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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.
How do teachers "read" children's body language, and what are the
consequences of these (mis)interpretations? Using Pierre Bourdieu's
work in the construction of social class, together with Annette
Lareau's work on how social class influences the child-rearing
practices of parents, Henry argues that children raised in
working-class homes come to elementary school with different,
largely underappreciated, corporeal capacities. The middle-class
corporeal practices of elementary school (hands to yourself, raise
your hand to speak, stay in straight lines) require working-class
children to adopt middle-class corporeal performances in order to
demonstrate that they have achieved self-control, a significant
mechanism by which some bodies are validated in society and
vilified in others. Henry argues that curricula aimed at helping
teachers teach poor children predisposes them to see poor
children's corporeal performance from deeply classed positions that
maintain cycles of social reproduction in schools rather than
interrupting them.
This book contains step-by-step instructions for sewing four
fabulous party dresses that will fit perfectly! It is a follow up
to the massively popular "The Little Black Dress". It shows how to
construct a body block and fit personal patterns to suit different
body shapes. Every girl needs a perfect party dress at various
times in her life, whether for a prom, a gala ball or a red-carpet
event. But how do you find a dress that fits perfectly, suits your
body shape and makes you look a million dollars - without breaking
the bank? The answer is to make it yourself following expert
dressmaker Simon Henry's tried and trusted method. He will guide
you gently through the whole process, giving you the confidence to
sew a party dress that's as individual as you are. Featuring
sections that show how to construct a body block and fit your
personal pattern; recognise your body shape and tailor a style to
suit it, and choose the perfect fabric. This title contains sewing
techniques and expert tips for a professional finish and
step-by-step instructions for sewing four fabulous party dresses.
2020 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards Winner, Silver
(Political and Social Sciences) Winner of the Montaigne Medal,
awarded to "the most thought-provoking books" The first book to
explore a shocking yet all-too-common type of wrongful
conviction-one that locks away innocent people for crimes that
never actually happened. Rodricus Crawford was convicted and
sentenced to die for the murder by suffocation of his beautiful
baby boy. After years on death row, evidence confirmed what
Crawford had claimed all along: he was innocent, and his son had
died from an undiagnosed illness. Crawford is not alone. A full
one-third of all known exonerations stem from no-crime wrongful
convictions. The first book to explore this common but previously
undocumented type of wrongful conviction, Smoke but No Fire tells
the heartbreaking stories of innocent people convicted of crimes
that simply never happened. A suicide is mislabeled a homicide. An
accidental fire is mislabeled an arson. Corrupt police plant drugs
on an innocent suspect. A false allegation of assault is invented
to resolve a custody dispute. With this book, former New York City
public defender Jessica S. Henry sheds essential light on a deeply
flawed criminal justice system that allows-even encourages-these
convictions to regularly occur. Smoke but No Fire promises to be
eye-opening reading for legal professionals, students, activists,
and the general public alike as it grapples with the chilling
reality that far too many innocent people spend real years behind
bars for fictional crimes.
In The Future Conditional, Eric S. Henry brings twelve-years of
expertise and research to offer a nuanced discussion of the
globalization of the English language and the widespread effects it
has had on Shenyang, the capital and largest city of China's
northeast Liaoning Province. Adopting an ethnographic and
linguistic perspective, Henry considers the personal connotations
that English, has for Chinese people, beyond its role in the
education system. Through research on how English is spoken,
taught, and studied in China, Henry considers what the language
itself means to Chinese speakers. How and why, he asks, has English
become so deeply fascinating in contemporary China, simultaneously
existing as a source of desire and anxiety? The answer, he
suggests, is that English-speaking Chinese consider themselves
distinctly separate from those who do not speak the language, the
result of a cultural assumption that speaking English makes a
person modern. Seeing language as a study that goes beyond the
classroom, The Future Conditional assesses the emerging viewpoint
that, for many citizens, speaking English in China has become a
cultural need—and, more immediately, a realization of one's
future.
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