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 Wuhan, 1938: War, Refugees, and the Making of Modern China By Stephen R. MacKinnon 2008 | 204 Pages | ISBN: 0520254457 | PDF | 3 MB During the spring of 1938, a flood of Chinese refugees displaced by the Anti-Japanese War (1937-1945) converged on the central Yangzi valley tricity complex of Wuhan. For ten remarkable months, in a highly charged atmosphere of carnage, heroism, and desperation, Wuhan held out against the Japanese in what would become a turning point in the war-and one that attracted international attention. Stephen MacKinnon for the first time tells the full story of Wuhan's defense and fall, and how the siege's aftermath led to new directions in the history of modern Chinese culture, society, and politics.  Working With Hearts: Unveiling the Cath Lab by Angela Sinachi English | 2022 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0BLJ9ZKT7 | 120 pages | EPUB | 23 Mb The job of a Cath Lab nurse is not an easy one. Having heart patients of all ages come in with different issues, ranging from congenital birth defects to age or health-related issues, can take a toll on a person's physical and mental well-being. However, Cath Lab professionals remain undeterred by what they witness every day so they can provide the best care to their patients.  Brad O'Donnell, "Where to Now Saint Paul?: Why We're Quitting Church" English | ISBN: 1491738111 | 2014 | 134 pages | EPUB | 629 KB The Church is Dying. Is Christianity Dying? Absolutely Not! The Baptists expect to lose half their churches in the next 20 years. They revamp their message, but nothing works because they can't face the real problem that plagues all churches. According to the Christian website,www.gotquestions.org, few young adults have a "biblical worldview" because they don't believe in Satan, hell or that Christianity is the only true religion. The problem is that Christianity has an identity crisis that gives young adults good reason to doubt the church. Joseph Ratzinger (pope) quit his first seminary because it conceded that two separate and opposing Christianities existed in the second century. One was the Jewish Christianity of Jesus and the other was the Roman gentile Christianity of Paul. They noted that Paul was "indifferent to the teaching of Jesus . . . and the opponent of the religion of love, Christ came to announce to the world" Jesus' Christianity had no judgment, Satan, hell, Easter or Christmas for 300 years! These were not the teaching of Christ, but pagan traditions added by the Romans when they commandeered the religion later. These facts don't discredit Jesus Christ at all! Bishop John Spong of Newark says "the church has always dangled us between their imaginary heaven and hell as a control tactic" This savvy, secular world gets it, and is unmoved by the church's brimstone threats. They know it has nothing to do with the religion of Jesus Christ. The church is dying, but as they say, "When God closes a door, He always opens a window" So now, Christian Spirituality, more like original Christianity, is a star on the rise.  Cleve Jones, "When We Rise: My Life in the Movement" English | 2016 | ISBN: 0316315435, 1472126653 | ASIN: B01N0631CY | EPUB | pages: 304 | 3.1 mb The partial inspiration for the forthcoming ABC miniseries from Academy Award-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black and executive producer Gus Van Sant, starring Guy Pearce, Mary-Louise Parker, Carrie Preston, and Rachel Griffiths.  Leonard Kristal, Neil Prose, "Weinberg's Color Atlas of Pediatric Dermatology, Fifth Edition" English | 2016 | ISBN: 0071792252 | PDF | pages: 287 | 273.6 mb Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.
 Unprepared for What We Learned: Six Action Research Exercises That Challenge the Ends We Imagine for Education By Tim Kubik 2018 | 194 Pages | ISBN: 1433147394 | PDF | 2 MB Unprepared for What We Learned: Six Action Research Exercises that Challenge the Ends We Imagine for Education explores how twentieth century models of education are not delivering on their promises, or helping to deliver the promise of the next generation. We hear that our students are not prepared, and that our teachers must not be prepared to teach those students. Managing preparation has become an obsession for policy-makers who claim that national competitiveness is at stake. After more than one hundred years everything is well managed, yet no one is prepared. This preparatory mindset presumes that learners must be prepared before they can participate in society, and that this preparation must be managed intentionally using models, an implementation plan, and a system for assessing and evaluating the impact of those models. It's biggest failing is that those with the greatest stake, our young and adult learners, no longer recognize it as an effective model. Empowered by digital technologies, learners today are no longer willing to wait to be prepared. We seek experiences for which we are unprepared for what we'll learn. Unprepared for What We Learned: Six Action Research Exercises that Challenge the Ends We Imagine for Education shares six exercises drawn from students, teachers, and school communities wrestling with problems of practice for which they were unprepared. Readers will question standards, outcomes, and global competencies; negotiate personalized learning; and ultimately co-create innovative school communities that disrupt the preparatory mindset. Together, these young and adult learners participating in the authentic work of their school communities will challenge the ends we imagine for education.  Uncommon Dominion: Venetian Crete and the Myth of Ethnic Purity By Sally McKee 2000 | 288 Pages | ISBN: 0812235622 | PDF | 5 MB From 1211 until its loss to the Ottomans in 1669, the Greek island we know as Crete was the Venetian colony of Candia. Ruled by a paid civil service fully accountable to the Venetian Senate, Candia was distinct from nearly every other colony of the medieval period for the unprecedented degree to which the colonial power was involved in its governance.Yet, for Sally McKee, the importance of the Cretan colony only begins with the anomalous manner of the Venetian state's rule. 'Uncommon Dominion' tells the story of Venetian Crete, the home of two recognizably distinct ethnic communities, the Latins and the Greeks. The application of Venetian law to the colony made it possible for the colonial power to create and maintain a fiction of ethnic distinctness. The Greeks were subordinate to the Latins economically, politically, and juridically, yet within a century of Venetian colonization, the ethnic differences between Latin and Greek Cretans in daily material life were significantly blurred. Members of the groups intermarried, many of them learned each other's language, and some even chose to worship by the rites of the other's church. Holding up ample evidence of acculturation and miscegenation by the colony's inhabitants, McKee uncovers the colonial forces that promoted the persistence of ethnic labeling despite the lack of any clear demarcation between the two predominant communities. As McKee argues, the concept of ethnic identity was largely determined by gender, religion, and social status, especially by the Latin and Greek elites in their complex and frequently antagonistic social relationships.Drawing expertly from notarial and court records, as well as legislative and literary sources, 'Uncommon Dominion' offers a unique study of ethnicity in the medieval and early modern periods. Students and scholars in medieval, colonial, and postcolonial studies will find much of use in studying this remarkable colonial experiment.  U-X-L Encyclopedia of Landforms and Other Geologic Features: 3 Volume set by Rob Nagel English | December 5, 2003 | ISBN: 0787676705, 0787676713, 0787676721 | 434 pages | PDF | 45 Mb From a science-centered perspective, this new resource focuseson the physical and geological aspects, structure and features of24 of earths landforms - what they are, how they look, how theywere created, how they change over time, and major geologicalevents associated with them. Written for middle school studentsto support earth science and landform-related assignments, alphabetically arranged entries follow a standard and consistentsubheaded format; range in lengthfrom nine to 11 pages; and covercommon and unusual landformssuch as canyon, cliff, plateau, valley, volcano and many more.Entries include a description andoverview of physical features orcharacteristics and their relationshipto connected areas; howthe landform is shaped includingconstructive and destructiveforces involved and additionalchanges that can occur; types of lifesupported; and famous examples of landforms. Included are 25maps, charts and graphs; 180 full-color photos and illustrations;words to know; bibliography; and comprehensive index.  Tyrannosaurus Rex (Extinct the Story of Life on Earth) by Ben Garrod English | October 21st, 2021 | ISBN: 183893538X | 126 pages | True EPUB | 15.29 MB TV scientist Ben Garrod presents the biggest extinction events ever, told from the point of view of evolution's superstars, the most incredible animals ever to swim, stalk, slither or walk our planet. Whether you're 9 or 90, his unique exploration of the most destructive, yet most creative, force in nature makes top level science fun.  Trilobite (Extinct the Story of Life on Earth) by Ben Garrod English | May 13th, 2021 | ISBN: 1838935320 | 111 pages | True EPUB | 18.87 MB TV scientist Ben Garrod presents the biggest extinction events ever, told from the point of view of evolution's superstars, the most incredible animals ever to swim, stalk, slither or walk our planet. Whether you're 9 or 90, his unique exploration of the most destructive, yet most creative, force in nature makes top level science fun. |
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