Usable Truths Aphorisms And Observations

Author : Irving Feldman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2019-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1904130992

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Usable Truths: Aphorisms and Observations by Irving Feldman Pdf

Literary Nonfiction. Irving Feldman is one of the USA's finest poets. Approaching his 91st year, he has brought together a collection of aphorisms he has been at work on for several years. "Irving Feldman writes with an immediacy, vigor, and precision of insight that make this book an exhilarating achievement. Again and again, one is brought to consider the claim of unwelcome doubts as well as unsolicited truths. His discipline and economy of phrase can survive comparison with the masters of the aphorism."--David Bromwich "Aphorisms, shrewd observations, rules to live by and rules to resist--such are Irving Feldman's USABLE TRUTHS. Some produce short, sharp shocks of recognition; others need to be lingered over and lived with, unpacked like a line of metaphysical poetry. In each the fewest words enfold the fullest meaning. Like aphorists before him, Feldman looks at love and age and the way we live now, but he brings a poet's touch to even his most philosophical insights. USABLE TRUTHS is thus what the French call a perfect livre de chevet, a book to keep on a bedside nightstand, ideal for those moments before sleep when we reflect on the strange turnings, the hits and misses, in our own lives."--Michael Dirda "'Usable' because these aphorisms invite us to trace--with mordant wit but also pity, and a strange courtesy--the secret life of our loves, hatreds, wonders, lies, and vanities, our forms of praise and styles of doubt, to trace their secret gifts and secret wounds, wherein we and others around us may gain and lose more than we think. They ask you to work on your creaturely listening."--Kenneth Gross "USABLE TRUTHS is an aphoristic treasure chest. It invites the reader to reach in up to the elbows, certain to retrieve marvels of insight, satire, deflation of our vanities, celebration of our generosities, wordplay for the play's sake, sentences built to please, provoke, press us into self-knowledge."--Alicia Ostriker "In USABLE TRUTHS, Irving Feldman joins Pascal, La Rochefoucauld, Blake, Emerson and a handful of other epigrammatists who alert us, with their laconic wit and wisdom, to the mansions that the mind can build in and from the smallest rooms of incisive thought. These nuggets contain a trove of riches."--Willard Spiegelman

Author : David Mulatto
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2020-10-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798693070165

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TRUTHS of LIFE Through 101 APHORISMS by David Mulatto Pdf

The art of debate is being eroded by electronic media. No more do we listen to alternative points of view. No more do we discuss our differences and maybe learn that there is truth in alternative opinions. We divide ourselves into groups that mirror our beliefs and we block out that which might be decent but different. TRUTHS of LIFE through 101 APHORISMS was written as an intermediary for alternative views. This is a book written to be used as a platform for debate. No longer do you have to be silent, no longer do you have to choose between an opinion or a family member. Find an Aphorism that is close to your truth, show it to those who may disagree. Debate the points of that Aphorism using the analysis within this book as so to devoid yourself of charges of bias. Debate the points written before you allowing those who might descent a chance to say why. Use this book for debate and as a platform to save having to navigate the hardships of broadening the mind of a friend that is isolated with one point of view. An aphorism is an observation that contains a general truth. Everything in life is made up of a formula and these formulas are facts. If you want to understand life's formulas then you have to search for truth without fear. If your actions are based on formulas that are correct, then your desired solutions can be achieved. However if your formulas are based on perceptions then your outcomes will be sporadic and inconsistent. Aphorisms are usually passed down from previous generations. However, it is my belief that the past is being eroded. I write these aphorisms as a gift to the future because when read in the future, they will in fact be handed down from the past.

Author : Cosmic Awareness
Publisher : Cosmic Awareness
Page : 776 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2008-10-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Who, in Fact, You Really Are by Cosmic Awareness Pdf

Ever wonder about the meaning of life? Why we're here? What the Universe is all about? The force that expressed itself through Jesus, Buddha, Krishna, Mohammed, Edgar Cayce and other great avatars who served as channels for what is commonly referred to as God communicates again today as the world begins to enter a period of Spiritual Ascension with a new consciousness and awareness. This force, which refers to itself as Cosmic Awareness, has dictated this book as a set of 144 carefully structured lessons that took over 10 years to create. They are designed to lead you, step by step, from where you are to where you want to be. This amazing information begins with Cosmic Awareness explaining what It is, how the Universe was created, and leads you through birth, childhood, adulthood, magic, sex, death and far beyond into other dimensions - explaining all of the mysterious "Secrets of the Universe" that everyone is looking for the absolute answer of "Who, In Fact, You Really Are."

Author : Aaron Marcus
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 740 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2011-06-24
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783642216749

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Design, User Experience, and Usability. Theory, Methods, Tools and Practice by Aaron Marcus Pdf

The two-volume set LNCS 6769 + LNCS 6770 constitutes the proceedings of the First International Conference on Design, User Experience, and Usability, DUXU 2011, held in Orlando, FL, USA in July 2011 in the framework of the 14th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2011, incorporating 12 thematically similar conferences. A total of 4039 contributions was submitted to HCII 2011, of which 1318 papers were accepted for publication. The total of 154 contributions included in the DUXU proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in the book. The papers are organized in topical sections on DUXU theory, methods and tools; DUXU guidelines and standards; novel DUXU: devices and their user interfaces; DUXU in industry; DUXU in the mobile and vehicle context; DXU in Web environment; DUXU and ubiquitous interaction/appearance; DUXU in the development and usage lifecycle; DUXU evaluation; and DUXU beyond usability: culture, branding, and emotions.

Author : Catherine Gander
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2013-01-04
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780748670543

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Muriel Rukeyser and Documentary by Catherine Gander Pdf

Provides a new perspective on the documentary diversity of Muriel Rukeyser's work and influences. This study of twentieth-century American poet Muriel Rukeyser explores the multiple avenues of her 'poetics of connection' to reveal a profound engagement with the equally intertextual documentary genre. It examines previously overlooked photo narratives, poetry, prose and archival material and demonstrates an enduring dialogue between the poet's relational aesthetics and documentary's similarly interdisciplinary and creative approach to the world. By considering the sources of documentary in Rukeyser's work, the study provides insight into her guiding poetic principles, situating her as a vital figure in the history of twentieth-century American literature and culture, and as a pioneering personality in the development of American Studies.

Author : James (Jim) Linn
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
Page : 947 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2023-08-22
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9798888125052

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Moonpies, Fireflies, Some Twisted Dreams, Some Truth, and Some Lies: Book One of Two by James (Jim) Linn Pdf

About the Book In this memoir and bibliography, combined with philosophy and short stories, James (Jim) Linn has collected twelve years of quotes from others and how they spoke to him, his deep thoughts, some poetry, and thought-provoking memes. Linn also shares his observations about life and human nature. About the Author James (Jim) Linn played and managed softball teams, both men’s and co-ed, for forty-seven years. He now enjoys playing pickleball five days a week. In his free time, Linn likes to spend time with his family and friends, travel to Europe and different cities in the US, and learn new things.

Author : Keith S. Brown,Yannis Hamilakis
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0739103849

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The Usable Past by Keith S. Brown,Yannis Hamilakis Pdf

In this volume, scholars of history, archaeology and anthropology explore the located and contextual nature of historical narratives, analysing contested historical rituals, building style, and traditions, .

Author : Albert Memmi
Publisher : Plunkett Lake Press
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2019-08-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Liberation of the Jew by Albert Memmi Pdf

In this book, written after The Colonizer and the Colonized and Portrait of a Jew, Albert Memmi writes, “It is true that all oppression has a strong tendency to become a total oppression, but it is a question of degree and nuance, of generalities and accent. The specific conditions of each oppression consists precisely of such degrees and particular intonations. The Jew is not oppressed as a member of a class, which distinguishes him from the proletariat, for example. Nor is he oppressed as a member of a biological group, which distinguishes him from Negroes or women. He is affected as a member of a total, social, cultural, political and historical group. In other words, the Jew is oppressed as a member of a people, a minor people, a dispersed people, a people always and everywhere in the minority (which distinguished him from the colonized, also oppressed as a people, but a people in the majority). [...] The Jew must be liberated from oppression, and Jewish culture must be liberated from religion. This double liberation can be found in the same course of action — the fight for [the State of] Israel.” Portrait of a Jew and The Liberation of the Jew “form a whole: the beginning and the outcome of a passionate quest. The first offers a diagnosis, the second a remedy. [...] Both are written with moving sincerity [...] As a personal document, Memmi’s introspective study is valuable. Thought-provoking and disturbing in the best sense of the word, it allows us to look into the tormented mind and soul of a distinguished Jewish writer who aspires to live honestly while belonging simultaneously to two worlds. His doubts and affirmations carry the weight of testimony.” — Elie Wiesel, The New York Times “Portrait of a Jew and The Liberation of the Jew [are] filled with a Jewish existentialism marked by quest for identity and self-affirmation far more psychological and sociological than traditionally religious.” — Richard Locke, The New York Times “[The Liberation of the Jew] is in large measure a personal record. It is a moving record [...] The poignancy of this unique work stems from its being a courageous self-analysis by a highly sensitive artist. Its confessional honesty is complete.” — Louis Schwartzman, Journal of Jewish Education

Author : Randy Ribay
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2019-06-18
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780525554936

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Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay Pdf

A NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST "Brilliant, honest, and equal parts heartbreaking and soul-healing." --Laurie Halse Anderson, author of SHOUT "A singular voice in the world of literature." --Jason Reynolds, author of Long Way Down A powerful coming-of-age story about grief, guilt, and the risks a Filipino-American teenager takes to uncover the truth about his cousin's murder. Jay Reguero plans to spend the last semester of his senior year playing video games before heading to the University of Michigan in the fall. But when he discovers that his Filipino cousin Jun was murdered as part of President Duterte's war on drugs, and no one in the family wants to talk about what happened, Jay travels to the Philippines to find out the real story. Hoping to uncover more about Jun and the events that led to his death, Jay is forced to reckon with the many sides of his cousin before he can face the whole horrible truth -- and the part he played in it. As gripping as it is lyrical, Patron Saints of Nothing is a page-turning portrayal of the struggle to reconcile faith, family, and immigrant identity.

Author : Robert C Shaler
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 644 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2011-12-28
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781439897737

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Crime Scene Forensics by Robert C Shaler Pdf

Bridging the gap between practical crime scene investigation and scientific theory, Crime Scene Forensics: A Scientific Method Approach maintains that crime scene investigations are intensely intellectual exercises that marry scientific and investigative processes. Success in this field requires experience, creative thinking, logic, and the correct

Author : Jeffrey Rubin,Dana Chisnell
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2011-03-10
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781118080405

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Handbook of Usability Testing by Jeffrey Rubin,Dana Chisnell Pdf

Whether it's software, a cell phone, or a refrigerator, your customer wants - no, expects - your product to be easy to use. This fully revised handbook provides clear, step-by-step guidelines to help you test your product for usability. Completely updated with current industry best practices, it can give you that all-important marketplace advantage: products that perform the way users expect. You'll learn to recognize factors that limit usability, decide where testing should occur, set up a test plan to assess goals for your product's usability, and more.

Author : Auravana
Publisher : Travis A. Grant
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2022-07-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9798986143637

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Auravana Social System by Auravana Pdf

This publication is the Social System for a community-type society; it is a standardized social system for the organized structuring of a mutually fulfilled social population. A social system describes the organized structuring of a social environment. A social system is a grouping of units of individuation (here, units of consciousness) forming a cooperative network in which information is shared and integrated through a whole, data structure. The term social system is used, in general, to refer to lifeforms in definite relation to each other, which have enduring patterns of behavior in that relationship. This social system standard identifies humanity’s aligned interests, and that which everyone has socially in common. It is an organizing system for social navigation that specifies a direction, orientation, and approach to socio-technical life. The standard details the purpose for the society’s existence (a direction), its value system (an orientation), and its approach (a methodology and methods). Herein, these concepts, their relationships and understandings, are defined and modeled. Discursive reasoning is provided for the selection of this specific configuration of a social system, as opposed to the selection and encoding of other configurations, and their consequences are evidenced. The social system provides a description of who humanity is, and where humanity is going, by identifying its social organization.

Author : Paul Feyerabend
Publisher : Verso
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0860916464

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Against Method by Paul Feyerabend Pdf

Modern philosophy of science has paid great attention to the understanding of scientific 'practice', in contrast to concentration on scientific 'method'. Paul Feyerabend's acclaimed work, which has contributed greatly to this new emphasis, shows the deficiencies of some widespread ideas about the nature of knowledge. He argues that the only feasible explanations of scientific successes are historical explanations, and that anarchism must now replace rationalism in the theory of knowledge. The third edition of this classic text contains a new preface and additional reflections at various points in which the author takes account both of recent debates on science and on the impact of scientific products and practices on the human community. While disavowing populism or relativism, Feyerabend continues to insist that the voice of the inexpert must be heard. Thus many environmental perils were first identified by non-experts against prevailing assumptions in the scientific community. Feyerabend's challenging reassessment of scientific claims and understandings are as pungent and timely as ever.

Author : James Kalbach
Publisher : O'Reilly Media
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-23
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781492076605

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Mapping Experiences by James Kalbach Pdf

Customers who have inconsistent experiences with products and services are understandably frustrated. But it's worse for organizations that can't pinpoint the causes of these problems because they're too focused on processes. This updated book shows your team how to use alignment diagrams to turn valuable customer observations into actionable insight. With this powerful technique, you can visually map existing customer experience and envision future solutions. Designers, product and brand managers, marketing specialists, and business owners will discover how experience diagramming helps you determine where business goals and customer perspectives intersect. Armed with this insight, you can provide the people you serve with real value. Mapping experiences isn't just about product and service design; it's about understanding the human condition. Emphasize recent changes in business using the latest mapping techniques Create diagrams that account for multichannel experiences as well as ecosystem design Understand how facilitation is increasingly becoming part of mapping efforts, shifting the focus from a deliverable to actionability Explore ways to apply mapping of all kinds to noncommercial settings, such as helping victims of domestic violence

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1118 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Electronic
ISBN : WISC:89035468487

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Western Teacher by Anonim Pdf