Co-written by a professor and 10 students, this book explores their attempts to come to grips with fundamental issues related to writing narrative accounts purporting to represent aspects of people's lives. The fundamental project, around which their explorations in writing textual accounts turned, derived from the editor's initial ethnographic question: "Tell me about the [previous] class we did together?" This proved to be a particularly rich exercise, bringing into the arena all of the problems related to choice of data, analysis of data, the structure of the account, the stance of the author, tense, and case, the adequacy of the account, and more. As participants shared versions of their accounts and struggled to analyze the wealth of data they had accumulated in the previous classes -- the products of in-class practice of observation and interview -- they became aware of the ephemeral nature of narrative accounts. Reality, as written in textual form, cannot capture the immense depth, breadth, and complexity of an actual lived experience and can only be an incomplete representation that derives from the interpretive imagination of the author. The final chapter results from a number of discussions during which each contributing author briefly revisited the text and -- through dialogue with others and/or the editor -- identified the elements that would provide an overall framework that represents "the big message" of the book. In this way, the contributors attempted to provide a conceptual context that would indicate ways in which their private experiences could be seen to be relevant to the broader public arenas in which education and research is engaged. In its entirety, the book presents an interpretive study of teaching and learning. It provides a multi-voiced account that reveals how problematic, turning-point experiences in a university class are perceived, organized, constructed, and given meaning by a group of interacting individuals.
From the bestselling author of Acts Of Passion comes a soul-searing, sensuous tale of vengeance and ecstacy. From the seductive heat of New Orleans to the dark backstreets of Mexico City to the grand theatres of London, Miranda and Shreve live out a drama more dangerous that any they have acted on the stage, as they risk everything to stay in each other's arms.
This timely resource is the first handbook to give nurse practitioners guidance to prescribe, monitor, assess, educate, and advocate for patients taking psychiatric medications and promote safe practice outcomes. Written in a concise, bulleted style for quick access to critical information, this practical resource covers the key aspects of psychotropic medications used in general psychiatry, offers strategies to simplify medication decision-making, and provides evidence-based best practice recommendations to select and manage psychotropic medications. This resource begins with an overview of general pharmacological principles, a brief discussion of neurotransmitters, and covers rationale for medication use and the risks and benefits of the major classes of psychotropic medications. This is followed by information about common drugs across drug classes divided by age population. Each drug includes initial dosing and adjustments, simplified diagnostic criteria, practice management, rationale for use, black box warnings, drug interactions, identification of side effects and adverse reactions, basic lab test recommendations, treatment options, and self-management strategies. The book ends with important concepts for patient and/or caregiver education and advocacy. Tables and "Fast Facts" boxes throughout highlight key information. Chapters begin with learning objectives and include references, website resources, and recommendations for additional reading. Key Features: Follows a lifespan approach to psychiatric mental health pharmacology Provides population-specific treatment approaches for optimal medical decision-making Highlights critical information with "Fast Facts" boxes Delivers essential knowledge included in board certification exams Contains critical-thinking questions in each chapter to reinforce content
Since its earliest days as a Dutch colony, Hurley, New York, has undergone many transformations: it has been fought over by the Lenape tribe, commandeered by British settlers, and buffeted between Revolutionaries and Loyalists as a strategic stronghold in the Revolutionary War. Local historian Deana F. Decker explores this Hudson Valley towns history with a comprehensive assessment of its notable residents, such as Sojourner Truth, as well as its historical buildings, such as the Bevier House and Hurley Mountain Inn. From its roots as the dangerous Esopus frontier region to its industrial metamorphosis through bluestone harvesting and the Ashokan Reservoir, Hurley chronicles the remarkable story of this Upstate town.
A sociological approach to understanding new media’s impact on society We use cell phones, computers, and tablets to access the Internet, read the news, watch television, chat with our friends, make our appointments, and post on social networking sites. New media provide the backdrop for most of our encounters. We swim in a technological world yet we rarely think about how new media potentially change the ways in which we interact with one another or shape how we live our lives. In New Media and Society, Deana Rohlinger provides a sociological approach to understanding how new media shape our interactions, our experiences, and our institutions. Using case studies and in-class exercises, Rohlinger explores how new media alter everything from our relationships with friends and family to our experiences in the workplace. Each chapter takes up a different topic – our sense of self and our relationships, education, religion, law, work, and politics – and assesses how new media alter our worlds as well as our expectations and experiences in institutional settings. Instead of arguing that these changes are “good” or “bad” for American society, the book uses sociological theory to challenge readers to think about the consequences of these changes, which typically have both positive and negative aspects. New Media and Society begins with a brief explanation of new media and social institutions, highlighting how sociologists understand complex, changing relationships. After outlining the influence of new media on our identities and relationships, it discusses the effects new media have on how we think about education, practice our religions, understand police surveillance, conceptualize work, and participate in politics. Each chapter includes key sociological concepts, engaging activities that illustrate the ideas covered in the chapter, as well as links, films, and references to additional online material.
This title explores the legal role of torture and other violence as it was used in colonial ruling. It rigorously attempts to theorize the nature of this violence, including its materiality and its effects on the bodies of the colonized, and those who perpetrated it. This book provides a full examination of the history of torture in colonial India.
Deana Martin's captivating, heartfelt memoir of her father, Dean Martin Charming, debonair, and impeccably attired in a black tuxedo, Dean Martin was coolness incarnate. His music provided the soundtrack of romance, and his image captivated movie and television audiences for more than fifty years. His daughter Deana was among his most devoted fans, but she also knew a side of him that few others ever glimpsed. In this heartfelt memoir, Deana recalls the constantly changing blended family that marked her youth, along with the unexpected moments of silliness and tenderness that this unusual Hollywood family shared. She candidly reveals the impact of Dean’s fame and characteristic aloofness, but delights in sharing wonderful, never-before-told stories about her father and his pallies known as the Rat Pack. This enchanting account of life as the daughter of one of Hollywood’s sexiest icons will leave you entertained, delighted, and nostalgic for a time gone by.
How can social workers integrate expressive arts methods as a complement to their work to better support individual, group, and community growth? Expressive Arts for Social Work and Social Change explores the values and benefits of expressive arts (i.e., visual arts, movement and dance, expressive forms of writing and narrative, music, and performance) and the role they can play in social work practice and inquiry. Although previous research has illustrated the efficacy of expressive arts to individual therapeutic goals, this is the first work that looks at the use of these approaches to fulfill the values, ethics, and principles of the social work profession. The authors draw from current and emerging concepts related to green social work, including individual and collective well-being, Indigenous perspectives and practices, social justice and social action, and individual as well as collective creative expression. This book provides insight and advice that will benefit all human service professionals interested in expressive arts.
Purifying Empire explores the material, cultural and moral fragmentation of the boundaries of imperial and colonial rule in the British Empire in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It charts how a particular bio-political project, namely the drive to regulate the obscene in late nineteenth-century Britain, was transformed from a national into a global and imperial venture and then re-localized in two different colonial contexts, India and Australia, to serve decidedly different ends. While a considerable body of work has demonstrated both the role of empire in shaping moral regulatory projects in Britain and their adaptation, transformation and, at times, rejection in colonial contexts, this book illustrates that it is in fact only through a comparative and transnational framework that it is possible to elucidate both the temporalist nature of colonialism and the political, racial and moral contradictions that sustained imperial and colonial regimes.
Revelation to Restoration is an invitation to search out the deeper things of God as you walk through this courageous journey toward healing and deliverance. At some level, we have all experienced pain, emotional distress, fear, or trauma. This book will shatter the lies believed about God that have prevented His people from developing an intimate relationship with Him. It will reveal how walking in bitterness, anxiety, and unforgiveness can make you physically ill. Revelation to Restoration is based on Scripture, powerful revelation, and life experiences that will provide practical ways to grow in truth and walk out your salvation with fear and trembling. It will give you the keys to unlock your identity in Christ, learn how much you are loved by the Father, and give you the understanding that you are highly favored in His kingdom. This transformational book will not only help you walk through healing and deliverance; it will prepare you to trek through wilderness seasons with joy, become refined, overcome continuous cycles, and embrace forgiveness and repentance. Let this book encourage you, inspire you, and bring forth a passion inside of you to yearn for the greater things of God as the Holy Spirit guides you through each day. The revelation shared will teach you to walk through trials and tribulations unscathed and give you a desire to walk in holiness and right standing before God. This book will give you the tools to understand what power and authority are, how to walk in it properly, and how to decree God's Word into the earth. He needs you. He wants you restored. You are His vessel, and He wants to partner with you to accomplish His will. This book will take you on one of the greatest adventures of your life and strip away the pain of your past and thrust you into a future of walking in the fullness of God.
Built into a huge cliff in central France, the town of Rocamadour is a visual marvel and a place of contradictions. Pilgrims come to venerate its ancient Black Madonna but are outnumbered by secular tourists. Weibel provides an intimate look at the transformation of Rocamadour from a significant religious center to a tourist attraction; the efforts by clergy to restore Rocamadour’s spiritual character; the supernatural reinterpretations of the shrine by non-Catholics; and the desperate decision by the Diocese to participate in tourism itself, with disastrous results. For more information, check out A Conversation with Deana L. Weibel: A Sacred Vertigo: Pilgrimage and Tourism in Rocamadour, France or this podcast episode on Meaningful Journeys. Deana L. Weibel appears on The Camino Podcast to discuss A Sacred Vertigo: Pilgrimage and Tourism in Rocamadour, France. Watch here.
The most important interior design book you'll ever read! Feeling uneasy at home? Is your home environment chaotic and dysfunctional? Designing for the King brings insight and answers to questions like these. Deana Murphy introduces a revolutionary design strategy that is simple to apply and can help you find peace not only in your home but in all aspects of life. Using Deana's S.Y.S.T.E.M., Shaping Your Spirit to Eliminate the Mess, readers will begin removing the confusion in their homes, giving way to God's design basics as set forth in Scripture. Deana provides examples from her own experiences, showing how readers can create beautiful, functional rooms that please every user, from spouses to children, getting rid of chaos, and promoting peace using biblical principles. With design directions, solutions, and meditations, Deana's book covers all design ground, taking you From Chaos to Order with this unique, eye-opening process of Designing for the King.
Easy and fun for everyone of all ages, learn everything you need to know about the timeless craft of making rag rugs! No loom, no machines, and no crocheting required, this engaging and accessible project guide will show you step-by-step how to make beautiful rag rug crafts completely by hand from start to finish. Opening with complete overviews on five different rug-making techniques – from rug hooking and punch needle rugs to prodded rugs, braided rugs, and sewn rugs – you’ll then learn how to design and transfer your pattern, choose colors, fabrics, and materials, and even dye your supplies. A detailed and inspiring projects and patterns section is then included for you finally make your very own handmade floor rugs, pillows, wall hangings, and more! Upcycle scrap materials and fabrics into beautiful rugs as you discover and fall in love with this sustainable craft!
Christopher looked up and gasped as his heart plummeted to his feet. For over the arched entrance to the cavern was a sign, written in bold, black letters. It read, 'Abandon hope, all you who enter here. Determined to avenge himself for the wrongs he suffered at the hand of King Kurios, Apollyona "The Dragon Outsidea "lies in wait to snatch any who are foolish enough or rebellious enough to venture into his domain. Once they are there, he imprisons them, brutally forcing them into a life of slave labor, where nothing awaits them but death. When twelve-year-old Christopher foolishly vaults over the protective wall that protects his hometown of Chesalon, he becomes the dragon's prey. And the time has come for the king to set in place a daring plan to bring the captives home. Unable to escape from the dungeon on his own, Christopher is in desperate need of a hero. But will Prince Arnion arrive in the nether lands before Christopher's impulsive nature condemns him forever to the dragon's lair? Will he succeed in carrying out the king's plan? If so, at what cost? Or will the prince, himself, fall victim to Apollyon's insatiable quest for revenge? Join Deana Carmack as she skillfully crafts a fantasy novel that contains a spiritual message about God's love for each of his children despite the lies of The Dragon Outside.
Hurley explores the historical area southwest of Kingston that is bounded by the Hudson River and the Catskill Mountains. It depicts the town of Hurleya national historic districtand its individual hamlets of Hurley, West Hurley, Glenford, Morgan Hill, Ashton, and Eagles Nest. It shows stone houses dating back to the late 1700s, famed bluestone quarries of the 1800s, and reservoir construction that swallowed four of the hamlets in the early 1900s.
FROM EXCITING ROMANCE AUTHOR DEANA BIRCH Book three in the Covington Heights Crew series Piercing lies lead to brutal betrayals. One bullet has taken everything from Anton Myers. Everything... His crew, his livelihood and any ounce of loyalty from his friends are all gone thanks to a tiny piece of lead. With no purpose and his mother pushing him into a lifestyle he never wanted, he's the perfect storm of defiance and deceit. Samantha Powers is a damn good liar. She can bend facts, sell half-truths, omit details and sugarcoat answers better than anyone in the city. She's also the kind of woman who can motivate warriors to transcend into kings—and that's exactly what she wants to do. Their fast-paced relationship—fueled by raw lust and questionable motives—threatens Samantha's credibility while Anton's world crumbles around him. As an undeniable fact surfaces that could ruin them both, the only way out of their web of lies is a devastating truth.
Weaving together analyses of archival material, news coverage, and interviews conducted with journalists from mainstream and partisan outlets as well as with activists across the political spectrum, Deana A. Rohlinger reimagines how activists use a variety of mediums, sometimes simultaneously, to agitate for - and against - legal abortion. Rohlinger's in-depth portraits of four groups - the National Right to Life Committee, Planned Parenthood, the National Organization for Women, and Concerned Women for America - illuminates when groups use media and why they might choose to avoid media attention altogether. Rohlinger expertly reveals why some activist groups are more desperate than others to attract media attention and sheds light on what this means for policy making and legal abortion in the twenty-first century.
Christian and Faith-based Counseling for Brain Injury is the first book of its kind to offer faith-based therapy to address the emotional, cognitive, and mental health needs of individuals who have suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI). A highly researched piece of work, the book puts forth an innovative and effective method for not only addressing the challenges of a life-changing injury but also for creating a sense of purpose. Through the nuances of faith-based counselling, this book focuses on the spiritual and existential aspects of understanding the diagnosis and creating a purpose post-injury. It examines how brain injury can affect an individual by exploring the deficits of brain injury, the impact of brain injury, and the challenges specific to damage to certain brain lobes. It also describes the mental health issues, such as depression, anxiety, grief, anger, and posttraumatic stress, that can affect both the survivor and their family members. Offering targeted counseling techniques and adaptive strategies, it shows how faith-based counselors can effectively treat brain injury. This book is valuable reading for all individuals invested in providing support to the TBI community. It is aimed at counselors, lay counselors, healthcare professionals, social workers, psychotherapists, seminary students, and upper-level graduate students. It will further be of use to for clinicians working in the outpatient level of care and private practice settings.
Welcome to the deep South where food, graciousness, and traditions are very important. When two strangers meet it is magic, but they soon learn not everything is as it seems. And they will discover they have a common goal. So come along on our new adventure.
The author of Seek Only Passion turns to Victorian London for an unusual and torrid tale. When a lady engages a street-smart thief to help her find her younger sister, who has disappeared into London's demi-monde of sin and white slavery, the two are drawn together by danger and misadventure.
Peach Smith spends long days cooking and cleaning for Scurlock's Hotel in Coffeyville. It's a hard, lonely life that makes her long for escape, but she's sensible enough not to trust Bob Dalton's sweet promises of a future together in Brazil if she helps his gang rob the town bank. Lawman Will Wesley knows the Dalton gang means trouble for Peach. And he's right. The big robbery finds the Daltons shot in cold blood, innocent citizens dead, and Peach holding the stolen money.
Vengeance was Cassandra MacDaermond's sole purpose when she became a servant to the pernicious Edward Sandron. The flame-haired beauty would make the diabolically handsome gambling hall owner pay for the fortune he stole from her father. But the hot-tempered temptress never counted on being struck speechless by her employer's seductive gaze.
This book explores the complex nexus of discourses, principles and practices within which educators mobilise school-based health education. Through an interrogation of the ideas informing particular models and approaches to health education, the authors provide critical insights into the principles and practices underpinning approaches to health education policy, curriculum, pedagogy and assessment. Drawing on extensive literature and research, the book explores and considers what health education can and should do. Chapters examine the extent to which health education, past and present, has attended to the needs and interests of young people in school environments, as well as assess common pedagogical approaches and whether the outcomes tally with expectations. By considering the problems in teaching health education, curriculum making, health education pedagogies and porous classrooms, the book offers a knowledge base from which educators can consider how theories and models can sit together to shape curriculum and influence practice. School Health Education in Changing Times will be of key interest to postgraduate students, researchers and academics in the field of health education. It will also be a valuable resource for teacher educators, current teachers, and those on professional development courses who want to navigate the moral minefield surrounding health education.
Detective Mason Kline was the best on the force. He had medals and accommodations that told him so and an empty home that said he worked overtime putting the job first. Follow him as he finds clues and solves the crimes. He wasn't the most loved or the nicest guy on the force but he was the one that could catch his man or woman.
Her father was known as the Ice King and he hated her with a cold fury that well deserved the name. Hated her enough to force her to wed his most despised enemy, the debauched, debt-ridden Earl of Whitby." --Back cover.
Driven by secret pain, the mysterious "Duchess" searched London's brothels saving innocent young women from lives of slavery. Yet, she had never allowed anyone to know her own fears and desires--until she met San Antonio rancher Rowdy Macpherson. But once she revealed her secrets, would Rowdy surrender his love--or break her heart?
Tennessee farm girl Ellie Crain recognized the lust in Union officer Cash Gillard's eyes and was shocked to discover his touch gentle and his embrace arousing. But the Yankee had taken her by force, and Ellie vowed to make the handsome cad pay!
Shunned by society since she bore a child out of wedlock, Esther Woodson lives a lonely existence in the Ozarks. Ravaged by war and tortured by a ddark secret, Union soldier York Bradburn has hidden away in his isolated cabin. Now, these two lost souls will find salvation and love in each other's arms.
Beginning in the Wyoming Territory in 1866, and spanning 13 tempestuous years in the lives of a spirited young beauty and the charismatic actor who has stolen her heart, this romance draws readers into a spellbinding world of soaring sensuality and rapturous romance. Teaser chapter of James' next book, Acts of Love.
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