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Love, Lace and Boots

By: Vivian Phelps-Ray

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To Love, Lace and Boots, this is a book that comes from deep with in my heart it is all fiction, my imagination has always seemed real to me, in spite of the fact that I, would like for it to be real. It is still just Fantasies that play in side my head. These are my inter most thoughts and feelings I, write here its just the way I, would like to see the world, believing in other Human Beings, concerned about each other as a people. Without any prejudice, and just be at peace with the desire for everyone to love and be loved no matter what choice we make in living our lives. To have hope for yourself and others, and learn the secret of prosperity, it will come to you if you believe in that spiritual chaperone, that we all must be accountable to. I am sure by now you know that I, am an incurable romantic, I, love the idea of being in love. I am in love and have been for a long time, with the right person, for all the right reasons. So I, receive all the benefits that come with this amazing love. Absent of; loneliness, the knowledge of knowing that I am really loved, Financial freedom, the ability to do what pleases us, it doesnt not get much better then this. The characters in this story are so true to themselves. On the one hand you have a badly wounded solider in a very depressed, unconscious state. That is being well taken care of by a very caring student nurse, that helps him to recover, wounds are healing, depression can no longer keep a smile off his face. When he does recover from this nightmare, he is just grateful to be alive and over joyed. The student nurse is very happy with herself because she has helped in his recover. This is 1897, one years before the Spanish American War. There is an instant gratification between the two, they are not really aware. This is. Human to Human hoping for the best for others. Doing what ever you can to help, and having hope for yourself and others. Living a wealth life if it just happens to be your blessing and a 12 Vivian Phelps-Ray working person getting educated and living a plain, happy, comfortable life knowing that you are blessed. This is not a world that is at peace with it self and prejudice live here. In the confines of this story you will fine happiness, love, some pain and tears, and a good look at the world then and now. By Vivian Ray

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1469169878

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The Watering Hole

By: Vivian Phelps Ray

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The Watering Hole

By: Vivian Phelps Ray

This is a story about ten teenagers who spent lots of time together, enjoying the summer sun, swimming and exploring. It was one of those beautiful but strange days that no one understands. Maybe it was strange because of the weather. It was 106 degrees in the shade and the old people were saying that this heat was caused by dog days, and that they were just lasting too long, that the world was coming to an end, and that Jesus was coming back to judge everyone. The kids found a lovely watering hole on this day, and because it was so hot, they decided to go for a swim. This was such a beautiful and calm area, and since no one else was therethey claimed it, and called it their spot and they went there often. One day while swimming, one of the girls spotted something shining in the water that appeared to be the sun reflecting on a rock. After taking a closer look, she started to scream and everyone asked what was wrong. She said There is a body in the water. It was a dead lady. She was so beautiful, she had olive colored skin, she was wearing a white sequin dress with matching shoes and purse, and her hair was cut short with bangs. Her purse was opened, which revealed a compact engraved with Mary C. King and an address. There was also a small bottle of perfume inside. The police was called, and before the kids could turn around, the police and the coroner magically appeared. That day, these kids were plunged into a bizarre situation that demanded answers.

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1483646823

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9781483646824

The Emergence of the South African Metropolis

Cities and Identities in the Twentieth Century

By: Vivian Bickford-Smith

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The Emergence of the South African Metropolis

Cities and Identities in the Twentieth Century

By: Vivian Bickford-Smith

Focusing on South Africa's three main cities - Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Durban - this book explores South African urban history from the late nineteenth century onwards. In particular, it examines the metropolitan perceptions and experiences of both black and white South Africans, as well as those of visitors, especially visitors from Britain and North America. Drawing on a rich array of city histories, travel writing, novels, films, newspapers, radio and television programs, and oral histories, Vivian Bickford-Smith focuses on the consequences of the depictions of the South African metropolis and the 'slums' they contained, and especially on how senses of urban belonging and geography helped create and reinforce South African ethnicities and nationalisms. This ambitious and pioneering account, spanning more than a century, will be welcomed by scholars and students of African history, urban history, and historical geography.

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Cambridge University Press

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1316558576

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9781316558577

Campus Misinformation

The Real Threat to Free Speech in American Higher Education

By: Bradford Vivian,Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences Bradford Vivian

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The Real Threat to Free Speech in American Higher Education

By: Bradford Vivian,Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences Bradford Vivian

An incisive examination of how pundits and politicians manufactured the campus free speech crisis--and created a genuine challenge to academic freedom in the process. If we listen to the politicians and pundits, college campuses have become fiercely ideological spaces where students unthinkingly endorse a liberal orthodoxy and forcibly silence anyone who dares to disagree. These commentators lament the demise of free speech and academic freedom. But what is really happening on college campuses? Campus Misinformation shows how misinformation about colleges and universities has proliferated in recent years, with potentially dangerous results. Popular but highly misleading claims about a so-called free speech crisis and a lack of intellectual diversity on college campuses emerged in the mid-2010s and continue to shape public discourse about higher education across party lines. Such disingenuous claims impede constructive deliberation about higher learning while normalizing suspect ideas about First Amendment freedoms and democratic participation. Taking a non-partisan approach, Bradford Vivian argues that reporting on campus culture has grossly exaggerated the importance and representativeness of a small number of isolated events; misleadingly advocated for an artificial parity between liberals and conservatives as true viewpoint diversity; mischaracterized the use of trigger warnings and safe spaces; and purposefully confused critique and protest with censorship and "cancel culture." Organizations and think tanks generate pseudoscientific data to support this discourse, then advocate for free speech in highly specific ways that actually limit speech in general. In the name of free speech and viewpoint diversity, we now see restrictions on the right to protest and laws banning certain books, theories, and subjects from schools. By deconstructing the political and rhetorical development of the free speech crisis, Vivian not only provides a powerful corrective to contemporary views of higher education, but provides a blueprint for readers to identify and challenge misleading language--and to understand the true threats to our freedoms.

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Oxford University Press

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019753127X

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9780197531273

Charles Ives Remembered

An Oral History

By: Vivian Perlis

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Charles Ives Remembered

An Oral History

By: Vivian Perlis

Through their reminiscences, Ives's relatives, friends, colleagues, and associates reveal aspects of his life, character, and personality, as well as his musical activities.

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University of Illinois Press

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025207078X

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9780252070785

The Widows' Might

Widowhood and Gender in Early British America

By: Vivian Bruce Conger

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The Widows' Might

Widowhood and Gender in Early British America

By: Vivian Bruce Conger

In early American society, one’s identity was determined in large part by gender. The ways in which men and women engaged with their communities were generally not equal: married women fell under the legal control of their husbands, who handled all negotiations with the outside world, as well as many domestic interactions. The death of a husband enabled women to transcend this strict gender divide. Yet, as a widow, a woman occupied a third, liminal gender in early America, performing an unusual mix of male and female roles in both public and private life. With shrewd analysis of widows’ wills as well as prescriptive literature, court appearances, newspaper advertisements, and letters, The Widows’ Might explores how widows were portrayed in early American culture, and how widows themselves responded to their unique role. Using a comparative approach, Vivian Bruce Conger deftly analyzes how widows in colonial Massachusetts, South Carolina, and Maryland navigated their domestic, legal, economic, and community roles in early American society.

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NYU Press

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081471711X

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9780814717110

Our Emily Dickinsons

American Women Poets and the Intimacies of Difference

By: Vivian R. Pollak

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Our Emily Dickinsons

American Women Poets and the Intimacies of Difference

By: Vivian R. Pollak

Our Emily Dickinsons situates Dickinson's life and work within larger debates about gender, sexuality, and literary authority in America. Examining Dickinson's influence on Marianne Moore, Sylvia Plath, Elizabeth Bishop and others, Vivian R. Pollak complicates the connection between authorial biography and poetry that endures.

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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0812248449

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Love, Lace and Boots

By: Vivian Phelps-Ray

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Love, Lace and Boots

Love, Lace and Boots

The Watering Hole

The Watering Hole

The Emergence of the South African Metropolis

The Emergence of the South African Metropolis

Campus Misinformation

Campus Misinformation

Charles Ives Remembered

Charles Ives Remembered

The Widows' Might

The Widows' Might

Our Emily Dickinsons

Our Emily Dickinsons

Love, Lace and Boots

Love, Lace and Boots

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