There they competed for grades and honor directly against male classmates. Before and after school they joined a public world beyond adult supervision - strolling city streets, flagging down male friends, visiting soda foundations." "Over the long term, their school experiences as "girls" foreshadowed both the turn-of-the-century emergence of the independent "New Women" and the birth of adolescence itself."--BOOK JACKET.
Inspired in part by Elizabeth Spencer's Light in the Piazza, Hamilton offers an honest portrait of how a family tragedy forever shapes and alters the boundaries of love."--BOOK JACKET.
The purpose of this book is to summarise the journey of a Christian living in the last days and how this journey is linked to a final battle. This study examines the doctrine of redemption and trials and how these are linked to the ultimate destiny of a Christian. The theology of sorrows is rarely understood and communicated to Christians by the church. Yet the work of preparation and completion for the Bride of Christ is an essential theology. The role of the Bride of Christ is not just about preparation, this role is for entry into the Marriage supper of the Lamb. That is, without the essential preparation, a Christian could end his or her days in outer darkness. How could a Christian, who faithfully attends church and does good deeds, be turned away from the Marriage supper of the Lamb? This is the result of a lack of intimacy with Jesus Christ. All those who rely on their good deeds miss the entire destiny of their lives. The destiny of sorrow and preparation and intimacy. These are the three cords of a Christian journey. The battles faced day by day are part of this journey, however there is coming a final battle which is discussed in this thesis. The Christian journey will not only culminate in perfect union with Christ, it will also provide an understanding of the work of the seven Archangels, seven anointings, seven trumpets and seven engagements within the scope of the final battle. The plans for the seven Archangels are described in the Book of Enoch and the last battle is foretold in the Book of Revelation and the War Scroll. Few understand the strategy for war held in these books, however, we are fast approaching the Final Harvest and the Final Battle.
The question of how boys become men or how girls become women may seem simple, but the answers can be complex. This new edition draws upon rich examples from research, popular media, and global accounts, to explore how gender is produced, consumed, regulated and performed in young lives today.
Debate ranges over the effects of the growing utilization by the young of interactive screen-based technologies and the effects of these on vulnerable young chldren. This text is based on two years' research on 100 children, with entertainment screen technology in their homes, following them from home to school and examining the difference in culture in the two environments. The question is asked whether children are developing the necessary IT and other skills required from the maturing learner as we approach the 21st century. Issues such as gender, parenting, violence, censorship and the educational consequences of their screen-based experiences are at the forefront of the text's coverage.
This book studies children’s and young adult literature of genocide since 1945, considering issues of representation and using postcolonial theory to provide both literary analysis and implications for educating the young. Many of the authors visited accurately and authentically portray the genocide about which they write; others perpetuate stereotypes or otherwise distort, demean, or oversimplify. In this focus on young people’s literature of specific genocides, Gangi profiles and critiques works on the Cambodian genocide (1975-1979); the Iraqi Kurds (1988); the Maya of Guatemala (1981-1983); Bosnia, Kosovo, and Srebrenica (1990s); Rwanda (1994); and Darfur (2003-present). In addition to critical analysis, each chapter also provides historical background based on the work of prominent genocide scholars. To conduct research for the book, Gangi traveled to Bosnia, engaged in conversation with young people from Rwanda, and spoke with scholars who had traveled to or lived in Guatemala and Cambodia. This book analyses the ways contemporary children, typically ages ten and up, are engaged in the study of genocide, and addresses the ways in which child survivors who have witnessed genocide are helped by literature that mirrors their experiences.
eGirls, eCitizens is a landmark work that explores the many forces that shape girls’ and young women’s experiences of privacy, identity, and equality in our digitally networked society. Drawing on the multi-disciplinary expertise of a remarkable team of leading Canadian and international scholars, as well as Canada’s foremost digital literacy organization, MediaSmarts, this collection presents the complex realities of digitized communications for girls and young women as revealed through the findings of The eGirls Project (www.egirlsproject.ca) and other important research initiatives. Aimed at moving dialogues on scholarship and policy around girls and technology away from established binaries of good vs bad, or risk vs opportunity, these seminal contributions explore the interplay of factors that shape online environments characterized by a gendered gaze and too often punctuated by sexualized violence. Perhaps most importantly, this collection offers first-hand perspectives collected from girls and young women themselves, providing a unique window on what it is to be a girl in today’s digitized society.
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