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  Mental Health | Atmospheres |...

  Felix Zimmermann, Jimena Aguilar...

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  Gaming has never been disconnected from reality. When we engage with ever more lavish virtual worlds, something happens to us. The game imposes itself on us and influences how we feel about it, the world, and ourselves. How do games accomplish this and to what end? The contributors explore the video game as an atmospheric medium of hitherto unimagined potential. Is the medium too powerful, too influential? A danger to our mental health or an ally through even the darkest of times? This volume compiles papers from the Young Academics Workshop at the Clash of Realities conferences of 2019 and 2020 to provide answers to these questions.

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  Cholula: The History and Legacy...

  Editors Charles River

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  Spanish accounts and Mesoamerican ruins have ensured that 500 years later, people remain fascinated by civilizations like the Maya and Aztec, as well as sites such as Chichen Itza and Tikal. What is often overlooked is that the Maya and Aztec established kingdoms on lands that had been inhabited for millennia before them, and ancient cultures had not only left ruins but also influenced the civilizations that came after them. Thus, while sites like Chichen Itza are more famous, they drew upon past sites like Teotihuacan.  
  	Cholula is one of the most interesting, enigmatic, and forgotten cities in ancient Mesoamerica, and few people are aware that it is the oldest continuously-occupied settlement in the entire Western hemisphere. The current city is known for the Great Pyramid, which has the largest base of all pyramids in the world, as well as its many colonial churches and constant religious celebrations. All of these things ensure that Cholula is heavily visited, but the tremendous importance of Prehispanic Cholula has mostly been lost in the historical accounts of Puebla and even Mexico as a whole. 
  	Located in the Puebla-Tlaxcala Valley within a very fertile area, the Prehispanic city of Cholula was founded around 500 BCE. It soon developed into an important city and the construction of its Great Pyramid began around 200 BCE. During the height of Teotihuacan’s influence in the Classic period and the expansion of the Aztecs in the Postclassic, Cholula managed to maintain its independence and grew to become the greatest religious center in central Mesoamerica. As the main site for the cult of the god Quetzalcoatl, Cholula received pilgrims from many Prehispanic cities, and the two high priests of the Temple of Quetzalcoatl were charged with confirming the legitimacy of these foreign rulers, making their role one of the most important in the region.

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  Pacific Theater in 1944 The: The...

  Editors Charles River

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  The powerful forces of the United States Navy (USN), Marine Corps, and Army advanced inexorably against Imperial Japan in 1944. Following massive interdiction of Japanese merchant shipping by American submarines and multiple naval victories, the Americans stood poised to liberate the Philippines, then move on to locations closer to the Japanese home islands. 
  In early 1944, arguments raged over the best approach to the “strategic triangle” created by Formosa, Luzon, and China. Finally, on March 12th, the Joint Chiefs of Staff – consisting of Admirals William D. Leahy and Ernest J. King, and Generals George C. Marshall and Henry H. “Hap” Arnold - issued a directive picking the next target: “[T]he most feasible approach to the Formosa-Luzon-China area is by way of Marianas-Carolines-Palau-Mindanao area, and that the control of the Marianas-Carolines-Palau area is essential to the projection of our forces into the former area, and their subsequent effective employment therefrom.” 
  The Americans' plans focused on three islands near the southern end of a 15-island, north to south aligned island chain: Saipan, Tinian, and Guam. These islands, relatively large, offered space for the construction of large air bases within strategic bomber range of Japan itself, as well as closer targets. 
  The Japanese also recognized the strategic importance of the Mariana Islands, and Saipan in particular, given its location just 1,272 miles from Tokyo itself. This would place the Japanese capital well within the 3,250 mile range of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress. With these facts in their possession and the Marianas as one of the Americans' most logical next choices, the Japanese worked to move both reinforcements and materials for new fortifications to the southern Marianas in early 1944. 
  With that, the stage was set for the kind of deadly amphibious operations that would take place not only on the Marianas but also Iwo Jima and Okinawa after it. 

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  Learn Spanish for Beginners -...

  Language Mastery

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  EVER FROZEN MID-SENTENCE TRYING TO SPEAK SPANISH? HERE'S WHY - AND HOW TO FIX IT 
  You studied vocabulary. Practiced verbs. Felt ready. 
  Then you tried speaking with an actual Spanish speaker and... nothing. Your brain went blank. All those hours studying felt wasted. 
  Here's the problem: Most courses teach you ABOUT Spanish - grammar rules, vocabulary lists, verb tables. But they never teach you to actually SPEAK Spanish. 
  When the moment comes to talk, you're scrambling to remember rules and translate in your head. No wonder you freeze. 
  "Learn Spanish for Beginners" by Language Mastery fixes this completely. 
  WHAT MAKES THIS DIFFERENT - 300+ REAL CONVERSATIONS: 
  ✓ Over 300 dialogues covering every situation - greetings, directions, restaurants, hotels, making friends 
  ✓ Build from zero to conversational systematically - pronouns, question words, verbs, all broken down clearly 
  ✓ Native speaker audio with constant repetition so pronunciation becomes automatic 
  ✓ Learn complete phrases, not isolated words - speak naturally instead of translating word-by-word 
  ✓ Grammar woven into conversations - absorb structures naturally without boring textbooks 
  IN JUST WEEKS YOU'LL: 
  ✓ Introduce yourself confidently in Spanish 
  ✓ Ask for directions and understand the answers 
  ✓ Order food, book hotels, navigate Spanish-speaking cities 
  ✓ Hold real conversations without freezing or translating 
  ✓ Remember 98% through systematic repetition 
  This works for complete beginners AND people refreshing rusty skills. If you're serious about actually SPEAKING Spanish - not just studying it - this is where you start. 
  No more freezing. No more translating in your head. No more feeling stupid. 
  Just real Spanish conversations you can use tomorrow. 
  READY TO FINALLY SPEAK SPANISH WITH CONFIDENCE? START NOW.

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  True Crime Northern Virginia in...

  Zachary G. Ford

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  Discover crimes that made headlines across northern Virginia in the 1950s and 60s. As the suburbs of Washington, D.C. expanded in the mid-twentieth century, growth inevitably led to increasing crime, and grisly murders began to shock local communities. Learn the story of the killer and his victim who are buried only a few yards apart. The truth behind the tale of the murderous toddler and the sad story of the death of an agent at National Airport belie the picture perfect image of those decades. Fairfax, Arlington, Alexandria, Falls Church and Prince William witnessed atrocities that grabbed headlines in their day but have since faded from collective memory. Local author Zachary Ford uses detailed research drawn from contemporary accounts to bring these stories to life.

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  Divorce Smart - How to Thrive...

  Adam Weiss

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  Welcome to the club! 
  You're not alone, millions of people choose to unhitch annually. This book is for those who are currently or contemplating a divorce. I realized that this kind of book was necessary when I saw my lawyer's retainer fee dwindling with each encounter in and out of the nonsensical divorce maze. 
  You will learn how to: 
  Save money and time. 
  Gather evidence. 
  Pick the right lawyer. 
  Control the important narrative in court. 
  Obtain useful data. 
  Navigate through mountains of paperwork. 
  Block out the mind games and the noise. 
  " As a former trial attorney, I learned that any type of litigation is difficult experience for the client. Adam Weiss has provided a firsthand account of how trying the divorce process can be, emotionally, psychologically and financially, as well as advice on how to minimize those effects during divorce proceedings" 
  Steve Cohen

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