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  Literary Executions - Capital...

  John Cyril Barton

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  “Rich with historical detail . . . examines the figure and theme of the death penalty in imaginative literature from Cooper to Dreiser.” —Gregg Crane, Professor of English Language and Literature, University of Michigan 
   
  Drawing from legal and extralegal discourse but focusing on imaginative literature, Literary Executions examines representations of, responses to, and arguments for and against the death penalty in the United States over the long nineteenth century. John Cyril Barton creates a generative dialogue between artistic relics and legal history. He looks to novels, short stories, poems, and creative nonfiction as well as legislative reports, trial transcripts, legal documents, newspaper and journal articles, treatises, and popular books (like The Record of Crimes, A Defence of Capital Punishment, and The Gallows, the Prison, and the Poor House), all of which were part of the debate over the death penalty. 
   
  Barton focuses on several canonical figures—James Fenimore Cooper, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Lydia Maria Child, Walt Whitman, Herman Melville, and Theodore Dreiser—and offers new readings of their work in light of the death penalty controversy. Barton also gives close attention to a host of then-popular-but-now-forgotten writers—particularly John Neal, Slidell MacKenzie, William Gilmore Simms, Sylvester Judd, and George Lippard—whose work helped shape or was shaped by the influential anti-gallows movement. 
   
  By engaging the politics and poetics of capital punishment, Literary Executions contends that the movement to abolish the death penalty in the United States should be seen as an important part of the context that brought about the flowering of the American Renaissance during the antebellum period and that influenced literature later in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries

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  Weird Canadian Animals

  Wendy Pirk

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  From strange behaviour to interesting prey-vs.-predator relationships to fantastical creatures, the animal world is full of fascinating facts about our furry, feathered and scaly friends:
  		 
  The wood frog burrows into the leaf litter in winter; its heart, brain and eyeballs freeze, and they defrost again in the spring.
  		 
  In 2006, a hunter shot and killed a hybrid of a grizzly and a polar bear, dubbed a grolar or pizzly bear, the first to be found in the wild.
  		 
  The bombardier beetle protects itself by expelling a boiling hot chemical spray from its rear end.
  		 
  A woodpecker’s tongue is so long that it rolls up in the bird’s skull like a tape measure in its case.
  		 
  Rabbits produce two kinds of stool: one that the animal eats, which is rich in vitamins and nutrients, and another that is waste matter.
  		 
  Some clever crows drop nuts onto roadways so that passing vehicles drive over them and break the shells open.
  		 
  The horned lizard defends itself by squirting blood from its eyes.
  		 
  Canada was home to 2.5-metre-long giant sea scorpions 400 million years ago.
  		 
  And so much more…

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  Trevor Rabin

  Steve Black

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  Musician, songwriter and film composer Trevor Rabin, best known for his time in Yes, was interviewed by Steve Black in the fall of 2016.

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  Freedom Teaching - Overcoming...

  Matthew Kincaid

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  In Freedom Teaching, educator and distinguished anti-racism practitioner Matthew Kincaid delivers a one-stop resource for educators and educational leaders seeking to improve equity and increase the cultural responsiveness of their school. In this book, you'll discover the meaning and fundamentals of anti-racist education and find a roadmap to reducing the impact of systemic racism in your classroom.The author offers skills and tools he's developed over the course of his lengthy career teaching anti-racist ideas to educators, providing listeners with strategies that are effective at both the individual teacher and collective school community level. Listeners will also find:● A thorough introduction to the idea of Freedom Teaching and creating an education system that works for all students● Strategies for building and maintaining anti-racist schools and classrooms● Important social justice lessons from unsung activistsAn indispensable resource for anyone who wants to actualize change in our education system, Freedom Teaching belongs in the libraries of the parents and families of students and teachers hoping for a better understanding on anti-racist concepts.

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  Growing Together - Developing...

  Kathi Gillaspy, Megan Vinh,...

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  Communities of practice are an age-old phenomenon representing teamwork. Whether it’s researchers developing treatments for a disease or educators sharing best practices to enhance early childhood learning, communities of practice are about connection and shared purpose.Growing Together will help you define, create, and promote a community of practice to foster collaborative problem solving and enhance professional learning experiences. You will learn key strategies and techniques to help you: Develop a shared vision and structureLeverage tools to invite members and build a communityBuild member engagement and investmentMaster facilitation and evaluation strategies for ongoing professional learning

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  DIY HOMEMADE HAND SANITIZER - A...

  DIY Homemade Publishing

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  Protect Yourself And Do It By Yourself: Step-by-Step Guide To Making Homemade Hand Sanitizer From Essential Oils 
  Need to protect yourself? Need antibacterial hand sanitizer, but can’t find it anywhere? You can make one with the help of this guide! 
  Here is the most practical, step-by-step guide for making your homemade hand sanitizer & disinfectant spray for a healthier lifestyle. 
  If you take a moment to sanitize your hands, you can significantly reduce your chances of getting sick. And now, you will never have to buy an anti virus hand sanitizer! 
  What you can learn from this guide: 
   Easy methods on how to make your own homemade hand sanitizer gelPlenty of great recipes to choose fromHow to pick the best ingredients to make a sanitizer for your needAll the amazing of using hand sanitizerMost effective ways to use hand sanitizer to maximize protection Best other ways to protect yourself from germs 
    
  If you are looking to protect yourself and/or your children, but don’t know where to buy a hand sanitizer, this guide is for you. Also, commercial sanitizers can be very irritating for the skin, so make your own with some essential oils. With this easy steps, included in guide, make one for you, your family and friends. Try all of the recipes, and pick your favourite.  
  The best part of this guide is that it is not demanding at all, and it’s fun! Making hand sanitizers isn’t boring process, because this guide also includes tips and tricks how to have fun while doing it. Scroll up, click on “Buy Now with 1-Click”, and Get Your Copy Now!

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