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Voices of this land is a new and expanded edition of what has
become one of the standard collections of South African poetry
written in English. It includes poems ranging from the colonial
period right up to the present and encourages readers to revel in
the power, richness and diversity of South African poetry. Poetry
has to do something more than reproduce power struggles and their
justifications in arbitrarily shortened lines, using obscure
language, garnished with imagery. Rather, poetry should use
language to reproduce and deepen the senses and emotions as well as
the consciousness and ideas that are an inseparable part of
experience.
Used in a variety of courses in various disciplines, Asking the
Right Questions helps students bridge the gap between simply
memorizing or blindly accepting information, and the greater
challenge of critical analysis and synthesis. Specifically, this
concise text teaches students to think critically by exploring the
components of arguments--issues, conclusions, reasons, evidence,
assumptions, language--and on how to spot fallacies and
manipulations and obstacles to critical thinking in both written
and visual communication. It teaches them to respond to alternative
points of view and develop a solid foundation for making personal
choices about what to accept and what to reject.
Karma is the powerful ancient law of cosmic cause and effect: your actions in past lifetimes can determine what happens to you ... today! Simply put: What goes around comes around. But you do have the power to control your destiny, no matter what your past karma. Renowned psychic, visionary, and noted author Mary T. Browne brings you fascinating real-life stories from her clients who have transformed their lives by changing their karma. With indispensable tips, easy-to-follow exercises, and powerful affirmations, she teaches you how to do the same, so you can find greater health, love, security, and balance in your life. Tapping into the "power of karma" can help you: - Discover the secrets of your past lives
- Spot the difference between bad karma and bad judgment
- Recognize and avoid the "karmic boomerang"
- Find powerful love and passion in this lifetime
- Make positive "deposits" in your karmic bank account
- Find spiritual growth -- and real change
College and career readiness is essential to promoting the success
of all students. Educational and economic changes in today's
society demands well thought out strategies for preparing students
to survive academically, socially, and financially in the future.
African American students are at a disadvantage in this strategic
planning process due to a long history of racism, injustice, and
marginalization. African American Students' Career and College
Readiness: The Journey Unraveled explores the historical, legal,
and socio-political issues of education affecting African American
students and their career and college readiness. Each chapter has
been written based on the authors' experience and passion for the
success of students in the African American population. Some of the
chapters will appear to be written in a more conversational and
idiomatic tone, whereas others are presented in a more erudite
format. Each chapter, however, presents a contextual portrayal of
the contemporary, and often dysfunctional, pattern of society's
approach to supporting this population. Contributors also present
progressive paradigms for future achievements. Through the pages of
this book, readers will understand and hopefully appreciate what
can be done to promote positive college bound self-efficacy,
procurement of resources in the high school to college transition,
exposure and access to college possibilities, and implications for
practice in school counseling, education leadership, and higher
education.
Contemporary research on the lives and experiences of women of
color tends to neglect the influence of women's perceived access to
voice as they manage tensions related to race, class, and gender.
Underserved Women of Color, Voice, and Resistance: Claiming a Seat
at the Table contributes to current dialogues that construct Black
Feminist Theory as active, critical engagement within dominant
American institutions that oppress women of color in their daily
lives. Women of color face unique social challenges that exist at
the intersections of race, gender, class, and sexual orientation.
While some challenges are common to women of color, others reflect
the distinct journey each woman makes as she negotiates her
identity within her family, professional circle, social and
romantic relationships, and community. The editors have constructed
a rich collection of voices in this work exploring the politics of
women of color across various social contexts.
Richard Feynman's never previously published doctoral thesis formed
the heart of much of his brilliant and profound work in theoretical
physics. Entitled "The Principle of Least Action in Quantum
Mechanics," its original motive was to quantize the classical
action-at-a-distance electrodynamics. Because that theory adopted
an overall space-time viewpoint, the classical Hamiltonian approach
used in the conventional formulations of quantum theory could not
be used, so Feynman turned to the Lagrangian function and the
principle of least action as his points of departure. The result
was the path integral approach, which satisfied - and transcended -
its original motivation, and has enjoyed great success in
renormalized quantum field theory, including the derivation of the
ubiquitous Feynman diagrams for elementary particles. Path
integrals have many other applications, including atomic,
molecular, and nuclear scattering, statistical mechanics, quantum
liquids and solids, Brownian motion, and noise theory. It also
sheds new light on fundamental issues like the interpretation of
quantum theory because of its new overall space-time viewpoint. The
present volume includes Feynman's Princeton thesis, the related
review article "Space-Time Approach to Non-Relativistic Quantum
Mechanics" Reviews of Modern Physics 20 (1948), 367-387], Paul
Dirac's seminal paper "The Lagrangian in Quantum Mechanics''
Physikalische Zeitschrift der Sowjetunion, Band 3, Heft 1 (1933)],
and an introduction by Laurie M Brown.
This book honors Naomi Weisstein's foreshortened span of work
published from 1964 to 1992. Naomi Weisstein was a pioneer in the
areas we now call visual neuroscience, visual cognition, and
cognitive neuroscience. Her enthusiastic pursuit of the mind was
infectious, inspiring many others to take up the challenge. Despite
her time as an active researcher being cut short, Weisstein's
impact was far reaching and long lasting, and many of her ideas and
insights foreshadowed today's active areas of inquiry into the
inner workings of the mind. Comprising contributions from leading
scholars in the field, Pioneer Visual Neuroscience outlines
Weisstein's many contributions to the study of visual perception
and processing and their effects on the field today. This volume
will be of interest to anyone interested in visual perception,
visual cognition, and cognitive neuroscience.
It is a text that is useful for academics (and students)
researching rape, but also practitioners working in the field (and
some of the contributions are from practitioners themselves). The
book pulls together some of the key academic names thinking
about/writing on rape, giving it real clout and credibility. By
dividing the book into three key areas; process and representation,
victim vulnerabilities and the criminal justice system, it is wide
reaching, comprehensive and evidence-based in its execution (more
so than some of its competitors). It leaves the reader with a
detailed appreciation of what the challenges facing rape victims,
the CJS and wider society are, and offers some sensible ways of
tackling these issues/the justice gap at large. Its focus on rape
(as opposed to other/all forms of sexual violence) allows the book
to drill down into the detail and build a comprehensive picture. It
has been brought fully up to date, in light of the vast amount of
research that has been published in the last ten years around rape
myths, the CJS, law, juries, legal practitioner responses and
victim experiences. It has been brought fully up to date, in light
of the range of legal and policy changes/reforms over the last
decade, and also now includes a focus on the digital. It has been
brought fully up to date, in light of national inquiries into
sexual offences, exposure of institutional forms of abuse, global
movements in response to sex crime (#MeToo), the re-emergence of
activism (Black Lives Matter) and the speaking back to gendered
power. The new book reflects the global reach of research and
thinking about rape, including more international coverage, with
material for the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand as well as
the UK.
For courses in business law and the legal environment of business
This comprehensive textbook not only helps students develop a
thorough understanding of the legal environment of business, but
also enhances their ability to engage in critical thinking and
ethical analysis, and ultimately survive in an increasingly
competitive global environment. The following features of this text
are designed to ensure that the authors' goal-to develop critically
thinking students who understand the important concepts of business
law and the legal environment of business-is attained.
Many undergraduate students choose a science degree but are not
aware of how science and research works in the real world. We
explain the processes of collecting, sharing and, most importantly,
critical analysis of, scientific research, with a focus on the life
sciences. This book explains how scientific research is conceived,
carried out, and analysed. It outlines how research findings are
constantly evolving and why that is exciting and important.
Students using this textbook will learn how to design experiments,
explain their data, and analyse and interpret the work of others.
They will learn to think about broader aspects of science, such as
bias and ethics. They will gain practical skills, including
understanding the use of statistical tests and how to prepare an
effective presentation. Active individual and class exercises
provide opportunities for students to think about difficult
concepts in science and research and to include their own
perspectives. Key Features Encourages discussion and critical
thinking using individual and class exercises Provides real world
examples and context for difficult concepts Allows students to
assess their understanding with practical exercises and examples
Documents a variety of career options and opportunities from
studying science Permits students to advocate for science with
suggestions for creating and sharing research
It is a text that is useful for academics (and students)
researching rape, but also practitioners working in the field (and
some of the contributions are from practitioners themselves). The
book pulls together some of the key academic names thinking
about/writing on rape, giving it real clout and credibility. By
dividing the book into three key areas; process and representation,
victim vulnerabilities and the criminal justice system, it is wide
reaching, comprehensive and evidence-based in its execution (more
so than some of its competitors). It leaves the reader with a
detailed appreciation of what the challenges facing rape victims,
the CJS and wider society are, and offers some sensible ways of
tackling these issues/the justice gap at large. Its focus on rape
(as opposed to other/all forms of sexual violence) allows the book
to drill down into the detail and build a comprehensive picture. It
has been brought fully up to date, in light of the vast amount of
research that has been published in the last ten years around rape
myths, the CJS, law, juries, legal practitioner responses and
victim experiences. It has been brought fully up to date, in light
of the range of legal and policy changes/reforms over the last
decade, and also now includes a focus on the digital. It has been
brought fully up to date, in light of national inquiries into
sexual offences, exposure of institutional forms of abuse, global
movements in response to sex crime (#MeToo), the re-emergence of
activism (Black Lives Matter) and the speaking back to gendered
power. The new book reflects the global reach of research and
thinking about rape, including more international coverage, with
material for the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand as well as
the UK.
This book traces the development of internal marketing from initial
conceptualisation through to the current issues. It identifies both
significant underlying tensions between major theorists and areas
in which new perspectives may enrich our understanding of this
crucial subject. Internal marketing is the use of traditional
strategies by organisations to market themselves to their
employees. Presented in bite-sized sections, each of which dissects
the most important themes and concepts underpinning the subject,
this book explains how subsidiary areas of study have emerged and
suggests how the introduction of concepts and perspectives from
channel management literature can help analyse the dyadic
encounters in which internal marketing takes place. Brown
critically extends the scope of internal marketing theory yet
further by presenting and analysing new interview transcripts to
suggest that internal demarketing - an organisation making itself
less attractive to its employees - may sometimes be undertaken
intentionally. Internationally applicable and highly accessible,
Internal Marketing is perfect for students, teachers, and
researchers with an interest not only in internal marketing, but
also in employer relations, internal branding, employer branding,
and internal communications. It uses clear language and gradually
introduces the reader to more sophisticated theoretical concepts
step by step, with a uniquely focused, critical, and comprehensive
thematic coverage of internal marketing and its extensive
theoretical outputs.
Microbiological risk assessment (MRA) is one of the most important
recent developments in food safety management. Adopted by Codex
Alimentarius and many other international bodies, it provides a
structured way of identifying and assessing microbiological risks
in food. Edited by two leading authorities, and with contributions
by international experts in the field, Microbiological risk
assessment provides a detailed coverage of the key steps in MRA and
how it can be used to improve food safety.
The book begins by placing MRA within the broader context of the
evolution of international food safety standards.
Part one introduces the key steps in MRA methodology. A series of
chapters discusses each step, starting with hazard identification
and characterisation before going on to consider exposure
assessment and risk characterisation. Given its importance, risk
communication is also covered. Part two then considers how MRA can
be implemented in practice. There are chapters on implementing the
results of a microbiological risk assessment and on the qualitative
and quantitative tools available in carrying out a MRA. It also
discusses the relationship of MRA to the use of microbiological
criteria and another key tool in food safety management, Hazard
Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) systems.
With its authoritative coverage of both principles and key issues
in implementation, Microbiological risk assessment in food
processing is a standard work on one of the most important aspects
of food safety management.
Provides a detailed coverage of the key steps in microbiological
risk assessment (MRA) and how it can be used to improve food
safetyPlaces MRA within the broader context of the evolution of
international food safety standardsIntroduces the key steps in MRA
methodology, considers exposure assessment and risk
characterisation, and covers risk communication
Originally published in 1982, this book provides rich evidence of
the relevance of the temporal aspects of behavior. The generalized
areas of learning, memory, operant scheduled behavior, task
performance, vigilance, mood and motivation and their rhythmic
components are explored in varying detail. The particularized
measures range from on-the-job errors, through reading efficiency
to milliseconds of change in reaction time in the laboratory. The
subjects range from ants to older persons. Across this range of
settings, subjects, and behaviors, the message is clear: there is
an interaction between time and behavior.
The recent outbreaks of E.coli and BSE have ensured that the issue
of meat safety has never had such a high profile. Meanwhile HACCP
has become the preferred tool for the management of microbiological
safety. Against a background of consumer and regulatory pressure,
the effective implementation of HACCP systems is critical. Written
by leading experts in the field, HACCP in the meat industry
provides an authoritative guide to making HACCP systems work
effectively.
This book examines the HACCP in the meat industry across the supply
chain, from rearing through to primary and secondary processing.
Towards Anti-Racist Educational Research: Radical Moments and
Movements is a call for educational researchers and teachers to
engage in the work needed to be anti-racist. In the academy, there
is no place for neutrality when it comes to race. One either
endorses the idea of a racial hierarchy or that of racial equality.
Educators and researchers either believe problems are rooted in
groups of people or locate the roots of problems in power and
policies. Therefore, we can either allow racial inequities to
continue or confront racial inequities. Delane Bender-Slack and
Francis Godwyll work to confront those racial inequities in
educational research. As they continue to grapple with their role
in radical moments and movements-from various identities,
perspectives, and positionalities-they strive to identify their
intellectual, social, and cultural labor in their research, and in
this writing, as anti-racist. The editors define what it could mean
to be anti-racist in research methods, projects, and agendas, and
they pose the following questions: How do we ask anti-racist
research questions? How do we create anti-racist curricula? How do
we design anti-racist policies? What does it mean to be racially
humanizing educational researchers? How do we intentionally work
towards racial justice?
This book traces the development of internal marketing from initial
conceptualisation through to the current issues. It identifies both
significant underlying tensions between major theorists and areas
in which new perspectives may enrich our understanding of this
crucial subject. Internal marketing is the use of traditional
strategies by organisations to market themselves to their
employees. Presented in bite-sized sections, each of which dissects
the most important themes and concepts underpinning the subject,
this book explains how subsidiary areas of study have emerged and
suggests how the introduction of concepts and perspectives from
channel management literature can help analyse the dyadic
encounters in which internal marketing takes place. Brown
critically extends the scope of internal marketing theory yet
further by presenting and analysing new interview transcripts to
suggest that internal demarketing - an organisation making itself
less attractive to its employees - may sometimes be undertaken
intentionally. Internationally applicable and highly accessible,
Internal Marketing is perfect for students, teachers, and
researchers with an interest not only in internal marketing, but
also in employer relations, internal branding, employer branding,
and internal communications. It uses clear language and gradually
introduces the reader to more sophisticated theoretical concepts
step by step, with a uniquely focused, critical, and comprehensive
thematic coverage of internal marketing and its extensive
theoretical outputs.
The Renaissance, now in its third edition, engages with earlier and
current debates about the Renaissance, especially concerning its
'modernity', its elitism and gender bias and its globalism. This
new edition has been revised to include a discussion of Venice,
Rome, Naples and Florence and their relationship with surrounding
courts and smaller provincial towns. Brown provides a fresh insight
into some of the main themes of the Renaissance, with humanism now
being explored in relation to gender, the position of women and the
response of religious reformers to the new ideas. The broad
geographical scope, concluding with an examination of diffusion
through trade with Constantinople, Portugal and Spain, allows
students to fully explore how the Renaissance transformed into a
global movement. Key themes, such as humanism, art and
architecture, Renaissance theatre and the invention of printing,
are illustrated with quotations and exempla, making this book an
invaluable source for students of the Renaissance, early modern
history and social and cultural history.
In today's Western school systems, white, straight, middle-class
and physically-able students reach higher achievements, drop out
less, and have a greater chance of learning in higher education
institutions than their counterparts who do not possess these
characteristics. While many agree that theory, research and
practice should be intertwined to support the type of schooling
(and society) that values rather than marginalizes, few scholars
offer ground-breaking, pragmatic approaches to developing truly
transformative leaders. The purpose of this book is to offer a
practical, process-oriented model aimed at helping educational
leaders to perceive social, political, and economic contradictions
and then to take action against the oppressive elements of reality.
To this end, this book utilizes transformative andragogy, which
leads to a new way of seeing and a new way of being. It is the art
and science of helping others to think critically and act
responsibly, to examine beliefs, to accept, reject or modify
values, and to engage in activism and advocacy with and for others.
Therefore, this book is of great value to those who wish to prepare
tomorrow's school leaders for their role as promoters of social
justice and excellence.
In today's Western school systems, white, straight, middle-class
and physically-able students reach higher achievements, drop out
less, and have a greater chance of learning in higher education
institutions than their counterparts who do not possess these
characteristics. While many agree that theory, research and
practice should be intertwined to support the type of schooling
(and society) that values rather than marginalizes, few scholars
offer ground-breaking, pragmatic approaches to developing truly
transformative leaders. The purpose of this book is to offer a
practical, process-oriented model aimed at helping educational
leaders to perceive social, political, and economic contradictions
and then to take action against the oppressive elements of reality.
To this end, this book utilizes transformative andragogy, which
leads to a new way of seeing and a new way of being. It is the art
and science of helping others to think critically and act
responsibly, to examine beliefs, to accept, reject or modify
values, and to engage in activism and advocacy with and for others.
Therefore, this book is of great value to those who wish to prepare
tomorrow's school leaders for their role as promoters of social
justice and excellence.
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