Learn Sociology creates a new paradigm for student-centered learning in introductory sociology courses. Written with 21st century students in mind, this text presents introductory sociology content in a highly interactive format that is both easy to use and highly compatible with digital applications. Drawing on best practices in educational pedagogy, Learn Sociology emphasizes "immersive learning," an approach that pairs critical analysis of sociological concepts with examples from everyday life to engage students actively with the material. Weaved through the text are recurring themes that put sociology into context, such as social structure, social control, social inequality, the social construction of reality, scientific knowledge, and social change. Learn Sociology optimizes learning through enhanced coverage, study, testing, and review while emphasizing the "applying" that reinforces comprehension. Based on a modular concept format, each chapter in Learn Sociology addresses a major concept in the introductory sociology curriculum. Associated with each module are key learning objectives, preview statements, illustrations, and a concept learning check assessment. With Learn Sociology, students have access to immediate computer-based feedback on essay questions that helps them practice writing and revising, reason critically, and grapple with real-world issues. All content in Learn Sociology is highly visual, current, and easy to understand while avoiding distracting and off-topic material. Visual overviews play to dynamic learning and underscore important points. The result is an introductory sociology curriculum that is engaging, consistent, and complete while providing students with a roadmap for learning, reviewing and self-assessment.
Camera, camera By my eye, Snatch the seconds slipping by. For deeds are done, And there they stay. Today is tomorrow's yesterday. When Ty Brady and his daughter move into his family's old house, he finds this poem penned by his late father, within the yellowed pages of an old photo album. Upon thumbing through the book's photographs Ty begins to realize that, in addition to his father's epilepsy, he has also inherited a paranormal ability. The same stimulus, which without medication triggers Ty's seizures, also allows him to photograph the invisible imprints left behind by traumatic events. With any camera, Ty Brady can take pictures of the past. An innocent photograph taken at a Halloween party throws Ty and local sheriff Gail Donovan into a web of intrigue that involves murder, an apocalyptic cult, and the renegade band of CIA operatives responsible for the Kennedy assassination. The stakes: an embezzled $100 million slush fund and for Ty Brady - the life of his kidnapped daughter.
A daily companion for growth, love and inspiration that has much to offer those who are interested in becoming more aware and connected to the Earth. This book will begin a journey of exploration that has potential to heal and fill your heart with love. Over 60 pages of photographs by the author, meditations, poetry and prose that will awaken you to your Earthly Self and Divine connection to our Mother Earth.
Presenting an introduction to computing and advice on computer applications, this book examines hardware and software with respect to the needs of the social scientist. It offers a framework for the use of computers, with focus on the 'work station', the center of which is a personal computer connected to networks by a telephone-based modem.
Thomas Paine developed his political and economic thought in Lewes, the County Town of East Sussex. He was selected from 2700 officers of excise to write the pamphlet The Case of the Officers of Excise. This book shows Lewes as a dissenting, bustling independent town where Paine could sit as a Juryman on the Court Leet and oversee the poor law.
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