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What would you do for love? Was the question posed by Sheri's late
mother. Sheri Norbella has everything going for her as an
attractive, intelligent, but opinionated young woman of sixteen
growing up on Zeslin-A colony. Her life turns upside down when her
father decides to relocate to a distant settlement called Thaden- a
world inhabited by less sophisticated races. Sheri experinces first
hand the prejudice against her people as she's the victim of
insults and attacks that become intolerable when she encounters
Velsa A'Gora; Thaden's most notorious bully. As the two girls clash
a dangerous boy, Jaron Loffay, offers Sheri his protection in
exchange for her affections. Not trusting him she refuses, but the
feud with Velsa escalates beyond a schoolyard drama just as the
dreaded Namosene invade. Thaden evacuates stranding Sheri with
Velsa on a desolate planet. Tempted to give into Jaron's desires
Sheri must weigh her morals against her will to survive. Despite
being marooned she unexpectedly discovers the answer to her
mother's riddle while surrounded by cruel strangers on a savage
world...
When author Michelle Matthews came home from war, she thought
returning alive meant the worst was over. She was mistaken;
surviving life after war proved to be equally challenging. Matthews
returned a changed person. In Re-entry, she narrates a poignant
account of the war in Iraq, its tragic aftermath, and her
courageous journey to heal emotionally.
Based on journal entries and e-mails sent before, during, and
after her service in Iraq, this memoir provides a firsthand account
of the trials and tribulations she experienced by her service and
gives insight into her emotional journey. Upon her return, Matthews
struggled with anxiety and depression and began overeating and
abusing alcohol. She tells how she wrestled with thoughts of
suicide as she found normal life overwhelming following the
abnormal rhythm of war.
"Re-entry" shows that how, through counseling, physical and
recreational therapy, journaling, meditating, exercising, and
support from family and friends, Matthews found herself again.
This anthology contains selected papers from the 'Science as
Culture' conference held at Lake Como, and Pavia University Italy,
15-19 September 1999. The conference, attended by about 220
individuals from thirty countries, was a joint venture of the
International History, Philosophy and Science Teaching Group (its
fifth conference) and the History of Physics and Physics Teaching
Division of the European Physical Society (its eighth conference).
The magnificient Villa Olmo, on the lakeshore, provided a memorable
location for the presentors of the 160 papers and the audience that
discussed them. The conference was part of local celebrations of
the bicentenary of Alessandro Volta's creation of the battery in
1799. Volta was born in Como in 1745, and for forty years from 1778
he was professor of experimental physics at Pavia University. The
conference was fortunate to have had the generous financial support
of the Italian government's Volta Bicentenary Fund, Lombardy
region, Pavia University, Italian Research Council, and Kluwer
Academic Publishers. The papers included here, have or will be,
published in the journal Science & Education, the inaugural
volume (1992) of which was a landmark in the history of science
education publication, because it was the first journal in the
field devoted to contributions from historical, philosophical and
sociological scholarship. Clearly these 'foundational' disciplines
inform numerous theoretical, curricular and pedagogical debates in
science education. Contemporary Concerns The reseach promoted by
the International and European Groups, and by the journal, is
central to science education programmes in most areas of the world.
Constructivism is one of the most influential theories in
contemporary education and learning theory. It has had great
influence in science education. The papers in this collection
represent, arguably, the most sustained examination of the
theoretical and philosophical foundations of constructivism yet
published. Topics covered include: orthodox epistemology and the
philosophical traditions of constructivism; the relationship of
epistemology to learning theory; the connection between philosophy
and pedagogy in constructivist practice; the difference between
radical and social constructivism, and an appraisal of their
epistemology; the strengths and weaknesses of the Strong Programme
in the sociology of science and implications for science education.
The book contains an extensive bibliography. Contributors include
philosophers of science, philosophers of education, science
educators, and cognitive scientists. The book is noteworthy for
bringing this diverse range of disciplines together in the
examination of a central educational topic.
The pendulum is a universal topic in primary and secondary schools,
but its full potential for learning about physics, the nature of
science, and the relationships between science, mathematics,
technology, society and culture is seldom realised.
Contributions to this 32-chapter anthology deal with the
science, history, methodology and pedagogy of pendulum motion.
There is ample material for the richer and more cross-disciplinary
treatment of the pendulum from elementary school to high school,
and through to advanced university classes.
Scientists will value the studies on the physics of the
pendulum; historians will appreciate the detailed treatment of
Galileo, Huygens, Newton and Foucaulta (TM)s pendulum
investigations; psychologists and educators will learn from the
papers on Piaget; teachers will welcome the many contributions to
pendulum pedagogy.
All readers will come away with a new awareness of the
importance of the pendulum in the foundation and development of
modern science; and for its centrality in so many facets of society
and culture.
This book has its origins in a special issue of the journal Science
& Education (Volume 18 Numbers 6-7, 2009). The essay by Costas
Skordoulis - 'Science and Worldviews in the Marxist Tradition' -
did not appear in that special issue due to a mistake in production
scheduling. It was published in an earlier issue of the journal
(Volume 17 Number 6, 2008), but has been included in this book
version of the special issue. As explained in the Introduction, the
catalyst for the journal special issue was the essay on 'Science,
Worldviews and Education' submitted to the journal by Hugh G. Gauch
Jr. This was circulated to the other contributors who were asked to
write their own contribution in the light of the arguments and
literature contained in the paper. Hugh made brief 'Responses and
Clari?cations' after the papers were written. However the Tanis
Edis article on Islam and my own article on Priestley were
processed too late to bene't from Hugh's appraisal. The journal is
associated with the International History, Philosophy, and Science
Teaching Group which was formed in 1987. The group stages biennial
international conferences and occasional regional conferences
(details can be found at www. ihpst. org). The group, though the
journal, conferences, and its electronic newsletter (at www. ihpst.
This book has its origins in a special issue of the journal Science
& Education (Volume 18 Numbers 6-7, 2009). The essay by Costas
Skordoulis - 'Science and Worldviews in the Marxist Tradition' -
did not appear in that special issue due to a mistake in production
scheduling. It was published in an earlier issue of the journal
(Volume 17 Number 6, 2008), but has been included in this book
version of the special issue. As explained in the Introduction, the
catalyst for the journal special issue was the essay on 'Science,
Worldviews and Education' submitted to the journal by Hugh G. Gauch
Jr. This was circulated to the other contributors who were asked to
write their own contribution in the light of the arguments and
literature contained in the paper. Hugh made brief 'Responses and
Clari?cations' after the papers were written. However the Tanis
Edis article on Islam and my own article on Priestley were
processed too late to bene?t from Hugh's appraisal. The journal is
associated with the International History, Philosophy, and Science
Teaching Group which was formed in 1987. The group stages biennial
international conferences and occasional regional conferences
(details can be found at www. ihpst. org). The group, though the
journal, conferences, and its electronic newsletter (at www. ihpst.
GameGuru is an entry-level engine designed to be easy to use as
well as being extremely accessible for the user. This book gives
users the information needed to access the full depth of features
available in the program. Details on how to perform more complex
tasks are not found easily anywhere else or in any of the GameGuru
documentation. This book will cover all of the common topics
including building levels, coding, AI and more. Key Features The
only book the fully covers the GameGuru engine. Includes robust
documentation to perform complex tasks that are not outlined
anywhere else. Includes level building, coding, AI and more.
Included are scripts and demo maps for readers to learn from.
GameGuru is the ultimate start-to-finish guide
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Gibbous Moon (Paperback)
Dennis Cooley; Photographs by Michael Matthews
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This anthology contains selected papers from the 'Science as
Culture' conference held at Lake Como, and Pavia University Italy,
15-19 September 1999. The conference, attended by about 220
individuals from thirty countries, was a joint venture of the
International History, Philosophy and Science Teaching Group (its
fifth conference) and the History of Physics and Physics Teaching
Division of the European Physical Society (its eighth conference).
The magnificient Villa Olmo, on the lakeshore, provided a memorable
location for the presentors of the 160 papers and the audience that
discussed them. The conference was part of local celebrations of
the bicentenary of Alessandro Volta's creation of the battery in
1799. Volta was born in Como in 1745, and for forty years from 1778
he was professor of experimental physics at Pavia University. The
conference was fortunate to have had the generous financial support
of the Italian government's Volta Bicentenary Fund, Lombardy
region, Pavia University, Italian Research Council, and Kluwer
Academic Publishers. The papers included here, have or will be,
published in the journal Science & Education, the inaugural
volume (1992) of which was a landmark in the history of science
education publication, because it was the first journal in the
field devoted to contributions from historical, philosophical and
sociological scholarship. Clearly these 'foundational' disciplines
inform numerous theoretical, curricular and pedagogical debates in
science education. Contemporary Concerns The reseach promoted by
the International and European Groups, and by the journal, is
central to science education programmes in most areas of the world.
The book demonstrates the importance of history and philosophy of
science for science education. It provides a case study of the
pendulum, showing the pivotal role played by the pendulum in the
Scientific Revolution. It describes how the pendulum enabled the
creation of accurate clocks that, among other things, enabled the
long-standing problem of longitude to be solved. The book charts
how the solution of the longitude problem was of enormous social,
economic and cultural significance for European and consequently
world history. Further, the book shows how the discovery of the
laws of pendulum motion by Galileo, Huygens and Newton hinged on
the acceptance of a new methodology for science. The pendulum laws
are a window through which to view the fascinating mixture of
experiment, mathematics and philosophy that characterized the
foundations of modern science - the Galilean-Newtonian paradigm -
and distinguished it from Aristotelian, medieval and commonsense
science. The book covers: learning about the nature of science;
navigation and the longitude problem; ancient and medieval
timekeeping; Galileo's analysis of pendulum motion; Huygens, Hooke,
Newton and the pendulum; clocks and culture; science and
philosophy; the mechanical world view; teaching about time and
pendulum motion; and teacher education and culture. The book
defends a liberal, or contextual, approach to the teaching of
science. It shows how understanding the scientific, philosophical
and cultural contexts and ramifications of the pendulum laws can
allow teachers to plan more engaging lessons, and conduct
informative historical- investigative experiments. Students can
re-live history. Contextual understanding of thependulum allows
connections to be made with other parts of the science curriculum,
and with other subject areas such as geography, literature,
religion, music and mathematics. Readers will come away with a
deeper understanding of the nature of science and its role in
history.
Constructivism is one of the most influential theories in
contemporary education and learning theory. It has had great
influence in science education. The papers in this collection
represent, arguably, the most sustained examination of the
theoretical and philosophical foundations of constructivism yet
published. Topics covered include: orthodox epistemology and the
philosophical traditions of constructivism; the relationship of
epistemology to learning theory; the connection between philosophy
and pedagogy in constructivist practice; the difference between
radical and social constructivism, and an appraisal of their
epistemology; the strengths and weaknesses of the Strong Programme
in the sociology of science and implications for science education.
The book contains an extensive bibliography. Contributors include
philosophers of science, philosophers of education, science
educators, and cognitive scientists. The book is noteworthy for
bringing this diverse range of disciplines together in the
examination of a central educational topic.
GameGuru is an entry-level engine designed to be easy to use as
well as being extremely accessible for the user. This book gives
users the information needed to access the full depth of features
available in the program. Details on how to perform more complex
tasks are not found easily anywhere else or in any of the GameGuru
documentation. This book will cover all of the common topics
including building levels, coding, AI and more. Key Features The
only book the fully covers the GameGuru engine. Includes robust
documentation to perform complex tasks that are not outlined
anywhere else. Includes level building, coding, AI and more.
Included are scripts and demo maps for readers to learn from.
GameGuru is the ultimate start-to-finish guide
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routine and want to kick your fat loss into high gear by working
out less and...heaven forbid...actually have some fun...then you
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The "old school" of cardio has you doing grinding, grueling
long-distance runs or bike rides for hours and hours each week to
burn a little bit of fat and, unfortunately, eat away muscle too
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and how to have a lean, toned body by working out less than 20
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Simple Sea and Wild Animals Coloring Book For Kids And Toddlers - Lion, Octopus, Camel, Squirrel, Snake, Duck, Ant, Punny, Dolphin, Horse and Much More. (Large print, Paperback, Large type / large print edition)
Michael Matthew
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'A CAPTIVATING DEEP DIVE INTO THE STRANGE WORLD OF LATEX-SPORTING
SUPERHEROES WHO FIGHT CRIME. WEIRDLY FASCINATING AND FASCINATINGLY
WEIRD' John Sweeney When police officer Michael Matthews first
hears about America's Real-Life Superheroes, he is skeptical - but
also intrigued. Deciding to investigate this mysterious community
of cape-wearing, weapon-carrying men and women, he discovers that
they really do prowl the streets and alleys of American cities
fighting crime and protecting the weak. Michael joins forces with
the most famous Real-Life Superheroes in America, including Phoenix
Jones and Master Legend, and quickly grows to like and even respect
these odd but well-intentioned characters. But as he spends more
time with the superheroes, Michael becomes horrified by their
reckless pursuit of justice and the way they operate outside the
law. Moonlighting as a superhero is a dangerous occupation and
poses a huge risk to Michael's police career. How far into this
strange world will he allow himself to be pulled? Funny, moving and
utterly compelling, SIDEKICK tells a story so incredible it can
only be true. If you like TIGER KING, Jon Ronson and Louis Theroux,
you'll love this weird and wonderful true story of the part-time
heroes who patrol America's streets. * * * SIDEKICK is the new
release from Kindle Non-Fiction #1 bestseller and ex-cop Michael
Matthews, who writes books which take you right up to the frontline
of US and UK crime fighting. He is the author of WE ARE THE COPS,
THE RIOTS and AMERICAN RUIN.
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