For Breakfast I Ate a Peanut Chew ® By: Elizabeth Pearson Welsh Illustrated by: Berrie Torgan-Randall For Breakfast I Ate a Peanut Chew® is an incredibly endearing short story that children of all ages will enjoy. By the end of the rhyme, the reader will undoubtedly find themselves craving this temptingly fun and delicious snack!
Drawing on interviews with extremists, this timely study explores the relationship between gendered culture and political radicalism in a polarized Britain.
This book presents original research on gender and the power dynamics of diverse forms of violent extremism, and efforts to counter them. Based on focus group and interview research with some 250 participants in Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands and UK in 2015 and 2016, it offers insights from communities affected by radicalisation and violent extremism. It introduces the concept of gendered radicalisation, exploring how the multiple factors of paths to violent extremist groups – social, local, individual and global – can differ for both men and women, and why. The book also offers a critical analysis of gender and terrorism; a summary of current policy in the five countries of study and some of the core gendered assumptions prevalent in interventions to prevent violent extremism; a comparison of Jihadi extremism and the far right; and a chapter of recommendations. This book is of use to academics, policy-makers, students and the general reader interested in better understanding a phenomenon defining our times.
Do you know what you Believe? How do you know if you are right? What should be the final test? AS YOU READ MY POEMS You‘re my "audience of one." I hope to hold you captive From the moment you‘ve begun. But, alas, it‘s for you to decide If staying is worth your while. Will you decide I bore you Or will you like my style? Perhaps the subjects covered Will draw you back again, Curious to see what truths I see In the rhymes that I have penned. These are but lessons I have learned, Many that I feel should not be spurned. You may applaud or disagree, And, without repercussion, take issue with me. I beg you to enter with an open mind, Taking time to think through and digest. Discard what, to you, does not apply But linger o‘er what you deem best. And, if there‘s but one you can pass along , ‘Twill serve to fill my heart with song.
Misogyny and ‘toxic masculinity’ are increasingly implicated in radicalisation. From the men’s incel (‘involuntary celibate’) movement online, to jihadist groups like Islamic State, to radical right ‘Free Speech’ protests —radicalisation spans ideologies. Though an often-used term, the process of radicalisation is not well understood, and the role of gender and masculinities has often been ignored. This book uses primary research among two of Britain’s key extremist movements: the banned Islamist group al-Muhajiroun, and those networked to it; and the anti-Islam radical right, including the English Defence League and Britain First, to reveal radicalisation as a masculinity project. Through interviews with leaders including Anjem Choudary, Jayda Fransen and Tommy Robinson, as well as their followers, Extreme Britain explores the emergence of extreme misogyny and masculinities. Pearson situates extreme identities in wider social norms, showing how masculinities are mobilised into action. The book cautions against oversimplifying extreme masculinity as ‘toxic’. It demonstrates how both men and women ‘do’ extreme masculinities and the costs and benefits to them both of activism. Understanding the men and women involved in extreme movements will better equip us to counter them. This fascinating study offers invaluable insight into some of their lives and motivations.
This volume demonstrates the development of Roman military bureaucracy during the Middle Republic, expanding on recent research to examine these administrative systems that made possible Rome’s expansion in this period. Bringing together literary works, epigraphy, archaeology, topography and demography, the study reveals a complex and well-structured bureaucratic system developing in parallel with the army during the Middle Republic, propelled in no small part by the stresses of the Hannibalic War. Not only the contents of documents, but the physical objects, individuals and spaces are discussed to re-create the administrative processes in maximum detail. Exploring the Mid-Republican Origins of Roman Military Administration provides an invaluable resource for students and scholars of Rome’s military and administrative history, as well as anyone working on the Republican period.
Homelessness prevention is an essential element of any effort to end homelessness either locally or nation-wide. To close the front door of entry into homelessness, the central challenge of prevention is targeting our efforts toward those people that will become homeless without the intervention. This book identifies elements of community homelessness prevention strategies that seem to lead to reductions in the number of people who otherwise would become homeless. The contributing elements include targeting through control of the eligibility screening process; developing community motivation; maximising mainstream and private resources; fostering leadership; and ensuring the availability and structure of data and information used to track progress, improve on prevention efforts, and facilitate outcome-based contracting. Evidence from the six communities studied indicates that those employing the most elements seem to be more successful at prevention and better able to document their achievements. This book also identifies four promising homelessness prevention activities that may be used alone or in combination as part of a coherent community-wide strategy: (1) supportive services coupled with permanent housing, particularly when combined with effective discharge from institutions, especially mental hospitals; (2) mediation in Housing Courts; (3) cash assistance for rent or mortgage arrears; and (4) rapid exit from shelter. This study provides insight into approaches that will help prevent homelessness. It is an important contribution to our understanding of how to help homeless Americans.
AS YOU READ MY POEMS You''re my "audience of one." I hope to hold you captive From the moment you''ve begun. But, alas, it''s for you to decide If staying is worth your while. Will you decide I bore you Or will you like my style? Perhaps the subjects covered Will draw you back again, Curious to see what truths I see In the rhymes that I have penned. These are but lessons I have learned, Many that I feel should not be spurned. You may applaud or disagree, And, without repercussion, take issue with me. I beg you to enter with an open mind, Taking time to think through and digest. Discard what, to you, does not apply But linger o''er what you deem best. And, if there''s but one you can pass along, ''Twill serve to fill my heart with song.
THINKING LIKE AN ENGINEER: AN ACTIVE LEARNING APPROACH is specifically designed to utilize anactive learningenvironment for first year engineering courses. • In-class activities include collaborative problem-solving, computer-based activities, and hands-on experiments, encouraging guided inquiry. • Homework assignments and review sections reinforce and expand on the activities. • Content can be customized to match the topic organization in your course syllabi.
Reprint of the original, first published in 1871. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Offers a wealth of literary selections as material for students to read and write about. The authors furnish both responsive and critical writing topics in each chapter.
My Grandma Says is a warm look at love, given both in words and in actions. Children and adults alike will find this book a wonderful and insightful reading experience. Children often attempt to invoke authority through claims like my grandma says I can have two cookies or my grandma says I can stay up late and watch this television show. However, this is usually far from the truth. Grandmas may love to spoil their grandchildren, but they always have their best interests at heart. My Grandma Says is a collection of both funny and wise sayings that grandmothers impart to their grandchildren. Written in the form of a dialogue between a grandma and her grandchild, this compilation of wisdom keeps children (and adults) engaged and laughing. Intended for children between the ages of four and seven, this book is great for reading aloud. The comments of the grandmother are entertaining and fun for both children and adults alike.
In Powerful Learning, Linda Darling-Hammond and an impressive list of co-authors offer a clear, comprehensive, and engaging exploration of the most effective classroom practices. They review, in practical terms, teaching strategies that generate meaningful K–2 student understanding, and occur both within the classroom walls and beyond. The book includes rich stories, as well as online videos of innovative classrooms and schools, that show how students who are taught well are able to think critically, employ flexible problem-solving, and apply learned skills and knowledge to new situations.
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