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  Mastering Writing Goals -...

  Virversity Online Courses

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  Unlock your full writing potential with Mastering Writing Goals, our comprehensive online course designed to empower writers of all levels. Learn how to set, pursue, and achieve your writing goals effectively, maintaining motivation and discipline throughout your journey.In this course, you will understand the importance of setting achievable writing goals and develop techniques to stay motivated. Discover how to create a structured writing plan, set milestones, and celebrate small victories that lead to larger accomplishments. You'll gain skills to track progress, stay accountable, and continuously improve.Mastering Writing Goals also addresses common writing obstacles, such as writer's block and time management challenges. Benefit from strategies for overcoming these hurdles while accessing a wealth of resources and tools, including templates, worksheets, expert advice, and community support, to bolster your writing endeavors.By the end of the course, you'll transform your approach to writing. Equipped with knowledge, strategies, and a supportive toolkit, tackle any writing project with confidence and clarity. Embrace the change and watch your writing flourish as you master the art of setting and achieving your writing goals.

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  Riding Jane Crow - African...

  Miriam Thaggert

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  Miriam Thaggert illuminates the stories of African American women as passengers and as workers on the nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century railroad. As Jim Crow laws became more prevalent and forced Black Americans to "ride Jim Crow" on the rails, the train compartment became a contested space of leisure and work. Riding Jane Crow examines four instances of Black female railroad travel: the travel narratives of Black female intellectuals such as Anna Julia Cooper and Mary Church Terrell; Black middle-class women who sued to ride in first class "ladies' cars"; Black women railroad food vendors; and Black maids on Pullman trains. Thaggert argues that the railroad represented a technological advancement that was entwined with African American attempts to secure social progress. Black women's experiences on or near the railroad illustrate how American technological progress has often meant their ejection or displacement; thus, it is the Black woman who most fully measures the success of American freedom and privilege, or "progress," through her travel experiences.

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  Rethinking Fandom - How to Beat...

  Craig Calcaterra

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  “Modern fandom is rubbish, and Calcaterra explains why, but in so doing, also shows us the way out of our desensitized, corporate, laundry-hugging ways.” —Keith Law, The Athletic   Sports fandom isn’t what it used to be. Owners and executives increasingly count on the blind loyalty of their fans and too often act against the team’s best interest. Sports fans are left deliberating not only mismanagement, but also political, health, and ethical issues.   In Rethinking Fandom, sportswriter (and lifelong sports fan) Craig Calcaterra outlines endemic problems with what he calls the Sports-Industrial Complex, such as intentionally tanking a season to get a high draft pick, scamming local governments to build cushy new stadiums, actively subverting the players, bad stadium deals, racism, concussions, and more. But he doesn’t give up on professional sports. In the second half of the book, he proposes strategies to reclaim joy in fandom: rooting for players instead of teams, being a fair-weather fan, becoming an activist, and other clever solutions.   With his characteristic wit and piercing commentary, Calcaterra argues that fans have more power than they realize to change how their teams behave.  “If you’re like me and love sports but have become increasingly dismayed by the ‘sports-industrial complex,’ Calcaterra’s book will prove a balm that allows you to hold onto that fandom without turning a blind eye to the myriad problems and sources of exploitation on the field.” —John Warner, The Chicago Tribune  “Rather than simply criticizing, Calcaterra provides positive solutions to help us form a healthier and more thoughtful relationship with the sports we love. A vital book for any sports fan in the 21st century.” —Mike Duncan, New York Times–bestselling author

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  Billy the Kid - Beyond the Grave

  W.C. Jameson, Max McCoy

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  Did Pat Garrett kill the wrong man in 1881 in Fort Sumner, New Mexico, or did the outlaw known as Billy the Kid live on as William Henry Roberts until 1948? W. C. Jameson analyzes the evidence, including use of new technology to produce a compelling case for Billy's survival. Heralded by Booklist as an enjoyable reexamination of a legendary piece of Americana, this book traces the life of the famous desperado and the controversy that still is debated today.

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  I AM JEANNE - Who is the real...

  Mike Cavalli

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  The arrival of Jeanne D’Arc on to the earth plane and her subsequent adventures has left an un-erasable mark in the history books. 
  One of the greatest remote viewers of all time, the image of Jeanne D’Arc, the legend, visionary & clairvoyant, has weaved its magic transcending time itself.  
  Her strength, courage and compassion is recognised by protagonists, artists, musicians and even freedom fighters. She is a symbol against oppression and injustice. 
  But how did Jeanne D’Arc come to be? To unravel this mystery we must be prepared to unlearn everything that popular history has insisted we believe. Only then like a jigsaw puzzle adding piece by piece, we can obtain a clearer picture and by doing so rebuild the true character of Jeanne D’Arc, the saint, the visionary, the legend.

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  Up from Slavery; an Unfinished...

  Archie Morris III

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  For a period of 85 years, the M Street/Dunbar High School was an academically elite, all-black public high school in Washington, D.C.  As far back as 1899, its students came in first in citywide tests given in both black and white schools.  Over this 85-year span, approximately 80 percent of M Street/Dunbar’s graduates went on to college, even though most Americans, white or black, did not attend college at all. Faculty and students were mutually respectful to one another, and disruptions in the classroom were not tolerated. Yet, in this era of best practices, this public high school, whose founders experienced slavery and segregation firsthand, has received virtually no attention in the literature or in policy considerations for inner-city education.  The purpose of this study is to explore the history of a high school that was successful in teaching black children from families at all income levels to excel and to determine if the learning model employed in the past could be successful in a modern inner-city public education environment.

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