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Kingdom By the Sea

By: R. Byrd,D.S. Byrd

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Kingdom By the Sea By: R. Byrd and D.S. Byrd In the magical country of Kelsea, tensions are high within the royal family. After the death Queen Lilias at the hands of her sister-in-law, Kiora, people have come to abhor the most powerfully gifted among them, fearing the destruction they may cause. This isn’t great news for Princess Fia, the late Queen Lilias’s 16-year-old daughter, who’s recently learned that she possesses the ability to manipulate water, air, and earth. Fearing the people’s response to Fia’s newfound powers, King Torrance III forbids Fia from leaving the castle and declares that Fia’s younger brother, Torrence IV, will inherit the kingdom in her stead. But hiding her powers is no way to live, and with her Aunt Kiora planning an attack on Kelsea, can Fia take control of her powers, defeat her aunt, and show the people that great power can be controlled?

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Dorrance Publishing

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1648044204

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Rhetoric and Contingency

Aristotle, Machiavelli, Shakespeare, Blumenberg

By: DS Mayfield

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Rhetoric and Contingency

Aristotle, Machiavelli, Shakespeare, Blumenberg

By: DS Mayfield

Human life is susceptible of changing suddenly, of shifting inadvertently, of appearing differently, of varying unpredictably, of being altered deliberately, of advancing fortuitously, of commencing or ending accidentally, of a certain malleability. In theory, any human being is potentially capacitated to conceive of—and convey—the chance, view, or fact that matters may be otherwise, or not at all; with respect to other lifeforms, this might be said animal’s distinctive characteristic. This state of play is both an everyday phenomenon, and an indispensable prerequisite for exceptional innovations in culture and science: contingency is the condition of possibility for any of the arts—be they dominantly concerned with thinking, crafting, or enacting. While their scope and method may differ, the (f)act of reckoning with—and taking advantage of—contingency renders rhetoricians and philosophers associates after all. In this regard, Aristotle and Blumenberg will be exemplary, hence provide the framework. Between these diachronic bridgeheads, close readings applying the nexus of rhetoric and contingency to a selection of (Early) Modern texts and authors are intercalated—among them La Celestina, Machiavelli, Shakespeare, Wilde, Fontane.

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899

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Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

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3110701650

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9783110701654

Why I Voted for President Barack Hussein Obama Ii

By: D.S. Brown

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Why I Voted for President Barack Hussein Obama Ii

By: D.S. Brown

Why did I vote for President Barack Hussein Obama II? It wasnt because he knew how to read well and sounded eloquent on the stage, though this was a very proud change from the last eight years. It wasnt because he had written two books, though this too was something to be proud of, his words in Audacity of Hope truly resonated with me. I didnt vote for him because of his ethnicity, or how he was perceived by the Pop-Life crowd. I voted for Barack Obama in 2008 because I read his platform, and found it to be in common with his book, and his words, which were well, truly very eloquent. However, as an aspiring critical thinker I follow no party or ideology without reservation. My vote must be earned, again, and again, and again. For every vote I consider the past actions of the candidate and what the candidate intends for myself, my family, my community, my state, my nation, and yes the world. Over the course of Barack Obamas Presidency I have been truly astounded by what he has been able to achieve, despite the abject obstruction of todays GOP, which actively wages a social war on America, shameless and arrogant in their position and perspective. I am proud of this President and his record. This book is at times raw and unvarnished, a personal perspective and journey. It is also a legacy for my family, a commemoration of my trip to President Obamas Inauguration. However, it also serves as a clear and concise explanation of why I, an everyday common American who aspires daily to be better than he was before, voted for this President, and why now, at this moment in 2012, President Barack Hussein Obama II continues to earn my vote without equivocation.

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453

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1477225277

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9781477225271

John Birchensha: Writings on Music

By: Christopher D.S. Field,Benjamin Wardhaugh

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John Birchensha: Writings on Music

By: Christopher D.S. Field,Benjamin Wardhaugh

John Birchensha (c.1605-?1681) is chiefly remembered for the impression that his theories about music made on the mathematicians, natural philosophers and virtuosi of the Royal Society in the 1660s and 1670s, and for inventing a system that he claimed would enable even those without practical experience of music to learn to compose in a short time by means of 'a few easy, certain, and perfect Rules'-his most famous composition pupil being Samuel Pepys in 1662. His great aim was to publish a treatise on music in its philosophical, mathematical and practical aspects (which would have included a definitive summary of his rules of composition), entitled Syntagma music Subscriptions for this book were invited in 1672-3, and it was due to be published by March 1675; but it never appeared, and no final manuscript of it survives. Consequently knowledge about his work has hitherto remained extremely sketchy. Recent research, however, has brought to light a number of manuscripts which allow us at last to form a more complete view of Birchensha's ideas. Almost none of this material has been previously published. The new items include an autograph treatise of c.1664 ('A Compendious Discourse of the Principles of the Practicall & Mathematicall Partes of Musick') which Birchensha presented to the natural philosopher Robert Boyle, and which covers concisely much of the ground that he intended to cover in Syntagma music a detailed synopsis for Syntagma music hich he prepared for a meeting of the Royal Society in February 1676; and an autograph notebook (now in Brussels) containing his six rules of composition with music examples, presumably written for a pupil. Bringing all this material together in a single volume will allow scholars to see how Birchensha's rules and theories developed over a period of fifteen years, and to gain at least a flavour of the lost Syntagma music

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342

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Routledge

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1351561588

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9781351561587

Attracting Science and Mathematics Ph.D.s to Secondary School Education

By: Center for Education,Office of Scientific and Engineering Personnel Advisory Committee,Committee on Attracting Science and Mathematics Ph.D.s to Secondary School Teaching

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Attracting Science and Mathematics Ph.D.s to Secondary School Education

By: Center for Education,Office of Scientific and Engineering Personnel Advisory Committee,Committee on Attracting Science and Mathematics Ph.D.s to Secondary School Teaching

The National Research Council conducted a study to identify a set of incentives that state governments and local school districts can use to attract Ph.D. scientists and mathematicians to secondary school teaching positions. This project investigated the career ambitions of Ph.D.s in the physical and life sciences through focus groups and a national survey to determine the kinds of work conditions and compensation packages that would induce them to take positions teaching physics, chemistry, biology, and various electives in public high schools or positions developing secondary school science and mathematics curricula. The study conducted interviews with Ph.D.s who are already teaching in secondary schools to ascertain information from their experiences, with local school district administrators to assess what they are realistically willing to offer Ph.D. scientists to attract them, and with higher education administrators to explore programmatic changes they would need to institute to provide Ph.D.s with skills tailored to secondary school teaching. These investigations led to this report which describes the incentives local school districts could use in establishing pilot programs in this area.

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National Academies Press

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0309071763

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9780309071765

Cataclysm!

Compelling Evidence of a Cosmic Catastrophe in 9500 B.C.

By: D. S. Allan,J. B. Delair

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Cataclysm!

Compelling Evidence of a Cosmic Catastrophe in 9500 B.C.

By: D. S. Allan,J. B. Delair

Follow this multi-disciplinary, scientific study as it examines the evidence of a great global catastrophe that occurred only 11,500 years ago. Crustal shifting, the tilting of Earth's axis, mass extinctions, upthrusted mountain ranges, rising and shrinking land masses, and gigantic volcanic eruptions and earthquakes--all indicate that a fateful confrontation with a destructive cosmic visitor must have occurred. The abundant geological, biological, and climatological evidence from this dire event calls into question many geological theories and will awaken our memories to our true--and not-so-distant--past.

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651

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Simon and Schuster

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1591438144

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9781591438144

Everything Your Heirs Need to Know

By: David S Magee,D. S. Magee

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Everything Your Heirs Need to Know

By: David S Magee,D. S. Magee

It is a commonly held myth that wills provide a sufficient inventory of worldly possessions. Wills do serve the important purpose of expressing a person's wishes regarding the division of an estate. However, when not provided with complete records and documents that establish ownership, beneficiaries are faced with the often costly and fruitless task of locating assets meant for them ...

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0517643685

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9780517643686

Book's by D.S. Byrd

Kingdom By the Sea

Kingdom By the Sea

Rhetoric and Contingency

Rhetoric and Contingency

Why I Voted for President Barack Hussein Obama Ii

Why I Voted for President Barack Hussein Obama Ii

John Birchensha: Writings on Music

John Birchensha: Writings on Music

Attracting Science and Mathematics Ph.D.s to Secondary School Education

Attracting Science and Mathematics Ph.D.s to Secondary School Education

Cataclysm!

Cataclysm!

Everything Your Heirs Need to Know

Everything Your Heirs Need to Know

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