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Book Interrupting Racism

    Book Details:
  • Author : Rebecca Atkins
  • Publisher : Routledge
  • Release : 2018-11-09
  • ISBN : 1351258907
  • Pages : 205 pages

Download or read book Interrupting Racism written by Rebecca Atkins and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-11-09 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interrupting Racism provides school counselors with a brief overview of racial equity in schools and practical ideas that a school-level practitioner can put into action. The book walks readers through the current state of achievement gap and racial equity in schools and looks at issues around intention, action, white privilege, and implicit bias. Later chapters include interrupting racism case studies and stories from school counselors about incorporating stakeholders into the work of racial equity. Activities, lessons, and action plans promote self-reflection, staff-reflection, and student-reflection and encourage school counselors to drive systemic change for students through advocacy, collaboration, and leadership.

Book Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Download or read book Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Public Works for Water and Power Development and Atomic Energy Commission Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1972

Download or read book Public Works for Water and Power Development and Atomic Energy Commission Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1972 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 1496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Reading Constellations

Download or read book Reading Constellations written by Patricia McKee and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014-02-07 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The changes wrought by industrialization in the nineteenth century were heralded by many as the inevitable march of progress. Yet a fair share of critics opposed the encroachment of modernity into everyday life. Wedding Walter Benjamin's critique of urban modernity with several canonical works of fiction, Patricia McKee's study challenges the traditional ways we look at Victorian literature and culture. In Great Expectations, Our Mutual Friend, Jude the Obscure, and "In the Cage," characters struggle to find a place for the parts of the self that do not fit the conventional image of middle-class Victorian success in the rapidly expanding world of metropolitan London. Reading Constellations focuses on this tension, exploring how characters attempt to fit in or adapt to urban society. Throughout, Patricia McKee draws on Walter Benjamin's philosophy of history to examine the aforementioned works of fiction by Dickens, Hardy, and James. The dialectical notion of the "constellation" is deployed in each chapter to read moments in which past and present collide and the ways these writers "open out" the representation of the city to new modes of articulation and-through narrative perception-the reader's perception of the phenomena of the city, its place as the exemplar of modernity, and the ways in which it determines subjectivity. Benjamin's concept of "colportage" is also used as a tool to demonstrate how Victorian fiction distributes and alters various possibilities in time and space. Ultimately, Reading Constellations demonstrates how Victorian fiction imagines a version of urban modernity that compensates for capitalist development, reassembling parts of experience that capitalism typically disintegrates.

Book Public Works for Water  Pollution Control  and Power Development  and Atomic Energy Commission Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1971

Download or read book Public Works for Water Pollution Control and Power Development and Atomic Energy Commission Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1971 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 1322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Precarized Society

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  • Author : Rolf-Dieter Hepp
  • Publisher : Springer Nature
  • Release : 2020-07-02
  • ISBN : 3658224134
  • Pages : 273 pages

Download or read book Precarized Society written by Rolf-Dieter Hepp and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-07-02 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides international and transdisciplinary perspectives on Hyperprecarity and Social Structural Transformations in European Societies, USA and Russia enforced through other special transformation processes such as digitalisation, migration and demographic change. It has been observed that precarity and social insecurity do not refer any longer only to certain groups of the society such as unemployed people or to those ones who are ‘traditionally’ more in need of social benefit etc. but it accompanies and affects greater parts of the society, particularly those sections of the middleclass who conceive their social identity merely via their work ethics. Consequentially new forms of social exclusion are being producing taxing the traditional social cohesion in European societies due to the demand of new forms of flexibility and mobility from the working people. This process can be termed with the notion 'Hyperprecarisation'. This book contains contributions from scientists all over Europe, Russia and the USA, who are members of the SUPI network “Social Uncertainty, Prequarity, Inequality”. PD Dr. Rolf Hepp teaches at the Institut for Soziologie at the FU Berlin and coordinates the S.U.P.I.-Network. Dr. David Kergel teaches at Universität Siegen, Medienwissenschaftliches Seminar. Dr. Robert Riesinger, (Prof. a.D., FH Joanneum Graz) is author and researcher for sociology in Steyerberg.

Book A Man of Invention

Download or read book A Man of Invention written by Steve J. Plummer and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-03-02 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jack Wheelwright was a talented artist and designer with a promising career when war broke in 1914. He volunteered for the Royal Navy and within weeks became one of the Royal Naval Air Service's first airship pilots. He saw action in the Dardanelles and then over the North Sea, defending convoys against enemy submarines. His greatest contribution, however, was his imagination and ability to adapt and design, transforming the Admiralty's fault ridden fleet of airships. The Suvivor of several air crashes, Jack volunteered again in 1939, putting his skills to use once more, this time fighting to prove the value of his work with barrage balloons. This is a story of human endeavour, generously illustrated with contemporary images and re-worked with greater detail. Chiefly, however, it is the story of a man of extraordinary ability, energy and determination.

Book The Interruption That We Are

Download or read book The Interruption That We Are written by Michael J. Hyde and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 2018-09-10 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a world of ever-increasing medical technology, a study of the need for wisdom, truth, and public moral argument In this provocative and interdisciplinary work, Michael J. Hyde develops a philosophy of communication ethics in which the practice of rhetoric plays a fundamental role in promoting and maintaining the health of our personal and communal existence. He examines how the force of interruption—the universal human capacity to challenge our complacent understanding of existence—is a catalyst for moral reflection and moral behavior. Hyde begins by reviewing the role of interruption in the history of the West, from the Big Bang to biblical figures to classical Greek and contemporary philosophers and rhetoricians to three modern thinkers: Søren Kierkegaard, Martin Heidegger, and Emmanuel Levinas. These thinkers demonstrate in various ways that interruption is not simply a heuristic tool, but constitutive of being human. After developing a critical assessment of these thinkers, Hyde offers four case studies in public moral argument that illustrate the applicability of his findings regarding our interruptive nature. These studies feature a patient suffering from heart disease, a disability rights activist defending her personhood, a young woman dying from brain cancer who must justify her decision, against staunch opposition, to opt for medical aid in dying, and the benefits and burdens of what is termed our "posthuman future" with its accelerating achievements in medical science and technology. These improvements are changing the nature of the interruption that we are, yet the wisdom of such progress has yet to be determined. Much more public moral argument is required. Hyde's philosophy of communication ethics not only calls for the cultivation of wisdom but also promotes the fight for truth, which is essential to the livelihood of democracy.

Book The Dead City

    Book Details:
  • Author : Paul Dobraszczyk
  • Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
  • Release : 2017-06-30
  • ISBN : 1786722402
  • Pages : 309 pages

Download or read book The Dead City written by Paul Dobraszczyk and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-06-30 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dead City unearths meanings from such depictions of ruination and decay, looking at representations of both thriving cities and ones which are struggling, abandoned or simply in transition. It reveals that ruination presents a complex opportunity to envision new futures for a city, whether that is by rewriting its past or throwing off old assumptions and proposing radical change. Seen in a certain light, for example, urban ruin and decay are a challenge to capitalist narratives of unbounded progress. They can equally imply that power structures thought to be deeply ingrained are temporary, contingent and even fragile. Examining ruins in Chernobyl, Detroit, London, Manchester and Varosha, this book demonstrates that how we discuss and depict urban decline is intimately connected to the histories, economic forces, power structures and communities of a given city, as well as to conflicting visions for its future.

Book Spain  1157 1300

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  • Author : Peter Linehan
  • Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
  • Release : 2011-04-18
  • ISBN : 1444339753
  • Pages : 306 pages

Download or read book Spain 1157 1300 written by Peter Linehan and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-04-18 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spain, 1157-1300 makes use of a vast body of primary and secondary source material to provide a balanced overview of a crucial period of Spanish as well as of European history. Examines the most significant phase of Spanish mainland development Considers the profound intellectual consequences of Christian advances into Islamic Spain Explores the varying fortunes of the kingdoms of Castile and Aragon, and focuses on the reign of the learned Alfonso X of Castile Utilizes the vast body of primary and secondary source material published over the past 30 years

Book Scrum  Novice to Ninja

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  • Author : M. David Green
  • Publisher : SitePoint Pty Ltd
  • Release : 2016-01-26
  • ISBN : 1457199475
  • Pages : 272 pages

Download or read book Scrum Novice to Ninja written by M. David Green and published by SitePoint Pty Ltd. This book was released on 2016-01-26 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why should you use Scrum in your web projects? Simply put, it'll enable your team to get more done in less time. Scrum is the most popular agile project management methodology used in web projects today. While most Scrum books tend to be lengthy textbooks that cover every detail of Scrum for all types of organizations, this highly practical book concentrates solely on how best to apply Scrum in web and mobile development projects. In it, you'll learn: An overview of Scrum fundamentals for web and mobile projects Get familiar with Scrum's roles: Scrum master, product owner, team members, and interested observers Understand Scrum's rituals: sprint planning meetings, daily standups, work process, demos, and sprint retrospectives Gain a thorough understanding of the tools used in Scrum: burndown charts, story cards, sprint backlogs Troubleshoot typical Scrum issues

Book Ambivalent Nation

    Book Details:
  • Author : Hugh Dubrulle
  • Publisher : LSU Press
  • Release : 2018-06-11
  • ISBN : 0807168823
  • Pages : 429 pages

Download or read book Ambivalent Nation written by Hugh Dubrulle and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2018-06-11 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Ambivalent Nation, Hugh Dubrulle explores how Britons envisioned the American Civil War and how these conceptions influenced their discussions about race, politics, society, military affairs, and nationalism. Contributing new research that expands upon previous scholarship focused on establishing British public opinion toward the war, Dubrulle offers a methodical dissection of the ideological forces that shaped that opinion, many of which arose from the complex Anglo-American postcolonial relationship. Britain’s lingering feeling of ownership over its former colony contributed heavily to its discussions of the American Civil War. Because Britain continued to have a substantial material interest in the United States, its writers maintained a position of superiority and authority in respect to American affairs. British commentators tended to see the United States as divided by two distinct civilizations, even before the onset of war: a Yankee bourgeois democracy and a southern oligarchy supported by slavery. They invariably articulated mixed feelings toward both sections, and shortly before the Civil War, the expression of these feelings was magnified by the sudden emergence of inexpensive newspapers, periodicals, and books. The conflicted nature of British attitudes toward the United States during the antebellum years anticipates the ambivalence with which the British reacted to the American crisis in 1861. Britons used prewar stereotypes of northerners and southerners to help explain the course and significance of the conflict. Seen in this fashion, the war seemed particularly relevant to a number of questions that occupied British conversations during this period: the characteristics and capacities of people of African descent, the proper role of democracy in society and politics, the future of armed conflict, and the composition of a durable nation. These questions helped shape Britain’s stance toward the war and, in turn, the war informed British attitudes on these subjects. Dubrulle draws from numerous primary sources to explore the rhetoric and beliefs of British public figures during these years, including government papers, manuscripts from press archives, private correspondence, and samplings from a variety of dailies, weeklies, monthlies, and quarterlies. The first book to examine closely the forces that shaped British public opinion about the Civil War, Ambivalent Nation contextualizes and expands our understanding of British attitudes during this tumultuous period.

Book The Vertical Transportation Handbook

Download or read book The Vertical Transportation Handbook written by George R. Strakosch and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-09-23 with total page 806 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition of a one-of-a-kind handbook provides an essential updating to keep the book current with technology and practice. New coverage of topics such as machine-room-less systems and current operation and control procedures, ensures that this revision maintains its standing as the premier general reference on vertical transportation. A team of new contributors has been assembled to shepherd the book into this new edition and provide the expertise to keep it up to date in future editions. A new copublishing partnership with Elevator World Magazine ensures that the quality of the revision is kept at the highest level, enabled by Elevator World's Editor, Bob Caporale, joining George Strakosch as co-editor.

Book Typical

    Book Details:
  • Author : TJ Allen
  • Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
  • Release : 2023-11-16
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 73 pages

Download or read book Typical written by TJ Allen and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2023-11-16 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The information about the book is not available as of the moment.

Book My Brother  My Enemy

Download or read book My Brother My Enemy written by Philip Smucker and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2010-09-09 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this kaleidoscopic tour behind the front lines of the war of ideas, a veteran investigative journalist examines U.S. efforts to fight terrorism, build nation states, and persuade Muslims that Americans to respect their rights and interests.

Book The Conquer Bulimia Success Program

Download or read book The Conquer Bulimia Success Program written by and published by Conquer Bulimia Success Prog. This book was released on with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Artificial Intelligence and the City

Download or read book Artificial Intelligence and the City written by Federico Cugurullo and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-12-01 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores in theory and practice how artificial intelligence (AI) intersects with and alters the city. Drawing upon a range of urban disciplines and case studies, the chapters reveal the multitude of repercussions that AI is having on urban society, urban infrastructure, urban governance, urban planning and urban sustainability. Contributors also examine how the city, far from being a passive recipient of new technologies, is influencing and reframing AI through subtle processes of co-constitution. The book advances three main contributions and arguments: First, it provides empirical evidence of the emergence of a post-smart trajectory for cities in which new material and decision-making capabilities are being assembled through multiple AIs. Second, it stresses the importance of understanding the mutually constitutive relations between the new experiences enabled by AI technology and the urban context. Third, it engages with the concepts required to clarify the opaque relations that exist between AI and the city, as well as how to make sense of these relations from a theoretical perspective. Artificial Intelligence and the City offers a state-of-the-art analysis and review of AI urbanism, from its roots to its global emergence. It cuts across several disciplines and will be a useful resource for undergraduates and postgraduates in the fields of urban studies, urban planning, geography, architecture, urban design, science and technology studies, sociology and politics.