The Happy Professor

Author : Bill Coplin
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2019-06-05
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781475849073

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The Happy Professor by Bill Coplin Pdf

Coplin uses his 50+ years of undergraduate teaching experience to present a series of roles, strategies and tactics to help professors prepare undergraduates for life after college. Through his courses and a highly successful undergraduate program, which he designed in the 1970s and still leads, Policy Studies, he has developed ways to increase student engagement and prepare them for careers and citizenship. He has students and alumni that number in the thousands over two generations who attribute their success to Coplin’s approach to teaching. You can check out his website, where more than 96 unsolicited testimonials from successful alumni who are now doing well and doing good are listed. This book is a self-help manual so that undergraduate professors in all fields can test out his suggestions ideas for themselves. College professors will be much happier because their actions will meet the needs of their students and society.

Author : Marilyn Kallet,Judith Ortiz Cofer
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 0820321532

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Sleeping with One Eye Open by Marilyn Kallet,Judith Ortiz Cofer Pdf

How do women writers cope with changes and juggle the demands in their already full lives to make time for their lives as artists? In this anthology, noted female novelists, journalists, essayists, poets, and nonfiction writers address the old and new challenges of "doing it all" that face women writers as the twenty-first century approaches. With eloquence, sensitivity, and more than a touch of wry humor, Sleeping with One Eye Open relates positive stories from women who lead effective lives as artists, emphasizing how sources of inspiration, discipline, resourcefulness, and determination help them succeed despite the obstacle of "no time." The title essay, Judith Ortiz Cofer's "The Woman Who Slept with One Eye Open," defines the collection. Cofer relates the ways in which a mythological story from her Puerto Rican culture gave her confidence and courage, encouraging her creative success and emphasizing the rewards of "women's power" and personal strength. Denise Levertov's "The Vital Necessity" urges poets to make time for daydreams--essential, empowering creative food. Tillie Olsen offers a frank discussion of the pressures of work and expectations that too often sap creative energy. Tess Gallagher connects her mother's creative gardening with her own inspiration as a poet and the need for growth in her writing. Marilyn Kallet's interview with Lucille Clifton relates the personal strength that helped Clifton raise six children and publish her first book at the same time. This affirming collection offers a wealth of writing advice, given through honest accounts of perseverance and accomplishment.

Author : Gad Saad
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2023-07-25
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781684514342

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The Saad Truth about Happiness by Gad Saad Pdf

The Quest for Happiness Is a Universal Fact. It is a scientific fact, which means we can measure happiness, we can assess it, and we can devise strategies to make ourselves happy and fulfilled human beings. So says Professor Gad Saad, the author of the sensational bestseller The Parasitic Mind and the irrepressible host of The Saad Truth podcast. In this provocative, entertaining, and life-changing new book, he roams through the scientific studies, culls the wisdom of ancient philosophy and religion, and draws on his extraordinary personal experience as a refugee from war-torn Lebanon turned academic celebrity. In The Saad Truth about Happiness you’ll learn the secrets to living the good life, including: • How to live the life you want—not necessarily the life expected of you • Why resilience is a key to happiness • Why your career needs to have a higher purpose than a paycheck • Why variety truly can be the spice of life • Why choosing the right spouse is so important • Why Aristotle had it right when he preached moderation • Why you should take a hint from your dog and realize that playfulness equals happiness The Saad Truth about Happiness is as lively, stimulating, and captivating as its author, who has become a "de facto global therapist" to an ever-growing audience of hundreds of thousands of people. Read this book and you’ll see why so many seek his counsel.

Author : Nicholas J. Pappas
Publisher : Algora Publishing
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2018-12-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781628943689

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On Education by Nicholas J. Pappas Pdf

Americans believe in education. Education allows you to make something of yourself. Education plays a special role in that it simultaneously provides a way out and a way in. But a way out of what? And a way into what? That?s not always clear. Three characters with different skills and outlooks explore the idea of education, questioning what true education is, challenging common conceptions and putting forward rich definitions of education and what it ideally would be. People do expect knowledge, understanding, and maturity of those who receive education. Unfortunately, things don?t always pan out. Sometimes ?education? produces a kind of learned ignorance; sometimes cliquishness; and sometimes blindness. So how do you get the good and avoid the bad? Director, a philosopher figure in this book, gets at the question with his two interlocutors, Musician and Professor. Music is often a great passion of young people. According to some of the more influential ancient Greeks, music educates the soul. Music speaks to the soul; education would like to speak to the soul. Music, in the broadest sense, can be, and often is, its tool. What is this broadest sense? And how is music a tool? The youths in question here do not like to think of music as a tool for education, or any other thing for that matter. Music liberates. Music frees. Music is beyond all other concerns. Or is it? That?s why the second character in this book is a musician and not someone who is concerned with engineering, for instance. Engineering is important, a necessity in our world?but who would argue it gives wing to the soul? Education can point to a door, but we must walk up, turn the knob,and walk in on our own. There?s no guarantee for what?s behind that door. So true education takes a fair amount of courage. I?m not of the opinion that courage can be taught. We can emulate the courageous, but it?s all on us.

Author : Pappas, Nicholas J.
Publisher : Algora Publishing
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781628944150

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On Ideas by Pappas, Nicholas J. Pdf

Know yourself -- that's great advice, but how do we get there? In a lively conversation about the meaning of life, three characters explore a wide range of concepts, including friendship and love, self-discipline and self-respect, trust and justice.

Author : Louis-Ferdinand Céline
Publisher : Dalkey Archive Press
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1564784495

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Conversations with Professor Y by Louis-Ferdinand Céline Pdf

So begins the imaginary interview that comprises this novel. Professor Y, the interviewing academic, asks questions that allow Céline, a character in his own book, the chance to rail against convention and defend his idiosyncratic methods. In the course of their outrageous interplay, Céline comes closer to defining and justifying his poetics than in any of his other novels. But this is more than just an interview. As the book moves forward, Professor Y reveals his real identity and the characters travel through the streets of Paris toward a bizarre climax that parodies the author, the critic, and, most of all, the establishment.

Author : Steven M. Cahn,Christine Vitrano
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2015-06-09
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780231539364

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Happiness and Goodness by Steven M. Cahn,Christine Vitrano Pdf

“A phenomenal book that offers innovative and penetrating insights into the most fundamental questions of human concern . . . vivid and enjoyable.”—Dov Weiss, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign How should we evaluate the success of each person’s life? Countering the prevalent philosophical perspective on the subject, Steven M. Cahn and Christine Vitrano defend the view that our well-being is dependent not on particular activities, accomplishments, or awards but on finding personal satisfaction while treating others with due concern. The authors suggest that moral behavior is not necessary for happiness and does not ensure it. Yet they also argue that morality and happiness are needed for living well, and together suffice to achieve that goal. Cahn and Vitrano link their position to elements within both the Hellenistic and Hebraic traditions, in particular the views of Epicurus and lessons found in the Book of Ecclesiastes. Written in an accessible style and illustrated with incisive vignettes drawn from history, literature, films, and everyday life, Happiness and Goodness is a compelling work of philosophy for anyone who seeks to understand the nature of a good life. “Reminds me of a Socratic dialogue. The absence of jargon and use of realistic examples in this book make philosophy accessible to all interested in improving their lives.”—Andrea Tschemplik, American University “This crisply written and incisive book draws on ancient thought and contemporary examples to develop a compelling account of living well.”—David Shatz, Yeshiva University “I can’t remember the last time I read a book about ethics that was so fascinating.”—Ed Lake, deputy editor, Aeon

Author : Esther Minars
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 447 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2018-10-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782845737

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A Lublin Survivor by Esther Minars Pdf

Daughter of Holocaust survivors, wife, mother, grandmother and genealogist Esther was given the opportunity to document her mothers wartime survival. In transcribing verbal testimony to book form, she has engaged deeply with historical records and studied how such awful events played out over the years of Nazi rule. The memories recorded are of a vibrant pre-war Jewish Lublin life extinguished forever and for her mother Eva, survival against all odds.

Author : Hilda Neatby
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1978-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780773560741

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Queen's University by Hilda Neatby Pdf

The figure of Grant inevitably dominates this volume, but full recognition is given to other builders and preservers of Queen's, notably William Snodgrass, the pilot who weathered the storms of the Sixties and Seventies, and Daniel Miner Gordon, who presided over the secularization of the university in the early years of this century. Outstanding scholars, teachers, and administrators such as Watson, Williamson, MacKerras, Macnaughton, Dupuis, Shortt, Cappon, Goodwin, and Chown also figure prominently. The author examines in detail the role of the Board of Trustees, the Senate, and the undergraduate Alma Mater Society in the development of Queen's, and explores the complex relationships with the Presbyterian Church, the sister institutions in Toronto, and the provincial government. She shows how the distinctive character of Queen's was shaped by the Scottish heritage, evident in an emphasis upon flexible curricula, close faculty-student relations, and the virtues of student self-government, as well as in a sturdy independence in the face of repeated pressure for the concentration of higher education in Ontario. Imbued with a warm appreciation of the traditions of Queen's University and a scholar's critical detachement, this book is an important contribution to the history of institutional growth in Canada.

Author : Erin Ebanks
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0996485619

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Happy Professor by Erin Ebanks Pdf

Author : Donovan A. Shilling
Publisher : Pancoast Publishing
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2011-02-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780982109076

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Rochester's Remarkable Past by Donovan A. Shilling Pdf

Author : Willa Cather
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2023-10-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783387097108

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The Professor's House by Willa Cather Pdf

Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Science and Technology Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2007-07-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780215035097

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2007 by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Science and Technology Committee Pdf

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Author : John J. Stuhr
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2022-11-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780197664629

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No Professor's Lectures Can Save Us by John J. Stuhr Pdf

In No Professor's Lectures Can Save Us, John J. Stuhr utilizes the thought of American philosopher and psychologist William James to develop an original world view that addresses both enduring philosophical problems and contemporary cultural issues. Drawing on and illuminating the entirety of James's work, Stuhr explores James's psychology, his account of religious experience and his "will to believe" thesis, his pragmatism, his radical empiricism, his pluralism, and his writing on politics, democracy, and imperialism. Throughout, Stuhr engages the wide-ranging scholarship on James's philosophy and explores connections between James and the work of Bergson, Deleuze, Dewey, Peirce, Rorty, and Whitehead, as well as intellectual movements including contemporary democratic theory, positive psychology, and philosophical naturalism. After establishing the need to approach James's writings as intimately interwoven, Stuhr turns to each of James's major texts, including The Will to Believe, Principles of Psychology, Varieties of Religious Experience, Pragmatism, The Meaning of Truth, and Essays in Radical Empiricism. His focus throughout is practical, showing the concrete differences it makes in one's life should one take up a broadly Jamesian perspective across the "ever not quite" endeavors of our finite lives. "From this unsparing practical ordeal," James noted, "no professor's lectures and no array of books can save us." In this spirit, this book does not by itself, promise salvation. Instead, it is a master class not only in the philosophy of William James but in a new philosophy through James's thought.

Author : Elias Sassoon
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2012-02-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781105572586

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The American God: A*NOVEL*Tale by Elias Sassoon Pdf

A technocrat blessed by city virgins for profundity of wit, business acumen, adventurousness, and superiority of mind, yes, honored by society that rewards those who look to the future with an eye towards profitable accumulation of capital. The man is Robert Baydah. Married; powerful wife; one flawless child; owns penthouses and other properties on diverse continents populated by penniless natives. Everywhere powerful friends and more powerful allies. Baydah is a space-age gentleman, a product of the sophisticated science of computers in all their manifestations over centuries. Head of a great American computer organization that has roots in Planet Earth and its orbiting moon, Baydah is submerged in circuit boards, silicon chips, and digital waves that bombard the brain. The goal is to ensure exchange between a solar system of devices and then drive their data into the terabyte region of human existence. Baydah stands behind it until the night heaven calls. Then, everything changes.