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In Lyric Tactics, Ingrid Nelson argues that the lyric poetry of later medieval England is a distinct genre defined not by its poetic features—rhyme, meter, and stanza forms—but by its modes of writing and performance, which are ad hoc, improvisatory, and situational.
Offers a how-to approach highlighting the potential that still exists for film and demonstrating how more and more photographers are learning to shoot film because of the distinct differences that film delivers. Does not focus on the development and processing of film.
Increasingly, educational researchers and policy-makers are finding that extracurricular programs make a major difference in the lives of disadvantaged youth, helping to reduce the infamous academic attainment gap between white students and their black and Latino peers. Yet studies of these programs typically focus on how they improve the average academic performance of their participants, paying little attention to individual variation. Why Afterschool Matters takes a different approach, closely following ten Mexican American students who attended the same extracurricular program in California, then chronicling its long-term effects on their lives, from eighth grade to early adulthood. Disc...
In this book, Dr. Ingrid P. Nelson provides the reader with an in-depth, reality-based look at the experiences, both social and academic, of successful Black Women small business owners to shed light on what can be done to support the continued growth among this critical business population. In light of the poor economic situation globally, impacted by recent financial crises, supporting growth, not only in the small business sector, but specifically for Black women within this section, can and will feed economic growth.
This book recommends ways for readers to slow down their frantic pace and focus on what really matters to them. It is written in workbook style, allowing readers to track their goals, barriers to reaching goals, and ways to get what they want in their personal lives and beyond. The book includes tools, such as a Time Diet, which encourages readers to consider all categories in their lives: emotional, spiritual, physical, intellectual, play, etc. It also has a Time Diary for tracking how readers' time actually is spent. The balance book includes some of the most popular blogs author Lynn Ingrid Nelson has written for www.SheTaxi.com, an online community for women, and photos by Minneapolis ro...
The practice of outpatient medicine in the 21st century has become fast-paced and challenging. The busy practitioner learns to make accurate decisions regarding diagnoses and treatments, individualizing them based on the patients’ particular characteristics and desires. Patients typically present with more than one issue, spanning from wanting information about a vaccine to having symptoms of an acute and serious infectious disease, while also needing care of their chronic conditions. In order to function in a timely manner, the provider needs a reliable resource to aid in making efficient decisions. This text is designed to fulfill this purpose. Now fully revised and expanded, Handbook of...
Destined to transform its field, this volume features some of the most exciting feminist scholars and activists working within feminist political ecology, including Giovanna Di Chiro, Dianne Rocheleau, Catherine Walsh and Christa Wichterich. Offering a collective critique of the 'green economy', it features the latest analyses of the post-Rio+20 debates alongside a nuanced reading of the impact of the current ecological and economic crises on women as well as their communities and ecologies. This new, politically timely and engaging text puts feminist political ecology back on the map.
Siskiyou County Library has vol. 1 only.