In 2005 Waverly Duck was called to a town he calls Bristol Hill to serve as an expert witness in the sentencing of drug dealer Jonathan Wilson. Convicted as an accessory to the murder of a federal witness and that of a fellow drug dealer, Jonathan faced the death penalty, and Duck was there to provide evidence that the environment in which Jonathan had grown up mitigated the seriousness of his alleged crimes. Duck’s exploration led him to Jonathan’s church, his elementary, middle, and high schools, the juvenile facility where he had previously been incarcerated, his family and friends, other drug dealers, and residents who knew him or knew of him. After extensive ethnographic observations, Duck found himself seriously troubled and uncertain: Are Jonathan and others like him a danger to society? Or is it the converse—is society a danger to them? Duck’s short stay in Bristol Hill quickly transformed into a long-term study—one that forms the core of No Way Out. This landmark book challenges the common misconception of urban ghettoes as chaotic places where drug dealing, street crime, and random violence make daily life dangerous for their residents. Through close observations of daily life in these neighborhoods, Duck shows how the prevailing social order ensures that residents can go about their lives in relative safety, despite the risks that are embedded in living amid the drug trade. In a neighborhood plagued by failing schools, chronic unemployment, punitive law enforcement, and high rates of incarceration, residents are knit together by long-term ties of kinship and friendship, and they base their actions on a profound sense of community fairness and accountability. Duck presents powerful case studies of individuals whose difficulties flow not from their values, or a lack thereof, but rather from the multiple obstacles they encounter on a daily basis. No Way Out explores how ordinary people make sense of their lives within severe constraints and how they choose among unrewarding prospects, rather than freely acting upon their own values. What emerges is an important and revelatory new perspective on the culture of the urban poor.
Volume 2 of Josie the Singing Butterfly continues to bring us vivid imagery, colorful characters, and catchy rhymes. In each mini story Josie meets a new animal friend that has an issue, and she helps them out. All while singing in her very merry way! In Josie the Singing Butterfly Volume 2 by author Josie Waverly, Josie meets Bobby Bee, Charlie Chipmunk, Dolly Duck, Maya Mouse, and Lilly Lamb. She will help them through their difficult time, and each animal will learn an important life lesson. Lessons about bullying, health, internal beauty, size doesnt matter, and listening! This is the second volume of a continuing series featuring Josie the Singing Butterfly. A special butterfly that experiences many exciting adventures! Several delightful mini stories filled with beautiful illustrations. There is no doubt that Josie the Singing Butterfly is helping young readers learn more about the world that surrounds them.
We need to talk about racism before it destroys our democracy. And that conversation needs to start with an acknowledgement that racism is coded into even the most ordinary interactions. Every time we interact with another human being, we unconsciously draw on a set of expectations to guide us through the encounter. What many of us in the United States—especially white people—do not recognize is that centuries of institutional racism have inescapably molded those expectations. This leads us to act with implicit biases that can shape everything from how we greet our neighbors to whether we take a second look at a resume. This is tacit racism, and it is one of the most pernicious threats to our nation. In Tacit Racism, Anne Warfield Rawls and Waverly Duck illustrate the many ways in which racism is coded into the everyday social expectations of Americans, in what they call Interaction Orders of Race. They argue that these interactions can produce racial inequality, whether the people involved are aware of it or not, and that by overlooking tacit racism in favor of the fiction of a “color-blind” nation, we are harming not only our society’s most disadvantaged—but endangering the society itself. Ultimately, by exposing this legacy of racism in ordinary social interactions, Rawls and Duck hope to stop us from merely pretending we are a democratic society and show us how we can truly become one.
In 2005 Waverly Duck was called to a town he calls Bristol Hill to serve as an expert witness in the sentencing of drug dealer Jonathan Wilson. Convicted as an accessory to the murder of a federal witness and that of a fellow drug dealer, Jonathan faced the death penalty, and Duck was there to provide evidence that the environment in which Jonathan had grown up mitigated the seriousness of his alleged crimes. Duck’s exploration led him to Jonathan’s church, his elementary, middle, and high schools, the juvenile facility where he had previously been incarcerated, his family and friends, other drug dealers, and residents who knew him or knew of him. After extensive ethnographic observations, Duck found himself seriously troubled and uncertain: Are Jonathan and others like him a danger to society? Or is it the converse—is society a danger to them? Duck’s short stay in Bristol Hill quickly transformed into a long-term study—one that forms the core of No Way Out. This landmark book challenges the common misconception of urban ghettoes as chaotic places where drug dealing, street crime, and random violence make daily life dangerous for their residents. Through close observations of daily life in these neighborhoods, Duck shows how the prevailing social order ensures that residents can go about their lives in relative safety, despite the risks that are embedded in living amid the drug trade. In a neighborhood plagued by failing schools, chronic unemployment, punitive law enforcement, and high rates of incarceration, residents are knit together by long-term ties of kinship and friendship, and they base their actions on a profound sense of community fairness and accountability. Duck presents powerful case studies of individuals whose difficulties flow not from their values, or a lack thereof, but rather from the multiple obstacles they encounter on a daily basis. No Way Out explores how ordinary people make sense of their lives within severe constraints and how they choose among unrewarding prospects, rather than freely acting upon their own values. What emerges is an important and revelatory new perspective on the culture of the urban poor.
Volume 2 of Josie the Singing Butterfly continues to bring us vivid imagery, colorful characters, and catchy rhymes. In each mini story Josie meets a new animal friend that has an issue, and she helps them out. All while singing in her very merry way! In Josie the Singing Butterfly Volume 2 by author Josie Waverly, Josie meets Bobby Bee, Charlie Chipmunk, Dolly Duck, Maya Mouse, and Lilly Lamb. She will help them through their difficult time, and each animal will learn an important life lesson. Lessons about bullying, health, internal beauty, size doesnt matter, and listening! This is the second volume of a continuing series featuring Josie the Singing Butterfly. A special butterfly that experiences many exciting adventures! Several delightful mini stories filled with beautiful illustrations. There is no doubt that Josie the Singing Butterfly is helping young readers learn more about the world that surrounds them.
Pregnant…and on her own! Mary Elizabeth Drummond: She's a sheltered "good girl" with a pedigree a mile long. She's three months pregnant. She has no intention of marrying her baby's father. She's lost her credit cars, her driver's license and her money. She's on her own for the first time in her life. Then she meets Pete Mitchell—tough, sexy, a confirmed bachelor. Things are looking up.
While starring in the new reality show Dancing With Dogs, novice P.I. Geri Sullivan and her talking Chihuahua Pepe, keeping the competition on a tight leash, must sniff out a killer when the judge everyone loves to hate is murdered. Original.
A whole lot of fun!" --Seattle Times "I have the body of a Chihuahua, but the mind of a master sleuth." Aspiring P.I. Geri Sullivan's new case has got her talking Chihuahua, Pepe, hot under the collar. Wealthy widow Lucille Carpenter left her entire fortune to her beloved dogs, and someone is trying to poison them. Anyone who would hurt a perro is lower than a cucaracha in Pepe's book. But when Geri and Pepe investigate, they discover that it's not just the coddled canines who are in danger. Now there are human targets too. At the lavish Carpenter manor, Pepe digs for clues among the pampered pooches, bitter relatives, suspicious staff, and larcenous lawyers. But there's only one diminutive detective smart enough to save the day--and the dogs. . . Praise for the Barking Detective Mysteries "This series is hilarious! The antics of Geri and her talking dog make the reader laugh out loud." --RT Book Reviews "Move over, Scooby-Doo, there's a new dog in town!" --Jennie Bentley "Pepe is one cool P.I."--Leslie Meier Help Support Pet Adoption See Details Inside
“This series is hilarious!” —RT Book Reviews Includes a Bonus Story “Savvy sleuths come in small packages...” Pepe, aspiring P.I. Geri Sullivan’s muy clever Chihuahua, has stopped talking. But why now, with Geri’s best friend Brad missing and her ditzy sister in grave danger? Geri’s lost without Pepe’s dogged detective work, especially when a client of Brad’s expires under very murky circumstances. Luckily, Pepe turns out to be an excelente blogger, and his nose for clues soon has the detective duo chasing down leads. But they’ll have to put a bite on crime quickly, because danger’s afoot – and it’s making tracks in their direction . . . Help Support Pet Adoption See Details Inside
Part of good teaching is asking students to ask more of themselves, but in the end it's up to the student to push harder. We have been lucky to work with a group of people up to almost any challenge. The results have been inspiring. This book features the work of some amazing young people, including the incredible Chloe Noland who edited much of the work that appears in these pages. Chloe is not only an amazing writer, but also a great editor. An alumnus of the Middle School (only in Grade 9), Chloe has been a key part of this process from the start. We have had the pleasure of working with every one of the people whose work appears here. It has been a wonderful opportunity to watch such a great group of people become talented writers but also great people. We love what we do and we love these kids. We hope you enjoy their work as much as we enjoy our time with them. See you next year.
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