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Andrew Lang, the author of this book, considers Scotland's history outside the country's ties with England. Lang stresses that the British and Scottish cultures have more differences than those of Britain and America. He gives a detailed and thorough analysis of Scottish history, making this book an exhaustive source of information.
Educating for Purposeful Life documents positive change within the Anaheim Union High School District, whose overarching mission is to prepare high school graduates who possess a clear sense of purpose and the capacity to achieve their goals. Superintendent Michael Matsuda and education consultant David Brazer lay out the district's innovative approaches to organizing, leading, teaching, and learning. They demonstrate how education policy, organization theory, and external partnerships work together to scaffold student success, resulting in greater high school graduation rates and four-year college matriculation and persistence rates. This work illuminates the district's Career Preparedness Systems Framework, which integrates affective and cognitive development opportunities, trade and professional development programs, and community engagement efforts. Matsuda and Brazer show how this framework, combined with a strengths-based approach, helps meet the educational needs of all students, including those from traditionally underserved populations. Presenting secondary education as a means to support democracy, address employability gaps, and elevate student voice and purpose, this thought-provoking work provides ample ideas for how other districts might engage in educating for purposeful life.Zum Buch
In a world full of distraction, how do we reclaim our fragmented attention to make the things we're here to create? Your Attention is Sacred is a philosophical and spiritual manifesto for anyone who's sick of liking, commenting, subscribing, or scrolling. It's a rallying cry for artists, writers, teachers, healers, small business owners, and critical thinkers ready to break free from the attention economy and reclaim their creative integrity. Inside, you'll find: - An argument against the attention economy - How to break up with "the algorithm" - 5 Principles for cultivating your attention - And in the supplemental materials: a 5-step plan for leaving any social media platform & 100 ways to share your work and life without social media If you want to reclaim your fragmented attention, release any reasons you "should" be on social media, and reimagine your life after logging off - read this book.Zum Buch
By far the most important element in the Civil War from a native standpoint was what happened in and to Indian Territory, now part of the state of Oklahoma. There was a parallel civil war in Indian Territory, with the Cherokee nation splitting in two. While the 100,000 inhabitants of Indian Territory represent most of the experiences during the Civil War, many others were affected by it all over the country. In fact, men from more than two dozen tribal peoples actively participated in the Civil War by fighting for one side or the other. There were full-size Indian regiments fighting for the Confederacy, and full-size Indian regiments fighting for the Union. Indians joined sharpshooter regiments, functioned as scouts, piloted Union ships, and served as guerrillas, while some joined units of United States Colored Troops. Recent estimates are that more than 28,000 Indians served as Civil War soldiers. One difference between Confederates and Union Indian troops is that Confederate Indian units were generally officered by Indians, and Union formations were usually led by white officers, but some Indians in the Union forces did eventually work their way into command. Some 10,000 Indians are thought to have died in Indian Territory as a result of the Civil War, including soldiers, but also as a consequence of a total breakdown of law and order and chronic guerilla war. That estimate could be low, because the Cherokee population alone dropped from 21,000 before the Civil War to 15,000 after it. While Indian Territory was the main stage in American Indian participation in the Civil War, it was not the only element. The Iroquois in New York produced a few hundred Union troops who served mostly with Pennsylvania units, and Ely Parker, who was General Grant’s secretary and who drew up the terms for Lee’s surrender at Appomattox, became a brigadier general, making him the only Indian Union general.Zum Buch
Can you learn while sleeping? Studies* say that… yes you can. Listening to a language while asleep can help supercharge your vocabulary. Learn Easily with the Power of Pleasant Repetition With the Learn Hungarian While Sleeping Audiobook, you’ll absorb over 430 Hungarian words and phrases effortlessly. You can use this Beginner-Level Audiobook to • Relax while listening to Hungarian phrases and translations • Relieve stress. Just listen in — No confusing grammar rules • Wind down before bed to help you fall asleep • And of course — learn words passively — in your sleep. How does it work? Just press play... and listen to the gentle voice of a native teacher. Our teacher repeats each word and phrase multiple times... so you’ll retain them better… whether you’re awake or in bed. For best results, listen while awake first. Then, listen while falling asleep. What Will You Learn? You’ll Master 430+ Beginner Words & Phrases Including • Basic Greetings • Numbers in Hungarian • Common Questions and Answers • Words for Introducing Yourself • Basic Verbs & Adjectives • And much more The Learn Hungarian While Sleeping Audiobook includes • 13 Beginner-Level Audio Lessons • 6+ Hours of Lessons in Total • Accompanying PDF eBook with all of the words, phrases and translations * Züst, Mark Alain et al. “Implicit Vocabulary Learning during Sleep is Bound to Slow-Wave Peaks.” Current Biology. October 21, 2019. Download the PDF and read alongZum Buch
“Like the best psychedelic experiences, On Drugs estranges the familiar, familiarizes the strange, and returns us to reality (whatever that is) with a broadened sense of the possible. Justin Smith-Ruiu is simply one of the most interesting thinkers alive, and he has found an ideal subject for his peculiar brand of brilliance.”—Christopher Beha, author of The Index of Self-Destructive Acts In the late, post-lockdown days of the pandemic, grappling with personal loss and existential uncertainty, Justin Smith-Ruiu found himself standing in a California cannabis dispensary, pondering a question his tribe of fellow philosophers have often dismissed as too simple: How did I get here? That moment marked a transition for him—it was the start of a journey Smith-Ruiu would take to experience his own mind and the world around him in a new, clarifying way. On Drugs blends autobiography, intellectual history, and philosophical inquiry to explore the transformative impact of psychedelics on human consciousness and thought. Drawing on his personal experiences as “an articulate guinea pig,” Smith-Ruiu argues that psychedelics upend our assumptions about the nature of reality—and thus force a reckoning with the very foundations of Western philosophy. Provocative, profound, and deeply personal, On Drugs points toward a radically new way of thinking about the world and our capacity to understand it.Zum Buch
Jack’s day goes from bad to worse. First, he loses his job, and then he allows himself to be talked into trialing an experimental drug for extra cash. When the drug turns him into a hot little bimbo woman with a huge chest and huge hips, and a tiny waist … Jack finds himself in a room with three hot college science majors. And he finds that his new female body wants him to do some experimenting of his own... PSA: This story contains a sexually… interesting position. There will be gratification and mindless submission to multiple men with complete mastery – in any slot this trio wish to be masters of.Zum Buch
