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 American Film: A History, 2nd Edition by Jon Lewis English | June 10, 2019 | ISBN: 0393664899 | True PDF | 528 pages | 170 MB A closer look at the captivating history of American cinema  Bill Broyles, "America's Most Alarming Writer: Essays on the Life and Work of Charles Bowden" English | ISBN: 1477319905 | 2019 | 352 pages | EPUB | 40 MB The author of more than twenty books and a revered contributor to numerous national publications, Charles Bowden (1945-2014) used his keen storyteller's eye to reveal both the dark underbelly and the glorious determination of humanity, particularly in the borderlands between the United States and Mexico. In America's Most Alarming Writer, key figures in his life-including his editors, collaborators, and other writers-deliver a literary wake for the man who inspired them throughout his forty-year career.  Alphabet Eyes New Frontiers By Juan Alcacer, Raffaella Sadun, Olivia Hull, Kerry Herman 2016 | 30 Pages | ISBN: 1458755495 | PDF | 1 MB In October 2015, Google restructured into Alphabet, a holding company, which analysts said would facilitate innovation among its diverse subsidiaries. But when news reports surfaced revealing struggles within Alphabet companies including Nest, the smart thermostat maker, observers began to wonder if the reorganization made sense after all.  All of Asia: Enjoy Delicious Asian Recipes from the Oriental World by BookSumo Press English | May 23, 2022 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0B253R4VL | 107 pages | PDF | 1.48 Mb All of Asia.  Alienation or Integration of Arab Youth: Between Family, State and Street By Roel Meijer 2000 | 223 Pages | ISBN: 0700712550 | PDF | 9 MB An anthology of contributions from eleven renowned specialists in the field who deal with topics that effect Arab youth in the Middle East the most, such as demographic growth, rising unemployment, and the difficult prospects of their future. Apart from studies on violence and youth in the Algerian civil war, the book offers new insights into generational conflicts and attempts by contemporary youth to overcome their alienation by creating their own eclectic cultural solutions to the problems of tradition and modernity. The book is based on the latest research and opinion surveys held in different Arab countries.  Algebra, Arithmetic, Numbers and Numeration: A Mathematics Book for High Schools and Colleges by Kingsley Augustine English | 2018 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B077H9TR12 | 190 pages | PDF | 1.64 Mb This book which is suitable for students in high schools and students in colleges. It also serves as a useful tool for students who are preparing for entrance examinations into colleges and universities. The step by step explanations presented in the worked examples are easy to understand since care was taken to sufficiently explain salient points. Numerous exercises at the end of each chapter are intended to test students' understanding of the topic. Therefore students are presented with an effective means of self-assessment whereby they can determine their individual strengths and revision needs. The topics covered in this eBook include:Linear equation and equations with fractionsNumber basesStandard forms and approximationsLaws of indicesLaws and theories of logarithmsModular arithmeticChange of subject of formulaeVariationWord problems involving fractionsSimple interestCompound interestProportional divisionAverage and mixture, rateFraction Decimal PercentageRatio.  Adventures in Marxism By Marshall Berman 1999 | 160 Pages | ISBN: 185984734X | PDF | 16 MB A new beginning for Marxism might just be on the horizon of a landscape despoiled by Soviet Communism and a now wobbling world capitalism. The attention attracted by the 150th anniversary of The Communist Manifesto included laudatory references to Marx in venues as unexpected as the New York Times and the New Yorker. More predictably, the tributes in such publications focussed on the strength of Marx as a critic of capital or a powerful wordsmith, rather than as an advocate of communism. But, if Marxism is to enjoy a rebirth in the coming century, appreciation needs to move beyond its value as a critical tool or a literary pleasure. The emancipatory potential of Marxism, its capacity to configure a world beyond the daily grind of selling one's labor to stay alive, will have to be established anew. No one has made a better start to this task than the esteemed critic and writer Marshall Berman. Berman first read the Communist Manifesto in the same week as Arthur Miller's The Death of a Salesman whilst at high school. A few years later, now a student at Columbia University, he was handing out copies of Marx's 1844 Manuscripts, purchased for 50 cents each at the (Soviet) Four Continents Bookstore in New York, as holiday presents for friends and relatives. Here was the beginning of a lifelong engagement with Marxism that, as this volume demonstrates, has been both consistent and refreshing. In these pages are discussions of work on Marx and Marxism by Edmund Wilson, Jerrold Siegel, James Billington, Georg Lukacs, Irving Howe and Isaac Babel. They are brought together in a single embrace by Berman's spirited appreciation of Marxism as expressive, playful, sometimes even a little vulgar, but always an adventure."I feel like I'm one of those people that you talk about whose lives have been adventures in Marxism. I'm fifty years old and since I spent my life as a construction worker raising a family, I'm at this stage still in college ... Your book was inspiring to me because it reminded me of why I made the sacrifice I did to get an education ... the sheer joy of learning about ideas and the hope that education can make some kind of difference. The great thing about your approach to Marx is that you show that theory and the world of ideas can be exciting and intellectually rich, but also relevant to all workers, blue collar or otherwise."--Personal letter to the author from Scott Smith, construction worker and student (Pittsburgh) "[Marshall Berman] represents what's best in the Marxist tradition, which still has a chance of surviving the century of its catastrophic victories."--Christopher Hitchens "Adventures in Marxism is a fine collection, a lovely addition to anybody's bookshelf. Marshall Berman is one of our liveliest and most generous interpreters of Marx. Vagabond and eclectic, to be sure, but always honest and brimming with ideas and romance. He can help us learn to create ourselves while we try to change the world."--The Nation "I'd put Berman's slim, thoughtful book of essays into any enquiring hand to feel that Marx the thinker's future was assured."--London Review of Books Marshall Berman has tought political theory and urbanism at the City University of New York since the 1960s. He is a member of the editorial board of Dissent, a regular contributor to The Nation and the author of Politics of Authenticity and All That is Solid Melts Into Air.  Advancing Formative Assessment in Every Classroom By Moss, Connie M.;Brookhart, Susan M.;; Susan M. Brookhart 2019 | 230 Pages | ISBN: 1416626697 | EPUB | 1 MB Formative assessment is one of the best ways to increase student learning and enhance teacher quality. But effective formative assessment is not part of most classrooms, largely because teachers misunderstand what it is and don't have the necessary skills to implement it.In the updated 2nd edition of this practical guide for school leaders, authors Connie M. Moss and Susan M. Brookhart define formative assessment as an active, continual process in which teachers and students work together-every day, every minute-to gather evidence of learning, always keeping in mind three guiding questions: Where am I going? Where am I now? What strategy or strategies can help me get to where I need to go?Chapters focus on the six interrelated elements of formative assessment: (1) shared learning targets and criteria for success, (2) feedback that feeds learning forward, (3) student self-assessment and peer assessment, (4) student goal setting, (5) strategic teacher questioning, and (6) student engagement in asking effective questions.Using specific examples based on their extensive work with teachers, the authors provide- Strategic talking points and conversation starters to address common misconceptions about formative assessment;- Practical classroom strategies to share with teachers that cultivate students as self-regulated, assessment-capable learners;- Ways to model the elements of formative assessment in conversations with teachers about their professional learning;- "What if" scenarios and advice for how to deal with them; and- Questions for reflection to gauge understanding and progress.As Moss and Brookhart emphasize, the goal is not to "do" formative assessment, but to embrace a major cultural change that moves away from teacher-led instruction to a partnership of intentional inquiry between student and teacher, with better teaching and learning as the outcome.  Advances in Remote Sensing Technology and the Three Poles English | 2023 | ISBN: 1119787726 | 472 Pages | PDF, EPUB (True) | 281 MB Advances in Remote Sensing Technology and the Three Poles is a multidisciplinary approach studying the lithosphere, hydrosphere (encompassing both limnosphere, and oceanosphere), atmosphere, biosphere, and anthroposphere, of the Arctic, the Antarctic and the Himalayas. The drastic effects of climate change on polar environments bring to the fore the often subtle links between climate change and processes in the hydrosphere, biosphere, and lithosphere, while unanswered questions of the polar regions will help plan and formulate future research projects.  Advances in Intelligent Systems, Computer Science and Digital Economics IV English | 2023 | ISBN: 3031244745 | 1746 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 168 MB This book comprises high-quality peer-reviewed research papers presented at the 4th International Symposium on Computer Science, Digital Economy and Intelligent Systems (CSDEIS2022), held in Wuhan, China, from November 11-13, 2022, organized jointly by the Wuhan University of Technology, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, the Polish Operational and Systems Society, and the International Center of Informatics and Computer Science (ICICS). The topics discussed in the book include state-of-the-art papers in computer science and their technological applications; intelligent systems and intellectual approaches; digital economics and educational approaches. It is an excellent source of references for researchers, graduate students, engineers, management practitioners, and undergraduate students interested in computer science and its applications in engineering and management. |
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