![]() ![]() ![]() Sections: Teen Pressures | Media Pressures | Sexuality | Boys | Girls | Parents & Teachers | FreedomĮxecutive Producers: Tom Gardner, Sut Jhally It provides a dynamic discussion-starter for classes from high school through college, as well as for parents, teachers, youth, and civic groups. This video presentation brings together ideas from Pipher's books and from her clinical practice in a highly accessible format. Reviving Ophelia is one of the most talked about books in America. ![]() She offers concrete ideas for girls and boys, families, teachers, and schools to help girls free themselves from the toxic influences of today's media-saturated culture. In this exclusive, illustrated video, Mary Pipher, Ph.D., discusses the challenges facing today's teenagers, especially girls, as well as the role of media and popular culture in shaping their identities. ![]()
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![]() ![]() The cases themselves present everyday examples of the ways in which racism, sexism, homophobia and heterosexism, class inequities, language bias, religious-based oppression, and other equity and diversity concerns affect students, teachers, families, and other members of our school communities. Largely lacking from existing case study collections, this framework guides readers through the process of identifying, examining, reflecting on, and taking concrete steps to resolve challenges related to diversity and equity in schools. The book begins with a seven-point process for examining case studies. Existing cases have been updated to reflect new societal contexts, and streamlined for ease-of-use. ![]() This revised edition adds ten new cases to offer greater coverage of elementary education, as well as topics such as body-shaming, Black Lives Matter, and transgender oppression. The accessibly written cases allow educators to practice the process of considering a range of contextual factors, checking their own biases, and making immediate- and longer-term decisions about how to create and sustain equitable learning environments for all students. Pothini.Ĭase Studies on Diversity and Social Justice Education offers pre- and in-service educators an opportunity to analyze and reflect upon a variety of realistic case studies related to educational equity and social justice. Case studies on diversity and social justice education / Paul C. ![]() ![]() ![]() It is also worth remembering, as she does, that U.N. 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Imagine that the late Uruguayan writer Eduardo Galeano-quoted at points here-had taken an interest in art and its way of interpreting and resisting history, and you have at least a flavor for Sentilles’ ( Breaking Up with God, 2011, etc.) essayistic approach to some of the horrors of our time. ![]() A sometimes-scattered though always lyrical meditation on art and artists as witnesses to war, terror, and other dark hallmarks of our time. ![]() ![]() For new readers, it’s an introduction to an author’s world. ![]() **Every 1001 Dark Nights novella is a standalone story. Let’s just say that Steele Sebastian has a reputation as a dirty filthy billionaire, and I’m about to find out why. ![]() Until I discover the hot, swoony man is none other than Steele Sebastian, a rich man with a penchant for scandal. Now I owe the stranger one, which is totally cool. 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This boxed set contains all eight books: The Last Wish, Sword Of Destiny, Blood Of Elves, Time Of Contempt, Baptism Of Fire, The Tower Of The Swallow, The Lady. The Witcher is a series of six fantasy novels and 15 short stories written by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. ![]() However, not everything monstrous-looking is evil not everything fair is good. ![]() ![]() Discover Geralt of Rivia, the infamous Witcher, who holds the line against the monsters plaguing humanity in this bestselling Box Set - that inspired all of the following video games and major Netflix show of The Witcher!ĭelve into the Witcher's magic powers and lifelong training and discover how they have made him a brilliant fighter and a merciless assassin.īut he is no ordinary killer: he hunts the vile fiends that ravage the land and attack the innocent. 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Beginning with the story of a simple burglary at Democratic headquarters and then continuing through headline after headline, Bernstein and Woodward deliver a riveting firsthand account of their reporting. One of Time magazine's All-Time 100 Best Nonfiction Books, this is the book that changed America. ![]() The most devastating political detective story of the century: two Washington Post reporters, whose brilliant, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation smashed the Watergate scandal wide open, tell the behind-the-scenes drama the way it really happened. ![]() ![]() ![]() Non-librarians are welcome to join the group as well, to A place where all Goodreads members can work together to improve the Goodreads book catalog. Overall an incredibly sweet and wonderful read.moreĪ place where all Goodreads members can work together to improve the Goodreads book catalog. There was one plot thread involving a former lover of Ruga that I felt was left unfinished - however, knowing this is only the first book, I strongly suspect it will be addressed in future installments, which I will definitely be reading.Ĥ.5 stars rounded up. Ruga is a saint, perhaps to levels that suspend disbelief at times, but at the same time, she's always fun to be around, and her treatment of Elketh is incredibly sweet to witness. ![]() Kudos to the author for making it feel so natural. ![]() Elketh was obnoxious in the best of ways, which made her growth and humility arc all the more satisfying to watch. Any of its flaws pale to the fact that I read it in less than one day, which isn't something I've done with a book in years. Elketh was The Orc and her Bride is a delightful reading experience and a fantastic edition to the f/f fantasy romance genre. ![]() The Orc and her Bride is a delightful reading experience and a fantastic edition to the f/f fantasy romance genre. 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And, finally, it introduces us to an irresistible little girl with whom we cannot help but fall in love. It shows how we carry on, with laughter and tears, in the face of absurdity. Intensely personal, profoundly political, and wholly original, Persepolis is at once a story of growing up and a reminder of the human cost of war and political repression. Marjane’s child’s-eye view of dethroned emperors, state-sanctioned whippings, and heroes of the revolution allows us to learn as she does the history of this fascinating country and of her own extraordinary family. Persepolis paints an unforgettable portrait of daily life in Iran and of the bewildering contradictions between home life and public life. The intelligent and outspoken only child of committed Marxists and the great-granddaughter of one of Iran’s last emperors, Marjane bears witness to a childhood uniquely entwined with the history of her country. ![]() In powerful black-and-white comic strip images, Satrapi tells the story of her life in Tehran from ages six to fourteen, years that saw the overthrow of the Shah’s regime, the triumph of the Islamic Revolution, and the devastating effects of war with Iraq. ![]() ![]() His adolescent attraction to the beautiful and strongwilled slave named Easter blossoms into a powerful and lasting love, and from their passionate union comes Queen-the heroine of the tale, Alex Haley’s grandmother. ![]() James’s son, Jass Jackson, inherits the plantation just as the genteel, well-ordered antebellum world begins to crumble. He establishes his grand plantation, The Forks of Cypress, in Alabama, while Andrew ascends to the White House, and the rumblings that will explode into the Civil War gather force. The two men become business partners and James Jackson makes his fortune. ![]() From there we travel with Jackson to Nashville, where he meets Andrew Jackson, the future president of the United States. ![]() ![]() The story begins in Ireland, where Haley’s white great-great-grandfather, James Jackson, Sr., is born. Alex Haley, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Roots, tells about his great-great-grandfather who came to Alabama from Ireland, married a slave and then fathered a daughter-Haley’s grandmother, Queen. ![]() ![]() ![]() How did you start working as a historian? ![]() Here, Weir talks to us about her work as a historian, her interest in Elizabeth I, and what we can expect next. It’s probably fair to say that most women could learn a thing or two from her. Either way, the book will leave you wanting to know more about the woman who remained on her throne, against all odds, for 45 years, who managed to settle religious disputes with a system of relative tolerance and who famously fought off the invading Spanish armada. This book is an absolute must-read for history lovers as well as those who just enjoy a good, romantic story. As a female monarch, Elizabeth instantly became the most sought after woman-marrying her, in a sense, would mean gaining a kingdom. Titled The Marriage Game, Weir’s novel delves into the intriguing series of Elizabeth’s various courtships, from foreign princes who her councillors believed would make for beneficial alliances, to her suspected lover back home, Robert Dudley, a dashing courtier who was already married to someone else. ![]() |