America The Beautiful And Violent

Author : Dexter R. Voisin
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2019-08-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780231545471

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America the Beautiful and Violent by Dexter R. Voisin Pdf

Widespread media narratives portray an epidemic of neighborhood violence in urban areas—often ignoring the structural explanations advanced by community organizers fighting violence and activists such as those in the Movement for Black Lives. In this book, Dexter R. Voisin provides a compelling and social-justice-oriented analysis of current trends in neighborhood violence in light of the historical and structural factors that have reproduced entrenched patterns of racial and economic inequality. America the Beautiful and Violent is built around the powerful voices and insights of black youth in Chicago and their parents and communities. Voisin interweaves their narratives with data, research findings, and historical accounts that provide context for their experiences. He highlights the broad historical, political, economic, and racial factors that shape the construction, concentration, and narratives of violence in black neighborhoods. Voisin explores these forces and the violence they produce; the behavioral health consequences of repeated exposures to neighborhood violence; and the ways youth, families, and communities cope with such traumas. America the Beautiful and Violent offers a set of practice and policy recommendations to address the patchwork inequality that leads to concentrated violence and to support children and adolescents struggling with the precarious conditions and threat of violence in their daily lives.

Author : Raymond W. Converse
Publisher : Algora Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2015-10-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781628941586

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America the Beautiful Or America the Caput by Raymond W. Converse Pdf

Are the economy, the political environment, and the social structure of America headed for a crisis or a rebound? The evidence is massive but can be clearly used to support either conclusion. Predictions of gloom and doom flood the media, with soaring unemployment and underemployment, depopulated cities and demographic decline. At the same time, we are bombarded with declarations of robust economic growth, political cooperation, and social rebirth. Which is it? Voters need to know, or they cannot make a reasoned choice. Dr. Converse presents an easy to follow analysis of the facts that support both positions, enabling and encouraging readers to evaluate the evidence themselves. Whichever view one finds more valid, there is a general sense that America is at a turning point. It is up to the voters to elect those who share their interest, to make sure elected officials have that interest in mind, and to punish them if they fail to act upon that interest. A method is set forth indicating how this could be accomplished. This book is for Americans who are suffering from underemployment, unemployment, or general burnout from political gridlock, and it contains important clues for readers who are concerned by the claim that the traditional values of the United States are in serious decline. If you've read Mark Steyn'sAfter America or Charles Krauthammer's Things That Matter, you'll find building blocks for your arguments in the eye-opening data presented in these pages.

Author : Laura L. Finley
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2018-11-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9798216162155

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Violence in Popular Culture by Laura L. Finley Pdf

A comprehensive resource, this book reviews current and historical examples of violence in film, television, radio, music, music videos, video games, and novels. Despite decades of attention and various attempts to enact legislation that limits violence in American popular culture, it remains ubiquitous across films, television, radio, music, music videos, video games, and popular fiction. Studies have shown that programs marketed to children are often remarkably violent and that viewing or otherwise consuming such violence has numerous negative effects on children's psychological health. This book sheds light on the scholarship related to violence in popular culture and compares historical and current examples, analyzing popular shows such as Game of Thrones, video games such as Mortal Kombat, young adult fiction including the trilogy The Hunger Games, and more. Not only does Violence in American Popular Culture provide a comprehensive review of the research about the effects of violence in media, but it also offers detailed assessments of violent content in various expressions of popular culture. In addition, it invites readers to compare violence in American popular culture with that globally via entries on violence in popular culture outside the United States. An appendix of additional resources and primary sources gives readers further tools for deepening their understanding of this complex and controversial issue.

Author : Tygrrrr Express
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2010-04-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781450214872

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Ideological Violence by Tygrrrr Express Pdf

Ideological Violence is dedicated to the enraged mobs who try to destroy everything that is decent and right with this world through any means necessary. Islamofascist Jihadists use bombs. So have many environmentalists, animal rights activists, college professors, college protesters, community organizers, and other leftist organizations that truly believe in forcing their world view on innocent Americans trying to live their lives in peace and quiet. Hollywood sanitizes violence when committed by third world genocidal lunatics while glorifying violence against CPAs wearing red and blue diagonal neckties. The author’s Judaism has shown him a plethora of liberal Jews that shrug off Osama Bin Laden wielding a bomb and preaching Jihad but froth at the mouth over Pat Robertson wielding a book and preaching love thy neighbor. His goal is to end ideological violence and force liberals to confront their own pathological demons and stop blaming conservatives for their own failures. Once they realize that we are human beings, we can come together and work on solutions to benefit the world. If the left insists on war, war is what they will get, and they will be crushed. If this makes him a hero to conservatives, resulting in him being sandwiched between a pair of hot Republican Jewish brunettes who fan him and drop grapes into his mouth, all the better.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1572 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:39015008293931

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Impact of Administration's Economic Proposals on Programs Under the Jurisdiction of the Education and Labor Committee by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor Pdf

Author : Hakim Askia
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2011-09-12
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781465362698

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Compelling Thoughts by Hakim Askia Pdf

Enlighten your mind through metaphors, riddles and rhymes Poetry, short stories and fables, allegorical lines Rehabilitating the mind, removing the dust from your constant mind state Angle your mind 360 degrees through the passage of black ink Take a literary excursion to the isles of introspection and subliminal messages Unveil the covers of passion Explore the untold dimensions of honest enlightenment A straight from the block perspective, then knock the dust off your mind

Author : Jon Axline
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2016-08-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781439657133

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The Beartooth Highway: A History of America’s Most Beautiful Drive by Jon Axline Pdf

Traversing the spectacular Beartooth Highway in Montana and Wyoming is an unforgettable experience. The unspoiled mountain scenery along the highway inspired famed news correspondent Charles Kuralt to label it "America's most beautiful drive," yet the story behind this engineering marvel is largely unknown. It is an epic account of man versus nature to construct a road through unforgiving wilderness. Built during the height of the Great Depression and rising 10,947 feet above sea level, the Beartooth Highway sparked an economic boom in Red Lodge, Cooke City and Yellowstone National Park. Understandably, it continues to leave a profound impression on people privileged to drive it. Historian Jon Axline tells the exciting and colorful narrative behind the origins and construction of the Beartooth Highway.

Author : Ovid Demaris
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Social Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105034888805

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America the Violent by Ovid Demaris Pdf

Author : Shawn Graves,Marlena Graves
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2022-08-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781514001295

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The Gospel of Peace in a Violent World by Shawn Graves,Marlena Graves Pdf

"Blessed are the peacemakers." The gospel of Jesus Christ is the good news of peace: peace between God and humanity, peace among humans. And yet it can be difficult to see that peace in our broken, violent world. In this volume, Shawn Graves and Marlena Graves have gathered contributions from theologians, pastors, and practitioners on the importance and implementation of Christian nonviolence in today's world. The vision they cast not only responds to the realities of war and conflict but also offers a broader, deeper understanding of peace that addresses topics such as race, gender, disability, immigration, the environment, food scarcity, and more—a holistic shalom that is evidence of God's presence. May it be so.

Author : Ta-Nehisi Coates
Publisher : One World
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2015-07-14
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780679645986

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Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates Pdf

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • NAMED ONE OF TIME’S TEN BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE DECADE • PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST • ONE OF OPRAH’S “BOOKS THAT HELP ME THROUGH” • NOW AN HBO ORIGINAL SPECIAL EVENT Hailed by Toni Morrison as “required reading,” a bold and personal literary exploration of America’s racial history by “the most important essayist in a generation and a writer who changed the national political conversation about race” (Rolling Stone) NAMED ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL BOOKS OF THE DECADE BY CNN • NAMED ONE OF PASTE’S BEST MEMOIRS OF THE DECADE • NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review • O: The Oprah Magazine • The Washington Post • People • Entertainment Weekly • Vogue • Los Angeles Times • San Francisco Chronicle • Chicago Tribune • New York • Newsday • Library Journal • Publishers Weekly In a profound work that pivots from the biggest questions about American history and ideals to the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding our nation’s history and current crisis. Americans have built an empire on the idea of “race,” a falsehood that damages us all but falls most heavily on the bodies of black women and men—bodies exploited through slavery and segregation, and, today, threatened, locked up, and murdered out of all proportion. What is it like to inhabit a black body and find a way to live within it? And how can we all honestly reckon with this fraught history and free ourselves from its burden? Between the World and Me is Ta-Nehisi Coates’s attempt to answer these questions in a letter to his adolescent son. Coates shares with his son—and readers—the story of his awakening to the truth about his place in the world through a series of revelatory experiences, from Howard University to Civil War battlefields, from the South Side of Chicago to Paris, from his childhood home to the living rooms of mothers whose children’s lives were taken as American plunder. Beautifully woven from personal narrative, reimagined history, and fresh, emotionally charged reportage, Between the World and Me clearly illuminates the past, bracingly confronts our present, and offers a transcendent vision for a way forward.

Author : The Reader's digest
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1981-07
Category : Travel
ISBN : 0895770032

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America the Beautiful by The Reader's digest Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Pleasantville, N.Y. : Reader's Digest Association
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : United States
ISBN : UOM:39015009260178

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Reader's Digest America the Beautiful by Anonim Pdf

Unspoiled scenic wonders of America. Every section of the country is covered in depth.

Author : United States. Congress
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1400 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Law
ISBN : HARVARD:32044116493107

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Congressional Record by United States. Congress Pdf

Author : T. Walter Herbert
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2014-12-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317491200

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Faith-Based War by T. Walter Herbert Pdf

The American invasion of Iraq was largely governed by faith-based policy. The "shock and Awe" strategy, alongside a grossly mismanaged occupation, led to the loss of American lives. Faith-Based War presents an analysis of the imperialist Christian militarism behind the Bush Administration. America’s self-perception as God’s Chosen is examined and its catastrophic results detailed. The book offers an ethical, political and theological perspective on the perversion of Christian teaching behind the war in Iraq and the moral culpability of the American empire.

Author : Chris Richardson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 806 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2020-08-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9798216162148

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Violence in American Society [2 volumes] by Chris Richardson Pdf

While many books explore such specific issues as gun violence, arson, murder, and crime prevention, this encyclopedia serves as a one-stop resource for exploring the history, societal factors, and current dimensions of violence in America in all its forms. This encyclopedia explores violence in the United States, from the nation's founding to modern-day trends, laws, viewpoints, and media depictions. Providing a nuanced lens through which to think about violence in America, including its underlying causes, its iterations, and possible solutions, this work offers broad and authoritative coverage that will be immensely helpful to users ranging from high school and undergraduate students to professionals in law enforcement and school administration. In addition to detailed and evenhanded summaries of the key events and issues relating to violence in America, contributors highlight important events, political debates, legal perspectives, modern dimensions, and critical approaches. This encyclopedia also features excerpts from such important primary source documents as legal rulings, presidential speeches, and congressional testimony from scholars and activists on aspects of violence in America. Together, these documents provide important insights into past and present patterns of violent crime in the United States, as well as proposed solutions to those problems.