Undeniable Connections

Author : Bill Nye
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2014-11-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781466869882

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Undeniable by Bill Nye Pdf

"Evolution is one of the most powerful and important ideas ever developed in the history of science. Every question it raises leads to new answers, new discoveries, and new smarter questions. The science of evolution is as expansive as nature itself. It is also the most meaningful creation story that humans have ever found."—Bill Nye Sparked by a controversial debate in February 2014, Bill Nye has set off on an energetic campaign to spread awareness of evolution and the powerful way it shapes our lives. In Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation, he explains why race does not really exist; evaluates the true promise and peril of genetically modified food; reveals how new species are born, in a dog kennel and in a London subway; takes a stroll through 4.5 billion years of time; and explores the new search for alien life, including aliens right here on Earth. With infectious enthusiasm, Bill Nye shows that evolution is much more than a rebuttal to creationism; it is an essential way to understand how nature works—and to change the world. It might also help you get a date on a Saturday night.

Author : Catriona Sandilands
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0816630976

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The Good-natured Feminist by Catriona Sandilands Pdf

Annotation Heroic mothers defending home and hearth against a nature deformed by multinationalist corporate practice: this may be a compelling story, but it is not necessarily the source of valid feminist or ecological critique. What's missing is the democratic element, an insistence on bringing to public debate all the relations of gender and nature that such a view takes for granted. This book aims to situate a commitment to theory and politics -- that is, to democratic practice -- at the center of ecofeminism and, thus, to move toward an ecofeminism that is truly both feminist and ecological. The Good-Natured Feminist inaugurates a sustained conversation between ecofeminism and recent writings in feminist postmodernism and radical democracy. Starting with the assumption that ecofeminism is a body of democratic theory, the book tells how the movement originated in debates about "nature" in North American radical feminisms, how it then became entangled with identity politics, and how it now seeks to include nature in democratic conversation and, especially, to politicize relations between gender and nature in both theoretical and activist milieus.

Author : renée c. hoogland
Publisher : Dartmouth College Press
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-07
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781611684926

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A Violent Embrace by renée c. hoogland Pdf

Instead of asking questions about the symbolic meaning or underlying "truth" of a work of art, renée c. hoogland is concerned with the actual "work" that it does in the world (whether intentionally or not). Why do we find ourselves in tears in front of an abstract painting? Why do some cartoons of the prophet Muhammad generate worldwide political outrage? What, in other words, is the compelling force of visual images, even—or especially—if they are nonfigurative, repulsive, or downright "ugly"? Rather than describing, analyzing, and interpreting artworks, hoogland approaches art as an event that obtains on the level of actualization, presenting "retellings" of specific artistic events in the light of recent interventions in aesthetic theory, and proposing to conceive of the aesthetic encounter as a potentially disruptive, if not violent, force field with material, political, and practical consequences.

Author : Richard J. Evans
Publisher : Brandeis University Press
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2014-02-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781611685398

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Altered Pasts by Richard J. Evans Pdf

A bullet misses its target in Sarajevo, a would-be Austrian painter gets into the Viennese academy, Lord Halifax becomes British prime minister in 1940 instead of Churchill: seemingly minor twists of fate on which world-shaking events might have hinged. Alternative history has long been the stuff of parlor games, war-gaming, and science fiction, but over the past few decades it has become a popular stomping ground for serious historians. The historian Richard J. Evans now turns a critical, slightly jaundiced eye on a subject typically the purview of armchair historians. The book's main concern is examining the intellectual fallout from historical counterfactuals, which the author defines as "alternative versions of the past in which one alteration in the timeline leads to a different outcome from the one we know actually occurred." What if Britain had stood at the sidelines during the First World War? What if the Wehrmacht had taken Moscow? The author offers an engaging and insightful introduction to the genre, while discussing the reasons for its revival in popularity, the role of historical determinism, and the often hidden agendas of the counterfactual historian. Most important, Evans takes counterfactual history seriously, looking at the insights, pitfalls, and intellectual implications of changing one thread in the weave of history. A wonderful critical introduction to an often-overlooked genre for scholars and casual readers of history alike.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 614 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105117941257

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Foreign assistance legislation for fiscal year 1983 by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Foreign Operations and Related Programs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1422 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Economic assistance, American
ISBN : UCAL:B4292792

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Foreign Assistance and Related Programs Appropriations for 1984 by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Foreign Operations and Related Programs Pdf

Author : Linda Lorraine Nash
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 696 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520248915

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Inescapable Ecologies by Linda Lorraine Nash Pdf

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Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2022-04-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789004457355

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Marxism and Communism by Anonim Pdf

Author : Dr Margaret E Walker
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2014-09-28
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781409449508

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India's Kathak Dance in Historical Perspective by Dr Margaret E Walker Pdf

Through an analysis both broad and deep of primary and secondary sources, ethnography, iconography and current performance practice, this enquiry undertakes a critical approach to the history of kathak dance and presents new data about hereditary performing artists, gendered contexts and practices, and postcolonial cultural reclamation. The account that emerges places kathak and the Kathaks firmly into the living context of North Indian performing arts.

Author : Susanna de Beer
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2024-01-31
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780198878926

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The Renaissance Battle for Rome by Susanna de Beer Pdf

The Renaissance Battle for Rome examines the rhetorical battle fought simultaneously between a wide variety of parties (individuals, groups, authorities) seeking prestige or legitimacy through the legacy of ancient Rome—a battle over the question of whose claims to this legacy were most legitimate. Distinguishing four domains—power, morality, cityscape and literature—in which ancient Rome represented a particularly powerful example, this book traces the contours of this rhetorical battle across Renaissance Europe, based on a broad selection of Humanist Latin Poetry. It shows how humanist poets negotiated different claims on behalf of others and themselves in their work, acting both as "spin doctors" and "new Romans", while also undermining competing claims to this same idealized past. By so doing this book not only offers a new understanding of several aspects of the Renaissance that are usually considered separately, but ultimately allows us to understand Renaissance culture as a constant negotiation between appropriating and contesting the idea and ideal of "Rome."

Author : Kate Parker,Miriam L. Wallace
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2023-12-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781684485055

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Teaching the Eighteenth Century Now by Kate Parker,Miriam L. Wallace Pdf

In this timely collection, teacher-scholars of “the long eighteenth century,” a Eurocentric time frame from about 1680 to 1832, consider what teaching means in this historical moment: one of attacks on education, a global contagion, and a reckoning with centuries of trauma experienced by Black, Indigenous, and immigrant peoples. Taking up this challenge, each essay highlights the intellectual labor of the classroom, linking textual and cultural materials that fascinate us as researchers with pedagogical approaches that engage contemporary students. Some essays offer practical models for teaching through editing, sensory experience, dialogue, or collaborative projects. Others reframe familiar texts and topics through contemporary approaches, such as the health humanities, disability studies, and decolonial teaching. Throughout, authors reflect on what it is that we do when we teach—how our pedagogies can be more meaningful, more impactful, and more relevant. Published by Bucknell University Press. Distributed worldwide by Rutgers University Press.

Author : Richard Ekins
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2018-05-08
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780429909221

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Unconscious Mental Life and Reality by Richard Ekins Pdf

It shows the present collection of seminal essays to offer a balanced yet rigorous examination of the durability and contemporary relevance of psychoanalysis, understood as a comprehensive system of theory and technique. The contributors eschew the establishment of yet another school of Freudian thought, not wishing to add to the already confusing array of competing and conflicting perspectives. Each essay seeks to underscore, refine and add to the perceived strength, richness and flexibility of early psychoanalytic thought. A broad range of psychoanalytic concerns are addressed: the unconscious, mind and brain, mind and body, affect, cognition and character. Each topic is surveyed in a spirit of thoughtful and judicious consolidation. Open, and well-informed, a sure course is taken between the opposing dangers of dogma and fragmentation. Insisting upon a well-grounded appreciation of the origins and historical unfolding of psychoanalysis, and remaining close to both clinical observations and theoretical developments, the present volume looks forward to the continuing fertility and pertinence of psychoanalytical exploration.

Author : Linda Beggs
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2015-12-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781512700947

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Undeniable Connections by Linda Beggs Pdf

In August of 1958, after a refreshing swim in Lake Michigan, a young couple suffering from infertility issues received the call that would change their lives forever. As the happy couple drove from Michigan to Marion, Indiana, to pick up their daughter, the baby’s birth mother sobbed as she shakily signed the adoption papers. Although her daughter had already left her body, she never left her heart—sealing a connection that would endure until her last breath. Linda Beggs shares a compelling story of raw feelings and an undeniable bond as she details how she searched for familiarity and yearned for connections throughout her life after she was adopted at birth. Despite growing up in a Christian home with loving parents, Beggs describes how she confronted abandonment and identity issues, along with an increasing curiosity about her biological mother. After two attempts to find her birth mother failed, Beggs buried her feelings—until her persistence finally led her to meet her biological mother, acknowledge her emotions, and receive insight and healing through God’s grace. Undeniable Connections reveals one woman’s journey through adoption as she comes to terms with her emotions and, through God’s wonderful plan, finds beauty in the ashes.

Author : James B. Maas,Rebecca S. Robbins
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Sleep
ISBN : 9781452037769

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Sleep for Success by James B. Maas,Rebecca S. Robbins Pdf

Given the present, stress-inducing state of the economy and the world, there has never been a better time to provide a wake-up call on how to relax, get centered, get eight hours of sleep, and be happier and more successful. Recent research has shown us that when we get enough sleep, we are able to accomplish more in less time and with less stress and greater health. What if you could take a few small steps every day that would enable you to eventually achieve all these things? You can. In fact, it's easy. Sleep for Success!, a convincing, psychological approach to changing attitudes and behaviors, is written for anyone who wants to get a great night's sleep, feel wide awake, and be a peak performer all day. If you're human, chances are that you are at least somewhat sleep deprived. Sleep for Success! can change your life-literally overnight.

Author : Jane Nicolet
Publisher : Balboa Press
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-25
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781982210656

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Finding Grace by Jane Nicolet Pdf

The journey from grief to Grace Inevitably, difficult change and loss become realities for each of us, and too often, profound grief is only steps behind. Finding Grace uses the author’s personal experience as well as authentic stories of grieving parents to maintain the assertion that grace is every bit as close as grief, living fully available in every human heart during troublesome times. The soulful calls of grace, when answered through such avenues as traditional faith, spiritual mysteries, supportive community, mindful reflection and acceptance, and loving rituals serve to carve new pathways beyond life mired in a grief-filled reality. The nineteen stories and eight essays presented in Finding Grace: journeys of grief, courage and healing follow those who are moving forward, charting their own next steps toward grace.