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Word On The Street

Author : John Mcwhorter
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2009-03-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780786731473

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Though there is a contingent of linguists who fight the fact, our language is always changing -- not only through slang, but sound, syntax, and words' meanings as well. Debunking the myth of "pure" standard English, tackling controversial positions, and eschewing politically correct arguments, linguist John McWhorter considers speech patterns and regional accents to demonstrate just how the changes do occur. Wielding reason and humor, McWhorter ultimately explains why we must embrace these changes, ultimately revealing our American English in all its variety, expressiveness, and power.

The Word on the Street

Author : Rob Lacey
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 443 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Bible
ISBN : 9780310922674

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A "Bible" that talks today's language - gritty, earthy, witty - A "Bible" for those who've never read the Bible, and for those who've read it too much.

The Word on the Street

Author : Paul Muldoon
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 109 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03-19
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780571299072

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In this new collection Paul Muldoon goes back to the essential meaning of the term 'lyric' -a short poem sung to the accompaniment of a musical instrument. These words are written for music, assuredly, with half an ear to Yeats's ballad-singing porter drinkers and half to Cole Porter-and indeed, many of them double as rock songs, performed by the Wayside Shrines, the Princeton-based music collective of which Muldoon is a member. Their themes are the classic themes of song: lost love, lost wars, Charlton Heston, barbed wire, pole dancers, cellulite, Hegel, elephants, Oedipus, more barbed wire, Buddy Holly, Jersey peaches, Julius Caesar, Trenton, cockatoos, and the Youngers (Bob and John and Jim and Cole). The Word on the Street is a lively addition to this Pulitzer Prize-winning poet's masterful body of work. It demonstrates, once again, that, as Richard Eder has written in the pages of the New York Times Book Review, 'Paul Muldoon is a shape-shifting Proteus to readers who try to pin him down . . . Those who interrogate Muldoon's poems find themselves changing shapes each time he does.'

Indigenous Toronto

Author : Denise Bolduc,Mnawaate Gordon-Corbiere,Rebeka Tabobondung,Brian Wright-McLeod
Publisher : Coach House Books
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2021-04-27
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781770566453

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Indigenous Toronto by Denise Bolduc,Mnawaate Gordon-Corbiere,Rebeka Tabobondung,Brian Wright-McLeod Pdf

WINNER OF THE HERITAGE TORONTO 2022 BOOK AWARD Rich and diverse narratives of Indigenous Toronto, past and present Beneath many major North American cities rests a deep foundation of Indigenous history that has been colonized, paved over, and, too often, silenced. Few of its current inhabitants know that Toronto has seen twelve thousand years of uninterrupted Indigenous presence and nationhood in this region, along with a vibrant culture and history that thrives to this day. With contributions by Indigenous Elders, scholars, journalists, artists, and historians, this unique anthology explores the poles of cultural continuity and settler colonialism that have come to define Toronto as a significant cultural hub and intersection that was also known as a Meeting Place long before European settlers arrived. "This book is a reflection of endurance and a helpful corrective to settler fantasies. It tells a more balanced account of our communities, then and now. It offers the space for us to reclaim our ancestors’ language and legacy, rewriting ourselves back into a landscape from which non Indigenous historians have worked hard to erase us. But we are there in the skyline and throughout the GTA, along the coast and in all directions." -- from the introduction by Hayden King

The Word on the Streets

Author : Brooks E. Hefner
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2017-10-27
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780813940427

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From the hard-boiled detective stories of Dashiell Hammett to the novels of Claude McKay, The Word on the Streets examines a group of writers whose experimentation with the vernacular argues for a rethinking of American modernism—one that cuts across traditional boundaries of class, race, and ethnicity. The dawn of the modernist era witnessed a transformation of popular writing that demonstrated an experimental practice rooted in the language of the streets. Emerging alongside more recognized strands of literary modernism, the vernacular modernism these writers exhibited lays bare the aesthetic experiments inherent in American working-class and ethnic language, forging an alternative pathway for American modernist practice. Brooks Hefner shows how writers across a variety of popular genres—from Gertrude Stein and William Faulkner to humorist Anita Loos and ethnic memoirist Anzia Yezierska—employed street slang to mount their own critique of genteel realism and its classist emphasis on dialect hierarchies, the result of which was a form of American experimental writing that resonated powerfully across the American cultural landscape of the 1910s and 1920s.

The Word on the Street

Author : Stanley P. Saunders,Charles L. Campbell
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2006-09-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725217416

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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN TWO SEMINARY PROFESSORS LEAVE their classrooms and spend time among the homeless people and teach on city streets? In this unique collection of essays and sermons, Stanley P Saunders and Charles L. Campbell reflect on their encounters with the homeless folks in Atlanta and seek to discern the way of Jesus on the streets of the city. These passionate, often moving writings demonstrate the power of Scripture to shape the way we see the world, and they explore the significance of social location for exegesis, ethics, worship, and preaching. From the perspective of the street, central Christian practices such as baptism, Eucharist, and preaching come to life in new ways. Scripture takes on fresh meaning too, while ancient insights into the principalities and powers, the practice of scapegoating, and the organization of households become contemporary and immediate. Even theological themes--grace and discipleship, sin and forgiveness, crucifixion and resurrection--look different when take to the street. Accented by six powerful artworks from Christina Bray's exhibit Street Prayers/Spiritual Journeys, this book also sheds light on the problem of homelessness in America and calls the church to action. Through their reflection on personal experiences and their interpretation of biblical texts, Saunders and Campbell provide meaningful theological categories for addressing pressing social issues in the urban context, making The Word on the Street a helpful resource on the realities of poverty, race, and injustice.

The Word On The Street

Author : Kurt Borchard
Publisher : University of Nevada Press
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2005-03-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780874176377

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Just beyond Las Vegas’s neon and fantasy live thousands of homeless people, most of them men. To the millions of visitors who come to Las Vegas each year to enjoy its gambling and entertainment, the city’s homeless people are largely invisible, segregated from tourist areas because it’s “good business.” Now, through candid discussions with homeless men, analysis of news reports, and years of fieldwork, Kurt Borchard reveals the lives and desperation of men without shelter in Las Vegas. Borchard’s account offers a graphic, disturbing, and profoundly moving picture of life on Las Vegas’s streets, depicting the strategies that homeless men employ in order to survive, from the search for a safe place to sleep at night to the challenges of finding food, maintaining personal hygiene, and finding an acceptable place to rest during a long day on the street. That such misery and desperation exist in the midst of Las Vegas’s hedonistic tourist economy and booming urban development is a cruel irony, according to the author, and it threatens the city’s future as a prime tourist destination. The book will be of interest to social workers, sociologists, anthropologists, politicians, and all those concerned about changing the misery on the street.

What's the Word on the Street? (Sesame Street)

Author : Jodie Shepherd
Publisher : Sesame Workshop
Page : 12 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-15
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781618311535

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What's the word on the street? Find out as Elmo visits many fun places in his neighborhood and learns new words.

The Word On The Street

Author : Ray Comfort
Publisher : Destiny Image Publishers
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2020-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780768458428

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In the midst of a godless culture, Paul did what was necessary to reach the masses with the message of everlasting life: he reasoned about Jesus in the marketplace daily with those who happened to be there (Acts 17:17) and preached on Mars Hill, on the main route to the Parthenon in Athens. We too are living in the midst of a godless society, and those in the streets desperately need to hear Gods Word. If we are serious about reaching this dying world, let us emulate Jesus and the apostles and preach where sinners gather. In thirty minutes, a good open-air preacher can reach more unsaved people than the average church does in a year. If youre ready for something more exhilarating than skydiving, arguably more scary, and infinitely more productive, try preaching the gospel in public. For nearly fifty years Ray Comfort has preached the gospel in the open air and witnessed one-to-one to thousands. During those years he has learned certain biblical principles that make reaching the lost so much easier. In this publication you will find everything he learned and everything you need to know: Who should do it? Where should you go? How do you get started? What do you say? With this helpful guide, you too can follow in the footsteps of the Savior and preach the Word on the street. There is no higher calling.

Kazin's Quest

Author : Carey Scheppner
Publisher : Author House
Page : 702 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2013-05-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781481740999

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The dragon lives, the dragon dies. The hoards of darkness then shall rise! In a world where magic is common, a young mage, Kazin, finds himself at the center of a prophesy about to be fulfilled. The prophesy speaks of hoards of darkness emerging from the north. With parts of the prophesy becoming evident, the arch mages seek the aid of their allies, the elves and dwarves, only to discover that they are struggling to neutralize threats of their own. As Kazin embarks on increasingly difficult tasks for the arch mages, he comes to discover that things are more dire than even the arch mages realize. On the way, the young mage accumulates an unusual entourage of unique companions who are inexplicably drawn into the prophesy with him. As events unfold, they must risk their lives to overcome numerous obstacles, each contributing their individual developing abilities and cunning. Can Kazin and his companions regain the aid of their allies and thwart an unknown enemy poised to strike at a vulnerable moment? Find out now in Kazins Quest, Book I of The Dragon Mage Trilogy!

The Prairie Chicken Dance Tour

Author : Dawn Dumont
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2021-09-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1988298873

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The hilarious story of an unlikely group of Indigenous dancers who find themselves thrown together on a performance tour of Europe The Tour is all prepared. The Prairie Chicken dance troupe is all set for a fifteen-day trek through Europe, performing at festivals and cultural events. But then the performers all come down with the flu. And John Greyeyes, a retired cowboy who hasn't danced in fifteen years, finds himself abruptly thrust into the position of leading a hastily-assembled group of replacement dancers. A group of expert dancers they are not. There's a middle-aged woman with advanced arthritis, her nineteen-year-old niece who is far more interested in flirtations than pow-wow, and an enigmatic man from the U.S. -- all being chased by Nadine, the organizer of the original tour who is determined to be a part of the action, and the handsome man she picked up in a gas-station bathroom. They're all looking to John, who has never left the continent, to guide them through a world that he knows nothing about. As the gang makes its way from one stop to another, absolutely nothing goes as planned and the tour becomes a string of madcap adventures. The Prairie Chicken Dance Tour is loosely based -- like, hospital-gown loose -- on the true story of a group of Indigenous dancers who left Saskatchewan and toured through Europe in the 1970s. Dawn Dumont brings her signature razor-sharp wit and impeccable comedic timing to this hilarious, warm, and wildly entertaining novel.

The Word in the World

Author : Candy Gunther Brown
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0807855111

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The evangelical publishing community has been growing for more than two hundred years. Candy Gunther Brown explores the roots of this far-flung conglomeration of writers, publishers, and readers, from the founding of the Methodist Book Concern in 1789 to the 1880 publication of the runaway best-seller Ben-Hur.

Sesame Street Word on the Street Sticker Activity Book

Author : Sesame Street
Publisher : Dover Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2011-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0486330850

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Sesame Street Word on the Street Sticker Activity Book by Sesame Street Pdf

On Sesame Street(R), learning is always an entertaining activity. With this pocket-sized sticker book, children can match reusable stickers to such words as mailbox, door, table, and more. Plus, there are stickers for Bert and Ernie, Oscar the Grouch, Zoe, The Count, and other characters that can be placed on the colorful street scene. Includes a total of 44 reusable stickers.

The Word on the Street

Author : Harvey M. Teres
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780472071364

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Timely critical insights into today's growing initiative in publicly engaged scholarship

The Word on the Street, Year A

Author : John W. Martens
Publisher : Liturgical Press
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2016-08-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780814649893

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In The Word on the Street, John Martens brings the Bible to where people live, in the church, at home, at work, and in the broader world. This lectionary commentary for every Sunday of the liturgical year offers readers a way in which the Bible can speak to them in light of their lives today. John Martens is known for his contributions to The Word, a popular column in America magazine. The Word on the Street is the first book (Year A) in a three-volume series that presents scriptural, liturgical, and preaching commentary for Sundays throughout the year.