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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
ROBERT MERRY'S BRILLIANT AND HIGHLY ACCLAIMED HISTORY OF A CRUCIAL
EPOCH IN U.S. HISTORY.
In a one-term presidency, James K. Polk completed the story of
America's Manifest Destiny--extending its territory across the
continent by threatening England with war and manufacturing a
controversial and unpopular two-year war with Mexico.
Robert W. Merry presents a fresh, playful, and challenging way of
playing America's favorite game, "Rating the Presidents," by
pitching historian's views and experts' polls against the judgment
and votes of the presidents' contemporaries.
If we could know in 2020 what we will know in 2025 (only five
foreseeable years into the future), how would we change our
attitudes, actions, and the way in which we practice law, the
services we offer, the clients we target, and the ways in which we
choose to deliver our services? Indeed - if we could have known a
year ago the events of the first three months in 2020, what might
we have done to prepare? The American writer and humorist, Mark
Twain, advised: "When everybody is out digging for gold, the
business to be in is selling shovels!" So, what foreseeable trend
may represent the figurative "shovel" that every client will need
tomorrow?
Increasingly, educators are recognizing that for children to thrive
intellectually they need socially and emotionally healthy
classrooms. Conveniently, this is exactly what parents have always
wanted for their children - classrooms that offer and grow positive
relationships and behavior, emotional self-regulation, and a sense
of well-being. Using the guiding principles from Peter Johnston's
best-selling professional resources, Choice Words and Opening
Minds, Peter and six colleagues began a journey to create just such
classrooms - environments in which children meaningfully engage
with each other through reading, writing, making, and discussing
books.In Engaging Literate Minds, you'll discover how these
teachers struggled and succeeded in building such classrooms.
Inside you'll find the following: Practical ways to develop a
caring learning community and children's socio-emotional competence
Powerful teaching practices from real classrooms Engaging ways to
encourage inquiry and student agency Suggestions on how to use
formative assessment in everyday teaching practices Helpful
research behind the classroom practices and children's development
Ways to help students inspire and support each other Building a
just, caring, literate society has never been more important than
it is today. By embracing the ideas and teaching strategies in
Engaging Literate Minds, you can help children to become socially,
emotionally, and intellectually healthy. Not only do these
classroom practices develop the skills to achieve district
benchmarks and beyond, they help develop children's humanity.
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Mrs Dalloway (Paperback, New edition)
Virginia Woolf; Introduction by Merry M. Pawlowski; Notes by Merry M. Pawlowski; Series edited by Keith Carabine
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With an Introduction and Notes by Merry M. Pawlowski, Professor and
Chair, Department of English, California State
University,Bakersfield. Virginia Woolf's singular technique in Mrs
Dalloway heralds a break with the traditional novel form and
reflects a genuine humanity and a concern with the experiences that
both enrich and stultify existence. Society hostess, Clarissa
Dalloway is giving a party. Her thoughts and sensations on that one
day, and the interior monologues of others whose lives are
interwoven with hers gradually reveal the characters of the central
protagonists. Clarissa's life is touched by tragedy as the events
in her day run parallel to those of Septimus Warren Smith, whose
madness escalates as his life draws toward inevitable suicide.
Learning and Being in Person-Centred Counselling has inspired and
guided thousands of counselling students since it was first
published in 1999. Tony Merry died in 2004, and this third edition
has been updated, with a new chapter on recent developments, by
Sheila Haugh, a long-time colleague who knew him and his work well.
Learning and Being offers an in-depth exploration of all aspects of
person-centred counselling, from its origins to current
developments in theory and practice. It is written in clear and
accessible language, with exercises and checklists to prompt the
reader's own thinking and learning. It brings theory to life with
its suggestions for exploring and developing person-centred values,
qualities, attitudes and skills. Chapter covers essential aspects
of theory and practice, including working at relational depth,
training issues and supervision, and a comprehensive resource list
of other relevant texts. READERSHIP-Learning and Being in
Person-Centred Counselling is recommended for: - certificate and
diploma counselling trainees and tutors. - undergraduate psychology
students and lecturers. - nurses and social workers in training. -
those on vocational and 'helping professions' related courses. -
trainees on integrative, cognitive or psychodynamic courses. -
people training to work in the voluntary sector. - anyone seeking
specialist input on contemporary person-centred theory and
practice.
A regional and global approach to world history that highlights
society and culture Long praised by instructors and students for
its accessible regional chapter structure, readability, and
sustained attention to social history, the Eleventh Edition of A
History of World Societies includes even more features and tools to
engage today's students and save instructors time. This edition
includes more help with historical thinking skills, an expanded
primary source program in print and online, and the best and latest
scholarship throughout The book can be purchased with the
breakthrough online resource, LaunchPad, which combines an e-book
with a wealth of time-saving teaching and learning tools. LaunchPad
comes with LearningCurve, an adaptive and automatically graded
learning tool that ensures students come to class prepared. Volume
2 includes Chapters 16-33
Christianity and Sexuality in the Early Modern World surveys the
ways in which people from the time of Luther and Columbus to that
of Thomas Jefferson used Christian ideas and institutions to
regulate and shape sexual norms and conduct, and examines the
impact of their efforts. Global in scope and geographic in
organization, the book contains chapters on Protestant, Catholic,
and Orthodox Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa and
Asia, and North America. It explores key topics, including marriage
and divorce, fornication and illegitimacy, clerical sexuality,
same-sex relations, witchcraft and love magic, moral crimes, and
interracial relationships. The book sets its findings within the
context of many historical fields, including the history of gender
and sexuality, and of colonialism and race. Each chapter in this
third edition has been updated to reflect new scholarship,
particularly on the actual lived experience of people around the
world. This has resulted in expanded coverage of nearly every
issue, including notions of the body and of honor, gendered
religious symbols, religious and racial intermarriage, sexual and
gender fluidity, the process of conversion, the interweaving of
racial identity and religious ideologies, and the role of
Indigenous and enslaved people in shaping Christian traditions and
practices. It is ideal for students of the history of sexuality,
early modern Christianity, and early modern gender.
The only handbook devoted to splicing today's ropes, this
bestselling reference covers every kind of splicing project a
boater will ever need. Featuring step-by-step illustrations and
explanations for the most useful and popular splices in traditional
twisted and modern braided ropes as well as wire, it covers: - how
to splice high-tech, slippery, synthetic ropes such as Spectra,
Dyneema and Kevlar - mainstream rope materials such as Dacron and
nylon - all standard rope constructions, including solid braid,
double braid, parallel core, plaited and three-strand rope - how to
splice wire for shrouds and halyards, and rope to wire splices This
new edition has been expanded to include a section on wire
selection, new wire splices and several attractive knot and
splice-based projects: rope fenders, rope cargo nets, rope ladders
and rope bow puddings. There isn't a rope project on board that
can't be tackled with this guide. 'Covers every splicing project a
yachtsman will ever need.' Kelvin Hughes 'Aimed at the beginner,
though the in-depth stuff will appeal to old hands too.' Classic
Boat
Women are twice as likely as men to become depressed. While they
seek help for mental disorders more often than men, they also seek
to help others, trying to keep everyone happy while taking care of
parents, spouses, and children. Sometimes, doing it all is doing
too much. In Finding Your Emotional Balance, Dr Merry Noel Miller
offers women of all ages advice for coping with life's challenges
while increasing its joys. Drawing on her three decades of
experience as a psychiatrist specializing in women's mental
health-as well as her own personal struggles with depression and
grief-she explains the special vulnerabilities and strengths of
women during adolescence, the childbearing years, menopause, and
late in life. Dr Miller opens each chapter with stories about women
who are dealing with issues related to their stage in life. She
discusses common mental disorders in the context of life stages,
exploring the symptoms of depression, anxiety, substance abuse,
bipolar disorder, and unresolved grief. She also offers a variety
of remedies, suggesting medical and nonmedical approaches to
finding emotional balance even in the most stressful times. Each
chapter ends with a list of suggested readings and websites.
First published in 1986, this book proposes and illustrates a new
approach to the comparative analysis of educational policy, based
on anthropological and historical inquiry. It reviews the
transitions of Western countries, Japan, and the People's Republic
of China and in doing so investigates cultural ideas of human
potential and how they inform social and economic goals of
education. An analysis of the problems and emerging patterns in
developing countries reveals how and why the meanings of life for
the majority of their populations were still influenced by agrarian
cultural models, even after the introduction of new educational and
occupational careers. In place of universalistic economic models
and homogenous modernization strategies, the authors propose that
culture-specific meanings of education are determined by each
country's particular transition from its agrarian past to its
socio-economic conditions at the time. They argue that change in
educational development has been as varied in ends, means and
significance outcomes as the cultures in which it has occurred and
point to the need for a deeper understanding of cultural contexts
in which policy choices and development plans are made.
First published in 1986, this book proposes and illustrates a new
approach to the comparative analysis of educational policy, based
on anthropological and historical inquiry. It reviews the
transitions of Western countries, Japan, and the People's Republic
of China and in doing so investigates cultural ideas of human
potential and how they inform social and economic goals of
education. An analysis of the problems and emerging patterns in
developing countries reveals how and why the meanings of life for
the majority of their populations were still influenced by agrarian
cultural models, even after the introduction of new educational and
occupational careers. In place of universalistic economic models
and homogenous modernization strategies, the authors propose that
culture-specific meanings of education are determined by each
country's particular transition from its agrarian past to its
socio-economic conditions at the time. They argue that change in
educational development has been as varied in ends, means and
significance outcomes as the cultures in which it has occurred and
point to the need for a deeper understanding of cultural contexts
in which policy choices and development plans are made.
How did gender figure in understandings of spatial realms, from the
inner spaces of the body to the furthest reaches of the globe? How
did women situate themselves in the early modern world, and how did
they move through it, in both real and imaginary locations? How do
new disciplinary and geographic connections shape the ways we think
about the early modern world, and the role of women and men in it?
These are the questions that guide this volume, which includes
articles by a select group of scholars from many disciplines: Art
History, Comparative Literature, English, German, History,
Landscape Architecture, Music, and Women's Studies. Each essay
reaches across fields, and several are written by interdisciplinary
groups of authors. The essays also focus on many different places,
including Rome, Amsterdam, London, and Paris, and on texts and
images that crossed the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, or that
portrayed real and imagined people who did. Many essays investigate
topics key to the 'spatial turn' in various disciplines, such as
borders and their permeability, actual and metaphorical spatial
crossings, travel and displacement, and the built environment.
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