The village of Lancaster became the state of Nebraska's first capital city in 1867, renamed Lincoln. Not everyone predicted its success. One early observer noted: "There are no roads leading to it now. It has no commerce and there is scarcely a wagon load of produce raised annually within ten, perhaps twenty miles of it." These postcards from the authors' collections tell a different story in 200-plus images of a city that not only survived but thrived. Most of these images are from postcards' heyday in the first quarter of the 20th century. Many show buildings and places still recognizable a century later, while some depict less familiar scenes now lost.
Lincoln's predecessor, Lancaster, formed in 1863 on the east bank of Salt Creek around a proposed Methodist female seminary. When Nebraska became the 37th state in 1867, the village of Lancaster was chosen as its first capital, and the name was changed to Lincoln.
The idea of the university and the idea of liberal education share a family resemblance. However, it is not always explicitly clear what they have in common and what differentiates them. This collection brings together arguments and reflections on the nature of the university and the place of liberal learning in the 21st century. It is divided into two parts. In the first part authors examine the values and ideals that shape our understanding of liberal learning and the university; in the second part authors consider pedagogies informing our practices, asking after what underlying presuppositions, when made explicit, guide our liberal education classrooms in higher education. Unique in its approaches, this volume includes defenses of liberal education’s intrinsic value, the commodification of some of its best ideals, as well as utilitarian defenses that challenge some orthodox conceptions of liberal learning and its justifications. Each in its own right understands liberal learning as essential to the defense of a democratic order. On the pedagogical side, included are essays that defend a view of liberal education from the vantage of STEM subjects, including architecture, as well as those we typically associate with the liberal arts. This volume will aid academics and students seeking to better grasp an understanding of liberal education, but also those seeking to advance their pedagogical ideas about liberal learning. Researchers and students in education, higher education and those interested in the liberal arts and sciences will find this volume a useful addition to their collection.
This is a classic science fiction short story by James H. Schmitz and illustrated by Brotman. The following passage is part of its intriguing intro: 'It's one thing to try to get away with what you believe to be a lie and be caught at it— and something different, and far worse sometimes, to find it isn't a lie ...' This work is part of our Vintage Sci-Fi Classics Series, a series in which we are republishing some of the best stories in the genre by some of its most acclaimed authors, such as Isaac Asimov, Marion Zimmer Bradley, and Robert Sheckley.
Students want to score well when taking the Ohio Proficiency Test. But just wanting a high score is not enough. You really have to work for it. Although knowledge of the subject matter is the most important thing for achieving a high grade, being aware of what the test is about, and the key test-taking strategies you can use, will help you increase your score. These four workbooks focus on the Citizenship portion of the test. They have been recognized as four of the best in the state for teaching towards Citizenship proficiency.
Students want to score well when taking the Ohio Proficiency Test. But just wanting a high score is not enough. You really have to work for it. Although knowledge of the subject matter is the most important thing for achieving a high grade, being aware of what the test is about, and the key test-taking strategies you can use, will help you increase your score. These four workbooks focus on the Citizenship portion of the test. They have been recognized as four of the best in the state for teaching towards Citizenship proficiency.
Students want to score well when taking the Ohio Proficiency Test. But just wanting a high score is not enough. You really have to work for it. Although knowledge of the subject matter is the most important thing for achieving a high grade, being aware of what the test is about, and the key test-taking strategies you can use, will help you increase your score. These four workbooks focus on the Citizenship portion of the test. They have been recognized as four of the best in the state for teaching towards Citizenship proficiency.
Ellie is really the unfolding of two stories simultaneously. There is the story of Randy, a childcare worker who is employed at a small but successful children's home just outside the small town of Orangeburg South Carolina. In his mid fifties Randy has plans to retire soon but instead finds himself caught up in a mystery that will take him back to the early 1800's in his quest for answers. Extensive research in the basement of the Times and Diplomat, the towns local newspaper, and in the hot, dusty attic of the local Historical Society museum will provide him with many strange answers but unfortunately, with no solutions. Young boys are disappearing and Randy wants desperately to know how and why, as well as how to stop the disappearances before the reputation of the children's home is totally destroyed. Ellie is also the story of the Stroman family. There are the parents, Joseph and Martha, a daughter Ellie who at fourteen is filled with dreams of knights in shining armor and wonderfully romantic experiences. There is also Robbie, her younger brother who at nine years old is, as they so often say of boys like Robbie, "all boy" and full of mischief. All is well for the Stroman family as they prepare to attend their church's annual Founders Day picnic one Sunday morning in early spring. Little did they know, at the time, how dramatically that picnic would change their lives. Ellie's first romantic picnic with her beau Will which she had been planning and anticipating for weeks is about to be completely ruined through a prank played on her by Robbie in revenge for her kicking him under the table at breakfast. Because of Robbie's prank and Will's failure to come to her rescue Ellie vowsrevenge, if necessary, from beyond the grave.
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