Author: Jane Maher
Publisher: National Council of Teachers of English (Ncte)
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 348
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This book is intended to be both a biography of an extraordinary woman and a historical account of events leading to Open Admissions within the City University of New York (CUNY) in 1970, wherein every graduate of a New York City high school was guaranteed a place within the CUNY system. The book profiles Mina Shaugnessy, who devoted her professional life, and much of her personal life, to working with and for the underprepared student, whom she believed to have as much right to higher education as any more privileged student. Noting that this was not a widely shared belief in academe when Shaughnessy took over as director of CUNY's SEEK (Search for Education, Elevation, and Knowledge) Program of remedial and financial assistance and counseling, the book captures the strength and grace with which Shaughnessy faced her opponents. The book portrays Shaughnessy as a complex and fascinating person, more than as an educational icon. It acquaints the reader with the circumstances of Shaughnessy's upbringing, her family and friends, and the twists and turns that led her to a career in higher education. The book includes many of Shaughnessy's writings, which continue to serve as sources of information, confirmation, and inspiration, even after her early death from cancer in 1978. (NKA)
Author: Perky Bird Perky Bird Journals
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781717320728
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 120
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A beautiful, bright & bold, fun & personalized notebook with the name Brenda. Makes a great gift for a bridesmaid, teacher, sister, or best friend on Mother's Day, graduation, a birthday, Rush, Hanukkah, Christmas, Easter, or any day! Perfect for taking notes, jotting lists, doodling, brainstorming, prayer and meditation journaling, writing in as a diary, or giving as a gift. Not too thick & not too thin, so it's a great size to throw in your purse or bag! SIZE: 6 X 9 PAPER: Lightly Lined on White Paper PAGES: 120 Pages (60 Sheets Front/Back) COVER: Soft Cover (Matte)
Author: Michael Paller
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9781403967756
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 296
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Author: A. Feldhaus
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1403981345
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 337
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This book examines the words and actions of people who live in regions in the state of Maharashtra in Western India to illustrate the idea that regions are not only created by humans, but given meaning through religious practices. By exploring the people living in the area of Maharashtra, Feldhaus draws some very interesting conclusions about how people differentiate one region from others, and how we use stories, rituals, and ceremonies to recreate their importance. Feldhaus discovers that religious meanings attached to regions do not necessarily have a political teleology. According to Feldhaus, 'There is also a chance, even now, that religious imagery can enrich the lives of individuals and small communities without engendering bloodshed and hatred'.
Author: B. Watson
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137309601
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 368
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This book reviews the remarkable growth, diversity and challenges of child sponsorship. It features the latest progress in child sponsorship practice and necessary tensions experienced by some organisations as they seek to maximise impact.
Author: Mary Ellen Guffey
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780538878111
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Business English, 6e gives students a wide-ranging review of the fundamentals of English grammar and usage, placing special emphasis on the language principles and applications that can cause communication problems in the business world. Designed as a core text/workbook for the business English course, it is intended for instructors who want a comprehensive business English book with extensive exercises for remediation. This text could also be used in a business communications course as a supplement for Business English and grammar review. The new edition features increased emphasis on grammar and writing instruction, updated coverage of the Internet and office technologies, and more exercises for review and practice.
Author: Margaret Kay
Publisher: Sisters Romance
ISBN: 9781951199166
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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When Michaela 'Tech Goddess' Karras went to work for Shepherd Security, she closed the door on her past life and everyone in it. It is a life that haunts her, a past she has kept secret from most. She was a loner, a natural beauty who hid behind a standoffish tomboy persona. She kept to herself until Angel joined the agency and they became close friends. Her circle at the agency grew over the years and she now has a life she loves, a life she never dreamed possible before joining Shepherd Security. And that is all thanks to Sam 'Big Bear' Shepherd. He knows her past. He saved her from it. He is one of the few people that Michaela trusts. Landon 'Lambchop' Johnson, one of Shepherd's men, is another. They became friends. For years, he accepted her insistence that they would remain just friends, even though Michaela knew he had stronger feelings for her. That changed when a group trip put them together on a romantic beach where the fact that their relationship had deepened could no longer be ignored. When her past invades her present, she realizes she must confront her ghosts so they will not threaten her future with Landon. But as the team mental health professional, Joe Lassiter, has warned her, old patterns of coping are easy to fall back into. Michaela finds herself alone and in trouble. She knows Landon and Shepherd can help her, but that help will require that she have the most trust she has ever had in another. But the question is, will they trust her again when it's over? She's not so sure. Shepherd Security recruits only the best. They can protect someone in trouble like no other because they work in the shadows, invisible, and outside the system where the rules don't apply-just the oath they took. They don't exist. That's also why they can break any suspect and can get answers out of anyone accused. That's when they're called in, when someone must be protected at all costs, or when answers must be obtained, by any means necessary. Warning, this story is realistic, with adult language and content on the way to the HEA. This is book 10 in the Shepherd Security Series. Even though the story does continue from book to book, each is a stand-alone story except for this installment of the series. Book #8, Operation Beach Angel, and Book #9, Operation Healing Angel should be read before this book to fully understand the story in this book. Overall, the entire series is best enjoyed in order.
Author: David Garrett Izzo
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786480033
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 197
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Aldous Huxley's prophetic novel of ideas warned of a terrible future then 600 years away. Though Brave New World was published less than a century ago in 1932, many elements of the novel's dystopic future now seem an eerily familiar part of life in the 21st century. These essays analyze the influence of Brave New World as a literary and philosophical document and describe how Huxley forecast the problems of late capitalism. Topics include the anti-utopian ideals represented by the rigid caste system depicted, the novel's influence on the philosophy of "culture industry" philosophers Max Horkheimer and Theodor Adorno, the Nietzschean birth of tragedy in the novel's penultimate scene, and the relationship of the novel to other dystopian works.
Author: Mary Ellen Guffey
Publisher: Cengage Learning
ISBN: 9781133627500
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 512
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BUSINESS ENGLISH, 11th Edition, by Mary Ellen Guffey and Carolyn Seefer helps students become successful communicators in any business arena with its proven grammar instruction and supporting in-text and online resources. The perennial leader in grammar and mechanics texts, the 11th edition of BUSINESS ENGLISH uses a three-level approach to break topics into manageable units, letting students identify and hone the most critical skills and measure their progress along the way. Packed with insights from more than thirty years of classroom experience in business communications, BUSINESS ENGLISH also includes access to the premier website and its many resources for building language skills. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.
Author: D. Hibberd
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230595782
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 313
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Troubled by his complex sexuality, Monro was a tormented soul whose aim was to serve the cause of poetry. Hibberd's revealing and beautifully-written biography will help rescue Monro from the graveyard of literary history and claim for him the recognition he deserves. Poet and businessman, ascetic and alcoholic, socialist and reluctant soldier, twice-married yet homosexual, Harold Monro probably did more than anyone for poetry and poets in the period before and after the Great War, and yet his reward has been near oblivion. Aiming to encourage the poets of the future, he befriended, among many others, T.S. Eliot, Ezra Pound and the Imagists; Rupert Brooke and the Georgians; Marinetti the Futurist; Wilfred Owen and other war poets; and the noted women poets, Charlotte Mew and Amma Wickham.
