Download or read book Mr Selfie written by Dan Zevin and published by Three Rivers Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For Mr. Selfie, "every" op is a photo op as long as he is the one in front of the lens. And also behind it! He risks his job taking selfies at work. He risks his life taking selfies at the zoo. And whenever he feels romantic, he whips out his selfie stick and sexts that special someone: himself. Do you know someone with no selfie-control? Then you'll love Mr. Selfie as much as Mr. Selfie does! Meet his friends from the Little Miss and Mr. ME ME ME parody series: Little Miss Overshare, Mr. Humblebrag and Little Miss Basic!"

Download or read book The Psychology of the Selfie written by Barrie Gunter and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-09-01 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Psychology of the Selfie provides a comprehensive overview and analysis of research on the significance of selfies, offering insights into the topic from a psychological perspective and examining important issues such as body image, self-objectification, mental health and psychological benefits. Selfies are a worldwide phenomenon. Although dismissed by critics as a sign of self-absorbed narcissism, they are also a social currency that maintains and reinforces friendships, a feedback loop for self-identity affirmation, a promotional tool for gaining social influence, and a method for preserving memories of life events. In this book, Barrie Gunter expertly explores the psychological underpinnings of the contemporary global phenomenon of "selfies", from the historical roots and meteoric rise due to technical advancements, to the different personality types of selfie-takers, to social relationships, to group and personal identity. Looking at both the psychological nature and impact of selfies, this book reviews different psychological outcomes for selfie-takers, both positive and negative, and the growth in psychological and physical problems that can sometimes arise. Presenting a comprehensive analysis specifically of selfie behaviour, this book is an essential reference for students and researchers in communications and media, journalism, information studies, psychology and sociology, as well as anyone with a general interest in the phenomenon.

Download or read book Game Without Rules written by Kalman Maduro and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2019-08-01 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, the author builds on a simple premise and ideology that everyone wants to get to heaven but too many are failing to do the works that are required to get there. He likens the eventuality of that person reaching their goal to one being on a journey having no map or well-thought-out plans of the proper route to take. As a result, they become derailed in a quest for the eternal goodness. They become twisted and mangled in thoughts and deeds, beguiled by an adversary who wants to take them in another direction. And the job of the adversary is made easy, because he seduces and paints the false picture that the secular pleasures in life are rather what is fulfilling and brings these to fruition center stage in their lives any and all such things to do with an unscrupulous social life and the full works, to include marriage and divorce in which they get caught up and led astray. He also does not omit to administer the sweet pills of greed, pride, and selfishness. At the end of the day, what it boils down to is that one can otherwise miss the mark on their journey, particularly if they figured they could reach their destination based upon wishful thinking only and not play by the rules. The reading has been made very interesting by lots of humor built in, but there is nothing fictional about the rules we ought to adhere on this journey.

Download or read book Immigrants written by D. Dina Friedman and published by Creators Publishing. This book was released on 2023-11-15 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With sensitivity and wit, Friedman creates a tableau of characters, scenery, sounds, smells, and tastes as varied as those who have claimed or seek to claim a home within our borders. In this compelling collection of stories, we find immigrants everywhere: in the poignant and doomed relationships between the documented and undocumented: in a squalid encampment by the Rio Grande, where a young mother sends her daughter over the bridge to the U.S. alone; in the multicultural heart of New York, where a Jewish woman seeks a loan from a Muslim bank manager to fund her cancer treatment; and in a New England home, where bats in the attic are threatening the last vestiges of stability for a divorced and desperate middle-aged woman and her twenty-something Chinese American tenant. These stories explore the deep ambiguities in how we perceive each other. Readers will grow to love Friedman’s characters, despite their flaws, as they grapple toward a deeper caring for the world around them.

Download or read book Digital Carnivalesque written by Hoi-Yi Katy Kan and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-01-21 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book challenges the framing of comedic acts as apolitical and it adopts a multimodal critical discourse approach to interrogate the performance of comedy as a form of power. It proposes using Bakhtin’s carnivalesque as the analytic tool to distil for readers key differences between humour as banal and humour as critical (and political) in today’s social media. Drawing from critical theory and cultural studies, this book takes an interdisciplinary approach in formulating a contemporary view of power that reflects social realities not only in the digital economy but also in a world that is increasingly authoritarian. With the proposition of newer theoretical lenses in this book, scholars and social scientists can then find a way to shift the conversation to uncover the evolving voices of (existing and newer) power holders in the shared digital space; and to view current social realities as a continual project in unpacking and understanding the adaptive ways of the human spirit.

Download or read book The Story of Mission272 written by Shashi Shekhar With research, analysis and compilation By Lisa Jani and Ankita Singh and published by Niti Digital Pvt. Ltd. This book was released on 2014-12-11 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of how Narendra Modi’s speech-making, spanning more than 100 speeches(with a marathon 75 plus public rallies (including the Assembly election 2013 campaign and 20 plus town-hall events) shook up the Indian political landscape in little over 15 months.

Download or read book Que Sera Sera written by Sohrab Khandelwal and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2021-10-21 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adapted into a Multiple Award Winning, BAFTA Qualifying Film Two strangers, Kabir the poet and Lucia the ballerina meet on their last day in Mumbai. In a world that has little time for real conversations the two find comfort in each other’s company as they explore the city. But they also discover that not all is well as it appears to be. Each carries a storm within, hidden under the personas, just like little whirlpools that run beneath the surface of seemingly calm waters. What will become of them? Que sera sera… Que sera sera is a story about love, set in the fast paced world of hook ups and one night stands. A transformative journey about two lost souls finding their way… just as we all are. The characters in the book are purely imaginary. And if they find any resemblance to some personality of the reader, then it won’t be merely a coincidence…

Download or read book Mlima s Tale written by Lynn Nottage and published by Theatre Communications Group. This book was released on 2021-09-14 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A beautiful, endlessly echoing portrait of a murder and its afterlife. Ms. Nottage shaped this story with such theatrical inventiveness and discipline that it never feels sensational… A finely wrought fusion of elements.” —Ben Brantley, New York Times Continuing in her tradition of crafting thought-provoking, socially conscious dramas, Lynn Nottage’s play tells the story of Mlima, an elephant struck down by poachers for his magnificent tusks. Beginning in a game park in Kenya, the play tracks the trajectory of Mlima’s tusks through the ivory trade market while Mlima’s ghost follows close behind—marking all those complicit in his barbaric death.

Download or read book Alert written by James Patterson and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2015-08-03 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this New York Times bestseller, Detective Michael Bennett must race against time to save New York City from chaos by tracking down the source of two mysterious attacks. New Yorkers aren't easily intimidated, but someone is doing their best to scare them, badly: why? After two inexplicable high-tech attacks, the city that never sleeps is on edge. Detective Michael Bennett, along with his old pal, the FBI's Emily Parker, have to catch the shadowy criminals who claim responsibility-but they're as good at concealing their identities as they are at wreaking havoc. In the wake of a shocking assassination, Bennett begins to suspect that these mysterious events are just the prelude to the biggest threat of all. Soon he's racing against the clock, and against the most destructive enemy he's faced yet, to save his beloved city-before everyone's worst nightmare becomes a reality.

Download or read book Virtual and Augmented Reality in Education Art and Museums written by Guazzaroni, Giuliana and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2019-11-22 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Due to the growing prevalence of artificial intelligence technologies, schools, museums, and art galleries will need to change traditional ways of working and conventional thought processes to fully embrace their potential. Integrating virtual and augmented reality technologies and wearable devices into these fields can promote higher engagement in an increasingly digital world. Virtual and Augmented Reality in Education, Art, and Museums is an essential research book that explores the strategic role and use of virtual and augmented reality in shaping visitor experiences at art galleries and museums and their ability to enhance education. Highlighting a range of topics such as online learning, digital heritage, and gaming, this book is ideal for museum directors, tour developers, educational software designers, 3D artists, designers, curators, preservationists, conservationists, education coordinators, academicians, researchers, and students.

Download or read book No Kids Allowed written by Michelle Ann Abate and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2020-10-13 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children's literature isn't just for children anymore. This original study explores the varied forms and roles of children's literature—when it's written for adults. What do Adam Mansbach's Go the F**k to Sleep and Barbara Park's MA! There's Nothing to Do Here! have in common? These large-format picture books are decidedly intended for parents rather than children. In No Kids Allowed, Michelle Ann Abate examines a constellation of books that form a paradoxical new genre: children's literature for adults. Distinguishing these books from YA and middle-grade fiction that appeals to adult readers, Abate argues that there is something unique about this phenomenon. Principally defined by its form and audience, children's literature, Abate demonstrates, engages with more than mere nostalgia when recast for grown-up readers. Abate examines how board books, coloring books, bedtime stories, and series detective fiction written and published specifically for adults question the boundaries of genre and challenge the assumption that adulthood and childhood are mutually exclusive.

Download or read book Popcorn Falls written by James Hindman and published by Concord Theatricals. This book was released on 2019 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sleepy town of Popcorn Falls is forced into bankruptcy when a neighboring town threatens to turn them into a sewage treatment plant. Their only hope – open a theater! Two actors play over twenty roles in a world of farce, love, and desperation, proving once and for all that art can save the world.

Download or read book ROAD AHEAD TO NEW WORLD written by Bairister Sharma and published by Bairister Sharma. This book was released on 2022-08-22 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young Sagar wanted to change his place into a new wonderland. Since his childhood days, he saw the hardships of his people and the barren lands of his place. His place was dry and drought prone area where there was no hope of any life and survival. The people of his place started leaving and migrated in some other places. He started dreaming to change his place into a new wonderland. He started living in his dream. His parents send him at far of place for studies. But wherever he stayed, he dreamed about his place. Sagar completed his engineering in IIT and management studies in IIM, he got many offers of good jobs, but he didn’t join any job, because he has to fulfill his childhood dreams to change his place into a new wonderland. However, he was all alone in his mission. Nobody came forward to help him. He had to face many hurdles and went through many Himalayan tasks. He convinced the people of his place anyhow and gave them salaries with his own expense. His mission was started but failed again and again. At one time, the people of his place lost hope and left him all alone. He tried to convince them. But no use. He kept continued in his mission all alone, but everything turned against him. He failed again and again, but he never gave up. Can Sagar fulfill his childhood dreams into reality? Can he change his place into a new wonderland? ‘Road Ahead to New World….’ is a story of dream, hard work, hope and patience. This story tells you if anybody dreams to do anything in his life, then no force in the entire universe will stop him. If you want to build ‘New World’ in your life, then you’ve to keep your dreams, hopes and patience alive. And work hard with determined mind till the end, until you get your success lady. Then no force in the entire universe will stop you to achieve your goal. You will definitely fulfill your dreams into reality, no matter how many hurdles come on your way. You will find your route to success. And you, too, build ‘New World’ in your life. Learn how to see your dream, live in your dream, and work hard to turn your dream into reality. Always remember that your dreams are the blue prints of your success. ∽***∽

Download or read book TIME to MURDER written by Prakash Goenka and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2021-02-05 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of Asmita Thakur who made the same mistake twice – loving the wrong person. This drama of love and deception ends with her death. The police consider it a suicide case and the case file gets closed. The story begins once again when the perfidious man who betrayed Asmita gets murdered and the police find his corpse exactly at the same place where Asmita’s corpse was found. Investigations reveal a diary in which Asmita records details of her journey from Udaipur to Delhi and of her love and deception. After reading that Inspector Kaushik figures out that one more person is about to die, but who is doing all this? The police suspect two people: Rudra, who was Asmita’s one-sided lover and best friend from the office, and Aditya, who was Asmita’s half-brother and lives in Delhi. Through further investigation, the police suspect one more person whose blogs Asmita used to read – Sarfira. But is he just a blogger or an important character of Asmita’s story? Who is taking revenge for Asmita’s suicide? Was it suicide? Or did someone kill her?

Download or read book Understanding Selfies written by Piotr Sorokowski and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2018-04-27 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the year 2013, ‘selfie’ was named word of the year by Oxford Dictionaries in recognition of dramatic changes in frequency, prominence, and register of the term. This drastic increase in selfie-taking was spurred by two factors. The first was the advent of smartphones equipped with front cameras and preview screens that made it easy to compose a photographic self-portrait by a process of deliberately exploring one’s image, choosing a pose, and finally taking the picture. The second key change contributing to the rise of the selfie age was the increasing availability of internet connections. It is estimated that about 50% of the world population has access to the internet today (2018; https://www.internetworldstats.com). At the end of the past century, this percentage was a mere 1%. The growth of the internet infrastructure simultaneously spurred the development of social network applications such as Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, and Instagram, providing accessible media for sharing photographs including photographic self-portraits. However, despite their tremendous reach and popularity, selfies have so far received relatively little attention by the scientific community, especially within psychology. Thus, we proposed a Frontiers in Psychology Research Topic to expand empirical and theoretical work on the massively popular, yet scientifically unexplored, phenomenon of the selfie. The articles published in this eBook offer a multifaceted insight into current scholarly work on this topic.

Download or read book In Secure written by Andrew Pack and published by Unbound Publishing. This book was released on 2018-02-13 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine being thirteen years old and getting into a car that’s going to drive you to a building where you’ll be locked up with nine other children. You don’t know what they’ve done, they don’t know what you’ve done. They all seem messed up and scary. All of them have secrets, but none of their secrets are as huge as the one you’re hiding from them. When will you get out? How will you get out? What is it going to be like? You don’t know. All you know is, the next time you wake up, your bedroom door will be locked. Every time you wake up. Ten children locked up, working out how to cope, how to survive, who to trust and who to avoid. One of the children has a book of spells, and all of the spells work. They come with a serious price though, because the children aren’t the only ones locked up in there, and the other prisoner is much much older, more dangerous, more broken and more desperate than any of them. This is a story of a struggle to fit in and a struggle to get out. A story packed with secrets and lies, where a touch on your back could be a flirtatious invitation or it could be a home-made shank, a cry in the night can be homesickness or something far far worse. Magic, theft, fights over pecking order, crushes with a twist and daring jail-breaks. Finding out what makes these children tick, and whether ten broken watches can manage to synchronise together when it really matters. Imagine “Five Children and It”, if the Five Children were juvenile delinquents, and the ‘It’ was more like Steven King’s version. A Young Adult novel, but assuming you ever lived through teenaged years suitable for adults too

Download or read book Disrupting the Game written by Reggie Fils-Aimé and published by HarperCollins Leadership. This book was released on 2022-05-03 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER LESSONS FROM A BOSS-LEVEL DISRUPTOR AND GAMING LEGEND Reggie Fils-Aimé, retired President and Chief Operating Officer of Nintendo of America Inc., shares leadership lessons and inspiring stories from his unlikely rise to the top. Although he’s best known as Nintendo's iconic President of the Americas-immortalized for opening Nintendo’s 2004 E3 presentation with, “My name is Reggie, I'm about kicking ass, I'm about taking names, and we're about making games”-Reggie Fils-Aimé’s story is the ultimate gameplan for anyone looking to beat the odds and achieve success. Learn from Reggie how to leverage disruptive thinking to pinpoint the life choices that will make you truly happy, conquer negative perceptions from those who underestimate or outright dismiss you, and master the grit, perseverance, and resilience it takes to dominate in the business world and to reach your professional dreams. As close to sitting one-on-one with the gaming legend as it gets, you will learn: About the challenges Reggie faced throughout his life and career-from his humble childhood as the son of Haitian immigrants, to becoming one of the most powerful names in the history of the gaming industry. What it takes to reach the top of your own industry, including being brave enough to stand up for your ideas, while also being open to alternative paths to success. How to create vibrant and believable visions for your team and company. How to maintain relentless curiosity and know when to ask questions to shatter the status quo.