It’s encouraging to have a book full of instructions, directions, and advice to help get us through our daily struggles as we muddle through life. The Bible is that source! There Is Hope with T n T is packed with scripture, encouragement, light humor, and even a song list to check out, that compliments the devotion of the day. Learn how to live the abundant life that God has designed just for you as you seek His Word and His Will. Perhaps you may even discover your God-given purpose as well as your worth. Beauty awaits you!
Through Angela's Eyes" reveals the experiences of psychic Angela Moore as told in her own words. While her experiences are sometimes poignant, occasionally eerie, and often humorous, they are always entertaining. Many of her essays have been aired on acclaimed radio station, WNCW in Spindale NC, and several have been printed in Asheville's Citizen-Times or the McDowell News.
Renee “Renny” Solomon is a college student in Roydan, North Carolina, who helps her aunt, the local police chief, arrest a human trafficker. On the same day as the arrest, she steps out of character as a straightlaced Christian and kisses her college math professor. Within days, her roommate’s life is threatened, and the FBI comes to the town. The police and FBI discover a spy in the midst while trying to identify some drug and human traffickers known as Doc and Uncle. Renee’s life becomes a whirlwind of investigations, friendship, danger, and love.
Angela’s unique writing style depicts people of color in non- traditional roles. She leave her readers wanting more at the end of each novel believing in what seemed improbable as being within their reach if they would only believe. The final allure to Angela’s style is that she writes preludes and on going sagas, creating the next novel in the one the reader is reading. Her goal is the restoration of healthy relationships.
Working with Texts: A Core Book for Language Analysis provides a basic foundation for understanding aspects of English language crucial in the analysis of text. The major topics covered include writing, the sound system of spoken English, words, sentence grammar and discourse construction. The wide range of texts examined include literary extracts from prose fiction (Jeanette Winterson, Anne Tyler), poetry (D. H. Lawrence, Margaret Atwood), drama (John Godber) and graphic novels (Neil Gaiman), but also a huge diversity of texts from contemporary media: newspaper articles, advertisements (Gap, Kelloggs), political speeches and original authentic materials (children's writing, signs, everyday conversation). Student-friendly features include: * Activities showing how language works in texts and their contexts * Commentaries which follow each activity, highlighting main points of language use * Wide coverage of different genres: literary texts, notes, memos, signs, advertisements, leaflets, speeches, conversation * Suggestions for further reading and additional self-study exercises * Key words highlighted and a full index of terms Ideal for introductory courses to English Language and Literature and Linguistics. Also of interest to students of media and communication studies.
Sherise is back and ready for a big promotion at the White House - until an incompetent rival gets the job instead. Something's dirty and she is going to get to the bottom of it! Meanwhile Billie's career is thriving, and she's newly engaged. But between her fiance's mother and his angry ex, Billie's plans for the future may be put on hold - permanently! And with a new job at a lobbying firm, Erica is ready to put the past behind her. But when her wealthy father's dies, she finds it could cost her more than just money.
Jennifer Davis is well balanced enough to walk on porch rails, and Youth Pastor Eli Adams looks like a superhero. Being together is what they both want, but past decisions force them apart. Their town, Roydan, North Carolina, is again the focus of a drug investigation. Receiving word of a drug shipment, Roydan police chief Dee Taylor and FBI agent Jackson Thomas join forces to track the Investors from Wilmington to Jen and Eli back in Roydan. Jen and Eli face the death of a friend, the loss of the unborn, and faith through tears. With all the chaos, family and friends also wonder why a quick marriage is the new normal
A significant number of works have set forth, over the past decades, the emphasis laid by seventeenth-century mathematicians and philosophers on motion and kinematic notions in geometry. These works demonstrated the crucial role attributed in this context to genetic definitions, which state the mode of generation of geometrical objects instead of their essential properties. While the growing importance of genetic definitions in sixteenth-century commentaries on Euclid’s Elements has been underlined, the place, uses and status of motion in this geometrical tradition has however never been thoroughly and comprehensively studied. This book therefore undertakes to fill a gap in the history of early modern geometry and philosophy of mathematics by investigating the different treatments of motion and genetic definitions by seven major sixteenth-century commentators on Euclid’s Elements, from Oronce Fine (1494–1555) to Christoph Clavius (1538–1612), including Jacques Peletier (1517–1582), John Dee (1527–1608/1609) and Henry Billingsley (d. 1606), among others. By investigating the ontological and epistemological conceptions underlying the introduction and uses of kinematic notions in their interpretation of Euclidean geometry, this study displays the richness of the conceptual framework, philosophical and mathematical, inherent to the sixteenth-century Euclidean tradition and shows how it contributed to a more generalised acceptance and promotion of kinematic approaches to geometry in the early modern period.
From the national bestselling author of the View Park series comes a fast-paced novel featuring her signature mix of scandal, secrets, and betrayal, as three ambitious women vie to succeed in D.C.'s elite circle of movers and shakers.
In 1920, after leaving their home in Russia, the brothers Samuel and Isaac Harris arrive on the shores of America. They each carry a battered brown suitcase containing their only possessions. The following year, Yetta, Samuel’s bride, follows him, bringing with her his mother’s silver candlesticks. In 1945, Helena Jablonski, having survived the ravages of war in Europe and the loss of her family, sets out on a courageous journey to reach Palestine. She is joined by Sofia, her childhood friend, whom she meets up with after she’s liberated. Drawn into a world she could not have imagined in the dark days of her internment in the concentration camps, Helena meets the motherly Rachel, with whom she forms an instant and lasting bond, and Max Harris, the young American volunteer who will define her destiny. As past and present collide, new friendships are formed and characters reappear who will bring her face to face with the hard truth of forgiveness and the transformative power of love. Helena’s extraordinary journey takes her from Poland to Paris, New York to the Middle East, and to the winelands of Paarl in South Africa. She will linger in your memory long after you have turned the last page.
The fast and easy way to grasp this evolving and growing language American Sign Language (ASL) is something we've all seen deaf people use in restaurants, hospitals, airports, and at work. The communication is fascinating to watch; to see people sharing ideas by using handshapes and body language is remarkable in a world so defined by sound. This new edition of Signing For Dummies gives you a general understanding of the properties of Sign, as well as an understanding of deaf culture. Designed to act as an introduction or a refresher, the book focuses solely on ASL, which is the most commonly used sign language in the United States. Categorized by subject, this illustrated guide covers grammar and sentence structure, along with the tools to get you going in basic conversation by knowing how to introduce and greet people; ask questions and make small talk; order food and chat with salespeople; handle medical emergencies; talk on the phone; get around town for fun or business; and much more. Plus, it stresses how ASL isn't just about using your fingers, hands, and arms, but also about facial expression and body language. More than 25 percent new and revised content, including the latest technological advances for the deaf; contact signing, code mixing, code switching, interpreting as a profession, and regionalism in signing Packed with "Fun & Games" sections that invite you to practice specific signs Hundreds of illustrations throughout, plus a video CD featuring demonstrations by ASL signers showing actual conversations Signing For Dummies is the fast and fun way to get you moving your hands, body, and face to convey meaning that reaches beyond linguistic barriers.
Everyone knows about Saturn's rings. Meanwhile, the rings of Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune don't get the attention they deserve. Learn how each planet's rings were formed, what they are made of, and how old they are. Packed with factual information and high-interest content, this nonfiction math book uses real-world examples of problem solving to build students' math and reading skills. Let's Explore Math sidebars feature math questions that challenge students to develop their math skills. A problem-solving section at the end of the book prompts students to reflect and apply what they've learned. Demystify math with this leveled book that makes learning math fun and accessible for kids ages 10-12 and appeals to reluctant readers.
This work, interpreted and expressed in expository prose and poetic writing, emerged from my desire to examine, understand and reconcile my various identities and experiences as a Filipina American woman, artist, educator, organizational leader, and dissertation researcher. The study may guide current and future teaching artists seeking guidance in their practice, as well as educational researchers desiring creative approaches to interdisciplinary arts-based research methodology. The intent of this dissertation was to investigate and understand the work of community-rooted teaching artists who engage communities through cultural and performing arts traditions. A comprehensive literature review uncovered few qualitative studies on arts educators outside of institutional education. Almost none existed that were culturally or paradigmatically divergent from traditional dissertation studies in educational leadership, perhaps due to real and imagined barriers that often separate academia and grassroots cultural arts practice. Dance anthropologist Katherine Dunham's theories on Socialization and Intercultural Communication through the Arts provided the primary philosophical, theoretical and practical framework. Through interview experiences, participant observations and personal narratives, I approached the research process as a ceremony through which to reveal the experiences, values, and aspirations of four cultural arts educators in Sacramento, California. Our disciplines included Filipino American and African American theatre and performing arts, Afro-Cuban music and dance, Brazilian capoeira, and Mexican American ballet folklórico. Through a methodological approach that combined narrative inquiry and autoethnography, the primary research questions asked: Based on our narratives, what has inspired, challenged and sustained community-rooted teaching artists in our practice? What narratives might we create for evolving our practice for the future? The meta-narrative findings describe four thematic principals that together form an imperative informing our personal, creative and professional lives as teaching artists: heal, love, play and dance. As interconnected individuals in the narrative process, learning with and through one another's experiences, the study helped each of us articulate the purpose, impact and meaning of our individual and collective work, thus successfully fulfilling the intent of the dissertation. " -- Abstract, p. 1.
After a rocky year, D.C.’s most ambitious divas are back on track. But in a city of social climbing and scandal, can they stay ahead of the game? Happy in marriage and motherhood, Sherise is back at work and ready for a big promotion to White House press secretary—until an incompetent rival gets the job instead. Something’s dirty and Sherise is going to get to the bottom of it.... Billie’s law career is thriving, and she’s newly engaged. But between her fiancé’s disapproving mother and his angry ex-girlfriend, Billie’s plans for the future may be put on hold—permanently.... With a new job at a lobbying firm, Erica is ready to put the past behind her. But when her estranged father’s tragic death leaves her newly wealthy, she finds herself at the center of a power struggle that could cost her more than money... Whatever obstacles try to block their dreams, these ladies will find a way to conquer them—no matter what it takes... “Readers looking for backstabbing, secrets, and sex will find plenty.” —Publishers Weekly on Almost Doesn’t Count
The Renfrew Unified Treatment for Eating Disorders and Co-occurring Emotional Disorders is an integrative, transdiagnostic, principle-based approach to address patterns of emotional avoidance, emotion sensitivity, and negative affect that produce and maintain the symptoms of eating disorders and co-occurring emotional disorders. The Renfrew Unified Treatment Model (UT) was developed through an extensive process of adapting the Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders (UP) for use with patients with severe and diverse eating disorders. The modules of the UT are distinct from other approaches due to their cohesive (internal and collective) focus on how each module addresses these shared maintaining mechanisms. There is extensive evidence that eating disorders typically co-occur with other emotional disorders. There is also extensive evidence that eating disorders and other emotional disorders share common maintaining mechanisms, reflecting aspects of emotional functioning"--
Angela’s unique writing style depicts people of color in non- traditional roles. She leave her readers wanting more at the end of each novel believing in what seemed improbable as being within their reach if they would only believe. The final allure to Angela’s style is that she writes preludes and on going sagas, creating the next novel in the one the reader is reading. Her goal is the restoration of healthy relationships.
Renee “Renny” Solomon is a college student in Roydan, North Carolina, who helps her aunt, the local police chief, arrest a human trafficker. On the same day as the arrest, she steps out of character as a straightlaced Christian and kisses her college math professor. Within days, her roommate’s life is threatened, and the FBI comes to the town. The police and FBI discover a spy in the midst while trying to identify some drug and human traffickers known as Doc and Uncle. Renee’s life becomes a whirlwind of investigations, friendship, danger, and love.
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