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.

Martial Culture, Silver Screen analyzes war movies, one of the most popular genres in American cinema, for what they reveal about the narratives and ideologies that shape U.S. national identity. Edited by Matthew Christopher Hulbert and Matthew E. Stanley, this volume explores the extent to which the motion picture industry, particularly Hollywood, has played an outsized role in the construction and evolution of American self-definition. Moving chronologically, eleven essays highlight cinematic versions of military and cultural conflicts spanning from the American Revolution to the War on Terror. Each focuses on a selection of films about a specific war or historical period, often foregrounding recent productions that remain understudied in the critical literature on cinema, history, and cultural memory. Scrutinizing cinema through the lens of nationalism and its "invention of tradition", Martial Culture, Silver Screen considers how movies possess the power to frame ideologies, provide social coherence, betray collective neuroses and fears, construct narratives of victimhood or heroism, forge communities of remembrance, and cement tradition and convention. Hollywood war films routinely present broad, identifiable narratives such as that of the rugged pioneer or the "good war" through which filmmakers invent representations of the past, establishing narratives that advance discrete social and political functions in the present. As a result, cinematic versions of wartime conflicts condition and reinforce popular understandings of American national character as it relates to violence, individualism, democracy, militarism, capitalism, masculinity, race, class, and empire. Approaching war movies as identity-forging apparatuses and tools of social power, Martial Culture, Silver Screen lays bare how cinematic versions of warfare have helped define for audiences what it means to be American.

Service-learning is an exciting pedagogy and field of study, offering insight into how academic study and community engagement blend to create social change. In its most traditional conceptualization, servicelearning activities typically manifest within communities where outside individuals address a need. Servicelearning is purported to have a transforming effect on individual student perspectives by providing students the opportunity to interact with people and enter into situations that allow students to test their predisposition towards others. However, the literature on the impact of service-learning on participants' acceptance of diversity and development of open-mindedness reports mixed outcomes. The purpose of this book is to explore cultural tensions and dynamics within the field of service-learning. It is not meant to be an exhaustive review of the interplay between culture and service learning, but rather a starting point for an ongoing conversation about how this complex topic impacts the field. In 18 chapters, educators, students, and administrators investigate the cultural values of servicelearning itself and the tensions created when this is at odds with the values of others within K-12 and higher education in the United States and abroad. Authors include community organization representatives, researchers, directors of offices of community engagement, university administrators, junior and senior faculty, and former service-learning undergraduate students. Submissions reflect a range of genres, including theoretical/conceptual pieces, position papers, case studies, and other traditional academic essays, challenging how students and community members are affected by the cultural tensions within service-learning engagement.

Vampires are everywhere! They are your politicians. They are your best friends. They are the most elite and affluent, and they are the homeless. They have infiltrated every aspect of human society, and we don't even know it! For thousands upon thousands of years they have lived amongst us! Lied to and deceived by our governments, generation after generations, civilization after civilizations. Bewildered and befuddled by vampiric and magical charms, humanity remains ignorant. Our hope lies in Draco's awakening! He and his wife, Princess Phoenix, are the only ones who, can and want to save us all! Draco's Awakening is an epic vampire fantasy tale. The first novel of the nine book Draco and Phoenix saga. A story filled with all manner of mystical, magical, and mythical beings, and that isn't even the outlandish part! Vampires are real! They are not the fictional creatures society would have you believe!

Our hope lies in Draco's awakening! He and his wife, Princess Phoenix, are the only ones who, can and want to save us all! Draco's Awakening is an epic vampire fantasy tale. The first novel of the nine book Draco and Phoenix saga. A story filled with all manner of mystical, magical, and mythical beings, and that isn't even the outlandish part! Vampires are real! They are not the fictional creatures society would have you believe! But, you don't believe me! You think you know Count Dracula? But, you don't! You may even be familiar with his bloodthirsty wife, the bloody Countess Camilla, and their three brides. The Brides of Dracula. But did you know? They are tiny, absolutely insignificant in comparison with the others within this most noble and ancient of all the royal families. The vampire house of Sovereignty! Let the games begin!

The purpose of this book is not the philosophic enunciation or a special doctrine, is rather to give to the student an interpretation of the truth, which worth him to reconcile many topics of the unrevealed information, already acquired, but apparently, conflicting and paradoxical.