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Know Your Place (Hardcover)
Justin R Phillips; Foreword by David P. Gushee
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The Civil War divided the nation, communities, and families. The
town of Batesville, Arkansas, found itself occupied three times by
the Union army. This compelling book gives a unique perspective on
the war's western edge through the diary of Mary Adelia Byers
(1847-1918), who began recording her thoughts and observations
during the Union occupation of Batesville in 1862.
Only fifteen when she starts her diary, Mary is beyond her years in
maturity, as revealed by her acute observations of the world around
her. At the same time, she appears very much a child of her era.
Having lost her father at a young age, she and her family depend on
the financial support of her Uncle William, a slaveowner and
Confederate sympathizer. Through Mary's eyes we are given
surprising insights into local society during a national crisis. On
the one hand, we see her flirting with Confederate soldiers in the
Batesville town square and, on the other, facing the grim reality
of war by "setting up" through the night with dying soldiers. Her
journal ends in March 1865, shortly before the war comes to a
close.
"Torn by War "reveals the conflicts faced by an agricultural social
elite economically dependent on slavery but situated on the fringes
of the conflict between North and South. On a more personal level,
it also shows how resilient and perceptive young people can be
during times of crisis. Enhanced by extensive photographs, maps,
and informative annotation, the volume is a valuable contribution
to the growing body of literature on civilian life during the Civil
War.
Reentering the dating scene after a painful divorce or the end of a
long-term relationship can be difficult, if not downright daunting.
Though there are numerous how-to guides on how to navigate the
dating world, The Apprenticeship to Love is dramatically different.
Why? It can help you find the right person at the right time.
Based on a simple, step-by-step program specifically tailored to
the love-challenged, this groundbreaking work will teach you how to
look for and find a healthy, fulfilling, viable life partner, while
having fun and making new friends in the process. Utilizing the
principles of focused effort, incremental success, and social
networking, you'll learn how to meet and date three members of the
opposite sex who will become potential candidates in your search
for a mate.
Dr. R. Phillip Colon makes the program easy to learn. Once you
develop a better understanding of what qualities characterize your
life partner, you will replace your first candidates with new ones
several times until you find the person meant for you. By learning
and applying new social, emotional, and interpersonal skills,
you'll soon access higher-level, more suitable contenders and at
the same time, ready yourself for better relationships through
personal growth.
Love doesn't have to be complicated or agonizing. Find your
happily ever after with The Apprenticeship to Love
This book explores the circulation of anger and hostility in
contemporary American culture with particular attention to the
fantasy of refusal, a dream of rejecting all the structures of the
contemporary political and economic system. Framing the question of
public sentiment through the lens of rhetorical studies, this book
traces the circulation of symbols that craft public feelings in
contemporary popular cinema. Analyzing popular twenty-first century
films as invitations to a particular way of feeling, the book
delves into the way popular sentiments are circulated and
intensified. The book examines dystopian films (The Purge, The
Cabin in the Woods), science fiction (Snowpiercer), and superhero
narratives (the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Joker). Across these
varied films, an affective economy that emphasizes grief, betrayal,
refusal, and an underlying rage at the seeming hopelessness of
contemporary culture is uncovered. These examinations are framed in
terms of ongoing political protests ranging from Occupy Wall
Street, the Tea Party, Black Lives Matter, and the 6th January 2021
invasion of the US Capitol Building.
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Calming the storm. Healing the sick. Raising the dead. Just a few
of the wondrous works of Jesus Christ. Yet these miracles are only
a small glimpse into his most wondrous miracle of all -- redeeming
his children.
Movie audiences seem drawn, almost compelled, toward tales of the
horrific and the repulsive. Partly because horror continues to
evolve radically - every time the genre itself is deemed dead, it
seems to come up with another twist - it has been one of the most
often-dissected genres. Here, author Kendall Phillips selects ten
of the most popular and influential films of the genre - including
Dracula, Night of the Living Dead, Halloween, The Silence of the
Lambs, and Scream, each of which has become a film landmark and
spawned countless imitators, and all having implications that
transcend their cinematic influence and achievement. By tracing the
production history, contemporary audience response, and lasting
cultural influence of each picture, Phillips offers a unique new
approach to thinking about our attraction to horror films, and the
ways in which they reflect both our cultural and individual fears.
Though stylistically and thematically very different, all of these
movies have scared millions of eager moviegoers. This book tries to
figure out why.
Biz Jets: Technology and Market Structure in the Corporate Jet
Aircraft Industry traces the development of business jet aircraft
from the mid-1950s through early 1993. It begins with a discussion
of the technological and market opportunities existing in the
period prior to the introduction of the Lockheed JetStar and the
North American Sabreliner. The subsequent appearances of other biz
jets -- the Learjets, HS-125s, Jet Commanders, Falcons,
Gulfstreams, Citations, Challengers, Mitsubishis and derivative
aircraft are treated in considerable detail. Biz Jets also covers
'planes involved in many unsuccessful attempts to enter the
industry from 1955 through 1993. The study shows that while the
industry has been quite concentrated throughout its history, the
positions of the leading firms have always been contestable.
Indeed, leaders at one point in time have often been displaced by
others who succeeded in marshalling technological and market
opportunities to their advantage. Manufacturers have had to
undertake continuous efforts to improve the price-performance
characteristics of their aircraft to gain and hold their market
shares. Rivalries in the effective use of the stream of new
technologies have brought forth new aircraft with both better
performance and lower operating costs. At the same time, however,
participation in the market has been extremely risky. Only a few
companies have been able to earn profits. Entries, exits and
mergers have altered the structure of the industry, but it remained
decidedly unstable at least through 1992.
For this second edition of their much praised Cytochrome P450, the
editors have collected accounts of the essential core techniques
that use the latest methodologies for the investigation of P450s.
Highlights include protocols for spectral analysis and purification
of P450s, enzymatic assays of P450s and flavin-containing
monooxygenases (FMOs), expression of P450s and FMOs in heterologous
systems, and the production and use of antipeptide antibodies.
Additional chapters contain readily reproducible techniques for the
transfection of hepatocytes for gene regulation studies, P450
reporter gene assays, in situ hybridization, and analysis of
genetic polymorphisms. Although the emphasis is on P450s of
mammalian origin, many of the readily reproducible methods
described are suitable for P450s from any source.
We humans are tribal, grouping ourselves by a multitude of
criteria: physical, intellectual, political, emotional, etc. The
Internet and its auxiliary technologies have enabled a novel
dimension in tribal behavior during our recent past. This growing
connectivity begs the question: Will individuals and their
communities come together to solve some very urgent global
problems? At MMVR, we explore ways to harness information
technology to solve healthcare problems - and in the industrialized
nations we are making progress. In the developing world however,
things are more challenging. Massive urban poverty fuels violence
and misery. Will global networking bring a convergence of
individual and tribal problem-solving? Recently, a barrel-shaped
water carrier that rolls along the ground was presented, improving
daily life for many people. Also the One Laptop per Child project
is a good example of how the industrialized nations can help the
developing countries. They produce durable and simple laptops which
are inexpensive to produce. At MMVR, we focus on cutting-edge
medical technology, which is generally pretty expensive. While the
benefits of innovation trickle downward, from the privileged few to
the broader masses, we should expand this trickle into a flood. Can
breakthrough applications in stimulation, visualization, robotics,
and informatics engender tools as ingeniously as the water carrier
or laptop? With some extra creativity, we can design better
healthcare for the developing world too.
The Asia-Pacific region is now clearly witnessing the rapid ageing of many of its nations, to the extent that it will soon be the region with, relatively, the largest number of older persons. This book focuses on the challenges that this demographic trend poses to economies and societies in the region, and the policies that have evolved to date to meet new demands. It looks forward over the coming decades to consider how societies and economies will deal with ageing and the necessary structural and behavioural changes that this will entail. eBook available with sample pages: EB:0203463080
First published in 2011. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
During recent years, an increasing amount of academic research
has focused on older people with a particular emphasis on settings,
places and spaces. This book provides a comprehensive review of
research and the policy area of 'ageing and place'.
An insightful book on an important topic, Andrews and Phillips
have together edited a valuable information and reference source
for those with interests in the spatial dimensions of ageing in the
twenty-first century. Ranging from macro-scale perspectives on the
distribution of older populations on national scales, to the
meaning of specific local places and settings to older individuals,
on the micro-scale, the book spans an entire range of research
traditions and international perspectives.
During recent years, an increasing amount of academic research has
focused on older people with a particular emphasis on settings,
places and spaces. This book provides a comprehensive review of
research and the policy area of 'ageing and place'. An insightful
book on an important topic, Andrews and Phillips have together
edited a valuable information and reference source for those with
interests in the spatial dimensions of ageing in the twenty-first
century. Ranging from macro-scale perspectives on the distribution
of older populations on national scales, to the meaning of specific
local places and settings to older individuals, on the micro-scale,
the book spans an entire range of research traditions and
international perspectives.
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