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  University - A Reckoning

  Lee C. Bollinger

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  The American university―one of the most successful institutions in human history―is facing an unprecedented assault from the president of the US. Experts on authoritarianism have drawn comparisons to other countries where strongmen subdued universities as part of their power grabs. Yet as former Columbia president Lee C. Bollinger points out in his account of the university's significance, in such dire times one has no choice but to state clearly and forcefully what one stands for. 
   
  Bollinger reveals how the structure of the university contributes to the success of the American system―because it provides those who study and work within it a degree of creative freedom hard to find elsewhere―and why that structure is both impossible to recreate and vulnerable to outside attack. The fundamental mission of the university is to enhance knowledge, but this is not merely a high-minded idea. It is, as Bollinger demonstrates, a notion rooted deeply in the Constitution, specifically the First Amendment, the basis of our political and social life. The university helps realize the First Amendment; the First Amendment helps make the university. Bollinger argues that, with the press diminished, the university remains the only source of truth-seeking for those who still believe in democracy. The university must be defended if the American experiment is to continue.

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  Summary - One Flew Over The...

  Fastbooks Publishing

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  SUMMARY 
    
  ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST 
  BASED ON THE BOOK BY KEN KESEY 
    
  SUMMARY WRITTEN BY: FASTBOOKS PUBLISHING 
    
  CONTENT 
  First Encounters 
  Miss Birdie's Millions 
  The Blacks and Great Benefit 
  Research and Revelation 
  Job Search and Bankruptcy 
  Finding a Job and a Case 
  The Lawsuit and Preparation 
  Trial and Discovery 
  Verdict and Aftermath 
  General Analysis 
    
  ABOUT THE ORIGINAL BOOK 
  "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" by Ken Kesey tells the story of R.P. McMurphy, a rebellious newcomer to a mental institution, who feigns insanity to avoid work at a prison farm. Upon his arrival, he encounters a ward ruled by the authoritarian Big Nurse, whose strict methods have suppressed the patients into submission. The narrative follows McMurphy's attempts to disrupt the ward's routines and encourage his fellow patients to assert their individuality. As he challenges the Nurse's control, he inspires both resistance and fear in the other patients, leading them to question the nature of sanity and the systems that seek to control them. The book explores themes of control, rebellion, and the struggle for individual freedom within the confines of a seemingly therapeutic environment.

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  Extended Summary - When I’m Gone...

  Quick Reading Library

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  EXTENDED SUMMARY 
    
  WHEN I’M GONE 
  BASED ON THE BOOK BY EMILY BLEEKER 
    
  SUMMARY WRITTEN BY: QUICK READING LIBRARY 
    
  CONTENT 
  Natalie’s Final Days 
  The Letters Begin 
  Life After Loss 
  Secrets Revealed 
  A Growing Connection with Annie 
  A Change in Family Dynamics 
  Conflict and Resolution 
  The Unraveling of a Promise 
  Moving Forward 
  General Analysis 
    
  ABOUT THE ORIGINAL BOOK 
  When I’m Gone by Emily Bleeker tells the emotional story of Luke Richardson, a man grappling with the loss of his wife, Natalie, to cancer. Before her death, Natalie writes a series of letters to Luke, offering guidance and expressing her love from beyond the grave. As Luke navigates life without her, he faces the challenge of raising their children while confronting unresolved emotions and secrets about Natalie’s past. The novel explores themes of grief, love, forgiveness, and personal transformation, showing how the characters cope with loss and learn to move forward while keeping their loved ones’ memories alive.

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  Epistemological Problems of...

  Ludwig Von Mises

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  "Epistemological Problems of Economics" is a seminal work by the Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises, originally published in 1933. In this book, Mises delves into the fundamental epistemological questions underlying economic theory and methodology. He explores the nature of economic laws, the role of assumptions and predictions in economic analysis, and the validity of economic reasoning in a world of uncertainty. The book addresses crucial issues such as the nature of economic knowledge, the distinction between economic theory and history, the possibility of economic prediction, and the limits of mathematical modeling in economics.

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  The Chicago Canon on Free...

  Tony Banout, Tom Ginsburg

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  A collection of texts that provide the foundation for the University of Chicago’s longstanding tradition of free expression, principles that are at the center of current debates within higher education and society more broadly. Free inquiry and expression are hotly contested, both on campus and in social and political life. Since its founding in the late nineteenth century, the University of Chicago has been at the forefront of conversations around free speech and academic freedom in higher education. The University’s approach to free expression grew from a sterling reputation as a research university as well as a commitment to American pragmatism and democratic progress, all of which depended on what its first president referred to as the “complete freedom of speech on all subjects.” In 2015, more than 100 years later, then University provost and president J. D. Isaacs and Robert Zimmer echoed this commitment, releasing a statement by a faculty committee led by law professor Geoffrey R. Stone that has come to be known as the Chicago Principles, now adopted or endorsed by one hundred US colleges and universities. These principles are just a part of the long-standing dialogue at the University of Chicago around freedom of expression—its meaning and limits. The Chicago Canon on Free Inquiry and Expression brings together exemplary documents – some published for the first time here – that explain and situate this ongoing conversation with an introductory essay that brings the tradition to light.
  
  At a time of nationwide campus speech debates, engaging with these texts and the questions they raise is essential to sustaining an environment of broad intellectual and ideological diversity. This book offers a blueprint for the future of higher education’s vital work and points to the civic value of free expression. 

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  This Is My Story (E-Book) -...

  Michael C. Prusse, Nikola Mayer

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  This e-book contains high-resolution graphics and tables that can only be read on e-readers capable of enlarging images.
  
  (Auto-)biographical storytelling is the ideal vehicle for English language teaching (ELT) because learners identify with individuals across cultures and media formats. Stories support language learning in a sustainable manner and contribute to intercultural understanding and cognitive development. This essay collection homes in on the intricacies and affordances of storytelling in ELT and encourages teachers and learners to engage with life stories across various forms of modal representations.

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