concerning widening participation.
As we transition into the 21st century, it is apparent that this is
an exciting time for environmental engineers and scientists
studying remediation technologies. There has been a rapid
development of new ways to clean-up polluted groundwater. Research
activities of the past and next 10 years will have a dramatic
impact on the quality of the subsurface environment for the next
century. In 20, or even 10 years from now, our approach to
subsurface remediation will probably be vastly different than it is
today. Many of the emerging technologies presented in this book
will form the basis of standard remediation practices of the
future. Physicochemical Groundwater Remediation presents detailed
information on multiple emerging technologies for the remediation
of the contaminated subsurface environment. All of these
technologies apply our knowledge of physical and chemical processes
to clean up ground water and the unsaturated zone, and many (if not
all) of these emerging technologies will help define standard
practices in the future. These technologies include in situ
sorptive and reactive treatment walls, surfactant-enhanced aquifer
remediation, optimization analyses for remediation system design,
chemical, electrochemical, and biochemical remediation processes,
and monitored natural attenuation. You will learn how palladium
catalyzes the dehalogenation of chlorinated solvents. You will find
out how barometric pumping can naturally remove significant
quantities of volatile organic pollutants from shallow ground water
and the unsaturated zone. You can learn about mobilizing
non-aqueous phase liquids (NAPLs) without risking significant
downward migration of the NAPL. You can find out how processes such
as electroosmosis and electromigration can be exploited for
groundwater remediation purposes and how zero-valent iron and
zeolite treatment walls can be used in situ to treat and control
contaminant plume migration. Contributors to this book are experts
in groundwater remediation processes, and they represent industry,
consulting, academia, and government. If your work involves the
clean up of contaminated soil and groundwater, this book is an
essential reference to keep you up to date on the most promising
new developments in remediation research.
This book highlights novel and pragmatic health promotion efforts
being adopted with boys and young men of colour (BYMOC) globally
that apply a strengths-based approach. Men's adoption of risky
health practices and reluctance to seek help and engage in
preventive health behaviours have frequently been used to explain
their poorer health outcomes, particularly among adolescent boys
and young men, and disproportionately affecting BYMOC. Emerging
literature on equity and men's health has conveyed that
intersections among age, race, sexuality, socioeconomic status and
geography contribute to a complex array of health and social
inequities. There is growing evidence to suggest these inequities
shape the health practices of BYMOC. Unfortunately, these health
and social inequities can have negative lifelong consequences. An
increased focus on reducing health inequities has led to a greater
focus on health promotion actions that address social and cultural
determinants of health. The vulnerabilities that BYMOC face are
diverse and are reflected in a range of tailored health promotion
interventions. Health promotion approaches that influence
structural and systemic inequities experienced by BYMOC have been a
prominent feature. In this volume, the editors and contributors
purposefully bring together international research and promising
practice examples from Australia, the United States, New Zealand,
and Canada to celebrate health promotion strategies that help to
improve the health and social trajectories of BYMOC. In doing so,
the book moves beyond discussing the health inequities faced by
this population, to talk about the practical actions to address
them in context. Health Promotion with Adolescent Boys and Young
Men of Colour brings together diffuse strands of scholarship
relating to male health promotion, gender/masculinities and health,
equity and men's health, and gender and youth development. The book
is a unique and useful resource for practitioners, policy-makers,
researchers and students with an interest in health
promotion/public health, social work/social policy, education,
men's health, youth development, Indigenous studies, and health and
social equity.
This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book
brings together contributions by researchers, scholars,
policy-makers, practitioners, professionals and citizens who have
an interest in or experience of Indigenous pathways and transitions
into higher education. University is not for everyone, but a
university should be for everyone. To a certain extent, the choice
not to participate in higher education should be respected given
that there are other avenues and reasons to participate in
education and employment that are culturally, socially and/or
economically important for society. Those who choose to pursue
higher education should do so knowing that there are multiple
pathways into higher education and, once there, appropriate support
is provided for a successful transition. The book outlines the
issues of social inclusion and equity in higher education, and the
contributions draw on real-world experiences to reflect the
different approaches and strategies currently being adopted.
Focusing on research, program design, program evaluation, policy
initiatives and experiential narrative accounts, the book
critically discusses issues concerning widening participation.
As we transition into the 21st century, it is apparent that this is
an exciting time for environmental engineers and scientists
studying remediation technologies. There has been a rapid
development of new ways to clean-up polluted groundwater. Research
activities of the past and next 10 years will have a dramatic
impact on the quality of the subsurface environment for the next
century. In 20, or even 10 years from now, our approach to
subsurface remediation will probably be vastly different than it is
today. Many of the emerging technologies presented in this book
will form the basis of standard remediation practices of the
future. Physicochemical Groundwater Remediation presents detailed
information on multiple emerging technologies for the remediation
of the contaminated subsurface environment. All of these
technologies apply our knowledge of physical and chemical processes
to clean up ground water and the unsaturated zone, and many (if not
all) of these emerging technologies will help define standard
practices in the future. These technologies include in situ
sorptive and reactive treatment walls, surfactant-enhanced aquifer
remediation, optimization analyses for remediation system design,
chemical, electrochemical, and biochemical remediation processes,
and monitored natural attenuation. You will learn how palladium
catalyzes the dehalogenation of chlorinated solvents. You will find
out how barometric pumping can naturally remove significant
quantities of volatile organic pollutants from shallow ground water
and the unsaturated zone. You can learn about mobilizing
non-aqueous phase liquids (NAPLs) without risking significant
downward migration of the NAPL. You can find out how processes such
as electroosmosis and electromigration can be exploited for
groundwater remediation purposes and how zero-valent iron and
zeolite treatment walls can be used in situ to treat and control
contaminant plume migration. Contributors to this book are experts
in groundwater remediation processes, and they represent industry,
consulting, academia, and government. If your work involves the
clean up of contaminated soil and groundwater, this book is an
essential reference to keep you up to date on the most promising
new developments in remediation research.
The Great Coharie River, named for an Indian tribe, became a
place of retreat and solitude for author James A. Smith. This was
where he felt at ease and could become one with nature. It was the
place where he was accepted without criticism. And it was his safe
place, away from beatings he had come to expect.
The Great Coharie: Stories of Survival, Resilience, and
Redemption is Smith's personal account of the severe abuse he
experienced as a child. Raised in poverty by a bootlegger, Smith
endured physical and emotional child abuse as well as impossible
work demands. This is the story of how he coped with the situation
and how he continues to cope even today with deep and traumatic
scars.
This personal history also seeks to offer hope. Smith makes
vulnerable youth aware of the brutality he suffered while
simultaneously acknowledging ways to possibly avoid uninvited
harshness. He helps people realize they do not have to accept the
label of "victim" and that they do not have to be defined by their
childhoods. There is help available for those in need. Seek this
help without fear of retaliation, and you, too, can be a
survivor.
The author's father was a major bootlegger in Southeastern North
Carolina. He was known far and wide for his ability to make the
best moonshine in the area. This bootlegger frequently imposed
cruel and even inhumane treatment on his son, especially those
involving illegal liquor. James often sustained unusual cruelty and
savage beatings for not getting an assigned task perfectly correct.
He learned early on to keep his distance from his father and his
violent temper, especially when his father was drinking. In those
days, there was no intervention by Social Services or law
enforcement to prevent the cruelty. Life as a Bootlegger's Son
reveals murder and adultery that existed in the family. It also
addresses personal survival when confronted with abject poverty and
the challenges of growing up largely without parental supervision.
The book also has humorous moments that the reader is sure to
enjoy. Be sure to read the squirrel story!
This message immediately reaches deep within your heart and soul to
expose the winner inside of you. Through his down-to-earth writing
style and teaching methods, Speaker and Author, James A. Smith uses
this book as a mirror reflecting, I Was Born to Win. He shows you
how he went from a miserable life full of addictions and empty of
purpose, to a thriving life full of hope, joy, peace, and
happiness. Whether you're challenged with addictions,
relationships, purpose, depression, or simply stuck in a rut, his
system will assist you in getting from where you are to where you
want to be. He lays out, in detail, a way to achieve your desires
with no therapy, no medications, and no money. Choose, this day, to
no longer accept mediocrity. Breathe more life into the ambitions,
talents, dreams, and potential that lie dormant within you. The
world is waiting for your debut, your book, your song, your dance,
and your encore. I Was Born to Win shows you how - starting today!
Gulliver thought the professors were out of their senses when he
visited the Grand Academy of Lagado on the Isle of Balnibarbi. He
was bemused by their many improbable schemes--extracting sunbeams
from cucumbers, constructing houses from the rood down, and
training pigs to plow with their snouts. Yet however bold and
inventive the various projects and their 'projectors' (as he termed
the scientists were, there remained something troubling about his
visit to the academy, something fundamentally deficient about the
experts and their ideas.
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