(Applause Books). From the hit movie directed by Adrian Lyne, this is the original script with over 100 photos. From Rubin's introduction: The script presented here is not my initial screenplay but the final draft completed just before shooting. While close to the original, some significant scenes have been changed or cut. You will find them in the final chapter.
A young, successful advertising executive with a loving wife and a baby on the way learns he is terminally ill. Realizing that he will die in just a few months, he videotapes his life for his unborn child. The videotaping leads the man on a journey of self-discovery and reconciliation. Bruce Joel Rubin made his directorial debut in the 1993 film of his screenplay.
Screenwriter Bruce Joel Rubin won the 1991 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay as well as BAFTA and WGA nominations for Best Original Screenplay. His classic script mixes fantasy, thrills, and romance with a healthy dose of humor. The story is about a young man who suffers an untimely and unnatural death. In his ghostly state, he learns that he was the victim of foul play. When he tries to warn his grieving girlfriend that she is also in danger, a con-artist/psychic turns out to be the only one who can convey his messages.
This volume centers on the words and experiences of teachers and students who used QUILL -- a software package developed by the authors to aid in writing instruction. It looks in detail at the stories of these early users and considers questions relevant for other teachers, students, researchers, and developers of educational innovations. Questions posed include: * What does it mean to develop an environment for literacy in an actual classroom? * How can a teacher create an environment in which students work together toward meaningful goals? * How can a teacher promote the rich communication so necessary for developing language? * What is the role of technology in the practice and development of literacy? The examination of the QUILL experiences provides a fuller and more revealing account of what it meant to use QUILL than would have been possible through standard evaluation techniques. At the same time, the focus on the particulars also finds analogues in analyses of similar pieces of open-ended software or educational innovations in general.
Although the potential for immunomodulation has been recognized for many years there has been an explosion of data in this field with relevance especially to the treatment of chronic airway diseases. Most of the work in this field has been conducted by Japanese investigators but in the last decade there has been a body of work outside of Japan that supports and enhances these findings. The book covers basic research like effects on bacteria, anti-inflammatory and mucoregulatory effects, but also clinical results with up-to-date information for the use of such medications to potentially treat diseases as diverse as chronic airway diseases, arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, and cancer. The volume is intended for pulmonary physicians, researchers in inflammation research, and pharmaceutical companies interested in the development of such agents. It provides background information for the clinician as well as in depth exploration of cutting edge science.
High-interest texts from academic content areas, such as psychology, engineering, the arts, computer science, and biology. Reading skills relevant to the academic classroom, such as inference, working with graphs and tables, annotation, and recognizing context clues. Systematic acquisition of the entire Academic Word List through targeted receptive and productive activities. Student Pack includes CD-ROM with additional vocabulary practice. Instructor Pack includes answer key, notes, and Diploma 6.5 Test Generator CD-ROM.
For years, Rubin's tale of a man's will to live was considered one of Hollywood's great unproduced screenplays. Finally, in 1990, it was filmed. The story begins with a New York City postal worker who suffers flashbacks of his tour in Vietnam, his first marriage, and his deceased son. He believes the hallucinations are a result of a drug tested on him and his old army unit. With the help of his new wife, he attempts to determine what is real and what is a delusion. The tale ends with one of cinema's most potent twists.
Featuring over 1,100 multiple-choice, clinical vignette-style questions, this Q&A book provides the most up-to-date, clinically relevant review of pathology. It helps medical students master the vast amount of pathology information they need to succeed on the USMLE, and serves as an excellent review tool for students in other health professions. Using the format of the National Board of Medical Examiners, the questions address the general and systemic pathology topics detailed in the highly-acclaimed textbook Rubin's Pathology: Clinicopathologic Foundations of Medicine. Correct and incorrect answers are explained in detailed rationales linked to clinical vignettes. Over 300 full-color images link clinical and pathologic findings. To give students practice for the computer-generated USMLE, the questions are also available online on our Connection Website.
A manual for introductory biology instructors at the secondary and postsecondary levels. Offers the inspiration, pedagogical framework, and practical tools for transforming classrooms to better serve the great diversity of learners enrolled in biology courses. While the focus of the manual is on students with learning disabilities, the ideas presented are applicable to all learners.
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