Demystifies the often invisible impacts of global tourism, one of the biggest industries in the world. From labour conditions to development by stealth to the role of elites and the cultural impacts on both the visitor and the visited. |The No-Nonsense Guides are the most accessible and enjoyable means for people with hurried lives to find out how the world really works.| - George Monbiot, Guardian columnist and author of Captive State
Demystifies the often invisible impacts of global tourism, one of the biggest industries in the world. From labour conditions to development by stealth to the role of elites and the cultural impacts on both the visitor and the visited. |The No-Nonsense Guides are the most accessible and enjoyable means for people with hurried lives to find out how the world really works.| - George Monbiot, Guardian columnist and author of Captive State
Most of us have no idea how the things we use every day are produced. From food, to electronic goods to the clothes we wear. In a global society of conspicuous consumption, the fundamentals are hidden or ignored. The Cotton Story shows how cotton is produced and the impacts of this on ourselves, farmers, and the planet. Many people worry about cancer but are unaware that carcinogenic chemicals are used in cotton production...and are impossible to completely remove from the fibres. Many people dont like the idea of genetically modified (GM) plants, and yet dont know that most cotton is GM...even in the food we eat. Organic cotton is better for our bodies, the farmers and the environment. Unlike chemical cotton, it is not subsidised with millions of dollars from governments and agrichemical giants like Monsanto. As consumers we have a responsibility to cause the least possible harm to the precious, fragile planet we share with so many other living beings. The Cotton Story shows how our purchases can harm ourselves, other people and the planet...or not. We dedicate this book to the farmers and garment workers whose lives were stolen in the production of garments. And to the countless animals, birds, insects and other beings who are destroyed in the name of consumerism. The choice is ours. To shop ethically or not. We hope The Cotton Story will help you make better choices.
From the first edition to the latest, Language Arts: Process, Product and Assessment for Diverse Classrooms has presented sound language arts theory and methodology in a nonthreatening, straightforward manner at a reasonable price. Coverage focuses on the 2017 Standards for Literacy Professionals. Each chapter identifies and addresses the standards applicable to that chapter’s topics. Farris and Werderich infuse their foundational guidelines with the latest research, teaching practices, and assessment and evaluation techniques. Ideas for lesson plans, use of technological applications, internet resources, and comprehensive, up-to-date listings of children’s, young adult, and multicultural fiction and nonfiction titles are among the text’s outstanding features. Other features geared expressly for pre- and inservice teachers include: • Engaging, real-life classroom anecdotes • Instructional activities for reading, writing, listening, speaking, viewing, and visually representing • Boxes containing teaching hints and mini lessons • Section on Response to Intervention (RtI) with the various tiers of intervention • Theories, instruction, and teaching activities for English language learners (ELLs) • Guidelines to meet the needs of special needs learners • Suggestions for literacy-based interdisciplinary instruction (including STEM and STEAM) • Examples of children’s work to help readers understand what to expect from different ages and ability levels • Questions and assignments to strengthen readers’ aptitude, awareness, and application of topics to real life
Most of us have no idea how the things we use every day are produced. From food, to electronic goods to the clothes we wear. In a global society of conspicuous consumption, the fundamentals are hidden or ignored. The Cotton Story shows how cotton is produced and the impacts of this on ourselves, farmers, and the planet. Many people worry about cancer but are unaware that carcinogenic chemicals are used in cotton production...and are impossible to completely remove from the fibres. Many people dont like the idea of genetically modified (GM) plants, and yet dont know that most cotton is GM...even in the food we eat. Organic cotton is better for our bodies, the farmers and the environment. Unlike chemical cotton, it is not subsidised with millions of dollars from governments and agrichemical giants like Monsanto. As consumers we have a responsibility to cause the least possible harm to the precious, fragile planet we share with so many other living beings. The Cotton Story shows how our purchases can harm ourselves, other people and the planet...or not. We dedicate this book to the farmers and garment workers whose lives were stolen in the production of garments. And to the countless animals, birds, insects and other beings who are destroyed in the name of consumerism. The choice is ours. To shop ethically or not. We hope The Cotton Story will help you make better choices.
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