Take A Stand

Author : Jared N. Champion,Peter C. Kunze
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-15
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781496835505

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Taking a Stand by Jared N. Champion,Peter C. Kunze Pdf

Contributions by Jared N. Champion, Miriam M. Chirico, Thomas Clark, David R. Dewberry, Christopher J. Gilbert, David Gillota, Kathryn Kein, Rob King, Rebecca Krefting, Peter C. Kunze, Linda Mizejewski, Aviva Orenstein, Raúl Pérez, Philip Scepanski, Susan Seizer, Monique Taylor, Ila Tyagi, and Timothy J. Viator Stand-up comedians have a long history of walking a careful line between serious and playful engagement with social issues: Lenny Bruce questioned the symbolic valence of racial slurs, Dick Gregory took time away from the stage to speak alongside Martin Luther King Jr., and—more recently—Tig Notaro challenged popular notions of damaged or abject bodies. Stand-up comedians deploy humor to open up difficult topics for broader examination, which only underscores the social and cultural importance of their work. Taking a Stand: Contemporary US Stand-Up Comedians as Public Intellectuals draws together essays that contribute to the analysis of the stand-up comedian as public intellectual since the 1980s. The chapters explore stand-up comedians as contributors to and shapers of public discourse via their live performances, podcasts, social media presence, and political activism. Each chapter highlights a stand-up comedian and their ongoing discussion of a cultural issue or expression of a political ideology/standpoint: Lisa Lampanelli’s use of problematic postracial humor, Aziz Ansari’s merging of sociology and technology, or Maria Bamford’s emphasis on mental health, to name just a few. Taking a Stand offers a starting point for understanding the work stand-up comedians do as well as its reach beyond the stage. Comedians influence discourse, perspectives, even public policy on myriad issues, and this book sets out to take those jokes seriously.

Author : Peter Roop
Publisher : Scholastic Incorporated
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0439676258

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Take a Stand, Rosa Parks by Peter Roop Pdf

Author : Jorge Ramos
Publisher : Celebra
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781101989630

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Take a Stand by Jorge Ramos Pdf

"Renowned journalist Jorge Ramos shares insights and experiences from his long career in journalism with interviews with such luminaries as Fidel Castro, Barbara Walters, Desmond Tutu, Spike Lee, Hugo Chavez, Bill Gates, and Richard Branson"--

Author : Juan E. Méndez
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2011-09-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230340572

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Taking a Stand by Juan E. Méndez Pdf

Juan Méndez has experienced human rights abuse first hand. As a result of his work with political prisoners in the late 1970s, the Argentinean military dictatorship arrested, tortured, and held him for more than a year. During that time, Amnesty International adopted him as a "Prisoner of Conscience." After his release, he moved to the United States and continued his lifelong fight for the rights of others, and the lessons he has gleaned over the decades can help us with our current struggles. Here, he sets forth an authoritative and incisive examination of torture, detention, exile, armed conflict, and genocide, whose urgency is even greater in the wake of America's recent disastrous policies. Méndez offers a new strategy for holding governments accountable for their actions, providing an essential blueprint for different human rights groups to be able to work together to effect change.

Author : Daniel Weizmann
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Citizenship
ISBN : UOM:39076002135841

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Take a Stand! by Daniel Weizmann Pdf

Describes how the United States government works, and how to get involved in politics including school elections, letter-writing campaigns, and mock political debates.

Author : Allison Sarnow
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : English language
ISBN : 9683686745

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Take a Stand by Allison Sarnow Pdf

Author : Zetta Elliott
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2020-01-04
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781368053891

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Say Her Name by Zetta Elliott Pdf

Inspired by the #SayHerName campaign launched by the African American Policy Forum, these poems pay tribute to victims of police brutality as well as the activists insisting that Black Lives Matter. Elliott engages poets from the past two centuries to create a chorus of voices celebrating the creativity, resilience, and courage of Black women and girls. This collection features forty-nine powerful poems, four of which are tribute poems inspired by the works of Lucille Clifton, Audre Lorde, Nikki Giovanni, and Phillis Wheatley. This provocative collection will move every reader to reflect, respond-and act.

Author : Troy Wilson
Publisher : Owlkids
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1771471611

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Liam Takes a Stand by Troy Wilson Pdf

When his twin older brothers are too busy working at competing lemonade stands and won't let Liam help, he does odd jobs around the neighborhood to earn money.

Author : Barbara Krasner
Publisher : Kar-Ben Publishing ™
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2014-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781512488968

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Goldie Takes a Stand by Barbara Krasner Pdf

Even at the age of nine, little Golda Meir was known for being a leader. As the president of the American Young Sisters Society, she organizes her friends to raise money to buy textbooks for immigrant classmates. A glimpse at the early life of Israel’s first female prime minister, who was born in Russia and grew up in Milwaukee, this story is based on a true episode in the early life of Golda Meir.

Author : Stephen King
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 1474 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307743688

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The Stand by Stephen King Pdf

A monumentally devastating plague leaves only a few survivors who, while experiencing dreams of a battle between good and evil, move toward an actual confrontation as they migrate to Boulder, Colorado.

Author : Rand Paul
Publisher : Center Street
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2015-05-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781455549559

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Taking a Stand by Rand Paul Pdf

Senator Rand Paul, leading national politician and 2016 Presidential candidate, presents his vision for America. From his electrifying thirteen-hour filibuster against administration-orchestrated drone strikes against U.S. citizens, to leading the discourse on criminal justice, Senator Rand Paul has taken Washington by storm. His outreach to this country's minority communities alone- championing reforms of mandatory minimum sentencing, school choice, and the creation of enterprise zones for economically depressed areas- distinguishes him as a politician and Republican the likes of which are rarely seen. What lies ahead is Senator Paul's plan for America, where lower taxes and smaller government empower a muscular and expansive middle class; an America that doesn't engage in nation-building or fight wars where the best outcome is stalemate; an America that believes in constitutionally protected liberty and the separation of powers.

Author : Carolyn Stahl Bohler
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1990-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0664250513

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When You Need to Take a Stand by Carolyn Stahl Bohler Pdf

Presents guidelines for deciding when and how to take a stand, and stresses the need for honesty, integrity, and self-esteem in any relationship

Author : Gretchen Anthony
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2024-05-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780369746887

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Tired Ladies Take a Stand by Gretchen Anthony Pdf

"Do yourself a favor and say yes to the perfect bookish escape." —Lucy Gilmore, author of The Lonely Hearts Book Club You've heard of Year of Yes. Introducing... Year of No. During one unforgettable year in their twenties, best friends Emma, Fern, Carolina, and Andi make a pact to embrace whatever life throws at them, inspiring Fern to write a memoir detailing their escapades and the magical power of saying Yes. But fast forward twenty years and they have reached their bandwidth of responsibilities. Fern is a full-time writer struggling to pay the bills. Carolina is a fitness-obsessed workaholic. Andi is a disillusioned human rights lawyer. And Emma is a stressed-out divorcée in the thick of planning her daughter’s wedding. To reconnect to the fun, fulfilled women they were before, they must learn how to stop saying Yes to everything asked of them. And so begins the "Year of No." Heartfelt, emotionally perceptive and sharply funny, Tired Ladies Take a Stand celebrates the bonds of female friendship and women reclaiming their autonomy in a world that expects them to do it all.

Author : Caroline Rowlands
Publisher : Carlton Kids
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2020-03-03
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1783124652

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Take a Stand! by Caroline Rowlands Pdf

With content from inspirational stories to everyday battles, this book helps empower young readers to find their inner hero!

Author : Ingrid Laguna
Publisher : Text Publishing
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2021-08-31
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781922459244

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Bailey Finch Takes a Stand by Ingrid Laguna Pdf

A heartwarming story about a young girl taking action to clean up her local creek, from beloved middle-grade author Ingrid Laguna.